Tracklist

Songs Of The Old World And Migration To The New
A1	–Cynthia Gooding	Greensleeves
A2	–Ian Campbell Folk Group*	Down In The Coal Mine
A3	–Ewan MacColl	Geordie
A4	–Irish Ramblers	Whiskey In The Jar
A5	–Susan Reed	Irish Famine Song
A6	–Ed McCurdy	Gypsy Laddie
A7	–Jean Redpath	Tae The Weavers
A8	–Unknown Artist	African Traveling Song
A9	–Unknown Artist	Navajo Night Chant
A10	–Gene Bluestein	Skada At America
Settling, Exploring And Growing In The New World
B1	–New Lost City Ramblers*	When First Unto This Country
B2	–Susan Reed	Springfield Mountain
B3	–Ed McCurdy	Good Old Colony Times
B4	–Oscar Brand	Jefferson And Liberty
B5	–Pete Seeger	Darling Corey
B6	–Jack Elliot*	Jesse James
B7	–Leadbelly	Rock Island Line
B8	–Woody Guthrie	Oregon Trail
B9	–Erik Darling	Swannanoa Tunnel
B10	–Ed McCurdy	Kentucky Moonshiner
B11	–Alabama School Children	Green, Green, Rocky Road
Work Song
C1	–Leadbelly	Pick A Bale Of Cotton
C2	–Seafarers Chorus	Haul On The Bowline
C3	–Pete Seeger	Paddy Works On The Railway
C4	–Harry Jackson	I Ride An Old Paint
C5	–Cisco Houston	Zebra Dun
C6	–Horace Sprott	Field Holler
C7	–Koerner, Ray & Glover	Linin' Track
C8	–Willie Turner	Now Your Man Done Gone
C9	–Josh White	Timber
C10	–Negro Prisoners*	Grizzly Bear
Many Worshippers, One God
D1	–Marilyn Child & Glenn Yarbrough	Mary Had A Baby
D2	–Josh White	Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed
D3	–Blind Willie Johnson	Dark Was The Night
D4	–Judy Collins	Twelve Gates To The City
D5	–Theodore Bikel	A Zemer
D6	–Glenn Yarbrough	Wayfaring Stranger
D7	–Ed McCurdy	Simple Gifts
D8	–Leadbelly	Meetin' At The Building
D9	–Bob Gibson	You Can Tell The World
D10	–Christian Tabernacle Church	Down By The Riverside
Country Music - From Ballads To Bluegrass
E1	–Willy Clancy*	Sligo Reel And Mountain Road
E2	–Eric Weissberg	Old Joe Clark
E3	–Clarence Ashley	Coo-Coo Bird
E4	–Tom Paley	Shady Grove
E5	–Eric Weissberg And Marshall Brickman	Flop-Eared Mule
E6	–Jean Ritchie	Nottamun Town
E7	–Doc Watson	Amazing Grace
E8	–Doc Watson	Cripple Creek
E9	–The Dillards	Pretty Polly
E10	–George Pegram And Walter Parham	Yellow Rose Of Texas
E11	–Dián James And The Greenbriar Boys	Green Corn
E12	–The Dillards	Old Man At The Mill
Nothing But The Blues
F1	–Sonny Terry	Lost John
F2	–Big Bill Broonzy	I Wonder When I'll Get To Be Called A Man
F3	–Leadbelly	Black Snake Moan
F4	–Blind Lemon Jefferson	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
F5	–Hally Wood	House Of The Rising Sun
F6	–Mark Spoelstra	France Blues
F7	–New Lost City Ramblers*	Carter Blues
F8	–Dave Ray	Slappin' On My Black Cat Bone
F9	–Dave Van Ronk	Don't Leave Me Here
F10	–Josh White	Southern Exposure
Of War, Love, And Hope
G1	–Ed McCurdy	John Brown's Body
G2	–Frank Warner	Virginia's Bloody Soil
G3	–Theodore Bikel	Two Brothers
G4	–Judy Collins	Masters Of War
G5	–Theodore Bikel	Blow The Candles Out
G6	–Jean Redpath	Love Is Teasing
G7	–Clarence Ashley And Doc Watson	Sally Ann
G8	–Jean Ritchie	Little Devils
G9	–Limeliters*	The Hammer Song
G10	–Woody Guthrie	This Land Is Your Land
Broadside, Topical Songs, Protest Songs
H1	–Pete Seeger, Almanac Singers*	Which Side Are You On? (With Audience)
H2	–New Lost City Ramblers*	No Depression In Heaven
H3	–Woody Guthrie	Talking Dust Bowl
H4	–Big Bill Broonzy	Black, Brown, And White
H5	–Oscar Brand	Talking Atomic Blues
H6	–Hamilton Camp	Girl From The North Country
H7	–Judy Collins	The Dove
H8	–Tom Paxton	High Sheriff Of Hazard
H9	–Phil Ochs	The Thresher
H10	–Pete Seeger	We Shall Overcome

Credits

• Compiled By, Liner Notes [Booklet] – Robert Shelton
• Engineer [Engineering Supervisor] – Mark Abramson
• Illustration [Book] – Moses Asch
• Producer – Jac Holzman

Notes

1969-1970 RED large 'E' label repress of black label 1964 original. Includes booklet with artist information and lyrics.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
EKL-BOX	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, Mono + Box)	Elektra	EKL-BOX	US	1964
EKL-9001	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, RE, RP + Box)	Elektra	EKL-9001	US	1970
R1 541146	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, RE + 7" + Box, Ltd)	Elektra	R1 541146	US	2014
EKL-9001	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, RP + Box)	Elektra	EKL-9001	US	1966
EUK 251/252, EUK-251/2, EKL 9001	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Elektra, Elektra, Elektra	EUK 251/252, EUK-251/2, EKL 9001	UK	1966

Tracklist

Songs Of The Old World And Migration To The New
A1	–Cynthia Gooding	Greensleeves	2:41
A2	–Ian Campbell Folk Group*	Down In The Coal Mine	2:25
A3	–Ewan MacColl	Geordie	4:40
A4	–Irish Ramblers	Whiskey In The Jar	2:36
A5	–Susan Reed	Irish Famine Song	2:03
A6	–Ed McCurdy	Gypsy Laddie	2:07
A7	–Jean Redpath	Tae The Weavers	2:50
A8	–Unknown Artist	African Traveling Song	1:02
A9	–Unknown Artist	Navajo Night Chant	1:07
A10	–Gene Bluestein	Skada At America	2:10
Settling, Exploring And Growing In The New World
B1	–New Lost City Ramblers*	When First Unto This Country	2:47
B2	–Susan Reed	Springfield Mountain	1:50
B3	–Ed McCurdy	Good Old Colony Times	1:45
B4	–Oscar Brand	Jefferson And Liberty	1:10
B5	–Pete Seeger	Darling Corey	2:40
B6	–Jack Elliot*	Jesse James	3:15
B7	–Leadbelly	Rock Island Line	2:24
B8	–Woody Guthrie	Oregon Trail	2:45
B9	–Erik Darling	Swannanoa Tunnel	2:49
B10	–Ed McCurdy	Kentucky Moonshiner	2:04
B11	–Alabama School Children	Green, Green, Rocky Road	1:25
Work Song
C1	–Leadbelly	Pick A Bale Of Cotton	1:43
C2	–Seafarers Chorus	Haul On The Bowline	2:04
C3	–Pete Seeger	Paddy Works On The Railway	2:22
C4	–Harry Jackson	I Ride An Old Paint	3:42
C5	–Cisco Houston	Zebra Dun	2:47
C6	–Horace Sprott	Field Holler	1:15
C7	–Koerner, Ray & Glover	Linin' Track	2:14
C8	–Willie Turner	Now Your Man Done Gone	2:02
C9	–Josh White	Timber	2:08
C10	–Negro Prisoners*	Grizzly Bear	2:03
Many Worshippers, One God
D1	–Marilyn Child & Glenn Yarbrough	Mary Had A Baby	2:34
D2	–Josh White	Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed	4:05
D3	–Blind Willie Johnson	Dark Was The Night	3:12
D4	–Judy Collins	Twelve Gates To The City	3:17
D5	–Theodore Bikel	A Zemer	2:52
D6	–Glenn Yarbrough	Wayfaring Stranger	1:30
D7	–Ed McCurdy	Simple Gifts	0:55
D8	–Leadbelly	Meetin' At The Building	1:00
D9	–Bob Gibson	You Can Tell The World	2:24
D10	–Christian Tabernacle Church	Down By The Riverside	4:03
Country Music - From Ballads To Bluegrass
E1	–Willy Clancy*	Sligo Reel And Mountain Road	1:35
E2	–Eric Weissberg	Old Joe Clark	1:15
E3	–Clarence Ashley	Coo-Coo Bird	2:35
E4	–Tom Paley	Shady Grove	2:35
E5	–Eric Weissberg & Marshall Brickman	Flop-Eared Mule	1:12
E6	–Jean Ritchie	Nottamun Town	2:27
E7	–Doc Watson	Amazing Grace	3:13
E8	–Doc Watson	Cripple Creek	1:34
E9	–The Dillards	Pretty Polly	2:00
E10	–George Pegram And Walter Parham	Yellow Rose Of Texas	2:03
E11	–Dián* and the Greenbriar Boys*	Green Corn	1:33
E12	–The Dillards	Old Man At The Mill	2:45
Nothing But The Blues
F1	–Sonny Terry	Lost John	3:09
F2	–Big Bill Broonzy	I Wonder When I'll Get To Be Called A Man	2:20
F3	–Leadbelly	Black Snake Moan	3:09
F4	–Blind Lemon Jefferson	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	2:55
F5	–Hally Wood	House Of The Rising Sun	2:29
F6	–Mark Spoelstra	France Blues	2:30
F7	–New Lost City Ramblers*	Carter Blues	2:37
F8	–Dave Ray	Slappin' On My Black Cat Bone	2:15
F9	–Dave Van Ronk	Don't Leave Me Here	2:46
F10	–Josh White	Southern Exposure	3:15
Of War, Love, And Hope
WAR
G1	–Ed McCurdy	John Brown's Body	1:58
G2	–Frank Warner	Virginia's Bloody Soil	4:10
G3	–Theodore Bikel	Two Brothers	2:30
G4	–Judy Collins	Masters Of War	3:20
LOVE
G5	–Theodore Bikel	Blow The Candles Out	1:45
G6	–Jean Redpath	Love Is Teasing	3:52
G7	–Clarence Ashley And Doc Watson	Sally Ann	2:30
G8	–Jean Ritchie	Little Devils	1:42
HOPE
G9	–Limeliters*	The Hammer Song	2:28
G10	–Woody Guthrie	This Land Is Your Land	2:30
Broadside, Topical Songs, Protest Songs
H1	–Pete Seeger, Almanac Singers*	Which Side Are You On? (With Audience)	2:20
H2	–New Lost City Ramblers*	No Depression In Heaven	2:55
H3	–Woody Guthrie	Talking Dust Bowl	2:40
H4	–Big Bill Broonzy	Black, Brown, And White	3:07
H5	–Oscar Brand	Talking Atomic Blues	2:33
H6	–Hamilton Camp	Girl From The North Country	2:27
H7	–Judy Collins	The Dove	2:12
H8	–Tom Paxton	High Sheriff Of Hazard	2:07
H9	–Phil Ochs	The Thresher	2:50
H10	–Pete Seeger	We Shall Overcome	4:39

Companies, etc.

• Licensed Through – Folkways Records

Credits

• Compiled By, Liner Notes [Booklet] – Robert Shelton
• Engineer [Engineering Supervisor] – Mark Abramson
• Illustration [Book] – Moses Asch
• Producer – Jac Holzman

Notes

"This box was issued in the UK as EUK 2512/2 and some (probably the earliest) US copies were numbered EKL-BOX with the sides denoted as A, B, C etc and having an unusual black label."
Includes 48 page booklet with artist information and lyrics.
"In cooperation with Folkways Records"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A runout): BOX A T2
• Matrix / Runout (B runout): BOX B T1
• Matrix / Runout (C runout): BOX C T1
• Matrix / Runout (D runout): BOX D T2
• Matrix / Runout (E runout): BOX E T2
• Matrix / Runout (F runout): BOX F T2
• Matrix / Runout (G runout): BOX G T1
• Matrix / Runout (H runout): BOXH T2
• Matrix / Runout (A label): EKL-BOX-A
• Matrix / Runout (B label): EKL-BOX-B
• Matrix / Runout (C label): EKL-BOX-C
• Matrix / Runout (D label): EKL-BOX-D
• Matrix / Runout (E label): EKL-BOX-E
• Matrix / Runout (F label): EKL-BOX-F
• Matrix / Runout (G label): EKL-BOX-G
• Matrix / Runout (H label): EKL-BOX-H

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
EKL-9001	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, RE, RP + Box)	Elektra	EKL-9001	US	1970
R1 541146	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, RE + 7" + Box, Ltd)	Elektra	R1 541146	US	2014
EKL-9001	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, RP + Box)	Elektra	EKL-9001	US	1969
EKL-9001	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp, RP + Box)	Elektra	EKL-9001	US	1966
EUK 251/252, EUK-251/2, EKL 9001	Various	The Folk Box ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Elektra, Elektra, Elektra	EUK 251/252, EUK-251/2, EKL 9001	UK	1966