Elizabeth Cotten, Washington, DC, 1960, Photo by John Cohen

About Elizabeth Cotten

A Life in Songs

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

WHAT FOLK TRADITIONS DO YOU KEEP IN YOUR FAMILY?

WHAT SONG STORIES DO YOU REMEMBER FROM YOUNGER DAYS?

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Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie

Elizabeth Cotten, Freight Train & Interview by Aly Bain (1985)