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As a populist poet, Sandburg bestowed a powerful dignity on what the '20s called the "American scene" in a book he called a "ragbag of stripes and streaks of color from nearly all ends of the earth ... rich with the diversity of the United States."
- Carl Sandburg
- 1927
Aug 3, 2020 · In later years it was a foundational document for the folk music revival, an inspiration to Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Harry Smith, the collector and editor of the influential Anthology of American Folk Music. When I’m asked, “Why Sandburg and the Songbag?” My answer is because it’s a big beautiful mess. A GLORIOUS mess.
The American Songbag - Carl Sandburg often mixed poetry and folk music in his public performances, and his career as a collector and performer of American songs and ballads garnered him almost as much acclaim as his writings in his day.
Jun 2, 2021 · Garrison Keillor writing in the introduction to a later edition of the American Songbag, called Sandburg a “cultural patriot” who came along at a time when he was needed.
Carl Sandburg’s “The American Songbag” is a collection of folk songs that have been passed down through generations in the United States. First published in 1927, the book contains over 280 songs, including ballads, work songs, spirituals, and blues.
As a populist poet, Sandburg bestowed a powerful dignity on what the '20s called the "American scene" in a book he called a "ragbag of stripes and streaks of color from nearly all ends of the earth ... rich with the diversity of the United States."
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Feb 20, 2014 · This project would ultimately become the classic volume American Songbag, published in 1927. He narrowed down the selection to 255 tunes, and altered some (for the sake of the "mood"), but otherwise he printed them as he heard them.
