{"id":381,"date":"2006-09-01T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T14:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/?p=381"},"modified":"2006-09-01T12:02:24","modified_gmt":"2006-09-01T17:02:24","slug":"a-pseudo-random-roots-music-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2006\/09\/01\/a-pseudo-random-roots-music-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"A pseudo-random roots music meme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hohner<\/a>
\nI just assigned my American Roots Music First Year Seminar students<\/a> a meme as their first blogging assignment<\/a> for the course, and it only seemed fair that I answer the questions as well.<\/p>\n

Why did you sign up for a roots music FYS section? (It’s totally OK if the answer is something like “I didn’t really want to, but everything else was full.”.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I signed up (years ago) to teach the course because I think it’s a great (and important) experience for first year students. I love the small class, discussion format, and I really like being able to teach something outside my official “area of expertise”. I chose roots music because I love the music and I think these early folk recordings provide a wonderful window into powerful piece of American history and culture. I could say a lot<\/em> more, but I need to save something<\/em> for class.<\/p>\n

If you could take 5 pieces of music with you to a desert isle, what would they be? (The definition of “piece of music” here is always tricky. Think “song”, but I’ll let you get away with a more extended piece like a symphony. A 4 CD compilation of 70’s punk just isn’t going to count as a single piece of music, though, no matter how cool it might be.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love asking this sort of question, but hate<\/em> answering it – it’s just so hard to choose. In no particular order…<\/p>\n