Is "The MTA Song" a conservative song or a communist song (or neither)? And why did record companies try to hide the origins of the tune of one of the most prolific early 20th century country songs? Find out in this episode of Folk Files, which discusses "The MTA," "The Wreck of the Old '97," and "The Ship That Never Returned."

Host: Olivia Harding

Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast

Check out the new website: https://folkfilespodcast.com/

Special thanks to Aaron J. Morton

Reach out to Folk Files at [email protected]

For a full list of musical excerpts associated with this episode, head to the episode page on the Folk Files website: https://folkfilespodcast.com/season-3/episode-3-2/