We've teamed up with on a podcast series that explores North Carolina music one song at a time. On this episode, folk musician talks about Elizabeth Cotten's 'Freight Train.'
"It's simple, but it conjures up beautiful images of after death, hearing that train that you love, and the train is such a feature of Southern music."
Credit Russ Henry
On Saturday night at in Raleigh, an all-star group of musicians pays tribute to the music Alice Gerrard made with Hazel Dickens. Most of the seats are free.
Then on Sunday in Elizabeth Cotten's hometown of Carrboro, there will be free music all over town at the .
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