Ethnomusicologist and radio broadcaster Henrietta Yurchenco has spent many of her 86 years traveling the world, recording music in remote places, and bringing it to the airwaves along with the work of Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie and other legendary musicians. Yurchenco shares with host Dean Olsher her stories, her records and a few tunes on the piano.
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