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A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Folklorist Harry Oster’s collection of 1950s-60s folk music ranges from English folksongs in Iowa to Delta country blues

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

During a recent trip to the University of Iowa at the invitation of the Digital Studio for Public Arts and Humanities, I took the opportunity to show off some of our recently digitized recordings made by folklorist Harry Oster (1923-2001), who was on the English faculty at Iowa for 30 years. The American Folklife Center …

Posted in: Folk Music, Folksong, Uncategorized

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Play Ball!… Aboard Ship?

Posted by: Megan Harris

Though the recent polar vortex may have tempered my enthusiasm a bit, this January I’ve been pulling on my running shoes and hitting the pavement with renewed focus. The resolution to exercise more in the new year led me to think about the role that sports have played in military life over the years. Athletics …

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