Refresh.

I just heard a recording of Jonathan Edwards doing "Seven Daffodils", which led me to try to find out who wrote it, which led me to this amazing thread. For some more on Frank Hamilton, see this page from the history of the Old Town School of Folk Music, and what looks to be his own page, here.

I also found this highly amusing review of Talking Union, by the Almanac Singers (including Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Woody Guthrie, Josh White, and Bess Lomax Hawes). I love this part:

Musically the group do not live up to their social significance. The vocals, other than those of Josh White, are at best adequate and the lyrics, to present day ears, sound somewhat naive and a little obvious in their content. The harmonies are of the type heard in folk clubs, normally performed with one finger in the ear. Instrumentally the group are, generally speaking, competent but nothing more . There is the odd moment of greater interest - the banjo playing on "Washington Breakdown" is quite exciting in a Hillbilly style, but these instances are few and far between.
                               --Dick Stafford

Aloha,
Mark