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Folk Music 0004
1.
Who wrote the songs Chords of Fame and There But For Fortune?
Joan Baez
David Blue
Phil Ochs
Melanie Safka
2.
Dave Fisher and Steve Trott were founder-members of which group, formed in 1958?
The Almanac Singers
The Highwaymen
The Wayfarers
The Whiskeyhill Singers
3.
The Canadian singer/songwriter Stan Rogers' song The Mary Ellen Carter tells the story of what?
A coal mine
A gold mine
A locomotive
A ship
4.
The Scottish ballad The Silkie tells of a supernatural being that takes the form of what sea creature?
A dolphin
A mermaid
A seal
A whale
5.
For which of his early songs did Bob Dylan use the melody from the Irish song The Patriot Game?
Blowin' In The Wind
Desolation Row
Masters of War
With God on Our Side
6.
The Northumberland musician Kathryn Tickell is best known as a virtuoso on which instrument?
Accordian
Dulcimer
Mandolin
Northumbrian smallpipes
7.
Which American singer/songwriter wrote the songs Thirsty Boots and Violets of Dawn?
Eric Andersen
Peter La Farge
Carolyn Hester
Buffy Sainte-Marie
8.
Which collector of folk songs wrote the 1944 book The Singing Englishman: An Introduction to Folk Song?
A L Lloyd
Alan Lomax
Cecil Sharp
Ralph Vaughan Williams
9.
Where is the unfortunate Charlie trapped in the Kingston Trio song MTA?
An elevator
A revolving door
A subway train
A traffic jam
10.
Elizabeth Cotten is best remembered for which composition?
Freight Train
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Midnight Special
San Francisco Bay Blues
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