This episode covers the very oldest examples of The Child Ballads, with lyrical themes dating back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, as well as the contributions of major literary figures like Samuel Pepys, Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens.
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Sir Walter Scott, Pepys, and Charles Dickens: The Literary Roots of The Ballad Tradition
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Sir Walter Scott, Pepys, and Charles Dickens: The Literary Roots of The Ballad Tradition
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Dave Thompson continue their mini-series discussing Dave's book "An Evolving Tradition: The Child Ballads in Modern Folk and Rock Music"
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Nate Wilcox's "Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st.
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