American Songcatcher
Hosted by Nicholas Edward Williams · Nicholas Edward Williams
4.9from 134 ratings
- 70
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 134
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About American Songcatcher
Tracing the roots of American music from its cultured past to artists playing it forward, folk musician, musicologist and host Nicholas Edward Williams takes listeners on a unique documentary-style podcast experience. Dive into the stories of centuries-old Traditional songs and migrants who carried their musical heritage here, and uncover the lives of pioneers and integral musicians who created and shaped styles such as Bluegrass, Ragtime, Jazz and Swing, Country, Gospel, Blues, Old-Time, and the Folk music that's derived from it all. Here's to the songs of old, may they live on forever.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Edward Williams
- Category
- music · music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
3 of 70 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
ROOTS MUSIC REVUE // Leah Song (of Rising Appalachia)
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
ANNOUNCEMENT // ROOTS MUSIC REVUE
17 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Talkin' Blues // Cameron Knowler
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ROOTS MUSIC REVUE // Leah Song (of Rising Appalachia)
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I think our bones hold memory in a way that is not always rational and right-brained. So the very, very first thing that I might advise, I might suggest, would be to learn just a little bit. You know, it's like a treasure hunt. And you never, ever you'd never leave that treasure hunt empty-handed, even if you just find a little region of a little corner of the world and find just a piece of an old instrument that was played there. It does bring a tremendous sense of understanding of what we carry. That's a side obsession of mine. It's a personal fascination. I find that those of us born in North America who don't know as much about our ancestry for myriads of reasons, there's such a wellspring that can be found there. […]
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- Leah Song
- Travis Book
- Melissa McKinney
- Buffalo Nichols
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 89 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 45 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100
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- Quality
- 20
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Nicholas Edward Williams host the show. Published by Nicholas Edward Williams.
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