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Paul Robeson: Freedom Trail
Date: 1/1/1998Call Number: CD 488Format: CDProducers: Folk Era RecordsCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
In 1947, the American Heritage Foundation arranged for the original Declaration of Independence and other historic national documents to tour the country on a red, white, and blues Freedom Train. Paul Robeson recorded a poem Langston Hughes wrote about the train that is presented here along with a 1957 concert Robeson, accompanied by pianist Alan Booth, gave over transatlantic cable for the South Wales Miners. Robeson, who spoke 20 languages, sings one song in Welsh. A highlight is the Welsh Treorchy Male Voice Choir serenading Robeson with "We'll Keep a Welcome in the Hillside." There is some static on the recording, but not enough to obscure Robeson's magnificent performance.
1. Freedom Train
2. Introduction From Wil Paynter
3. Paul Robeson's Greetings
4. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
5. All Through The Night
6. This Little Light Of Mine
7. All Men Are Brothers
8. Slumberland
9. Thanks From Wil Paynter
10. Y Deln Aur (The Golden Harp) (with The Treorchy Male Voice Choir)
11. Thanks From Paul Robeson
12. Wales
13. We'll Keep A Welcome In The Hillside (with The Treorchy Male Voice Choir)
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