Take in the sounds and histories of New England with this field guide to the region curated by singer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon. Born and raised in a musical family in Vermont, Amidon grew up around shape note singing, contradance and New England fiddle music, Francophone music, and other styles that populate the greater New England area. In an interview with Folkways, Amidon discusses the sounds and people he grew up with, as well as his work on “The History of Sound,” a new film that centers on a ballad collecting trip in rural Maine in 1920.
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Take in the sounds and histories of New England with this field guide to the region curated by singer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon. Born and raised in a musical family in Vermont, Amidon grew up around shape note singing, contradance and New England fiddle music, Francophone music, and other styles that populate the greater New England area. In an interview with Folkways, Amidon discusses the sounds and people he grew up with, as well as his work on “The History of Sound,” a new film that centers on a ballad collecting trip in rural Maine in 1920.
Listen to the playlist and read Amidon’s Q&A on our website! Now available to stream on TIDAL, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and our YouTube channel: folkways.si.edu/playlist/a-field-guide-to-new-engl…
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