I hear America
singing, the varied carols I bear...
The boatman
singing what belongs to him in his boat,
the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck...
The delicious
singing of the mother, or of the young wife
at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,
Each singing
what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what
belongs to the day-at night the party
of young fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing with
open months their strong melodious songs.
-from
"I Hear America Singing"
by
Walt Whitman (1819--1892)
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THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO MY PARENTS
ROY & CAROLYN EDWARDS
Thanks to: Steve Trott, Jana Edwards, Ted Camp, Bill
Scoble, Jane Freeburg, John O'Connor,
Jan Nelson, and especially to Ken and David Johnson for their inspiration
and help way back in 1967!
1994 spruce top Ignacio Rozas used on tracks 1, 2, 3,
and 6, 7, 10
1994 cedar top Jose Ramirez used on tracks 4, 5, 8, 9,
11, 12, 13, 14.
Guitars imported by Guitar Salon International.
Santa Monica, California 13101 399-2181
Cover illustration "The Jolly Flatboatmen" by George Caleb
Bingham, 1846
Manoopian Collection, The Saint Louis Art Museum
Producer: Steve Trott
Engineer: John O'Connor
Graphic Design: Jane
Freeburg
© 1997 James Edwards · All Rights Reserved
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