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October 03, 2012

Beautiful video of folksinger Elizabeth Cotten, interviewed late in her life. Poignant and deeply rewarding to watch.

Oct 3, 2012 6:50:06 AM

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This was wonderful, Steve. Thanks for posting it. As many times as I've heard it, I never knew Elizabeth Cotten wrote "Freight Train."

Posted by: Michael Northen | October 03, 2012 at 11:49 AM

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