On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the book "Songs of Earth," which is an updated version of song collector/folklorist Alan Lomax's work about "cantometrics," or the measurement of songs. Using the concepts in this book, you can find both the commonalities between musical forms from all over the world, and what makes them unique, too! We also listened to some folksong recordings from the Upper Midwest.
