Margaret MacArthur Folksong Collection

Eight folk song performance recordings created by Margaret MacArthur. MacArthur is a notable folk singer from Vermont. MacArthur began to collect folk songs from western Kentucky when her parents moved to the area in the 1960s. MacArthur's initial collaboration was with Florence Fowler, who is featured in this collection of folk songs.

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