Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Vol. 1: Songs of the Lincoln Brigade / Six Songs for Democracy

~ Release by Pete Seeger and Group / Ernst Busch and Chorus (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1961 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
℗ 1961 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-06 16:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jarama Valley
recording of:
Jarama Valley
lyricist:
Alex McDade
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Tom Glazer, Baldwin Hawes & Bess Hawes2:46
2Cookhouse / Young Man From Alcala
Pete Seeger and Group2:38
3Quartermaster’s Store
Pete Seeger and Group2:03
4Viva La Quince Brigada (Long Live the 15th Brigade)
recording of:
¡Ay Manuela! (Viva la quince brigada)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger and Group2:48
5El Quinto Regimiento (The Fifth Regiment)
recording of:
El quinto regimiento
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Pete Seeger and Group2:18
6Sí Me Quires Escribir
Pete Seeger and Group2:39
7Los Cuatro Generales (The Four Generals)
choir vocals:
Members of the 11th International Brigade (in 1938-06)
vocals:
Ernst Busch (in 1938-06)
recording of:
Los cuatro generales (in 1938-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Ernst Busch and Chorus2:38
8Die Thaelmann Kolonne (The Thaelmann Column)
choir vocals:
Members of the 11th International Brigade (in 1938-06)
vocals:
Ernst Busch (in 1938-06)
recording of:
Spaniens Himmel (aka Die Thälmann-Kolonne, aka Freiheit) (in 1938-06)
lyricist:
Karl Ernst
composer:
Peter Daniel (composer and conductor)
Ernst Busch and Chorus3:00
9Hans Beimler
choir vocals:
Members of the 11th International Brigade (in 1938-06)
vocals:
Ernst Busch (in 1938-06)
Ernst Busch and Chorus2:24
10Das Lied Von Der Einheitsfront (Song of the United Front)
choir vocals:
Members of the 11th International Brigade (in 1938-06)
vocals:
Ernst Busch (in 1938-06)
recording of:
Einheitsfrontlied (in 1938-06)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht (in 1934)
composer:
Hanns Eisler (German-Austrian composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Deutscher Verlag für Musik
Ernst Busch and Chorus2:45
11Lied Der Internationalen Brigaden (Song of the International Brigadier)
choir vocals:
Members of the 11th International Brigade (in 1938-06)
vocals:
Ernst Busch (in 1938-06)
recording of:
Lied der Internationalen Brigaden (in 1938-06)
lyricist:
Erich Weinert
composer:
Rafael Espinosa and Carlos Palacio
Ernst Busch and Chorus2:34
12Moorsoldaten (Peat Bog Soldier)
choir vocals:
Members of the 11th International Brigade (in 1938-06)
vocals:
Ernst Busch (in 1938-06)
recording of:
Die Moorsoldaten (in 1938-06)
lyricist:
Johann Esser and Wolfgang Langhoff
composer:
Rudi Goguel
Ernst Busch and Chorus2:58