A.V. Shirk Rock and Folk-Rock Music in Ohio Collection

This collection consists predominantly of audio reels of folk and folk-rock music that were recorded by A.V. Shirk in the 1960s and 70s in the Columbus, Ohio area. Artists recorded include Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger who performed at The Ohio State University. Other recordings included are locally and nationally known folk musicians including Joan Gibbons, Frank Miller, Chuck White, Paul Gillingham, A.L. Lloyd, Danny O’Dea, Irv Shrager, Dave Suchman, Bart Singer, John Wynne, and others. Live performances were generally recorded at local venues Larry’s bar the Sacred Mushroom in the Columbus area; some reels also contain content edited for presentation or radio broadcast. There is some paper documentation including recordist's notes, personnel and song lists, and other information.

Hard times in New York -- Follow you down -- Sally gal --Stealin' -- Gospel plow -- Ballad of Donald White -- Only a Hobo ; Talkin' Devil -- Wade in the water -- There was a time when I was blind -- V.D. blues -- V.D. waltz -- V.D. city -- V.D. Gunner's blues -- Cocaine -- Side 2 -- Ballad of Omie Wise -- John Brown -- Wheel's on fire -- Please Mrs. Henry -- Lo & behold -- Tiny Montgomery -- You ain't goin' nowhere -- Tears of rage -- Mighty Quinn -- Nothing was delivered.

Million dollar bash -- Yea, heavy, & a bottle of bread -- Tell me Mama -- I don't believe you -- Baby let me follow you down -- Just like Tom Thumb's blues -- Leopard skin pillbox hat -- One too many mornings -- Side Two -- Ballad of a thin man -- Like a rolling stone -- Ramblin' thru the world -- Bob Dylan's dream -- Tomorrow's a long time -- New Orleans rag -- The walls of red wing -- Hero blues.

Who killed Davy Moore? -- Visions of Johanna -- 4th time around -- Just like a woman -- Desolation row -- Long ago highway -- A long time gone -- Ain't gonna grieve no more.

Hard times in New York -- Follow you down -- Sally gal --Stealin' -- Gospel plow -- Ballad of Donald White -- Only a Hobo ; Talkin' Devil -- Wade in the water -- There was a time when I was blind -- V.D. blues -- V.D. waltz -- V.D. city -- V.D. Gunner's blues -- Cocaine -- Side 2 -- Ballad of Omie Wise -- John Brown -- Wheel's on fire -- Please Mrs. Henry -- Lo & behold -- Tiny Montgomery -- You ain't goin' nowhere -- Tears of rage -- Mighty Quinn -- Nothing was delivered.

Hard times in New York -- Follow you down -- Sally gal --Stealin' -- Gospel plow -- Ballad of Donald White -- Only a Hobo ; Talkin' Devil -- Wade in the water -- There was a time when I was blind -- V.D. blues -- V.D. waltz -- V.D. city -- V.D. Gunner's blues -- Cocaine -- Side 2 -- Ballad of Omie Wise -- John Brown -- Wheel's on fire -- Please Mrs. Henry -- Lo & behold -- Tiny Montgomery -- You ain't goin' nowhere -- Tears of rage -- Mighty Quinn -- Nothing was delivered.

Let me fly -- Fernario -- Fernario with Suchman -- 500 miles -- Single girl -- I never marry -- I been buked and I been scorned -- Jumpin' Judy -- The Wexford mummes -- Darlin' -- The cuckoo -- 500 miles with Suchman -- Rain and snow.

A pretty fair miss -- Long black veil -- Dandling song -- Girl of constant sorrow -- Kooshkin lan -- Lonesome road -- When first unto this country -- Messenger of love -- 500 miles -- The Lord's last supper.

Black eyed Susie -- Bound for glory -- Turtle dove -- There lies a pudding in the fire -- Joan, come kiss me now -- Gabriel John -- Hey boy -- Sir Walter -- I am thirst -- Fie, nay Prithee, John -- Where, where, where -- Come, let us a maying go -- Well rung.

Aboline -- 2:19 blues -- Wanderin blues -- I just don't wanna be rich -- Next market day -- The tree -- Blues came fallin' down -- 2:19 instrumental blues -- The tree -- Tighten on the back bend -- Wasn't that a mighty day -- Weary travelin' -- This old town -- Bluebrass breakdown -- Irene goodnight.

Short jacket and white trousers -- The handsome cabin boy -- The rockey old shore -- The trooper and the maid -- The outlandish knight -- The grey cock -- Stroy of Harry Power -- Bold Jack Donahue.

France blues (Miller) -- Buttermilk hill (Miller) -- Shady grove (Miller) -- Little rain keep falling (Miller) -- I don't mind marrying (Gibbons) -- Virgin Mary (Gibbons and Miller) -- In my time of dying (Gibbons) -- Long black veil (Gibbons and Miller) -- Railroad boys (Miller) -- Slip knot (Miller) -- Song without a title (Miller) -- Black Jack David (Miller).

I'm free -- Pretty boy Floyd -- On a Monday -- I am a man of constant sorrow -- Foggy Mt. breakdown -- Pretty Polly -- Weeping willow tree -- I wonder how the old folks are at home -- Flint hill special -- Earl's Blealadiu -- Hard times.

Foggy Mountain Breakdown -- I'm sitting on top of the world -- Lady of Spain -- Long black veil -- Flint hill special.

Foggy mountain breakdown -- Flint hill special -- Flop eared mule -- Earl's breakdown -- Dear old Dixie -- Home sweet home.

Go down you murderers (Jim Peerce) -- Bell bottom trousers (Jim Peerce) -- Streets of Lorado (Jim Peerce) -- This old hammer (Jim Peerce) -- Dona Maria (Susie Fuller) -- Sulkie (Susie Fuller) -- Old blue (Susie Fuller) -- Billy boy (Fred Sterner) -- Every time I go to town -- Old concepts never die -- Catharsis (Sterner) -- Springfield mountain -- Bring me a little water Silvy (Sterner) -- Dhelia (Sterner).

I come for to sing and This land is your land -- Hard ain't it hard (with Tracy) -- Whistling gypsy (with Tracy) -- Hammer song -- We shall overcome -- Michael, row the boat ashore (with Tracy) -- Cotton field back home (with Tracy) (bad open).

Marching to Praetoria -- The first battalion and Yes I see -- Johnny, I hardly knew you -- Empty pockets blues -- Drunk and boozy -- 500 miles -- Where have all the flowers gone -- Brennon on the moor -- Wandrin' star -- buddy can you spare a dime -- Great historical bum (with White)

Hello -- Nixon's song -- Battle hymn.

The power and the glory -- Pretty Saro -- 70 miles -- The faucets are dripping -- Cement octopus -- God bless the grass -- The quiet joys of brotherhood -- Coal creek march -- The girl I left behind -- I have a rabbit -- The people are scratching -- Coyote, my little brother -- Preserven el parque elysian -- My dirty stream (the Hudson river song) -- Johnny Riley -- Barbara Allen -- From way up here -- My land is a good land -- Pretty boy Floyd -- Banks of marble -- TVA song -- Martian love song -- 42 kids -- State of Arkansas -- Declaration of independence -- The wild west is where I want to be -- Ballad of Sherman Wu -- Roll on Columbia -- Reuben James -- Then we'll have peace -- The scaler -- Newspapermen -- Talking atom -- Teacher's blues -- Demi song -- Battle of Maxton field -- Doctor Freud -- There is mean things happening in this land.

Bring them home -- When I was most beautiful -- This old car -- Ballad of the fort hood three -- Cumberland mountain bear chase -- Since you've been apart -- Lolly todum -- My rainbow man -- Poisoning the students' minds -- All my children of the sun -- The good boy -- Tomorrow is a highway -- the dying miner -- Bourgeois town -- The literacy test song -- Fayette county -- Peat bog soldiers -- Hold the line -- When a fellow is out of a job -- The rand hymn -- The crow and the cradle.

Be kind to your parents -- Get up and go -- Declaration of independence -- Both sides now -- Mayrowana -- I come and stand at every door -- The Easter marchers -- The Jack Ash society -- Blowin' in the wind -- Ballad of old Monroe -- John Brown -- As long as the grass shall grow -- William Worthy -- Faubus' follies.

Benny kid paret (Gill Turner) -- I will not go under the ground (Happy Traum) -- Only a Hobo/talkin' Devil (Blind Boy Grunt) -- The clearwater -- Hobo's lullaby -- Ain't gonna let segregation turn us around (the Freedom Singers) -- Go limp (Matt McGinn) -- Bizness ain't dead (New World Singers) -- The civil defense sign (Mark Spoelstra) -- I can see a new day (New World Singers) -- Little boxes -- Fare thee well -- We'll never turn back -- The willing conscript -- Ballad of Ira Hayes.

Work song -- Yes, yes, yes, -- Walk home, baby -- Joshua -- And the Id goes marching on -- Joshua (Mushroom) -- Next time -- Yes, yes, yes, (Mushroom) -- And the Id goes marching on (Mushroom) -- Greenback dollar bill -- Four nights drunk.

A horse named bill --Georgie and the IRT -- The frozen logger -- Next time -- Dr. Freud -- Bald headed woman -- Grandma's lye song -- Greenback dollar bill -- Pastures of plenty -- Four nights drunk.

I'll fly away -- Take a whiff on me -- Cripple creek -- Old Joe Clark -- Train is commin' -- Kevon Berry -- I once had a girl -- Wasn't that a mighty storm? -- Stewball -- Bonnie laddie.

Ox driver's song -- 15th century German song -- Long time man -- Oh, no, John -- The deserter -- Another German song -- Jerry -- So early in the spring -- Road to Mexico -- Rocks and gravel -- The deserter -- Strange young love -- Must I go -- The burning cross.

Lhavenda -- I knew where I'm goin' -- Come all ye fair dade[?] maids -- I like Ike -- Song of the garanted comeal [?] wage -- We're yat[?] a plau -- Heues.

Where did the naughty little flea go? -- Scratch me back -- Which side are you on? -- Take this hammer -- Russian goodbye.

Old Joe Clark (Michael Cooney) -- Declarattion of independence (Michael Cooney) -- Comment on songwriting (Michael Cooney) -- How can you tell me (Michael Cooney) -- Tom Hughes' town (Michael Cooney) -- Oklahoma war dance (All Nation Indian Singers) --Flute instrumental (All Nation International Singers) -- Do you remember (All Nation Indian Singers) -- Interview with Josh Dunson -- Times ain't like they used to be (Hazel and Alice) -- Poor Ellen Smith (Hazel and Alice) -- Sun's gonna shine in my back door someday (Hazel and Alice) -- Interview with Pete Seeger -- Talk & song (Utsh Philips) -- Hallejula, I'm a bum (Utsh Philips) -- Sally in the yard (the New Lost City Ramblers) -- Railroading on the great divide (the New Lost City Ramblers) -- Instrumental (the New Lost City Ramblers) -- Cotteneyed Joe (the New Lost City Ramblers) -- How y'all doin'? (Bernice Reagen) -- There's a new world coming (Bernice Reagen) -- Track 2 -- How are they gonna save tomorrow? (Pete Seeger) -- This land is your land (Pete Seeger) -- Track 3 -- Introduction (Ramsey Clark) -- He was a friend of mine (Dave Van Ronk) -- Chords of fame (Melanie) -- Here gomes the big parade (Bob Gibson) -- That's the way it's gonna be (Bob Gibson) -- Bay of pigs (Sonny Tansman) -- Crucifixion (Sony Tansman) -- Thirsty boots (Eric Anderson) -- Draft dodger rag (Pete Seeger & Fred Hellerman) -- Love me, I'm a liberal (Oscar Brand) -- Ground hog day (Melanie) -- Talks about Phil (Jerry Rubin) -- You moved me (David Blue) -- No regrets (Tom Rush) -- When day is done (Peter Yarrow).