Bluegrass Jam Along/Dan Gutstein - 'Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane'
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| Dan Gutstein - 'Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane' | |
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| Podcast | Bluegrass Jam Along |
| Date | 2024-12-11 |
| About | Dan Gutstein |
| Length | Expression error: Unexpected round operator. min |
| Audio | Audio file |
My guest this week is author Dan Gutstein, who joins me to chat about his book 'Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane'.The book traces the history of one of America's most recorded folk songs, from its origins amongst enslaved people on southern plantations, through the Civl War and minstrelsy, to the folk revival and beyond. On its journey Little Liza Jane, and its variants, was performed and recorded by a huge range of artists, including Del McCoury, Nina Simone, Merle Travis,...
