# Elias Alexander: Always Been a Rambler

Oregon producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Elias Alexander performing the song “Always Been a Rambler” from a field recording of unaccompanied singer Texas Gladden, recorded by Alan Lomax at Decca Studios in New York City, NY in 1946. From the Alan Lomax Collection (AFC 2004/004: TD84R07). 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, Missouri in 2024. The showcase was recorded for this webcast.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 6 min
- By: Alexander, Elias
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10890/)
- 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/video-10890?play=1)