what mike seeger album is the song Waves upon the sea available on?

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 12 Nov 2003 12:08 PST

redpiper --


"Waves on the Sea" was included in a 1961 extended-play album by the
New Lost City Ramblers, of which Mike Seeger was one of the three
members. That album appears not to have been re-released on CD.  I can
try to track down a copy of the vinyl record if you are interested.

However, the New Lost City Ramblers' version of that song is also
available on a "custom" CD compilation available for $20 (including
shipping) as part of the myriad folk music activities of the
Smithsonian Institution.

Let me know if ordering information for the CD (or for a copy of the
1961 album if one can be found) would be a sufficient answer.

markj-ga

markj-ga

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Clarification of Question by redpiper-ga on 13 Nov 2003 08:54 PST

I dont have the equipment to play a LP anymore. Can you give me the
info for the CD compilation? I'm going to try my local library first
to see if they can get if for me through the inter libarary loan
system. If not, having the order info would'nt be a bad idea either.

redpiper --

A recording of "Waves on the Sea" by the New Lost City Ramblers,
featuring Mike Seeger, is available on either a "custom" CD or a
cassette offered by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings for $19.95 and
$10.95 respectively.

Here is a link to a Web page you can use to order a copy of the CD or cassette:
Smithsonian Folkways Catalog
http://www.folkways.si.edu/database/detail.asp?ContainerID=2338&Title=New+Lost+City+Ramblers%2C+The&RecordLabelName=Folkways+Recordings&ContainerNumber=EPC602&DisplayName2=&YearReleased=

The CD or cassette is a "custom" recording of the extended-play vinyl
recording entitled simply "The New Lost City Ramblers" that was
released by Folkways in 1961.  To order you can go to the linked page
above and click on "Add to Cart."  The cart will also include by
default a copy of the Smithsonian's folk music periodical called "Fast
Folk Musical Magazine," which you can remove from your order by
clicking the box with the check mark.

You can also place a telephone order by calling 800-410-9815 or 202-275-1143.


Additional Sites:

Here is a link to the home page of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings,
which I used successfully to search its catalog for the recording you
are interested in:
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
http://www.folkways.si.edu/

Here is a link to a good image of the cover of the 1961 album
containing "Waves on the Sea":
Disc Gallery: New Lost City Ramblers
http://www3.justnet.ne.jp/~urawamats/newlostep602.html


Search Strategy:

As I always do with questions such as yours, I first searched the All
Music Guide for recordings of "Waves on the Sea":
All Music Guide: Search Results
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311080805342637&sql=H1483499

This was not successful since that guide is not a comprehensive guide
to the tracks on recordings that have not been commercially released
on CD.

The following Google search returned references to the 1961 recording
of the song by the New Lost City Ramblers with Mike Seeger:
"waves on the sea" "mike seeger"
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22waves+on+the+sea%22+%22mike+seeger%22

This one provided even more focused information:
"waves on the sea" "new lost city ramblers"
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22waves+on+the+sea%22+%22new+lost+city+ramblers%22

Since I am familiar with the connection between the Smithsonian
Institution and Folkways records, I then performed the following
search, which took me next to the Smithsonian Folkways home page where
I successfully searched for a purchasable copy of the recording:
folkways smithsonian
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=folkways+smithsonian


I am confident that this site will enable you to get a copy of the
recording you seek at a reasonable price, if you are unable to get a
library copy.  If any of the information is unclear, please ask for
clarification before rating this answer.

markj-ga

Researcher had a very fast response time and was very helpful. Thanks
for the great searching tips. I will use the smithsonian search in the
future!

redpiper -- 

Thanks much for the five-star rating and the tip.

markj-ga