Discography

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1957: The Rambling Boys

TOPIC London/UK – CD 2002 – JP – Notes by John Hasted

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1964: Roll On Buddy - Jack Elliott & Derroll Adams

TOPIC London/UK - Notes by Alexis Korner

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1966: Folkland Songs

JOKER Milan/Italy

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1966: Riding in Folkland

JOKER Milan/Italy

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1967: Jack Elliot

Everest - Archive Of Folk Music. USA – Notes by Lee Palmer
Derroll Adams: vocal, five-string banjo, harmonica (uncredited)

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1967: Roll On Buddy

The Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams Story Vol.1 – Bounty. UK  - Notes by Joe Boyd

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1969: Stelle e pistole

Signal S 139 (I)

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1969: La fine della pista

Signal S 143 (I)

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1969: Forza, verso il west

Signal S 149 (I)

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1969: Vita dei pionieri

Signal S 150 (I)

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1995: Ramblin’ Jack

(CD) – Topic - UK.  Mother’s Not Dead, East Virginia Blues, Rich And Rambling Boys, Roll On Buddy.
Notes by Wizz Jones

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1996: Jack Elliot (sic) and Derrol (sic) – Selection of America

double CD (CD1 = Folkland Songs – Joker) - (CD2 = Riding in Folkland – Joker).

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1996: Jack Elliot (sic) and Derrol (sic) – Cowboy Songs

(CD) – Selection of songs compiled from America (Joker).

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1996: Jack Elliot (sic) and Derrol (sic) – America

(CD) – US. Selection of songs compiled from America (Joker).

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1999: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott with Derroll Adams – Early Sessions

(CD) – Selection of songs compiled from America (Joker). Notes by Elijah Wald.

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2000: The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack

Soundrack of the movie by Aiyana Elliott (USA 2000) – Rake & Ramblin’ Boy (from “The Rambling Boys” Topic).

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2002: The Rambling Boys

(CD) - Vivid VSCD-261 (JP) – Reissue of The Rambling Boys LP (along with additional songs)
Notes by John Hasted

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2003: The Corner Of Bleecker And The blues

More Pretty Girls Than One (from “Riding in Folkland”).

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2008: Roots Of American Folk

More Pretty Girls Than One (from “Riding in Folkland”).

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2010: Jack Elliott At Lansdowne Studios, London

(CD) – Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms, East Virginia Blues, Ain’t it a Shame, Muleskinner Blues, Ain’t it a Shame (a comic version!). Five unissued songs possibly recorded in 1960 -  Booklet (42 pages) and photos (three with Derroll Adams and Jack Elliott). Notes by Hank Reineke (author of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – The Never Ending Highway – Scarecrow Press – 2010).

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2011: Roll On Buddy: From The Archives

Essential Media Group (USA)
Derroll Adams: vocal, five-string banjo, harmonica (uncredited).

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1967: Portland Town

DECCA London/UK – Notes by Bill Yaryan

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1972: Feelin’ Fine

THE VILLAGE THING – Bristol/ UK Notes by Andrew Means

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1974: Movin' On

INTERCORD – Germany – Notes by Carsten Linde/Jerken Diederich

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1976: Along the way

EMI – Belgium – Notes by Derroll Adams
The recent re-issue of Feelin’ Fine on CD (dec 2016 - GFTB-7051- UK) includes 6 songs from Along The Way:
Cluck Old Hen, Mountain, Dixie Darling, Anna Feher, Oregon, Memories

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1976: Live!

EMI-IBC – Antwerp/Belgium – reissued CD 1994

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1984: Songs of the Banjoman

FOLK FREAKS – Germany  + reissues on  CD

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2015: Banjo Troubadour

STARMAN RECORDS – Belgium – Notes by Danny & Rebecca Adams

[Banjo Troubadour Reviews]
[Where to buy Derroll Records]

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2016: Feelin’ Fine

Ghosts From The Basement
New notes by Ian Anderson + original text written by Derroll for the LP issue in 1972.
The recent re-issue of Feelin’ Fine on CD (dec 2016 - GFTB-7051- UK) includes 6 songs from Along The Way:
Cluck Old Hen, Mountain, Dixie Darling, Anna Feher, Oregon, Memories

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1991: 65th Birthday Concert

WASTE PRODUCTIONS – Kortrijk/Belgium – Notes by Derroll Adams

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2002: Banjoman [a tribute to Derroll Adams]

BLUE GROOVE – Austria
For the USA: released on CD in 2002, Rising Son Records RSR-2102-2
[Banjoman Reviews]

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1969: Let’s All Go Folky

Autogramm – Germany
The Assassination Of Old Garfield, The Valley, Columbia's Georgia

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1971: Karel Bogard and Co - Blues from over the border

Derroll plays the banjo on four songs
Notes by Philippe Rault

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1971: C'est la fête à Malataverne

I am Rich and Rambling Boy

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1971: Sacco e Vanzetti

Death Of John Henry (with Jack Elliott) and Death of Mr Garfield

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1972: Kornhaus Baden

Mule Skinner Blues
Rich And Rambling Boy

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1972: Ferre Grignard

Derroll plays the banjo on “Lazy John” and “Be My Guest”

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1973: Acoustic Garden

Darling Cory
Notes by Hervé Muller

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1973: Song Festival 73

Ain't It A Shame
Notes by Hervé Muller

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1974: Commode 2000 Live!

Pretty Polly, Poor Ellen Smith, My Dixie Darling, Way Down the Old Plank Road, Pay Day at Coal Creek, Darling Corey, Freight Train Blues (this is a bootleg record!) – reissued on CD 2001

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1975: 4. Folk Festival auf der Lenzburg

Trouble in Mind
Notes by Daniel Perret and Richard Watts

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1975: De Muziekdoos

Portland Town

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1975: Chanson & Folk Supersession Volume 1

Five Long Years In The Army

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1976: Folkfestival '76 Dranouter

Ain’t Got No Home, Trouble In Mind

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1976: Tønder Musik Festival 1976

Muleskinner Blues, East Virginia Blues
Notes by Carsten Panduro

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1978: Folk Friends

I’m Sad And Lonely, Black Jack Davey, Pay Day At Coal Creek (on harmonica too) Derroll plays the banjo on various songs and sings in the chorus. – reissued on CD 1992, 2009

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1978: Folk 78

1814, I Ain't Got No Home

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1978: Hommage à Woody Guthrie

Dixie Darling, Grand Coulee Dam, When The Curfew Blows
Notes by Jacques Vassal

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1980: Folk Friends 2

Columbus Georgia – reissued on CD 1992, 2009
Notes by Carsten Linde

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1981: Alex Campbell Live in Belgium

Derroll on 4 songs
Notes by Alex Campbell

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1983: Songs For Peace

Portland Town

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1991: Tanz und Folkfest Rudolstadt '91

Willie Moore with Jack Elliott

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1999: Tønder Festival 25: 1975-1999

25 years of the Tønder Festival (Danmark): story in words and pictures + 2 CD
On CD 1: Derroll Adams citerer Woody Guthrie (spoken word: Derroll reads a text by Woody Guthrie, recorded 26 Aug. 1984 – Woody Guthrie Tribute); My Dixie Darling with Tom Luke (31 Aug. 1977)

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2000: Allan Taylor: Colour to the Moon / Behind the Mix

Stockfisch Records – Germany
On Behind The Mix, the second CD, Allan tells stories about Derroll: “Thinking of Derroll Adams”, “Take me with you, Ally…”, Allan Taylor says goodbye to Derroll

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2005: Magic Banjo

(book + 2 CD) : NoEthno – World Music Instruments – Germany. Muleskinner Blues / T For Texas (WDR Köln, nov. 1976)

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2010: Ghosts From The Basement
Lost songs, dreams and folkadelia from the vaults of Village Things, 1970-1974

(CD): Weekend Beatnik / Rogue Prod. The Sky, Love Song (Feelin’ Fine – Aug. 1972)
Notes Ian Anderson

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2017: Allan Taylor: Behind the Mix

Stockfisch Records – Germany
Allan tells stories about Derroll: “Thinking of Derroll Adams”, “Take me with you, Ally…”, Allan Taylor says goodbye to Derroll

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2020: The Great White Dap

Deep Ellum Blues