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The Music of Early America

By John Walters on Friday, July 4, 2003.

Rich Spicer is a musician, historian and the founder of Columbia's Musick. They perform the early music of America, from the Colonial Era through the mid-19th Century. Spicer and his ensemble play everything from the chamber music of the wealthy, to the popular tunes of taverns and political campaigns.

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