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The Hand That Holds The Bread (CD)
LabelNew World RecordsGenreFolk & Traditional
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Songs of Progress and Protest in the Gilded Age 1865-1893
The Hand That Holds The Bread provides a window onto a particularly turbulent time (1865-1893) in this nation's history-a period of great economic disparity, surging immigration, and rampant government corruption. The accompanying 40-page booklet includes an essay situating the songs in their historical context, complete lyrics and a selected bibliography and discography.
Details
Cat. number: 80267
Year: 1997
Format
Progress and Protest in the Gilded Age
Songs from the Civil War to the Columbian Exposition
Cincinnati's University Singers
Originally released in 1978
Release notes
Progress and Protest in the Gilded Age Songs from the Civil War to the Columbian Exposition Cincinnati's University Singers Originally released in 1978
Tracklist
| 1 | The Hand That Holds The Bread | 1:22 | |
| 2 | The Anti-Monopoly War Song | 2:12 | |
| 3 | The Pacific Railroad | 2:12 | |
| 4 | The Song Of The Red Man | 2:53 | |
| 5 | The Future America | 1:38 | |
| 6 | Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill | 2:52 | |
| 7 | A Laborer You See, And I Love Liberty | 1:01 | |
| 8 | Out Of Work | 2:54 | |
| 9 | Eight Hours | 2:28 | |
| 10 | The Chinese, The Chinese, You Know | 1:13 | |
| 11 | Little Ah Sid | 2:22 | |
| 12 | No Irish Need Apply | 2:33 | |
| 13 | Uncle Sam's Farm | 2:13 | |
| 14 | Jim Fisk, Or He Never Went Back On The Poor | 3:51 | |
| 15 | Kick Him When He's Down | 1:54 | |
| 16 | We Never Speak As We Pass By | 2:48 | |
| 17 | When The Girls Can Vote | 1:06 | |
| 18 | The Fatherhood Of God And The Brotherhood Of Man | 3:11 | |
| 19 | Ma! Ma! Where's My Pa? | 4:25 | |
| 20 | Little Brown Jug | 1:24 | |
| 21 | Father's A Drunkard, And Mother Is Dead | 4:09 | |
| 22 | Crooked Whiskey | 2:09 | |
| 23 | After The Fair | 2:43 | |
| 24 | Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay | 1:53 |
Credits
- Earl Rivers
- Directed By
