Pop Wagner, vocals ; James Lawless, narrator ; Elisabeth Comeaux Nelson, soprano ; Dan Dressen, Clifton Ware, tenors ; with supporting soloists ; chorus and orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series ; Philip Brunelle, conductor

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Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Introduction - Prologue. "Since the birth of the earth" (Trees, Wild Geese) (13:01) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: First Ballad Interlude. "The cold wind blew through the crooked thorn" (Narrator) (2:56) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Bunyan's Greeting. "It is a spring morning" - Call of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks) (3:22) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Lumberjacks' Chorus. "My birthplace was in Sweden" - Bunyan's Welcome. "Welcome and sit down" (Lumberjacks, Bunyan) (2:18) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Quartet of Swedes. "Swedish born and Swedish bred" (Four Swedes, Bunyan, Chorus) (1:17) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Western Union Boy's Song. "A telegram from oversea" (Western Union Boy, Chorus, Bunyan, Hel, Sam, Ben) (1:37) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Cooks' Duet. "Sam for soups, Ben for beans" (Sam, Ben, Inkslinger, Bunyan) (3:33) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Animal Trio. "Ah! Miaou! The single creature lives a partial life" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet) (1:45) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Bunyan's Goodnight. "Off to supper and to bed" - Exit of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks) (1:20) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: The Blues. "Gold in the North came the blizzard to say" (Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger) (4:04) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: "Hello Mr. Inkslinger" - Bunyan's Goodnight. "Good night, Johnny, and good luck" (Bunyan, Inkslinger) (1:13) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Second Ballad Interlude. "The Spring came and the Summer and Fall" (Narrator) (3:30) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "Nothing but soups and beans" - Food Chorus. "Do I look the sort of fellow" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Sam, Ben) (4:02) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Accusation Chorus. "There now look what you have done" (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus) (0:39) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "In fair days and in foul" - Slim's Song. "I come from open spaces" (Slim, Inkslinger, Poppet, Fido, Moppet, Four Swedes) (3:08) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Bunyan's Return. "Look, the Chief is back" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Fido) (0:43) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "Hello, Fido" - Inkslinger's Song. "It was out in the sticks" (Inkslinger, Fido) (5:10) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Entrance of Chorus. "I never knew he had a daughter" (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross) (0:47) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Tiny's Entrance. "Look at me, Miss Tiny, I'm six feet tall" (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, Shears) (1:28) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "Leave her alone, you fools" - Tiny's Song. "Whether the sun shine upon children playing" (Tiny, Inkslinger, Chorus, Slim) (3:33) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Inkslinger's Regret. "All the little brooks of love" (Inkslinger, Bunyan, Chorus) (1:59) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Bunyan's Goodnight. "Now let the complex spirit dissolve in the darkness" (Bunyan) (2:01) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Bunyan's Good Morning. "The songs of dawn have been sung" (Bunyan, Chorus) (2:42) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "What does he want to see us for?" - Shear's Song. "It has always been my dream" - Bunyan's Warning. "If there isn't a flood, there's a drought" (Bunyan, Hel, Shears, Farmers) (1:43) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Farmers' Song. "The shanty-boy invades the wood" (Shears, Farmers, Cronies) (2:52) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: The Mocking of Hel. "Heron, heron winging by" (Hel, Heron, Chorus, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Moppet, Poppet, Fido) (5:51) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "Did you really?" - Fido's Sympathy. "Won't you tell me what's the matter?" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Hel) (1:38) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Cats' Creed. "Let Man the romantic in vision espy" (Moppet, Poppet, Bunyan, Cronies, Hel) (1:31) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "Helson, Helson" - The Fight - Love Duet - Mock Funeral March - Hymn. "Often thoughts of hate conceal" (Bunyan, Hel, Cronies, Tiny, Slim, Chorus) (12:04) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Third Ballad Interlude. "So Helson smiled and Bunyan smiled" (Narrator) (2:07) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 2: The Christmas Party. "Another slice of turkey" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, Tiny, Slim, Hel, Shears, Western Union Boy) (9:39) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 2: Bunyan's Farewell. "Now the task that made us friends" (Bunyan) (2:13) -- Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 2: Litany. "The campfire embers are black and cold" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Bunyan, Hel, Inkslinger) (6:01)