CD 1 contains full performances of the songs (Kathleen Sonnentag, mezzo-soprano ; Kurt Ollmann, baritone ; Richard Walters, piano); CD 2 contains piano accompaniments only; CD 2 is an enhanced CD for CD player or computer.
"In addition to piano accompaniments playable on both your CD player and computer, [the accompanying] enhanced CD also includes tempo and transposition software for computer use only. This software, known as the Amazing Slow Downer, was originally created ... to allow singers and players the freedom to independently adjust both tempo and pitch elements"--"About the enhanced CD", at end. Includes installation instructions.
Pref. includes historical notes on the songs and biographical notes on the performers.
System requirements (Macintosh): Power Macintosh; Mac OS 8.5 or higher; 4 MB RAM; 8x multi-session CD-ROM drive.
System requirements (Windows): Pentium, Celeron or equivalent processor; Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP; 4 MB RAM; 8x multi-session CD-ROM drive.
Beware, oh, take care : 19th century American folksong -- Sail around : 19th century American folksong of the Plains -- How can I keep from singing : American folksong -- Once I had a sweetheart : southern Appalachian folksong -- Nine hundred miles : American blues folksong -- I gave my love a cherry (The riddle song) : folksong from the Kentucky mountains -- Bill Groggin's goat : southern Appalachian folksong -- Shenandoah : 19th century American chanty -- Single girl : 19th century American folksong -- The streets of Laredo : 19th century American cowboy song, based on the Irish ballad "A handful of laurel" -- Johnny songs: I know where I'm goin' (Scottish folksong) ; The cruel war is raging (American folksong from the Civil War) ; Johnny has gone for a soldier (American Revolutionary War song) ; When Johnny comes marchin' home (American, credited to Louis Lambert, 1863, melody adapted from an Irish folksong)