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Southern Journeys

Radio 4 on Music by BBC

May 21, 201458:16Music

The story of American traditional music is dominated by the father and son team John and Alan Lomax who discovered, recorded, and popularised the music of the poor, the dispossessed and voiceless. During Alan Lomax 's 19...

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