The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

2007 1h 30mDir. Rani Singh

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Overview

The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to its 1952 release on Folkways Records, the urban folk revival of the 1960s, and its continuing influence on contemporary music.