Principally African-American songs, spirituals, and gospel music.

Compact disc.

Originally issued on analog discs in 1961 as The Eastern shores, Prestige International INT-DS-25008; this reissue includes 6 previously unreleased songs.

Program notes by Matthew Barton, after Lomax, vocal texts & bibliography inserted in container.

Field recordings made by Alan Lomax, Apr.-May 1960, in Norfolk, Belleville, Ark, Weems, and Williamsburg, Va., and on St. Simon's Island, Ga.

Southern journey ; v. 8

The Alan Lomax collection

Run to Jesus for refuge (Charles Barnett)

Joe Turner (Ed Young & Hobart Smith)

The Titanic (Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith & the Georgia Sea Island Singers)

Witness for my Lord (Silver Leaf Quartet)

Dark day (Silver Leaf Quartet)

The very same God (Silver Leaf Quartet)

Gospel train (Silver Leaf Quartet)

I got a home (Nat Rahmings, Hobart Smith & Ed Young)

Hey, hey, honey (Bright Light Quartet)

Menhaden chanteys (Bright Light Quartet)

Walk on the bay (Nat Rahmings with Hobart Smith & Ed Young)

I'm tired (Bright Light Quartet)

Just beyond the river (Bright Light Quartet)

Christian automobile (Bright Light Quartet)

John the revelator (Belleville A Cappella Choir)

Walk, Billy Abbott (Willis Proctor & the Georgia Sea Island Singers)

How could I live (Peerless Four)

Noah (Peerless Four)

Trouble in my way (Peerless Four)

I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord (Peerless Four).

CD 1708 Rounder

INT-DS-25008 Prestige International

Spirituals (Songs) > Virginia.

Gospel music > Virginia.

African Americans > Virginia > Music.

Work songs > Virginia.

Folk songs, English > Virginia.

African Americans > Georgia > Saint Simons Island > Music.

Ballads, English > Georgia > Saint Simons Island.

Folk songs, English > Georgia > Saint Simons Island.

Sea Island Singers.

Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk.

Bright Light Quartet.

Belleville A Cappella Choir.

Peerless Four (Musical group)