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Been All Around This World

"Been All Around This World" explores the breadth and depth of folklorist Alan Lomax's seven decades of field recordings. From the earliest trips he made through the American South with his father, Jo... Read more

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16 - Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year

16 - Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year

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15 - "Trials, Troubles, Tribulations"

15 - "Trials, Troubles, Tribulations"

Our eschatological episode of the program. Songs on final things: the end of the world, the end of time, judgement day, ... Read more

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