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Here’s to the Women, Pt. 2
Episode #19-13 | airing 03-27-19

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On this week’s show we conclude our two-part feature celebrating Women’s History Month. Included are some of the finest musicians and singers in folk music who just happen to be women. We’ll hear Patty Griffin, Nina Simone, Kate Long, Alice … Continue reading →

The Ballad of Hollis Brown

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“Ex-Farm Family, now on WPA.” Photo credit: Dorothea Lange. Farm Security Administration, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library Archives. In regard to “Fair Ellender” – the subject of this blog’s first post – I suggested that the Brown Girl’s murderous act … Continue reading →