Michael Tomasky: Friday quiz: row that boat ashore

This week, we take a look at folk music – the music of the people, as opposed to the music of court and crown, although the material I've been looking through indicates a certain amount of crossover, such as a tavern song that Henry VIII particularly liked and took care to make popular.

As the mention of Henry suggests, there's a lot of history to cover here, and many variants. I originally intended to combine the blues in to this quiz, but I think African American folk music needs its own...

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Published on July 02, 2010 04:48
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