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Matt Crawford speaks with conservationist, farmer, historian and author Thomas Curren about his book, All Join Hands. This is the story of what happens when a ten-thousand-year-old musical tradition is put in the hands of a 17-year-old Boston boy in 1947 and a conservationist decides to write his story. The result is pure poetry and something that will stir emotions locked deep in our DNA. We all dance, and we have always done so for the basic reason of communal connection and sharing. This book brings us back to those roots in the form of country dancing. Jump in line and give it a read.
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Matt Crawford speaks with conservationist, farmer, historian and author Thomas Curren about his book, All Join Hands. This is the story of what happens when a ten-thousand-year-old musical tradition is put in the hands of a 17-year-old Boston boy in 1947 and a conservationist decides to write his story. The result is pure poetry and something that will stir emotions locked deep in our DNA. We all dance, and we have always done so for the basic reason of communal connection and sharing. This book brings us back to those roots in the form of country dancing. Jump in line and give it a read.
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