Episode 152 - From History to Harmony Part 1: The Folk Songs of North Carolina

Send us a text"Come all good people, I’d have you draw near,A sorrowful story you quickly shall hear;A story I’ll tell you about Omie Wise,How she was deluded by Lewis’s lies." From the ballad Omie Wise. This week Jennie and Dianne begin a two part series exploring three folk songs that originated out of North Carolina. Each song relates a tragic narrative that has been spun out of real life events. In this first episode they will delve into the Ballad of Omi (Naomi) Wise; Omie’s ballad is es...