Tim Adrianson - Harris American Ballads: Message Board

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In the 1930's and '40's, Roy Harris was regarded as one of the "kingpin" American composers. Unfortunately, his "star" precipitously declined, even during his lifetime. Personally, I find his arrangements of five American folksongs, written in 1946, very inventive and charming, and typical of his style. They are:\
1 The Streets of Laredo
2 Wayfaring Stranger (although not the melody that I know)
3 The Bird
4 Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (NOT a folk-song, incidentally, but rather composed by John Jacob Niles)
5 Cod Liver Ile

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