Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train


Elizabeth Cotten
Song Name: Freight Train
By: Elizabeth Cotten
Song Local Name: Not available
Album: Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes
Link to buy: Not available
Genre: folk music of United States of America , American folk music , American Folk
Date Added: 18 Feb 2020
Hayden T Dent
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Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten is part of folk music tradition in/by United States of America. Folk Music of United States of America is traditionally brother to some other region(s) in the world. If you want to listen to song(s) in the same genre or with the same root with Freight Train (or folk music of United States of America), other than checking United States of America you can also check music of Africa, Ireland, Canada, Australia. From the top menu, first choose the desired region and then find the link from the map or country list.

This song was written by Elizabeth Cotten whenever she was a teenager, inspired by the sounds of the trains that ran by her home. It's been covered by many.

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