The Carter Family popularized the Child Ballads and Burl Ives built a new tradition

This episode covers the emergence of the commercial recording industry into the story of the Child Ballads with producers like Ralph Peer, performers like The Carter Family, and “songweriters” like A.P. Carter all transforming the ballads for a new popular audience.

Dave Thompson and Nate Wilcox also discuss the emergence of the first “folk revivalists”…