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  1. Link: tmblr.co/Z9O5nvMUoB-E 11:23 AM May 31st via Tumblr
  2. Remember the meaning of Memorial Day with this great, moving song from the Civil War. balladofamerica.bandcamp.com/track/tenting-… 9:47 AM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
  3. The Homestead Act was signed 150 years ago today. Read about it & listen to a rare demo of Lane County Bachelor: balladofamerica.tumblr.com/post/233797239… 12:35 PM May 20th via web
  4. New Tumblr music post about The Wisconsin Emigrant, Little House on the Prairie and Native Americans: balladofamerica.tumblr.com/post/230486345… 1:11 PM May 14th via web
  5. How "This Land is Your Land" Became Known by Virtually Everyone in the United States tmblr.co/Z9O5nvLL6Ic5 7:31 AM May 12th via Tumblr
  6. Little House on the Prairie - I was recently hired to perform for 5th grade students who are reading Little... tmblr.co/Z9O5nvLHLLRB 6:29 AM May 11th via Tumblr
  7. How Sears, Roebuck & Co. Midwifed the Birth of the Blues tmblr.co/Z9O5nvKvnjJW 6:44 AM May 5th via Tumblr
  8. "The Titanic" by Leadbelly: youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5tcr… 3:17 PM Apr 14th via web
  9. Video: The Titanic Leadbelly tmblr.co/Z9O5nvJewgbW 9:05 AM Apr 14th via Tumblr
  10. The Wreck of the Titanic - recorded by Jeff Calhoun in 1927: balladofamerica.tumblr.com/post/210207333… 6:12 AM Apr 13th via web
  11. Video: The Last Scene of the Titanic Frank Hutchison Frank Hutchison (born March 20, 1897 West Virginia -... tmblr.co/Z9O5nvJXZtWJ 7:19 AM Apr 12th via Tumblr
  12. Titanic song from 1927 - When That Great Ship Went Down: balladofamerica.tumblr.com/post/209029372… 7:05 AM Apr 11th via web
  13. New Tumblr post about Mike Seeger: balladofamerica.tumblr.com/post/206488839… 6:40 AM Apr 7th via web
  14. "A folk song has over a thousand faces and you must meet them all if you want to play this stuff. A folk..." tmblr.co/Z9O5nvIymyRz 6:02 AM Apr 2nd via Tumblr
  15. New York Times Article About Earl Scruggs tmblr.co/Z9O5nvIlK3i3 9:02 AM Mar 29th via Tumblr
  16. How Communal Singing Disappeared From American Life - And Why We Should Bring it Back tmblr.co/Z9O5nvIhmzAl 5:51 AM Mar 28th via Tumblr
  17. "The madly complicated modern world was something I took little interest in. It had no relevancy, no..." tmblr.co/Z9O5nvIhgmZC 4:35 AM Mar 28th via Tumblr
  18. Video: diybrarian: tmblr.co/Z9O5nvIbJHIr 6:15 AM Mar 26th via Tumblr
  19. West African Banjo Roots Explored by Laemouahuma (Daniel) Jatta - Jola musician and scholar Laemouahuma... tmblr.co/Z9O5nvIQ-3Zk 4:32 AM Mar 23rd via Tumblr
  20. Neil Young (and Crazy Horse?!) give their take on some American folk classics. - Promises to be interesting. tmblr.co/Z9O5nvIKr__C 4:24 AM Mar 21st via Tumblr
  • Name Matthew Sabatella
  • Location Hollywood, FL
  • Web http://www.ballad...
  • Bio I play and sing traditional American folk and old-time music. Ballad of America is songs of people who made a country.
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