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Alan Lomax's Massive Archive Goes Online [View all] lovemydog Mar 2015 OP

Photo of Alan Lomax lovemydog Mar 2015 #1

Back in 1979 I spent all my spare time trying to clawhammer like Wade Ward HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #40

What's clawhammer? lovemydog Mar 2015 #43

Wade Ward is one of the GREAT pre-bluegrass banjo players... HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #47

Here's a youtube of the audio of Wade Ward playing Johnson Boys HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #48

Cool! I had no idea. lovemydog Mar 2015 #50

K&R NuclearDem Mar 2015 #2

Yeah, Lomax recorded Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Muddy Waters lovemydog Mar 2015 #4

Man this is major. A song for DUers -- If Dewey Gets Elected. Hoyt Mar 2015 #3

That's awesome Hoyt. lovemydog Mar 2015 #6

Love me some Pretty Boy Floyd. The "six-gun and fountain pen" line sums up our world. Hoyt Mar 2015 #8

True that. Here it is: lovemydog Mar 2015 #9

is my signature! KittyWampus Mar 2015 #32

Oh yeah, it's your signature. Awesome. lovemydog Mar 2015 #59

bookmarked. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #5

I bookmarked that site too. lovemydog Mar 2015 #7

Me too! n/t RoccoR5955 Mar 2015 #10

Yay! lovemydog Mar 2015 #11

An amazing feat! Congratulations to all who participated, librarians of culture. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #12

Yeah, absolutely amazing feat. All those volunteers lovemydog Mar 2015 #15

Whew, a harsh dose of reality. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #18

Thanks for the Leadbelly, one of the greatest. K&R. n/t freshwest Mar 2015 #53

You're welcome freshwest. lovemydog Mar 2015 #57

Lomax k&r, thanks ND-Dem Mar 2015 #13

Heck yeah. lovemydog Mar 2015 #16

Thanks for posting! They_Live Mar 2015 #14

Truly amazing. lovemydog Mar 2015 #17

Huge Kick...adendum hibbing Mar 2015 #19

Peace to you too my friend. lovemydog Mar 2015 #20

I wonder if it includes "The Ballad of Molly Turgis"? Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #21

Here's the search results for that song: lovemydog Mar 2015 #22

thank you for posting and including the link, lovemydog. K&R Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #23

Hey Tuesday Afternoon! I've been listening to Jean Ritchie lovemydog Mar 2015 #24

She also has an amazing Christmas album KittyWampus Mar 2015 #34

Wow, awesome. lovemydog Mar 2015 #37

awesome! I posted it to Facebook so more people can hear it. yurbud Mar 2015 #25

Cool. The more people hear it the better. lovemydog Mar 2015 #26

Recommend! KoKo Mar 2015 #27

Yay! Have you listened to any of it yet? It's a really easy site to navigate. lovemydog Mar 2015 #28

Awesome site! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #29

My pleasure sheshe2. lovemydog Mar 2015 #30

I will check it out further, lovemydog. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #42

I'm glad you're telling your friends. lovemydog Mar 2015 #44

I've got an amazing cd of his Christmas special in the UK. Has ancient folk tunes KittyWampus Mar 2015 #31

All that beautiful Celtic music & ancient folk tunes! lovemydog Mar 2015 #35

Incredible collection! morningfog Mar 2015 #33

Yes morningfog. lovemydog Mar 2015 #36

Lomax as a person was questionable...his work with archiving folk music extraordinary! HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #38

I never knew that before. It's good to know. lovemydog Mar 2015 #39

This is awesome! zappaman Mar 2015 #41

You're welcome zappaman! lovemydog Mar 2015 #45

So many, many, many thanks, lovemydog! HUGS!! raven mad Mar 2015 #46

Hey, no problem raven mad! Hugs to you too! lovemydog Mar 2015 #51

FOLK MUSIC HEAVEN! This is a fantastic development. Hekate Mar 2015 #49

Yeah, folk, blues, caribbean, african, all sorts of music! lovemydog Mar 2015 #52

Mom loved music and when the folk music revival came on she took right to it. From the late '50s on Hekate Mar 2015 #54

I love these stories Hekate! lovemydog Mar 2015 #56

Wow, what a great resource cemaphonic Mar 2015 #55

Yeah, no kidding cemaphonic. lovemydog Mar 2015 #58