Episode 348: Ricardo Herrera, Valley Forge

by Ben Franklin's World | Jan 3, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/348_Herrera.mp3 On December 19, 1777, George Washington marched his Continental Army into its winter encampment at Valley Forge. In school we learned this was a hard, cold winter that saw the soldiers so ill-supplied...

Episode 347: African and African American Music

by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 20, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/347_New_Orleans_Jazz_NHP.mp3 It’s impossible to overstate the importance of African and African American music to the United States’ musical traditions. Steven Lewis, a Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the...

Episode 346: Music and Politics in the Early United States

by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 13, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://benfranklinsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/346_Coleman.mp3 How did everyday Americans in the early United States use and enjoy music? How did they create and circulate new songs and musical lyrics? Our five-episode series about music in early America...

Episode 345: Amateur Musicians in the Early United States

by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 6, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/345_Goodman.mp3 Our study of music in Early America continues with this third episode in our five-episode series.Our last two episodes (Episode 343 and Episode 344) helped us better understand the musical landscapes...

Episode 344: Music in British North America

by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 29, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/344_Hildebrand.mp3 Our 5-episode series about music in Early America continues with this second episode that seeks to answer your questions about music in Early America. David Hildebrand is a musicologist and an...

Episode 343: Music and Song in Native North America

by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 22, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/343_Hamill.mp3 What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate and use music in their daily lives? Your questions about music...