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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.

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

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