- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
- This is a traditional song that chronicles the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the shoemaking craft. In 1801 a cobbler would spend all his time doing manual labor with his primitive tools “peg and awl” to create shoes. But by 1804 a machine was invented that could make a hundred pair to his one. [Note: the 1804 date in the song is just literary license as it wasn't until the latter 1840s that the machines were in use].
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Versions
Peg and Awl written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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| Peg and Awl | Kelly Harrell | March 1926 | First recording on August 25, 1925 First release |
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| Peg and Awl | Carolina Tar Heels | January 18, 1929 | |||
| Peg and Awl | Pete Seeger | 1956 | |||
| Peg an' Awl | Hobart Smith | 1960 | |||
| Peg and Awl | Lawrence Older | 1964 | |||
| Peg and Awl | Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley | 1994 | Released more than 10 years after its recording | ||
| Peg and Awl | Bruce Molsky | April 25, 2000 | |||
| Peg & Awl | Growling Old Men | August 30, 2006 | |||
| Peg and Awl | Freedy Johnston | September 18, 2007 | |||
| Peg & Awl | Elizabeth LaPrelle | 2007 |