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The Hare’s Spectacle Presents

Traditional Folk Songs From The American River Valleys


Traditional folk goes through the looking glass …

A collection of folk songs of tragedy and woe, popular in the American river valleys prior to the war.

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Folkswitch Album Cover The Conqueror Worm, Edgar Allan Poe's poetry

The Conqueror Worm: The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe

LIKE THE TALES THAT MADE HIM FAMOUS, Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry is richly dark, exploring those same themes of love, loss, death and evil. His short stories were his bread and butter, and he was the quintessential craftsman in their writing. But Poe’s poetry was his art, personal and seeping with emotion.

 


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A multimedia experiment exploring the gothic poets and the dark roots of traditional folk song

A new look at old thoughts. All our music is available to stream for free on YouTube, and for purchase from BandCamp. Two guys pushing sixty and a sixteen year old. There’s a story here ….

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Available for download from the Folkswitch Bandcamp Store

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