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Posted by: Stephen Winick
When I woke up this morning, my Facebook feed was full of pictures of people dressed in colorful uniforms that naval or military units wore 200 years ago. Many of these pictures are of personal friends, who have made their way from the cold snowy north down to New Orleans and are now dressed up …
Posted in: Alan Jabbour, Alan Lomax, Charles Lafayette Todd and Robert Sonkin, England, Folk Music, Folksong, Louisiana
Posted by: Stephen Winick
On this snowy January day, I’d like to wish the readers of Folklife Today a happy end to the holiday season. Many people take down their Christmas decorations immediately after the day itself, and others use New Year’s Day as the end of their holiday. But among many communities, the Christmas season culminates after Twelfth …
Posted in: Alan Lomax, Folk Drama, Folk Music, Folksong, Hispanic American History, Holidays, Juan B Rael, Photographs, Sidney Robertson Cowell, Uncategorized