The Mississippi: River of Song

1999-01-15 Thread RWarn17588
Boy, this "Mississippi: River of Song" series on PBS is "Don't Miss TV" for the VCR. This week's episode kicked off with John Hartford, who wrote "Gentle On My Mind" and drives a riverboat two weeks out of the year (I never knew that); bluegrass in Hillsb

Re: The Mississippi: River of Song

1999-01-15 Thread James Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/15 1:22 AM some sort of caroling group in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., This is probably more than you want to know, but here goes - This "caroling" is actually a centuries-old New Years Eve French folksong/dance tradition and begging ritual similar in some ways to