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Ellen Stekert

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Biography

Ellen Stekert's contributions extend well beyond performing folk songs or amassing collections of them, activities she pursued throughout a career spanning more than five decades and marked by repeated shifts between scholarly environments and musical pursuits. She entered the world in New York City during 1935 and spent her formative years in Great Neck, located on Long Island, where an attraction to folk music along with other inherited customs centered on narratives and viewpoints took hold during her teenage period. As an undergraduate concentrating in philosophy at Cornell University, she took up singing herself, thereby engaging directly with the musical practices under her academic scrutiny, which led to a 1956 release of traditional folk material alongside Milt Okun issued by the Riverside imprint under the title Traditional American Love Songs. Her path next led her to become a dedicated gatherer and documenter of folk songs, resulting in numerous publications addressing both musical topics and a range of scholarly fields. Among her efforts in preservation was the assembly of authentic tunes that formed the basis for multiple recordings, one of which was Songs of a New York Lumberjack, appearing in 1958 via Folkways Records. Her academic appointments included a position at the University of Minnesota, where she attained the status of professor emerita.

Top Songs

  1. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe FoxSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack1:51
  2. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Jealous LoverSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack3:06
  3. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Raftsman's SongSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack1:25
  4. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Shanty Boy and the Farmer's SonSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack3:07
  5. Songs of a New York LumberjackAbe Lincoln Went to WashingtonSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack1:52
  6. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Black CookSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack4:08
  7. Songs of a New York LumberjackLakes of PonchartrainSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack1:48
  8. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Singular DreamSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack2:39
  9. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Cumberland and the MerrimacSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack3:02
  10. Songs of a New York LumberjackBounding the U.S.Songs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack2:02
  11. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Trouble Down at HomesteadSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack2:20
  12. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Drummer BoySongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack2:34
  13. Songs of a New York LumberjackPat Murphy of the Irish BrigadeSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack1:43
  14. Songs of a New York LumberjackPoor Old Anthony RollySongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack3:07
  15. Songs of a New York LumberjackJohnny TroySongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack4:58
  16. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Two SistersSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack1:37
  17. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Western PioneersSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack1:47
  18. Songs of a New York LumberjackThe Hills of GlensheeSongs of a New York Lumberjack · 1958Songs of a New York Lumberjack2:41

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Songs of a New York Lumberjack

Songs of a New York Lumberjack

1958
Songs of a New York Lumberjack
Ellen Stekert · Album · 1958
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  1. Bounding the U.S.Ellen Stekert2:02
  2. The Hills of GlensheeEllen Stekert2:41
  3. The Western PioneersEllen Stekert1:47
  4. The Two SistersEllen Stekert1:37
  5. Johnny TroyEllen Stekert4:58
  6. Poor Old Anthony RollyEllen Stekert3:07
  7. Pat Murphy of the Irish BrigadeEllen Stekert1:43
  8. The Drummer BoyEllen Stekert2:34
  9. The Trouble Down at HomesteadEllen Stekert2:20
  10. The FoxEllen Stekert1:51
  11. The Cumberland and the MerrimacEllen Stekert3:02
  12. The Singular DreamEllen Stekert2:39
  13. Lakes of PonchartrainEllen Stekert1:48
  14. The Black CookEllen Stekert4:08
  15. Abe Lincoln Went to WashingtonEllen Stekert1:52
  16. The Shanty Boy and the Farmer's SonEllen Stekert3:07
  17. The Raftsman's SongEllen Stekert1:25
  18. The Jealous LoverEllen Stekert3:06