The Bigger Picture
Five Gears in Reverse
by Bob Moses
Though they were the books of the summer, Jonathan Franzen's Freedom and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad share the dying-light c... more
Why Do People Sing? Alan Lomax and His Science of Song
by Bob Moses
Though it produced a body of work kaleidoscopic in its variety and intersecting interests, the search for answers to deceptively simple questions drove more
Peg Simone's Haunting Secrets
by Bob Moses
Spend any summertime in the lowland South and it won’t be long until some Cracker Barrel Confucius allows as how it ain’t the heat, it’s the humidity, yessir, it surely is.... more
Watch & Listen
E.C. Ball's Gift To A Frowning World
Spiritual, haunted, rollicking and fiercely independent: Nathan Salsburg and a group of like-minded artists pay tribute to a singular voice from the Blue Ridge, E.C. Ball.
Alan Lomax in Haiti: A Personal Journey of Discovery
In 1936, a 21-year-old Alan Lomax, on his first solo ethnographic expedition, discovered a nation redefining its identity. He struggled with personal and technical challenges, but returned with 1,500 recordings and film — now available for the first time from Harte Recordings, the Lomax archive, and the Library of Congress.
Sing Murder
Lonely woods and lost loves, deadly encounters and a waiting noose… the dark history of the murder ballad. Exclusive video interview and three original performances from country-music hero Charlie Louvin, and a murder ballad playlist. Two of Charlie's recordings were recently nominated for Grammy Awards.
