Freedom Is A Constant (1994) ( )

Product Summary Label: Folk Era UPC: 00045507141924 Release Date: 4/14/1994 Buy.com Sku: 60034997 Item#: MNMMHV Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Hey Nelly Nelly - Judy Collins ~ Various Artists 2. Here's To The State Of Mississippi - Phil Ochs ~ Various Artists 3. Ballad Of Medgar Evers - The SNCC Freedom Singers ~ Various Artists 4. Death Of Medgar Evers - Donal Leace ~ Various Artists 5. Only A Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan ~ Various Artists 6. Too Many Martyrs - Kim & Reggie Harris ~ Various Artists 7. Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul & Mary ~ Various Artists 8. It Isn't Nice - Judy Collins ~ Various Artists 9. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around - Julius Lester ~ Various Artists 10. Hammer Song - Barbara Dane ~ Various Artists 11. Going Down To Mississippi - Phil Ochs ~ Various Artists 12. I'm On My Way - Barbara Dane ~ Various Artists 13. Thirsty Boots - Eric Andersen ~ Various Artists 14. Carry It On - Carolyn Hester ~ Various Artists 15. Wade In The Water - Julius Lester ~ Various Artists 16. Move On Over - Len Chandler ~ Various Artists 17. I'm Going To Get My Baby Out Of Jail - Len Chandler ~ Various Artists 18. Waves Of Freedom - Eric Andersen ~ Various Artists 19. This Little Light Of Mine - Odetta ~ Various Artists 20. How Long - Magpie/Kim & Reggie Harris ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Movin' It On - Odetta ~ Various Artists 2. Ain't You Got A Right To The Tree Of Life - Guy & Candie Carawan ~ Various Artists 3. Freedom School - Jack Landron ~ Various Artists 4. Song For Ben Chaney - Jack Landron ~ Various Artists 5. Goodman, Schwerner & Chaney - Tom Paxton ~ Various Artists 6. Those Three Are On My Mind - Kim & Reggie Harris/Magpie ~ Various Artists 7. Michael, Andrew & James - Mimi & Richard Farina ~ Various Artists 8. I Have Seen Freedom - Si Kahn ~ Various Artists 9. Three Young Men - Carolyn Hester/David Blume ~ Various Artists 10. In The Mississippi - SNCC Singers ~ Various Artists 11. Freedom Is A Constant Struggle - Julius Lester ~ Various Artists 12. This May Be The Last Time - Bernice Johnson Reagon ~ Various Artists 13. We Will Not Bow Down To Genocide - Len Chandler ~ Various Artists 14. You Should've Been Down In Mississippi - Magpie ~ Various Artists 15. Father's Grave - Jack Landron ~ Various Artists 16. Mississippi Summer - Si Kahn ~ Various Artists 17. Fannie Lou Hamer - Sweet Honey In The Rock ~ Various Artists 18. Summer 64 / Oh Freedom - Greg Trafidlo/Neal Phillips/Robert Cardwell/Voices Of Zion ~ Various Artists 19. Shadows On The Light - Matthew Jones ~ Various Artists 20. Ella's Song - Sweet Honey In The Rock ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Includes liner notes by Susan Erenrich. Developed by Washington, DC, based Cultural Center For Social Change, this collection single-mindedly presents the music of that special historical summer. Artists who have contributed include Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul & Mary, Odetta, Tom Paxton, the SNCC Freedom Singers, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Phil Ochs, and many others. The 40 songs on this two-CD set cover 2-1/2 hours, The Toledo Blade said, "Playing these two discs of 40 songs over 2-1/2 hours is like curling up with a good history book." Most songs are period recordings, some are freshly recorded for this collection, and a couple have never before been recorded. ~ Allan Shaw Producer: Susie Erenrich Engineer: Gary Lee   Technical Info Release Date : n/a Original Release Date : 1994 Catalog ID : 1419 Label : Folk Era Records Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00045507141924   Professional Reviews Sing Out! (11-12/94-1/95, p.126) - "...Susie Erenrich of the Cultural Center for Social Change has produced this 2-CD set of songs from or about the [Civil Rights] movement in Mississippi. Many of the tracks are reissued from 30-year-old recordings and include most of the greatest topical singers and songwriters of that period..."    Product Image