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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Fri Dec 8, 2017, 06:27 PM Dec 2017

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Rhiannon Giddens-At The Purchaser's Option

Rhiannon Giddens made this song after seeing the notice for a early 19th Century slave auction that is pictured in the clip. It's the most fitting response I can find to Roy Moore's statement that slavery kept black families together and represented a time when the country was "great"

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Rhiannon Giddens-At The Purchaser's Option (Original Post) Ken Burch Dec 2017 OP

I love her banjo work, vocals and lyrics. Hoyt Dec 2017 #1

Discovered her recently. Can't listen to song all the way fhru. Too depressing bobbieinok Dec 2017 #2

It's a devastating lyric. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #3

She is a dynamic artist and performer. When she was with the Carolina Chocolate japple Dec 2017 #4

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. I love her banjo work, vocals and lyrics.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 06:42 PM

Dec 2017

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

2. Discovered her recently. Can't listen to song all the way fhru. Too depressing

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 07:17 PM

Dec 2017

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

3. It's a devastating lyric.

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 07:35 PM

Dec 2017

n/t.

japple

(9,831 posts)

4. She is a dynamic artist and performer. When she was with the Carolina Chocolate

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 08:24 PM

Dec 2017

Drops, I saw two of their performances. It was thrilling.

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