7.5.13: Folk Pilgrim Stephen Wade Unearths the Real-Life Roots of Iconic American Recordings




WYPR: The Signal Podcast show

Summary: From a cave in Kentucky, to a school in Mississippi, to a prison in Arkansas, Stephen Wade has traveled the country in search of the living roots of iconic Library of Congress records. He joins us with stories and songs from his book, "The Beautiful Music all around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience."