The History of Folk Music (2-Part Series) at Reading Public Library Main
Schedule
Sat Feb 21 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19602 | Reading, PA
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Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of enchanting melodiesand engaging history!
Part 1 will cover the years from roughly 1840 to 1940, and will
include: field songs, dance songs, freedom songs, railroad songs,
protest songs, union songs, Dustbowl songs, etc. Audience
participation will be encouraged - singing, percussion, insights,
dialogue, and more!
Part 2 starts with Woody Guthrie, and includes commentary
about and songs by Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Malvina Reynolds,
Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Richie Havens, Bruce Springsteen, Joan
Baez, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Steve Earle, and others.
Audience participation is encouraged.
Doug Morris (Ph.D., Penn State) teaches in the world of critical
pedagogy at West Chester University, is a former jazz guitarist, is
a singer, composer, and performer of "people's songs," and has
written about Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen,
and others in the tradition of "people's music."
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