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folk-enjoyer

10 months ago

Modern americans can make yearnful music all we want but no one is doin it like an Appalachian or new englander balladeer recorded in the early revival and that's just a fact of life #sorry

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folk-enjoyer

10 months ago

Newspaper clippings

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folk-enjoyer

9 months ago

Folk concert, 1964

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folk-enjoyer

9 months ago

Doc Watson, 1965. Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

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catcell

12 years ago

MerleFest: Celebrating folk legends of the past and present

North Carolina music festivals like Shakori Hills and MerleFest have been outlets for bands and…

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