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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Smithsonian Folkways, also Ship in the Sky (Woody Guthrie), Hobo’s Lullaby (Woody Guthrie) and Better World A‐Comin’ (Woody Guthrie)
Part of American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4, also Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, No More Auction Block and Talking Blues
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 7 of Pete Seeger’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 81 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- [traditional]
- Released on
- Smithsonian Folkways
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Released on
- Smithsonian Folkways
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Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Same release: American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Same release: American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
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1MusicBrainz The Foggy Dew was written by [traditional]
The Foggy Dew was written by [traditional]
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2MusicBrainz The Foggy Dew is part of the release American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4
The Foggy Dew is part of the release American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4
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3MusicBrainz Smithsonian Folkways is the label of the song The Foggy Dew
Smithsonian Folkways is the label of the song The Foggy Dew
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4MusicBrainz The Foggy Dew was released on 2006-05-23
The Foggy Dew was released on 2006-05-23
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026