Lisa’s Writings

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Bluegrass in Protest

It's commonly believed that music has an innate power over the average human. Music, especially song, helps us feel deeply to understand, experience, and contemplate the complexities of life.

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Wayfaring Stranger Lecture

Wayfaring Stranger is a song that has been performed by hundreds of artists in the 150 years of its known existence in American repertoire. The first written example of this song was published in 1858 by Joseph Bever’s Christian Songster.

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