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Hank Cramer

"Bound for the Northwest — Songs of Settlers and Sailors" at the Olympia Library

Submitted by agathafrye on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 10:56am.

Start: Jan 19 2008 - 2:00pm

End: Jan 19 2008 - 3:30pm

In this program, Hank Cramer will give a historic overview of the settlement of the Pacific Northwest, illustrating the story with traditional songs which tell the settlers' stories in their own words. He will explain how folk-songs, sung in the words of the people who lived through a historical event, often capture the emotions and experiences better than the official histories written later. This program is sponsored by Humanities Washington.

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