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Stetson Kennedy: Unmasking The Ku Klux Klan
Folklorist and social crusader, Stetson Kennedy, helped unmask the KKK, one of the deadliest hate groups in US history.
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #21 Do you know your classical composers
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
The Kiboomers
I Had a Rooster | Kids Music | Hidden Objects Game | The Kiboomers
I Had a Rooster Song Lyrics I had a rooster and my rooster pleased me, I fed my rooster by the green apple tree. My old rooster went, "Cock- a-doo-dle doo, Dee doo-dle-ee doo-dle-ee, doodle-ee do." I had a cow and my cow pleased me, I...
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Occupy Wall Street Protests
Folk singers perform protest songs at Zuccotti Park / Songs performed are 'Oh, Beautiful,' 'Like A Rolling Stone,' and 'This Land Is Your Land' Occupy Wall Street Protests on October 16, 2011 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)
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Pbs: Early America: Yankee Doodle Dandy
Saxton's Cornet Band, a musical ensemble that recreates the sound and appearance of early brass bands, performs "Yankee Doodle Variations." Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [4:56]
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Pbs: Early America: Foo Boo Woo Boo John
Watch a demonstration of how to play the jaw harp as an expert musician performs "Foo Boo Woo Boo John," a traditional folk song that came to America from England.
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Pbs: Early America: Derby Ram
Listen to a performance of the English-American song "Derby Ram", a purported favorite of George Washington, for a group of students who sing, stomp, and clap along.
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Pbs: Early America: Cluck Old Hen/i Had a Rooster
Listen to two folk songs about animals in traditional Southern style both featuring the banjo, a traditional gourd banjo on "Cluck Old Hen" and today's steel-string banjo on "I Had a Rooster." Discussion about the gourd banjo's origins...
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Songs of the Sea: Chesapeake and Shannon:19th Century Folk Song
Song lyrics and Midi File available for download. Song was created to commemorate a sea battle in the War of 1812.
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Songs of the Sea: The Constitution and the Guerriere
Nineteenth-century song written to commemorate a War of 1812 battle involving the ship later known as "Old Ironsides". Lyrics included and MIDI file available to download.
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Popular Songs in American History: Woodman, Spare That Tree
Popular song in America in the 1830's. Lyrics, information about the author, and Midi File available.