Absolute
Torch & Twang by k.
d. Lang
K.d. lang's third release was
her last and perhaps most successful country album before moving
in the direction of Ingenue's
swoony pop. As in the album's predecessor Shadowland,
lang belts out her fair share of Patsy Cline-style torch numbers
while bouncy country ditties like "Big Boned Gal" recall
1985's eccentric Angel with a Lariat. This was probably the
closest she ever came to being embraced by traditional Nashville
circles, picking up a Grammy for best female vocalist.  Click
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The American Folklife Center at the Library of
Congress was created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and
present American Folklife." The Center incorporates the
Archive of Folk Culture, which was established at the Library in
1928 as a repository for American Folk Music. The Center and its
collections have grown to encompass all aspects of folklore and
folklife from this country and around the world.
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Founded in 1888, the American Folklore Society
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LGCMA was formed in 1998 to organize and direct
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