Concert preview: Folk artists Jake Blount, Laurel Premo and Nic Gareiss weave new stories & music together
A conversation with Jake Blount, Laurel Premo, and Nic Gareiss
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A conversation with Jake Blount, Laurel Premo, and Nic Gareiss
How lockdowns helped Californians discover local treasures of the past and present
Extended interview with Joe Grimm. “They sang songs about bitter cold winters, they sang songs about lost friends, they sang songs about the perils of working on the lakes,” said Grimm. “There were myths in there. One of the myths or stories was that every seagull carried the soul of a drowned sailor.” Walton found most of the songs in port towns talking to what he called his informants. One of his go-to’s was Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan. “Men who had worked on vessels during the summer were on this island and they had nothing to do all winter but maybe work in the wo...