Now Playing: Hurdy Gurdy Songs - SONGCATCHERS (episode #272) (8/20)

A Hurdy Gurdy live podcast with the creators of "The Song Catchers" (2022), a historical-musical production written and directed by Dave Krikun, John LaBarbera, and Jorge Arévalo Mateus.

Offering a contemporary perspective on the role that folk music played during the years of the Great Depression, the work demonstrates the impact that songwriters, performers, and folklorists had on the development of American music and on the importance of musicians and songwriters creating music that commented on salient social and political issues still relevant today.

Thanks to The Puffin Foundation and Bergen Community College for their support.