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Stokes's Verdict

06 May 10 - 06:15 PM (#2901595)
Subject: Stokes's Verdict
From: RWilhelm

Does anyone know of a recording of the song "Stokes's Verdict "?

RW


23 May 10 - 08:38 AM (#2912463)
Subject: RE: Stokes's Verdict
From: GUEST,Raymond

sure.
"If you ain't got the Do-Re-Mi,
Smithsonian (appears as Jim Fisk)
see here:
http://www.answers.com/topic/if-you-ain-t-got-the-do-re-mi


23 May 10 - 01:08 PM (#2912581)
Subject: RE: Stokes's Verdict
From: Thomas Stern

the folk index list the following in the index,
and also a recording of Jim Fisk by Oscar Brand
on Elektra 16 Badmen and heroes, reissued on EKL 129
Badmen, Heroes and Pirate Songs.

Jim Fisk/Fiske [Laws F18/Me I-B 68] - Scanlon, William J.

Laws, G. Malcolm / Native American Balladry, Amer. Folklore Society, Bk (1964/1950), p200
Friedman, Albert B. (ed.) / Viking Book of Folk Ballads of the English-S, Viking, sof (1963), p207 [1930s]
Shay, Frank (ed.) / My Pious Friends and Drunken Companions and More ..., Dover, Sof (1961/1927), p195 (Jim Fisk, Jr)
Kennedy, Charles O'Brien (ed.) / Treasury of American Ballads; Gay, Naug, McBride, Bk (1954), p195
Cochran, N. D.. Sandburg, Carl (ed.) / American Songbag, Harcourt, Sof (1955/1928), p416
Luther, Frank. Cohen, Norm (ed.) / Long Steel Rail. The Railroad in American Folksong, U. Illinois, Sof (2000/1981), p 90 [1939/03/21]
MacArthur Family. Make the Wildwoods Ring, Front Hall FHR-027, LP (1982), trk# 9
Merrifield, Fred O.. Flanders, Helen H. & George Brown / Vermont Folk Songs and Ballads, Folklore Associates, Bk (1968/1931), p 75 [1930/08/21]
Scanlon, William J.. Cohen, Norm (ed.) / Long Steel Rail. The Railroad in American Folksong, U. Illinois, Sof (2000/1981), p 94 (Stoke's Verdict)


23 May 10 - 01:17 PM (#2912586)
Subject: RE: Stokes's Verdict
From: greg stephens

No,I don't know Stoke's Verdict but I do know the Stoke Anthem
(that's me on the right in the red shirt)


23 May 10 - 05:08 PM (#2912700)
Subject: RE: Stokes's Verdict
From: RWilhelm

Thanks Thomas, I think I can find the Oscar Brand album.


23 May 10 - 05:11 PM (#2912707)
Subject: RE: Stokes's Verdict
From: RWilhelm

...and Raymond, the Smithsonian album looks promising as well.