Folklore

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: December 20, 1978

    The Velvet Sledgehammer for December 20, 1978, produced by Adrienne Gantt. Contents: Interview with Marie-Therese Brincard of the Brooklyn Museum of Art on its exhibition of Nubia,”African and Antiquity”; a report on HEW hearings on government funding to research in vitro fertilization, including an interview with Barbara Mishkin and excerpts from the hearings; Merlin Stone…

  • Across the western ocean (Episode 26 of 33, Part 1 of 2)

    British traditional singers John Roberts and Tony Barrand, along with Jeff Warner, Susan Warner and Davey Jones, sing sea shanties and tell stories of the Atlantic sailing packets of the late nineteenth century at WBAI’s Free Music Store in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. WBAI’s Barbara Oka introduces the program. Part 1 of this recording features the…

  • Across the western ocean (Episode 26 of 33, Part 2 of 2)

    British traditional singers John Roberts and Tony Barrand, along with Jeff Warner, Susan Warner and Davey Jones, sing sea shanties and tell stories of the Atlantic sailing packets of the late nineteenth century at WBAI’s Free Music Store in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. WBAI’s Barbara Oka introduces Robert Makla from Friends of Prospect Park, who describes…