Educational Resources Relevant to the 1934 Lomax Trip
OPEN SOURCE LESSON PLANS
Lesson plans tied to the PBS documentary, Lomax the Songhunter.
Lessons plans based around songs from various world cultures as recorded by Alan Lomax, from the Association for Cultural Equity website. Lesson plans tied to the PBS Kids show, Lomax the Hound of Music. |
VIDEO LECTURES
Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World, A Bio-Ethnography: John Szwed's Botkin Lecture about his biography of Alan Lomax.
Traditional Music in Coastal Louisiana: The 1934 Lomax Recordings: Joshua Caffery Botkin Lecture about the 1934 recordings in coastal Louisiana. |
ARTICLES AND ESSAYS
Lomax in Louisiana: Trials and Triumphs - Barry Ancelet's essay on the early Lomax recordings and his own work with Alan Lomax in the 1980s.
John Avery Lomax's Southern Mosaic - An article on John Lomax's early recording trips hosted by the American Folklife Center. |
RADIO SHOWS AND INTERVIEWS
On The Margins of Music - Alan Lomax & Anthony Burgess: A radio interview with Alan Lomax's biographer, John Szwed.
The Sonic Journey of Alan Lomax: A two-hour tour de force radio show about the Alan Lomax's life work by PRX's American Routes, hosted by Nick Spitzer. |