In the liner notes to this second volume of topical songs, Irwin Silber writes, "Traditional folk song, in addition to it's inherent artistic worth and emotion-fulfilling qualities, has always served as the 'living newspaper' of history." This "living newspaper" includes songs about the Centralia, Illinois mine disaster and the destruction of Hiroshima.
In the liner notes to this second volume of topical songs, Irwin Silber writes, "Traditional folk song, in addition to it's inherent artistic worth and emotion-fulfilling qualities, has always served as the 'living newspaper' of history." This "living newspaper" includes songs about the Centralia, Illinois mine disaster and the destruction of Hiroshima.