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Elexa Dawson: The Riddle Song (I Gave My Love a Cherry)

Dawson, Elexa

At the Library of Congress

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About

Kansas-based Potawatomi singer/songwriter Elexa Dawson performing “The Riddle Song (I Gave My Love a Cherry),” from a field recording of Mrs. W.L. Martin, recorded by Herbert Halpert in March 1939 in Hillsville, Virginia. From the Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition collection (AFC 1939/005: AFS 2756 B04). 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 Montreal, Canada, in 2025. The showcase was recorded for this webcast.

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Library of Congress, in Library of Congress: talks and concerts
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Library of Congress
Language
English
Country
United States
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