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Archive for August 2018 (8 Posts)

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For Our 500th Post, Folklife Today Bids You Good Night (But Not Goodbye!)

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: Folk Music, Uncategorized

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“When I First Got Ready For the War,” a Song of World War I

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: African Americans, Alan Lomax, Folksong, John Lomax, World War I

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Song of the Week: Barbara Allen

Posted by: John Fenn

Posted in: Charles Lafayette Todd and Robert Sonkin, Folk Music, Folksong

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Geraldine Niva Johnson: In Memoriam

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: Fieldwork, Folk Art, Folklorists, Obituaries, Quilts, Textile arts

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2016 Mummers Play Video

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: christmas, Dance, Drama, Folk Drama, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, Holidays, Mumming

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St. George and the Arrearage Monster: A Mumming in Process

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: christmas, Dance, England, Folk Drama, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, James Madison Carpenter, Mumming

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“Trench Blues”: An African American Song of World War I

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: African Americans, Alan Lomax, Folksong, World War I

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The American Folklife Center Participates in “The Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America”

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: Folk Music, Folksong