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"Wild and soul-stirring": William Bradbury's mountain songs, 1847-52
Ever mindful of popular trends, the composer, arranger, teacher, and anthologist William Batchelder Bradbury (1816-1868) published music that, in his ......(Continue Reading) Capturing the memories: turn your next family gathering into a fun documentary that the kids can produce—and everyone can enjoy - Extended Family
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The song is being ripped out of hymnals and songbooks. With translations into 12 languages, it is one of the most popular 1960s Christian folk songs. Marsha ......(Continue Reading)The Songfinder: a reader-assisted song search service
This will be my last appearance as "The Songfinder." I'd always expected to carry on at least long enough to go into syndication, but my professional ......(Continue Reading)Unnecessary evil: China's Muslims aren't terrorists. So why did the Bush administration give Beijing the green light to oppress them?
The terrorist attacks of September 11, and the Bush administration's response to them, have unsettled much of the world. But few places have been more ......(Continue Reading)
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