The Declaration of Independence makes crystal clear that the Founders fought for the proposition “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed …” Having lost the 2020 election, Donald Trump became the first president in our history to oppose the peaceful transfer of power and to try, in...
American Roots Music is an acoustic music oral tradition that echoes the story of man and his relation to land and community through words, music, and dance. The music’s origins date back thousands of years.
Carole Owens remembers growing up with Bob Dylan in the lonely cold wilds of northern Minnesota: “He went right up – when they called 'open mike' -- and sang. Abby and I were mortified, embarrassed, whatever, because he was scrawny and his voice was nasal and not very melodic."
