Southern Journeys
Shirley Collins tells the story of Alan Lomax's 1959 trip to the southern states recording the songs of the poor and dispossessed.
The story of American traditional music is dominated by the father and son team John and Alan Lomax who discovered, recorded, and popularised the music of the poor, the dispossessed and voiceless. During Alan Lomax 's 1959 tourofthe southern states, he was accompanied by his then lover, English folk singer Shirley Collins , and here she tells the story of how he recorded the sounds of a world that was fast disappearing, but which still influences popular music today.
Radio 4 on Music
Re-releasing music documentaries from the Radio 4 Archive.
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Radio 4 on Music
From Armstrong to Zappa - music documentaries from the Radio 4 archive.
