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One-on-One with Martha Redbone

Air Date: 3/13/17 – Musician, singer, collaborator, performer, educator and mentor, Martha Redbone was born in Kentucky and and had maternal roots in Virginia and other parts of Appalachia. She absorbed music from many local traditions: African American, Cherokee, Choctaw, English folk music, and others. Her father had a strong gospel music tradition from North Carolina and she grew up learning and exploring her Native American roots among Cherokee and Choctaw groups.  What is her lens and take on the world like? Has she found healing and rejuvination through her musical theatrepiece, the Martha Redbone Roots Project. Has anything changed for her in this new administration? Find out!

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