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I met a "swagman" by a "billibong" under a "coolibah" and he had a "jumbuck" in his "tucker bag." Simple, right? Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

Banjo great Uncle Dave Macon and his pal Sid Harkreader released this song in the early days of 78rpm records. Uncle Dave was one of the greatest performers in the history of American music. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

Boredom leads to drinking on the old Erie Canal, and folks nearly perish in four feet of muddy water! Oh, and an old mule dies as well. 2025 marks 200 years since the Erie Canal opened. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

A strange 1930 "gospel" number recorded by Elder Curry and his congregation who believed that a 1929 flu epidemic in Memphis, TN was retribution from an angry God against a wicked city. Photography by Abigail Beaudoin. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

A song first published in John Lomax's 1910 book Cowboy Songs & Frontier Ballads. The Western Writers of America named it one of their top 100 songs. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

In 1967 both Robert Mitchum (yes, the actor) and Dean Martin released versions of this song. Hank Mills and Dick Jennings wrote the song, Lost Radio Rounder Tom Lindsay penned a final verse. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

Tom Lindsay stumbles over a few new verses he wrote for this grandaddy of a folk song. "The Liar" exists in myriad forms in every English-speaking country! Other versions include "The Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World," "I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago" and "The Irish Liar." Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

Composed in 1964, this Gordon Lightfoot tune was a #1 Canadian hit for Ian & Sylvia Tyson in 1965, a year before Lightfoot himself released it on his debut album. Photography by Abigail Beaudoin. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

Written for the Minstrel Theater in the 1850s, it becomes a hit for Mitch Miller in 1955 knocking Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" out of the top spot. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

An old folk song of unknown authorship, in 1937 Gene Autry sang it in the film of the same. First published as sheet music by James Kerrigan in 1896 as "The Bright Mohawk Valley." Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

You don't have to be a sailor to know this sea chantey, the first mention of which appeared in the journal of a New London whaler in 1839. All photos by Abigail Beaudoin. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

1936, Fort Worth, Texas. Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies. Early Western Swing music. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

Our version is based on a 1928 recording by Mississippi John Hurt. Love those old 78s! Photography by Abigail Beaudoin. Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

When Robert Ford killed Jesse James, James was living under the alias "Mr. Howard," hence the line "That dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard laid poor Jesse in his grave." Jesse James as Robin Hood? Well, it is a folk song! Please visit www.lostradiorounders.com.

"Sailing Down My Golden River" Lost Radio Rounders

"Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her" Lost Radio Rounders

"Wreck On the Highway" Lost Radio Rounders & Mike Kelley

"This Train" Lost Radio Rounders & Mike Kelley

"The Sun of the Soul" Lost Radio Rounders

"Ghost Riders In the Sky" Lost Radio Rounders

"The Old Folks at Home" Lost Radio Rounders

"The Montaukers" Lost Radio Rounders

"Oh Mary, Don't You Weep" Lost Radio Rounders

"Popeye & Co." Lost Radio Rounders

"Teenager In Love" Lost Radio Rounders

"You Are My Sunshine" Lost Radio Rounders

"Back In The Saddle" Lost Radio Rounders

"Jambalaya" Lost Radio Rounders

"Huzza for the Railroad" Lost Radio Rounders