# American Songcatcher

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Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699.md
RSS feed: https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/597330/destinations/5194670.xml
Official site: http://www.americansongcatcher.com
Author: Nicholas Edward Williams
Episodes: 53

## Resource

Tracing the roots of American music from its cultured past to artists playing it forward, folk musician, musicologist and host Nicholas Edward Williams takes listeners on a unique documentary-style podcast experience. Dive into the stories of centuries-old Traditional songs and migrants who carried their musical heritage here, and uncover the lives of pioneers and integral musicians who created and shaped styles such as Bluegrass, Ragtime, Jazz and Swing, Country, Gospel, Blues, Old-Time, and the Folk music that's derived from it all. Here's to the songs of old, may they live on forever.

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## Episodes
- [ANNOUNCEMENT // ROOTS MUSIC REVUE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/announcement-roots-music-revue) — 2026-09-09T18:01:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Blues // Cameron Knowler](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/talkin-blues-cameron-knowler) — 2026-03-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [TAKEOVER // Finding Lucinda: Episode 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/takeover-finding-lucinda-episode-1) — 2025-12-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [Earl Scruggs // King of the Five String](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/earl-scruggs-king-of-the-five-string) — 2025-10-23T18:27:00+00:00
- [ANNOUNCEMENT // Béla Fleck Banjo Raffle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/announcement-b-la-fleck-banjo-raffle) — 2025-08-11T19:15:44+00:00
- [Talkin' Blues // Buffalo Nichols](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/talkin-blues-buffalo-nichols) — 2025-05-31T11:00:00+00:00
- [ANNOUNCEMENT // American Songcatcher's Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/announcement-american-songcatcher-s-future) — 2025-05-12T18:07:37+00:00
- [BONUS // Moses Asch & Folkways Records](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/bonus-moses-asch-folkways-records) — 2024-12-30T18:13:07+00:00
- [WNC Roots Music History LIVE!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/wnc-roots-music-history-live) — 2024-11-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [ANNOUNCEMENT // ReString Appalachia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/announcement-restring-appalachia) — 2024-10-23T10:00:00+00:00
- [S3:E7 // Frankie & Johnny](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/s3-e7-frankie-johnny) — 2024-09-22T08:34:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Blues // John McCutcheon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/talkin-blues-john-mccutcheon) — 2024-08-18T10:39:00+00:00
- [S3:E6 // Sam Cooke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/s3-e6-sam-cooke) — 2024-07-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [S3:E5 // Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/s3-e5-bob-wills-and-his-texas-playboys) — 2024-06-04T13:40:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Blues // Charlie Hunter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/talkin-blues-charlie-hunter) — 2024-04-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [S3:E4 // Bascom Lamar Lunsford & A Living Tradition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/s3-e4-bascom-lamar-lunsford-a-living-tradition) — 2024-03-21T10:00:00+00:00
- [S3:E3 // Mississippi Fred McDowell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/s3-e3-mississippi-fred-mcdowell) — 2024-02-25T10:00:00+00:00
- [S3:E2 // Shady Grove](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/s3-e2-shady-grove) — 2024-01-21T10:00:00+00:00
- [S3:E1 // John Hartford](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/s3-e1-john-hartford) — 2023-12-21T18:35:00+00:00
- [LOCAL FOCAL // The Pine Barrens Folk Music](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/local-focal-the-pine-barrens-folk-music) — 2023-10-29T07:13:00+00:00
- [LOCAL FOCAL // Swamp Pop with Dustin Dale Gaspard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/local-focal-swamp-pop-with-dustin-dale-gaspard) — 2023-08-27T09:00:00+00:00
- [LOCAL FOCAL // Cowboy Song Collector Jack Thorp](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/local-focal-cowboy-song-collector-jack-thorp) — 2023-07-08T09:05:00+00:00
- [LOCAL FOCAL // The Other Side](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/local-focal-the-other-side) — 2023-05-28T08:38:03+00:00
- [LOCAL FOCAL // Last Wisps of the Old Ways](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/local-focal-last-wisps-of-the-old-ways) — 2023-03-26T08:30:07+00:00
- [ANNOUNCEMENT // SEASON 3](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-songcatcher-688699/announcement-season-3) — 2023-03-16T15:48:21+00:00

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