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The Dixieland Express The Dixieland Express
A good old fashioned train song. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Back-up vocal by Anne Price.
Were You in Boston in 1919? Were You in Boston in 1919?
The story of Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Back-up vocals by Laura Munzer. Fiddle by Gina Tlamsa.
Union Warriors Union Warriors
Dedicated to all the warriors of organized labor, past, present, and future. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Back-up vocals by Joel Landy, Eric Levine, Jody Kolodzey, and Ray Korona.
Low Rent District Low Rent District
Title song from Steve Suffet's newest CD. Words & music by Steve Suffet.
Three Foot Seam Three Foot Seam
Traditional 19th century British miners' song. With Steve Suffet on dulcimer, Gina Tlamsa on fiddle, and a chorus of People's Music Network members from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
The October Waltz The October Waltz
A true story. Boy meets girl in 1968. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Back-up vocals by Anne Price, banjo picking by Robin Greenstein, and fiddling by Gina Tlamsa.
The Evergreen Line The Evergreen Line
The Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Railroad was only 2 miles long, running through Brooklyn and Queens, New York. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Back-up vocal by Anne Price. Banjo by Robin Greenstein.
Mole in the Ground Mole in the Ground
Traditional American folk song known throughout the South and Southwest. Alberta is also known as Roberta, Kempie, or Cappy, and she always wants a shawl. Often it's $9, but the woman I sing about is of a higher class. She wants a $10 shawl!
On My Long Journey Home On My Long Journey Home
For all those on a long journey home, literal or allegorical. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Back-up vocal by Anne Price. Fiddle by Gina Tlamsa.
Stagolee (live performance with Anne Price) Stagolee (live performance with Anne Price)
Traditional African-American folk song. Back-up vocals by Anne Price. Recorded live at Walthamstow Folk Club in London, England, May 9, 2010.
John Henry (live performance with Anne Price) John Henry (live performance with Anne Price)
Traditional African-American folk song. Back-up vocals by Anne Price. Recorded live at Walthamstow Folk Club in London, England, May 9, 2010.
Railroad Bill (live performance) Railroad Bill (live performance)
Traditional folk song performed at the 2007 Jacob's Ladder Folk Festival in Israel.
Worried Man Blues (live performance) Worried Man Blues (live performance)
Live recording of traditional old-time country song with audience participation.
I Know You Rider (with Laura Munzer) I Know You Rider (with Laura Munzer)
Traditional blues. Second vocal by Laura Munzer. Harmonica by Allen Hopkins.
The Santa Fe Trail (with Anne Price) The Santa Fe Trail (with Anne Price)
A cowboy classic from 1911 by John Grafton Rogers and John H. Gower. Tow headed means blonde. A quirt is a small whip. I stole this song from my good buddy Anne Price, who sings on the refrains. Allen Hopkins added the harmonica part.
I've Been Up On the Mountain I've Been Up On the Mountain
The Passover story, old-time country style. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Back-up vocals by Jody Kolodzey, Joel Landy, and Eric Levine. Fiddle solo by Gina Tlamsa.
The Turning of the Year The Turning of the Year
May there always be time again for music! Words & music by Steve Suffet.
Dead and Gone (with Heather Lev & Joel Landy) Dead and Gone (with Heather Lev & Joel Landy)
The tragic but swinging story of Truckstop Sal and Cowboy John. Words & music by Steve Suffet. Heather Lev and Joel Landy join me on the choruses. Fiddling is by Gina Tlamsa and banjo picking is by Eric Levine.
