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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 15 MIN

M M Romby: The Dancing Master

from Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones · host Tarah Thomas

Post-Civil War Louisiana was a hard place. Many men never returned home, others came back changed, and the landscape itself still bore the scars of war. But then...a dancing master came to town.In this episode, we explore the life of M M Romby, a dancing master, award-winning fiddler, and man whose music crossed social and racial lines in a deeply divided South.Every stone has a story. Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones explores the lives, tragedies, and mysteries hidden beneath the headstones of the American South.

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