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A high quality version of American folk music on a traditional instrument. Found on the LOC website with no know copyright restrictions. The last few seconds were cut off via Audacity because it was an interview between the musician and the ethnographer.

This was certainly higher quality then most of the recordings that the WPA did during the height of the depression. I will go back to looking through the Library of Congress's database --In actu (talk) 18:55, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I think this is a good example of how folk music was played in practice, and thus valid for consideration on ethnographic grounds. There are two problems, however. 1. This doesn't actually appear in Appalachian Folk Music, or any other article, making it ineligible. 2. It's cut off far too abruptly at the end. Make it a bit longer, and use a quick fadeout if you must end sooner than ideal. Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:11, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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This is the full uncut version

John Brown's a-Hanging on a Sour Apple Tree

This should show why I cut it so close. --Guerillero | My Talk 02:48, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • John Brown's a-Hanging on a Sour Apple Tree.ogg was withdrawn by the nominator. This looks like a snow sort of thing and it will be better to free up some space on the main nomations page. I thought the ethnographic qualities of this recording would have made up for the imperfections at first. Thanks for weighing in --Guerillero | My Talk 02:48, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]