Chiemi Eri - Chiemi Sings Japanese Folk Music Delux Part.2 (1969)

This release is a pivotal entry in the anthology of folk songs performed by Chiemi Eri, one of the most prominent stars of post-war Japan. In this album, the singer demonstrates masterful command of the "kobushi" technique—a specific melodic ornamentation characteristic of the traditional Min'yo genre—seamlessly blending it with her jazz background. The arrangements for songs such as "Kiso-Bushi" and "Soran-Bushi" feature a mix of traditional instruments (shamisen, shakuhachi) and orchestral elements typical of the late 1960s Kayōkyoku style. The album represents an effort to reimagine regional folklore for the mass audience of the Showa era while preserving the authentic spirit of traditional work and peasant songs.

Tracklist:
1-1 Chiemi Eri - Kiso-Bushi = 木曾節 [2:59]
1-2 Chiemi Eri - Chakkiri-Bushi = ちゃっきり節 [2:40]
1-3 Chiemi Eri - Yagi-Bushi = 八木節 [2:40]
1-4 Chiemi Eri - Kuroda-Bushi = 黒田節 [2:57]
1-5 Chiemi Eri - Asadoya Yunta = 阿里屋ユンタ [2:06]
1-6 Chiemi Eri - Hukagawa Kuzushi = 深川くずし [2:45]
1-7 Chiemi Eri - Itsuki No Komoriuta = 五木の子守唄 [3:19]
1-8 Chiemi Eri - Soran-Bushi = ソーラン節 [2:26]
1-9 Chiemi Eri - Shin Souma-Bushi = 新相馬節 [2:40]
1-10 Chiemi Eri - Souma Bon Uta = 相馬盆唄 [3:10]
1-11 Chiemi Eri - Kiyari Kuzushi = 木遣くずし [2:47]
1-12 Chiemi Eri - Yakko San = 奴さん [2:18]