Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Oct 10 2005
Folk Song Fun
If you're curious about old Amercian folk songs you'll have a good time listening to the Max Hunter Folk Song Collection. These were recorded by a traveling salesman and most are sung unaccompanied or with simple guitar accompaniment, by local residents Mr. Hunter encountered on his travels. I particularly enjoyed the cowboy songs, including Keep Your Saddle Tight, Lavender Cowboy, Lost Pack Train and The Cowboy's Dream. The same basic tunes tend to show up over and over as do typical song themes of love, betrayal and salvation (both human and divine). But the lyrics are often unique to a region or a period of time that knits the song into history. It also makes one wonder which songs from today will be considered classic folk songs in another hundred years.
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If you're curious about old Amercian folk songs you'll have a good time listening to the Max Hunter Folk Song Collection. These were recorded by a traveling salesman and most are sung unaccompanied or with simple guitar accompaniment, by local residents Mr. Hunter encountered on his travels. I particularly enjoyed the cowboy songs, including Keep Your Saddle Tight, Lavender Cowboy, Lost Pack Train and The Cowboy's Dream. The same basic tunes tend to show up over and over as do typical song themes of love, betrayal and salvation (both human and divine). But the lyrics are often unique to a region or a period of time that knits the song into history. It also makes one wonder which songs from today will be considered classic folk songs in another hundred years.
posted at: 08:17 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
