Friday, March 25, 2011

Finding a treasure from my family’s past on YouTube (watch video)


A little something personal and nostalgic to wrap up the week. From my perspective as a long-time progressive Minnesotan, I’m in the midst of writing a memoir about my childhood as a member of a displaced Appalachian family in conservative northwestern Ohio.

I recalled that my late mother’s favorite song was Can the Circle be Unbroken by “Mother” Maybelle Carter of the well-known Carter family singers. Imagine my delight when I discovered the original 1927 recording on YouTube. Needless to say my heart melted, and I felt reconnected to my mother as I listened to that old song. Enjoy:

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