America’s Most Important Folk Song Was Written 86 Years Ago Today

On 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song would go on to become one of the most influential and iconic folk ...
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‘Old Man Trump’ and other folk songs

One of the more enduring genres of music, one currently enjoying a modest increase in popularity, is folk music. The traditional genre often touches upon the quotidian topics of everyday life and ...

‘Chandan Kiwad’: Why Malini Awasthi’s memoir is essential reading on folk tradition

Malini Awasthi is one of India's most prolific folk singers, her memoir allows us to meet the person with the mellifluous ...
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Folk duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings release their album 'Woodland'

The folk music duo of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings release their album 'Woodland," four years after a tornado destroyed their home and studio. Sponsor Message A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: The ...
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Folk Orchestra Back With Sea Songs, Scottish Superstars, and Trip to the 14th Century

The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara returns this autumn and winter with a lineup of shows featuring sea-chantey singalongs, a visit from an international Scottish fiddle master, more Irish songs and ...
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Folk songs of the southern Appalachians as sung by Jean Ritchie forewords by Alan Lomax and Ron Pen

SLRA copy 39088020219747 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift of John Hasse. Jean Ritchie is the best known and most respected singer of traditional ballads in the United States. It ...