The Ballad Singer

Series produced by Dean Rathje

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For years, Dean Rathje, a folksinger and media producer, has been searching for choice old ballads, full of humor and pathos, joy and tragedy, magic and transformation. These two hour-long programs, about 54-1/2 minutes each, contain 12 and 11 ballads, respectively, each ballad prefaced with a short informative introduction over a music bed.

For years, Iowa poet, musician, and media producer Dean Rathje has been searching for choice old ballads, full of humor and pathos, joy and tragedy, magic and transformation. Some of these ballads originate in old Europe, with the Child Ballads, others in America, in the enclaves of the Southeast and in points along the westward expansion. Rathje offers two hour-long programs, about 54 and a half minutes each, one with 12 songs and one with 11. Each ballad is prefaced by a short informative introduction over a folk music sound bed.


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Ballad Singer Hour Two
From: Dean Rathje
Series: The Ballad Singer
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Dean Rathje's "Ballad Singer, Hour Two" contains 12 choice ballads, ranging from the Child Ballads of old Europe to the cowboy ballads of America.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 54:48
Ballad Singer Hour One
From: Dean Rathje
Series: The Ballad Singer
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Hour One of the program "Ballad Singer" features 11 original interpretations of old ballads, most of them to be found in the Child Ballads collecti...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 54:38