Raised by Humans is an album by folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 artist "Spider" John Koerner, released in 1992. It was recorded live to 2-track at Minnesota Public Radio Station Studio M, in St. Paul, MN.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, critic William Ruhlmann stated: "He sings in an assured, rhythmic voice that has taken on a certain gruffness since the early days of Koerner, Ray & Glover

Koerner, Ray & Glover

Koerner, Ray & Glover is the name of a blues band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band featured Tony "Little Sun" Glover on harmonica, "Spider" John Koerner on guitar and vocals, and Dave "Snaker" Ray on guitar and vocals. Koerner, Ray & Glover were part of the early folk/blues explosion in the...

 more than 30 years ago, making it all the more appropriate to the often familiar songs and enabling him to create his own distinct interpretations. He doesn't need to make albums frequently, as long as the ones he does make are as enjoyable as this one."

Track listing

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted.

1. "Prelude" – :23
2. "Summer of '88" (John Koerner) – 5:32
3. "The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" – 1:50
4. "The Water Is Wide
   The Water Is Wide (song)
   "The Water Is Wide" is a folk song of Scottish or English origin that has been sung since the 1600s and has seen considerable popularity through to the 21st century...
   
   " – 4:21
5. "Titanic
   The Titanic (song)
   "The Titanic" is a folk song and children's song most known for being sung in the United States at summer camp...
   
   " – 4:01
6. "Boll Weevil
   Boll Weevil (song)
   "Boll Weevil" is a traditional blues song, also known by similar titles such as "Boweavil" or "Boll Weevil Blues." Although many songs about the boll weevil were recorded by blues musicians during the 1920s, '30s and '40s, this one has become well known, thanks perhaps to Lead Belly's rendition of...
   
   " – 3:15
7. "The Farmer's Curst Wife
   The Farmer's Curst Wife
   The Farmer's Curst Wife is Child ballad number 278. It has been recorded by Pete Seeger and Jean Ritchie-Synopsis:A farmer had a bad woman for his wife, and one day the devil came for her. They reached Hell, and the gates were shut, so she struck him. She made life in hell so bad that the devil...
   
   " – 2:38
8. "Santy Anno
   Santianna
   "Santianna", also known as "Santiana", "Santy Anna", "Santayana", "Santiano", "Santy Anno" and other variations, is a sea shanty relating to the Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Supposedly, the last whaler to return to New Bedford hauled in to this tune...
   
   " – 2:42
9. "More Pretty Women Than One" (Guthrie, Koerner) – 2:34
10. "Midnight Special
    Midnight Special (song)
    "Midnight Special" is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. The title comes from the refrain which refers to the Midnight Special and its "ever-loving light" ....
    
    " (Lead Belly) – 2:37
11. "The Fox
    The Fox (folk song)
    The Fox is a traditional folk song. It is also the subject of at least two picture books, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night: an old song, illustrated by Peter Spier and Fox Went out on a Chilly Night, by Wendy Watson...
    
    " – 2:41
12. "Old Smoky" – 4:31
13. "Everybody's Going for the Money" (Koerner) – 2:45
14. "Ezekiel" – 3:29
15. "Poem" (Koerner) – :57

Personnel

• "Spider" John Koerner – guitar, harmonica (4, 9, 10), vocals
• Marc Anderson – percussion, drums
• Dakota Dave Hull – percussion, vocals, National steel guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14)
• Willie Murphy
  Willie Murphy (musician)
  Willie Murphy is an American pianist, singer, producer, and songwriter. He is best known as a singer and pianist for the blues band Willie and the Bees and his work with Bonnie Raitt and John Koerner.-Biography:...
  
   – bass, percussion, piano, vocals
• Dean Magraw – guitar (2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14)
• Peter Ostroushko
  Peter Ostroushko
  Peter Ostroushko is an American violinist and mandolinist.-Background and career:Of Ukrainian ancestry, Ostroushko grew up in northeast Minneapolis...
  
  – fddle, mandolin, vocals
• Dave Moore – harmonica (11, 13), percussion, accordion
• John "Mr. Bones" Burrell – percussion

Production notes

• Eric Peltoniemi – producer
• Craig Thorson – engineer
• Paul Baron – engineer, assistant engineer, post production
• Linda Beauvais – artwork, design
• Bob Feldman – executive producer
• Tom Mudge – engineer
• Marc Norberg – photography