<p>In this episode we step back into the era before radio, recorded music, and streaming playlists to an era when the soundtrack of daily life was created by people in their homes at pianos often by flickering light – the 19th century world of parlor songs, love, and courtship.</p>

In this episode we step back into the era before radio, recorded music, and streaming playlists to an era when the soundtrack of daily life was created by people in their homes at pianos often by flickering light – the 19th century world of parlor songs, love, and courtship.

Love, Courtship, and 19th Century Parlor Music

In the “American Tapestry: We Tell Ourselves Stories”, Andrew Roth explores the post-1968 shattering of the American story by asking “What is the ‘story of America’? Is there such a thing? Is there only one story, or are there many stories? If there are many stories, how are they woven, can they be woven, together to tell the story of America?”

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Love, Courtship, and 19th Century Parlor Music

Love, Courtship, and 19th Century Parlor Music