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Lomax Archive: The Lomax Archive, containing 8,000 recordings, has released an album of drinking songs. Around 100 recordings in the archive are drinking songs.
Previous Release: The archive previously released Scottish drinking and Pipe Songs over two decades ago. Origin of Songs: The new album primarily features recordings from the United States,with some from Great Britain,Ireland,and the Caribbean.
Lomax Family: Anna Lomax Wood, who helps run the archive, mentions that her father (Alan) and grandfather (John) enjoyed drinking. john Lomax would secretly take sips from a flask.
Professionalism: Despite enjoying alcohol, the Lomaxes didn’t drink while working, even if the singers they recorded were intoxicated.Anna Lomax Wood witnessed this in 1962 when her father recorded workers in Grenada.
Alan Lomax‘s Perspective: Anna Lomax Wood believes her father, Alan, enjoyed observing the culture of drinking songs but didn’t participate in it while working.
* Enduring Genre: Drinking songs remain popular, with contemporary artists like Post Malone, Shaboozey, and Beyoncé contributing to the genre.
