# Join the C.I.O."

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress challenged musical artists to interpret material from its unparalleled archive of ethnographic recordings of traditional folk music. Artists were asked to put their own spin on these archival treasures, and to perform them at a special showcase during the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City in 2017. The showcase was recorded for this webcast. This video features Canadian singer-songwriter Piper Hayes from Hamilton, Ontario, performing "Join the C.I.O." from Alan Lomax's 1937 field recording of Kentucky singer Aunt Molly Jackson in New York City.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2017
- By: American Folklife Center
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024696729/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024696729?play=1)