Tag Archives: Rhiannon Giddens

The Ballad of “Wayfaring Stranger”

Posted on January 19, 2020 by sixstrstories

Ballad: “A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas, or verses.” Verse 1 I’m just a poor wayfaring stranger, a traveling through this world of woe But there’s no sickness toil or danger in that bright land to … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Audio, Posts with Video, The Ballad Series | Tagged Alan Lomax, American Folklife Center, Charles Seeger, Charlie D. Tillman, Chasing The Rising Sun, Francesco Turrisi, Going Over Jordan, Jerry Silverman, Jerry Silverman's Folk Song Encyclopedia, John F. Garst, John Lomax, Joseph Bever, L.L. McDowell, Library of Congress, Our Singing Country, Over Jordan, Poor Wayfaring Stranger, Rhiannon Giddens, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Ted Anthony, The American Folklife Reading Room, The Christian Songster, The Hymn, The Revival, The Wayfaring Pilgrim, Times of Refreshing, Todd Harvey, Vaughan's Texas Quartet, W.T. Dale, Wayfaring Stranger | Leave a comment

Finding Covers, Chapter 4

Posted on May 16, 2016 by sixstrstories

“Really?!” I couldn’t believe it when I first heard the news. Rhiannon Giddens was going to start her Spring 2016 US Tour here in southeast New Hampshire. The singer, fiddler, banjo player and songwriter was scheduled to perform on Tuesday, April … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding Covers, Posts with Video | Tagged Factory Girl, Hank Cochran, Patsy Cline, Rhiannon Giddens, She's Got You, Tomorrow Is My Turn | Leave a comment

August Music, So Far

Posted on August 14, 2012 by sixstrstories

One of the best parts of summer here in Southeastern New Hampshire is the Prescott Park Arts Festival. Prescott Park is located between Portsmouth Harbor and the historic Strawbery Banke Museum district in downtown Portsmouth. Every year since 1974 the … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Video, Random Topics | Tagged Carolina Chocolate Drops, Gerry Leonard, Gypsy, Milwaukee Blues, Prescott Park Arts Festival, Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Rhiannon Giddens

The Ballad of “Wayfaring Stranger”

Finding Covers, Chapter 4

August Music, So Far

Categories

Archives

Log In