One Of The Things I'm Most Proud

My Father Urged Alan [lomax] Not To Repeat The Mistakes Of The European Folklorists Who, A Century Ago, Had Collected These Peasant Songs And Then Arranged Them For Part Choir And Accompanied Them On Piano, And Then Told The Young People Of Their Country, "don't Change A Note, This Is Our Sacred Heritage." Father Said, Whether It's A Fiddle Tune Or A Gospel Song, Learn It Right Off The Record From The People Who Grew Up With It. Don't Just Learn It From A Piece Of Paper.

My Job, Is To Show Folks There's A Lot Of Good Music In This World, And If Used Right It May Help To Save The Planet.

My Mother Gave Me A Ukulele At Age Eight, And I Sang The Popular Tunes Of The Day.

And The People In The Houses All Went To The University And They Got Put In Boxes Little Boxes All The Same, Little Boxes All The Same, Little Boxes All The Same, Little Boxes All The Same And They All Come Out All The Same.

I Was Working For Alan Lomax In The Library Of Congress Folk Song Archive, And Starting To Realize What A Wealth Of Different Kinds Of Music There Was In This Country That You Never Heard On The Radio.