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New Stuff Tuesday – September 27, 2016

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Diana

Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings of the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 by James P. Leary ML3551 .L35 2015 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor The upper Midwest has a long tradition of folk music that is often overlooked in favor of … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 17, 2015

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Diana

Tomorrow is My Turn by Rhiannon Giddens FOL Gid Tom New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor Rhiannon Giddens, founding member of the African-American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, released her first solo album at the beginning of March. Giddens has … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 3, 2013

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Diana

Child Ballads by Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer POP Mit Chi Browsing CDs, 2nd floor The Child Ballads, a set of over 300 English and Scottish popular ballads collected by Francis James Child in the late nineteenth century, continue to … Continue reading →

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Folk Singer Odetta

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Barbara

Folk singer Odetta died on Tuesday, December 2nd, according to NPR: Odetta’s folk songs made her a symbol of the civil rights movement. She performed at the Civil Rights March on Washington in 1963 and sang “O Freedom.” Her ballads … Continue reading →

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