I Wonder As I Wander / Carols and Love Songs

by John Jacob Niles

I Wonder As I Wander / Carols and Love Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: Tradition
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:29
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The esteemed folklorist and balladeer delivers a haunting collection of Appalachian carols and traditional love songs. Accompanying his dramatic, high-tenor voice with a dulcimer, the stark performances preserve the mystical, rural atmosphere of early American music.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, christmas, folk, traditional, male-vocals, unadorned

Tracklist

  1. Waken, Little Shepherd (2:06)
  2. Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (2:20)
  3. Frog Went A-Courtin' (2:01)
  4. Little Mohee (1:55)
  5. The Sea Witch (3:19)
  6. The Irish Girl (2:23)
  7. Go 'Way from My Window (2:35)
  8. In That Lovely Far-Off City (1:36)
  9. Look Down That Lonesome Road (2:16)
  10. I Wonder as I Wander (2:20)
  11. When Jesus Lived in Galilee (2:12)
  12. Lulle Lullay (1:53)
  13. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (2:05)
  14. Venezuela (3:36)
  15. I Had a Cat (1:54)
  16. The Lass from the Low Country (2:34)
  17. John Henry (2:07)
  18. I'm Goin' Away (2:10)

Credits

  • Jack Stuart - written-by
  • Russ Morgan - written-by
  • Jack Lawrence - written-by

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