Carolyn Hester

The Carolyn Hester Coalition

	Scarlet Ribbons
	Coral CRL-57143
	8/58
	Back Cover

Side One
Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)	-	-
I Know Where I'm Goin'	-	-
The Texan Boys	-	-
Danny Boy	-	-
Ye Banks And Braes	-	-
The Wreck Of The Old Ninety-Seven	-	-
Side Two
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair	-	-
The Riddle Song (I Gave My Love A Cherry)	-	-
Lolly Too Dum	-	-
Little Willie	-	-
Hush-A-Bye	-	-
I Wonder As I Wander	-	-

Note: No composer or time info
 

	Carolyn Hester
	Tradition TLP-1043
	2/61
	Back Cover   UK Cover

Side One
The House Of The Rising Sun	-	2:55
The Water Is Wide	-	3:45
The Lord	-	0:45
Virgin Mary	-	3:20
Lindo Capullio	-	1:20
Go Way From My Window	Niles	3:20
Side Two
She Moves Through The Fair	-	2:55
Jaime	Hester	1:40
Little Pig	-	2:15
If I Had A Ribbon Bow	-	2:20
Blackjack Oak	Benét-Schumann	2:35
Malaguena Salerosa	-	3:50
Summertime	Gershwin-Gershwin	2:45

Note: released in UK as Thursday's Child Has Far To Go, ?/71 (see BRG note)
 

3/8/62: The Bald Hind, Chigwell, England

	Carolyn Hester
	Columbia CS-8596
	5/62 [UK: 7/62]
	Back Cover   UK Cover

Side One
I'll Fly Away	-	2:48
When Jesus Lived In Galilee	Niles	2:38
Los Bibilicos	-	2:03
Yarrow	arr Hester	4:40
Dink's Song	Lomax-Lomax	2:58
Swing And Turn Jubilee	-	2:17
Side Two
Once I Had A Sweetheart	arr Hester	3:38
Come Back, Baby	-	2:43
Dear Companion	arr Hester	3:10
Galway Shawl	arr Farina	2:38
Pobre De Mi	arr Hester	2:15
Virgin Mary	arr Hester	2:54

	This Life I'm Living
	Columbia CS-8832
	11/63 [UK: 8/66]
	Back Cover   Reissue Cover

Side One
This Life I'm Living	Hillyer-Okun	2:45
Brave Wolfe	-	5:08
East Virginia	Hillyer-Okun	2:12
Sally Free And Easy	Tawny	2:52
Pera Stous	Okun	-
Come, O My Love	Marcus	2:50
Side Two
The Praties They Grow Small	Peterson	2:48
I Loved A Lass	Marcus	4:36
Coo Coo	Hillyer-Okun	2:07
I Want Jesus	Okun	2:21
Tumbando Caña	Blanco-Castro	1:40
'Tis The Gift To Be Simple	Hillyer-Okun	1:52

Note: reissued on Odyssey (Columbia budget line) in 1968, minus Sally Free And Easy and I Want Jesus (2nd note)
 

That's My Song / Stay Not Late Tomsco-Tomsco (1:56) / Hester (2:32) Dot 45-16660, 9/64

Note: Several singles released only in UK—use 45Cat link below
 

	That's My Song
	Dot DLP-3604
	11/64 [UK: 3/65]
	Back Cover

Side One
That's My Song†‡	Tomsco-Tomsco	1:55
Amapola†‡	Gamse-Lacalle	2:16
Ain't That Rain†‡;	Tomsco-Tomsco	2:23
Momma's Tough Little Soldier†‡	Paxton	1:47
Lonesome Tears‡	Holly	2:05
Stay Not Late	Hester	2:30
Side Two
Everytime	Paxton	2:45
Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound†‡	Paxton	2:20
Ten Thousand Candles†‡	Hester	2:07
The Times I've Had‡	Spoelstra	2:00
Jute Mill Song†‡	MacColl	1:56
The Rivers Of Texas†‡	Carlyle	2:32

Amapola / Momma's Tough Little Soldier Gamse-Lacalle (2:16) / Paxton (1:47) Dot 45-16717, 3/65

	At Town Hall, One
	Dot DLP-25638
	7/65 [UK: ?/65]
	Back Cover   UK Cover

Side One
Come On Back	Tomsco-Tomsco	19:15
Come On In	Mapes
2:10 Train	Campbell-Albertano
Captain, My Captain	Poem-Whitman, Music-Hester
Water Is Wide	arr Hester-Okum
Carry It On	Turner
Side Two
High Flying Bird	Wheeler	17:30
Three Young Men	Hester
Outward Bound	Paxton
The Weaving Song	Hester-Spangler
Sing Hallelujah	Seetle
That's My Song	Tomsco-Tomsco

Note: High Flying Bird & Three Young Men are "additional songs from another concert"
 

	At Town Hall, Two
	Dot DLP-25649
	7/65
	Back Cover

Side One
Summertime	Heywood-Gershwin	15:20
It Takes So Long	Jordan
Ain't That Rain	Tomsco-Tomsco
Buckeye Jim	arr Hester
Will You Send Your Love	Tomsco-Tomsco
Jute Mill Song	MacColl
Side Two
That's What I Hear	Ochs	17:55
Where Did My Little Boy Go	Tomsco-Tomsco
Sidwalk City	Davis-Jordan
I Saw Her	arr Hester
The Bad Girl	arr Hester
Playboys And Playgirls	Dylan

Note: Buckeye Jim & The Bad Girl are "additional songs from another concert"
 

Note: Recorded 2/13/65, Town Hall, New York City (except as noted)
UK release is a mix of 1 and 2
From One: A1-A6, B5, B6 From Two: A1, A3, B4, B6
 

What Does It Get You¹ / High Flyin' Bird Hester (2:05) / Wheeler (2:06) Dot 45-16800, 11/65

Early Morning¹ / I Love My Dog¹ Phelps (2:34) / Stevens (2:06) Columbia 4-43853, 11/66

Reason To Believe¹ / Hello, You Tomorrows¹ Hardin (1:50) / MacKinnon (2:54) Columbia 4-44097, 4/67

	The Carolyn Hester Coalition
	Metromedia MD-1001
	4/69 [UK: 7/69]
	Back Cover

Side One
Magic, Man	Blume-Wolfe	2:10
East Virginia	arr Blume-Hester	2:58
Tomorrow When I Wake Up	Hester	2:27
Be Your Baby	Blume-Hester	2:32
Big City Streets	Blume-Hester-Moore	2:50
Half The World	Maitland-Scott	3:13
Side Two
Let's Get Together	Valente	2:38
Hey, Jay	Judge-Wagner	2:46
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream	McCurdy	3:00
The Journey	Blume-Hester-Moore	2:30
Buddha (Was Her Best Man)	Hester	2:19

Big City Streets / Magic, Man Blume-Hester-Moore (2:50) / Blume-Wolfe (2:10) Metromedia MMS-120, 5/69

	Magazine
	Metromedia MD-1022
	1/70
	Back Cover

Side One
Rise Like Phoenix	Blume-Hester	3:09
Dedicated	Wolfe	2:58
Plant The Crops In The Garden	Blume-Newburge	2:54
Beadmaker	Hester	2:44
St James Infirmary	Primrose	5:13
Side Two
Just Follow Me	Blume-Moore-Wells	5:04
(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay	Cropper-Redding	3:42
Sir Robert, The Lost Knight	Blume-Parisi	3:36
Calico Sky	Blume-Davis	2:32
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	Trad, New Lyrics-Blume	2:44

Toronto Underground Railroad¹ / I'm Looking For You¹ Sakayama (2:46) / Hester (2:06) Decca 32803, 3/71

Returned to solo work, with another Carolyn Hester album in 1973. 2024: still tours with two daughters

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