NPR's "All Things Considered" ran a piece on a group called CLothesline Revival on its show Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003.

Described in the precis as: "Conrad Praetzel and Robert Powell take old American ballads and folk songs and transform them into modern works. Their band is called Clothesline Revival. Chris Nickson reviews the album Of My Native Land, from the label Paleo Music."

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I heard the pieces, and while Clothesline Revival may be trying to create something new by sampling the Lomax originals and adding backing tracks, I don't think they're an improvement. I prefer the unadulterated originals. I'm not saying that it would be impossible to add to the original in a way that added value, but it would be difficult. This group hasn't.

--Charlie Baum