One Rough Life, Ted Ashlaw

One Rough Life, Ted Ashlaw: Adirondack Lumber Camp and Barroom Singer

Robert D. Bethke, author

A TAUNY Publications in Regional Folkways book

This is the first book devoted to a northern New York State lumberjack who was an unaccompanied traditional singer of folk ballads and other songs.  The author draws upon his interviews and audio recordings during the 1970s to establish the place of Ted Ashlaw among the likes of "Yankee John" Galusha and Lawrence Older in the Adirondacks

Black and white photos

172 pages

2 cds of field recordings of Ted Ashlaw included with the book.  You can also download the music if you prefer