Folk Matinee

Folk Matinee is a studio album by the American folk music group, The Limeliters, a trio made up of Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, and Glenn Yarbrough. It was released in 1962 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-2547).^[2][3]

Folk Matinee
Studio album by The Limeliters
Released	1962
Genre	Folk
Label	RCA Victor
The Limeliters chronology
Through Children's Eyes (1962) Folk Matinee (1962) Makin' a Joyful Noise (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Record Mirror	^[1]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on October 13, 1962, peaked at No. 21, and remained on the chart for six weeks.^[4]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell wrote that the eclectic album was "not their best, but this studio album does have its moments."^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Sing Hallelujah" [2:06]
2. "Sweet Water Rolling" [2:28]
3. "Funk" [2:15]
4. "Blue Mountain Lake" [2:11]
5. "Tamborito" [2:07]
6. "Uncle Benny's Celebration" [2:19

Side B

1. "Wake Up, Dunia" [2:06]
2. "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" [2:07]
3. "To Everything There Is A Season (Turn! Turn! Turn!)" [2:09]
4. "Reedy River" [2:49]
5. "Those Were The Days" [3:06]
6. "The Minstrel Boy" [2:11]

References

1. Watson, Jimmy (27 July 1963). (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 124. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
2. "The Limeliters – Folk Matinee". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
3. "Folk Matinee". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
4. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 182. ISBN 0823076318.