Comparative Video 101

Selected Videos Of And Commentary About Some Classic Folk, Roots, And Americana Songs

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Paul Clayton, John Steinbeck, The Open Road, And "Gotta Travel On"

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John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a minor American classic - brief, poignant, and deceptive in its apparent simplicity. After all, ...
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Friday, June 17, 2011

Among The Leaves So Green-O: "The Keeper" / "The Hunter"

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This week's song has been one of my favorite traditional tunes since I first heard Burl Ives' version of it rather more than fifty...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

On The Shoulders Of A Giant: Milt Okun's New Memoir "Along The Cherry Lane"

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Every mature fan of popular folk music and in fact popular music in general probably already knows who Milt Okun is - one of the most influe...
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Remembering Nick Reynolds - "Everybody Sings!"

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I hope soon to be back to posting regularly and about individual songs - I actually thought to do "Greenland Whale Fisheries" th...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Folk Songs For Memorial Day

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The sesquicentennial remembrances of the Civil War have stirred something that runs very deep in me, in part because I have been a CW buff ...
Saturday, May 7, 2011

**Comparative Video 101 Third Anniversary Special: The Best of CompVid101**

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The second week of May marks the third anniversary of my first modest post on "Tom Dooley," published on Kingston Crossroads in...
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