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Web Site Review

River of Song <http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/>. Created by Raincastle Communications, Inc., and the Smithsonian Institution, 1998. Reviewed June 2002.

The River of Song Web site explores the wide variety of music currently being made along the Mississippi River. Traveling from the river's Minnesota headwaters to New Orleans, a Smithsonian Institution production team captured musical performances from artists who identify with the river and its surrounding communities. The result is a loving portrait of American cultural diversity, the spiritual power of music, and the continuing vibrancy of American vernacular traditions. 1

The 1998 site is part of a larger River of Song multimedia project that includes a 1999 four-part PBS television series, a ten-episode radio documentary, an illustrated book, and a companion CD set. 2

The Web site shares much with the other components of the project. It is organized around the four television episodes: "Americans Old and New," "Midwestern Crossroads," "Southern Fusion," and "Louisiana, Where Music Is King." The pages are thematic, yet they also roughly correspond to a segment of the river journey. On each page, a brief essay describes the climate, history, and communities of the region and offers links to featured artists. . . .

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