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National Folk Song History Week
But there should be a National Folk Song History Week, and I figure someone has to start that ball rolling ndash; may as well be me. In honor of this new tradition I'm starting, I'll give you a little background on important American folk songs every day this week. What a better way to ease into November and the inevitable end of Daylight Savings Time?
It only made sense to start with one of the most spectacular, timeless, unforgettable American folk songs in the history of the craft. 's 1940 composition (or at least its first verse) is memorized by school children all across the country. Very few of us don't at least know the first verse of the song; but what I'm surprised to find that many people don't know about are the several consequent verses.
In straight-forward language that few since Guthrie have really mastered to that extent, Woody managed to make a very clear, succinct and powerful statement about individual rights, poverty, classism, and property ownership.
- Desicritics.org: Folk Mela at Bangalore
Andy JonesKarnataka Chitrakala Parishat situated in the heart of Bangalore at Kumara Krupa Road, near to the Bangalore Golf Course area hosted the Folk Mela from 20th -24th Oct'06. KCP is well connected by local transport...
- Acoustic/Folk/Singer-Songwriter
Franky Micklestone, 2999 N. Lakeharbor Ln. (In the Idaho Athletic Center), Boise...
- Famous Folk
Andy JonesTHE Times Star's Famous Folk pages contain illustrated biographies of notable people who were either born or have - or have had - strong connections with Cumbria...
- National Folk Fest
John HitchFriday, Oct. 13 : 6 - 10:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 : Noon - 10:30 p.m. Sun., Oct...
- Alabama Folk Pottery Exhibition
Howard HughesBIRMINGHAM, AL.- The exhibition Alabama Folk Pottery, on view at the Birmingham Museum of Art from October 1 through January 2, 2007, traces the evolution of the Alabama pottery tradition from the early historic period through the mid-twentieth century...
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