During a visit to the Old Town School of Folk Music, musician Tadashi Tad Hidaka discusses Japanese folk songs. Includes a rice planting folk song, a mining song, and several farewell songs.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Folk singer Odetta joins Studs to talk about her life and music, including her songs "Riding in My Car (Car Song)," "Gallows Pole," and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," among others.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American pianist and conductor talks about his cultural exchange visit to China as depicted in the documentary, From Mao to Mozart. Studs plays some recordings of Chinese music from his own trip to China.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Folk singer Mary Travers - of the group Peter, Paul & Mary - talks about some of the artists that inspired her, like Pete Seeger and The Weavers.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The folk singer and dulcimer player describes her upbringing in Kentucky, how she came to learn about Appalachian folk traditions, and the links between American, English, and Irish songs and hymns.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The folk singer, storyteller, poet, and labor organizer talks with Studs about hobo music, labor songs, and protest songs.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Austrian-American conductor and longtime director of the Winnetka School of Music shares with Studs some of the musical discoveries he made while on a recent trip to China as educator and arts advocate.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Irish actress joins Studs to reminisce about some of her favorite music, from childhood rhymes to traditional songs of Ireland to more contemporary pop hits.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Charles Keil discusses his book "Urban Blues" and the separation between White Americans and African Americans. There is an excerpt of a song by B.B. King played in the middle of an interview to give an example of Blues music.

Studs Terkel has a conversation with Easley Blackwood, and Ralph Shapey, composers and Paul Fromm philanthropist and patron of the music arts. They discuss contemporary music, composing music, composers and the passion of creating music.