Folk Files #5 - No More To Roam

Wayfaring Stranger is the featured song in this episode of Folk Files, which explores the history of Appalachia, shape note tradition, and the difficulties of tracing the origins of early American folk music.  Host: Olivia Harding Special thanks to: Aaron J. Morton, Jo Morton, Lucas "Whiskey Richards" Husted, and Mary White-Harding Musical excerpts: ARTIST: Jack White WORK: Wayfaring Stranger SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25P08So3rfI ARTIST: Cherokee National Youth Choir WORK: North Wind SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_7j3qx-Qrs ARTIST: Detlef Korsen WORK: Ich Bin Ein Gast Auf Erden SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ia7MiVqRc ARTIST: Ireland Sacred Harp Convention WORK: Wayfaring Stranger SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dL4AVKA6tM ARTIST: The United Shape Note Singers of West Georgia and the Associated Note Singers of Atlanta WORK: What a Happy Time SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUwHIEb19Ug ARTIST: Texas Sacred Harp Singers WORK: What Wondrous Love SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRpV9H9ZpB0 ARTIST: ARRR!!! WORK: The Ballad of Captain Kidd SOURCE: Let's Get Kraken: https://arrr-pirates.bandcamp.com/album/lets-get-kraken ARTIST: Rhiannon Giddens WORK: Wayfaring Stranger SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Z4PAZX9Bs ARTIST: Ewan McColl WORK: Dowie Dens of Yarrow SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfTplWa0mg ARTIST: Second Wind WORK: Wayfaring Stranger SOURCE: Deco Lounge, April 6 2024