One Of The Things I'm Most Proud

He [alan Lomax] Started Right Off Trying To Find People Who Could Introduce Folk Songs To City People. He Found A Young Actor Named Burl Ives And Said, "burl, You Know A Lot Of Great Country Songs Learned From Your Grandmother, Don't You Know People Would Love To Hear Them?" He Put On Radio Programs. He Persuaded Cbs To Dedicate "the School Of The Air" For One Year To American Folk Music. He'd Get Some Old Sailor To Sing An Old Sea Shanty With A Cracked Voice. Then He'd Get Me To Sing It With My Banjo.

Town After Town Has But One Newspaper Or One Radio Station. It Is Often Owned By Murdoch. Yes, We Don't Have As Much Freedom Of The Press As We Think We Have - Although The Traditional Freedom Of Speech Is Strongly Rooted In American Culture.

Participation - That's What's Gonna Save The Human Race.

In The Largest Sense, Every Work Of Art Is Protest... A Lullaby Is A Propaganda Song And Any Three-year-old Knows It... A Hymn Is A Controversial Song - Sing One In The Wrong Church: You'll Find Out...

I Think Folk Music Helps Reinforce Your Sense Of History. An Old Song Makes You Think Of Times Gone By.