Folk Songs About Footwear: Shoes, Boots & Sneakers

Sweet Honey In The Rock\ I Got Shoes\ I Got Shoes\ Warner

Boots Like Emmy Lou’s by Janis Ian
It’s on her album God & the FBI.

Rachel Harrington\ Shoeless Joe\ The Bootlegger's Daughter\ Skinny Dennis
Paul Mills\ Blues is like Shoes\ The Other Side of the Glass\ Borealis
The Roches\ No Shoes\ Moonswept\ 429

From Ed McDonald:
ERIC ANDERSEN / Thirsty Boots / Best of / Vanguard
MARTIN SEXTON / Boots of Spanish Leather / A Nod to Bob / Red House
SELDOM SCENE / Boots of Spanish Leather / Scene It All / Sugar Hill
SELDOM SCENE / Brand New Walking Shoes / A Change of Scenery / Sugar Hill
BIG WOODEN RADIO / Walkin' Shoes / Big Wooden Radio / BWR
DAVID GRISMAN, JOHN HARTFORD, MIKE SEEGER / My Walking Shoes / Retrograss / 
Acoustic Disc
AUDIE BLAYLOCK, et al / My Walking Shoes / A Tribute to Jimmy Martin / Koch
JERRY JEFF WALKER / Charlie Dunn / Jerry Jeff Walker / MCA
PETER OSTROUSHKO / Red Dancing Shoes / Down the Streets of My Old 
Neighborhood / Rounder
DAVIS RAINES / My Everyday Boots / Parts Unknown / Shell Point
TIM O'BRIEN / Kelly Joe's Shoes / Traveler / Howdy Skies
STEPHAN DES LAURIERS / Soft Shoe / Time of Wonder / Music Kingdom
RALPH STANLEY & THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN BOYS / Take Your Shoes Off Moses / 
Classic Stanley / FRC
ROBIN FLOWER / Green Sneakers / Green Sneakers / Flying Fish
BILL GARRETT & SUE LOTHROP / Red Shoes / Red Shoes / Borealis

Additional song suggestions? Email Richard Gillmann


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