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ENCORE: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

ENCORE: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Encore: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’re talking about traditional ballads how they tell stories and connect us to the past. These old tunes can mean so much. They can tap into difficult emotions and give feelings space to be heard. Some songs may even be too uncomfortable to sing.

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Ballads About Train Wrecks Hold Lessons For Modern Life

Starting in the late nineteenth century, trains were everywhere in southern Appalachia. And so were songs about them.

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True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’re talking about traditional ballads how they tell stories and connect us to the past.

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