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Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Stephan Grappelli
Oct. 7, 1976 Presenting music with violinist Stephan Grappelli.
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Chinese pianist Fei-Ping Hsu discusses his musical career
Apr. 5, 1982 Fei-Ping Hsu speaks about growing up in China and how he came to be a pianist.
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Studs Terkel reflects on trip to People's Republic of China to describe Inner Mongolian music
Jun. 11, 1981 Studs Terkel travels to a Yurt shepherd's farm commune to hear the old song ballad of a Mongolian hero. It concerns a slave uprising from 200 years ago and shows the unity of the Mongolian people. Terkel compares this music to the Hungarian legacy before moving to the School of Story Telling and School of Music and Story Telling in the capital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot. We are introduced to the four string hu that played Homeric ballads of drinking songs that could last four days.
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Discussing folk music with folk musician Pete Seeger
Feb. 11, 1982 The following songs were removed due to copyright restrictions:, "East Virginia", "Sticking With The Union", "Old Blue", "Jesu, Meine Freude", "We Shall Overcome", "The Draft", "Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down", and "Precious Friend" an instrumental song.
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Win Stracke discusses his career and folk music
Jun. 1, 1962 Songs, music and lyrics are among the topics of Win Stracke's interview. Stracke believed folk songs had a morality all their own. He also explained that songs have a way of recapturing the feeling(s) of an event that the printed work can not convey.