Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Margie Adam and Ginni Clemmens
Presenting music by folk singers and songwriters Margie Adam and Ginni Clemmens who specialize in women's and children's music, respectively.
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Presenting music by folk singers and songwriters Margie Adam and Ginni Clemmens who specialize in women's and children's music, respectively.
Rosalie Sorrels discusses her career, family, and folk music. Includes Rosalie Sorrels reading her mother's writing. Includes Rosalie Sorrels singing her songs and others, "Traveling Lady", "You Can't Go Home Again", "Her Mantle So Green", "If You Love Me", and "The Long Memory". Cal Hans plays the dobro in the background and makes some comments. Includes performance by pianist Daniel Varsano at the end.
Renowned soprano, Madame Rosa Raisa discusses her career, early training, Chicago debuts, travels, teaching, and hobbies post opera.
Choir directors Richard Garrin and Catherine Roma of the Windy City Gay Chorus and the Cincinnati Women’s Chorus discuss the evolution of choral music within the gay, transgender and lesbian (LGBTQ) community.
Marian McPartland discusses her career, the role of women in jazz, and jazz music.
Margie Adam, singer, songwriter, pianist and activist discusses her latest album (1980) Naked Keys which features her solo piano music.
Margie Adam, musician, activist, and composer, discusses how events such as the women's movement and the lesbian-feminist movement inspired her to create music for her new album, Another Place. The album reflects on Adams's life and on topics such as her sexuality.
Judy Collins discusses how she began writing her own songs; successes in her career; and the fight for abortion rights.
Virtuoso violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg discusses her training, performance style and reactions to it, attracting a younger classical audience, and comments on several of her recordings.
Program includes an excerpt of a 1978 interview with songwriter and labor rights activist Florence Reece.