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Episode 2303: 23-50 Raised by Mavericks from 2023-12-13T15:00
Mitch Greenhill has published a wonderful memoir of his life as a composer, musician, producer and manager. He inherited Folklore Productions from his Dad Manny and Mitch has been involved with ...
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Episode 2302: 23-49 The Duo Stew, Pt.2 from 2023-12-06T15:00
On this week's episode, we conclude our two-part feature Duo Stew, offering up more musical pairs in a variety of styles. We'll hear music from Watchhouse, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Ji...
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Episode 2301: 23-48 The Duo Stew, Pt.1 from 2023-11-29T15:00
Since the first time anyone sat down to exchange musical ideas the concept of musicians playing together has been popular. Duos have had a great deal of success and for the next two programs we'...
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Episode 2300: 23-47 Giving Thanks from 2023-11-22T15:00
Next up on the Magazine we'll celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with songs about food, travel, and family. We have a great deal to be thankful for this year, in spite of many challenges. We'll ...
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Episode 2299: 23-46 The Refugee Experience from 2023-11-15T15:00
The United States has traditionally been a safe haven for refugees the world over. Lately, our politicians have tried to alter that concept and the pandemic heightened the rhetoric on both sides...
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Episode 2298: 23-45 The Golden State, Pt.2 from 2023-11-08T15:00
This week on the podcast we complete out two-part feature focusing on music from The Golden State. We'll hear David Grisman, The Blue Flame Stringband, Los Lobos, Cyrus Clark, The Dos Valley Tri...
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Episode 2297: 23-44 The Golden State, Pt.1 from 2023-11-01T14:00
This week on the program we travel to The Golden State and listen to some great artists from California. Our feature recording is The Village Out West:The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes. Alan recorded...
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Episode 2216: 22-16 Ragtime Dreams from 2022-04-20T14:00
This week on the program we'll hear some wonderful music from the ragtime and jug band traditions. The inspiration for the program was the arrival of the new CD from Eden & John's East River...
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Episode 2215: 22-15 We're in Good Hands from 2022-04-13T14:00
Traditional music often seems in peril as young folks choose to pursue their pop music dreams and consider traditional music to be archaic and outmoded. This week's edition will help to allay yo...
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Episode 2214: 22-14 Play Ball! from 2022-04-06T14:00
Well, the Players Association and the owners have finally come to an agreement letting the baseball season commence. It makes me joyful even if I am a Philadelphia Phillies fan and our chances a...
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Episode 2213: 22-13: Welcome Spring! from 2022-03-30T14:00
Spring can be fickle here in eastern Pennsylvania, hinting at change just long enough for the crocus and daffodils to start to bloom only to be surprised by a period of cold weather and often a ...
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Episode 2212: #22-12: Bluegrass Innovators - Punch Brothers from 2022-03-23T14:00
The words innovation and bluegrass don't always go well together. However there have been some players who choose to play music that colors outside of the usual lines. We'll explore some recent ...
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Episode 2211: SORM 22-11 The Emerald Isle from 2022-03-16T21:00
On this program we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The day is commemorated in Ireland as the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick, who brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century. Nothing...
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Episode 2210: 22-10: Folkadelic from 2022-03-09T23:00
On the show this week we're offering something just a bit different. I grew up playing music during the late 60's psychedelic era and this week we present Folkadelic, a collection of music new a...
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Episode 2209: 22-09: Janis Ian and the Women from 2022-03-02T23:00
This week on the program we continue with our occasional record review feature. Janis Ian has announced that “The Light at the End of the Line” will likely be her final studio recording - it's b...
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Episode 2208: 22-08: Black History Month-Blues&Soul from 2022-02-23T23:00
On the program we will listen this week to music in honor of Black History Month. In 1926 Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, educator and publisher, introduced Black History ...
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Episode 2207: 22-07: Finger-Style Guitar/Bruce Molsky from 2022-02-16T23:00
This time around, we add a new occasional feature – a review and some selections from a recent recording. Starting off, the Bruce Molsky project “Everywhere You Go,” a collection of guitar tunes...
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Episode 2206: 22-06: Folk&Country Rock, Pt.3 from 2022-02-09T23:00
This week on the program we conclude our three-part feature showcasing folk and country rock. We'll cover a lot of ground, with selections from Little Feat, Cowboy, Paul Siebel, Emmylou Harris, ...
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Episode 2205: 22-05: Folk&Country Rock, Pt.2 from 2022-02-02T23:00
This week on the program we move ahead with part 2 of our survey of folk and country rock music. We'll hear from The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Dillards, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Tempchin, The ...
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Episode 2204: 22-04: Folk & Country Rock, Pt.1 from 2022-01-26T23:00
With the Eagles back on the road this year it's about time to revisit folk and country rock music. This week on the program we'll hear The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Buddy Holly, B...
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Episode 2203: 22-03: Under the Wire, 2021 from 2022-01-19T23:00
This week on the program we wrap up our summary of 2021 with some recordings that just made the deadline. Despite the pandemic the year offered some surprising and strong music. We'll hear a mixed ...
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Episode 2202: 22-02: Best of 2021, Pt.3 The Blues from 2022-01-12T23:00
This week on the program we conclude our Best of 2021 series, turning your attention to some of the best blues recordings released last year. We'll hear from Buffalo Nichols, Sue Foley, Maria Mulda...
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Episode 2201: 22-01: Best of 2021, Pt.2 Songwriters from 2022-01-05T23:00
This week on the program we continue with the best of 2021. This time around we'll focus on songwriters, sharing selections from Over the Moon, Amy Helm, Watchhouse, Robin & Linda Williams, Dia...
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Episode 2152: #21-52: Best of 2021, Pt.1 from 2021-12-29T23:00
On the next three episodes of the program we'll sample the best recordings of 2021, focusing first on bluegrass and old-time music. Included on the program are Anya Hinkle, Bela Fleck, Norman Blake...
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Episode 2150: #21-50: Acoustic Blues from 2021-12-15T23:00
This week we feature a program of acoustic blues. The style has never been as popular as it is today. Perhaps it's a reaction to the pandemic or it's just a style of music which is ideal to be play...
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Episode 2149: #21-49: Carrying It On from 2021-12-08T23:00
Last week, we featured traditional musicians who have acted as mentors to younger players. This week we'll focus on some of the next generation artists who have been inspired by those masters. We'l...
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Episode 2148: #21-48: Paying It Forward from 2021-12-01T23:00
This week we focus on traditional music masters – both instrumentalists and singers – who have inspired the next generations of young tradition bearers. We'll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, ...
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Episode 2147: #21-47: Songs about Food, Travel and Family from 2021-11-24T23:00
This week on the program we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. We have a great deal to be thankful for this year with the Covid vaccinations and boosters allowing us to travel and gather safely wi...
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Episode 2146: #21-46: The Golden State, Pt.2 from 2021-11-17T23:00
This week on the program, we complete our two-part feature focusing on music from California. We'll hear David Grisman, The Blue Flame Stringband, Los Lobos, Cyrus Clark, The Dos Valley Trio, Lauri...
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Episode 2145: #21-45: The Golden State, Pt.1 from 2021-11-10T23:00
This week on the program we travel to “The Golden State” and listen to some great artists from California. Our feature recording is “The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes.” (Alan recor...
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Episode 2144: #21-44: Honky Tonkin', Pt.2 from 2021-11-03T15:04:18
This week on the program, we complete our two-part feature focusing on honky tonk music. We'll hear selections from Asleep at the Wheel, Connie Smith, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Adolph Hofner, Th...
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Episode 2141: #21-43: It's Halloween! from 2021-10-27T21:00
When I was a kid, except for my birthday and Christmas, Halloween was my favorite holiday. It was the day when my friends and I could freely wander the neighborhood, playing pranks that seem tame t...
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Episode 2141: #21-42: Honky Tonkin', Pt.1 from 2021-10-20T21:00
The audience for country music in the years following the World War II was predominantly male, and many of the records were aimed at the jukeboxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where ...
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Episode 2140: #21-41: The Banjo Special from 2021-10-13T14:00
Bela Fleck has just released “My Bluegrass Heart” a massive two-CD collection of self penned bluegrass instrumentals. It's a return to the music that initially established him as one of foremost pe...
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Episode 2140: #21-40: The Great Storm Is Over from 2021-10-06T14:00
Well, we're a bit more than halfway through hurricane season, and as expected, it's been quite extreme with the combination of wildfires in the west and extreme heat in the Midwest. Flooding has oc...
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Episode 2139: #21-39: Songs for Woody, Pt.2 from 2021-09-29T14:00
This week, we conclude our two-part feature on Woody Guthrie. We'll share a variety of Woody's tunes performed by Chris Thile, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Martin Simpson and many more....
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Episode 2138: #21-38: Songs for Woody, Pt.1 from 2021-09-22T14:13:17
When I was a teenager in eastern Pennsylvania in the 1960s, I was a dedicated reader of Sing Out! I couldn't always afford to buy a copy, but the music store where took guitar lessons let me read e...
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Episode 2137: #21-37: Welcome Autumn from 2021-09-15T15:00
On this week’s program, we celebrate my very favorite season, autumn, with a collection of classic and recent recordings which bring to mind falling leaves and cooler temperatures. We'll hear music...
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Episode 2136: #21-36: Under the Covers 2021, Pt.2 from 2021-09-08T14:29:20
Two weeks ago we began our two-part feature highlighting artists performing works by other writers, then we took a week off to celebrate Labor Day, a Sing Out! Radio Magazine tradition. This week, ...
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Episode 2135: #21-35: Which Side Are You On? from 2021-09-01T14:00
This week’s program celebrates Labor Day. Many in the United States consider Labor Day as simply the end of Summer, forgetting the great ontributions to our daily life that have occurred due to the...
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Episode 2134: #21-34: Under the Covers 2021 from 2021-08-25T14:38:35
There was a time when the occupation of songwriter did not automatically include singer in the description. Generally, a songwriter wrote the song and it was performed by a singer. This began to ch...
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Episode 2133: #21-33: Duo Stew, Pt.2 from 2021-08-18T14:00
On this week’s episode, we conclude our two-part feature, Duo Stew, offering up more musial pairs in a variety of styles. We’ll hear music from Watchhouse, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Jimmy...
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Episode 2132: #21-32: Duo Stew, Pt.1 from 2021-08-11T15:10:01
The concept of musicians playing together has been popular since the first time anyone sat down to exchange musical ideas. Duos have had a great deal of success, and for the next two shows, we’ll h...
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Episode 2131: #21-31: The Refugee Experience from 2021-08-04T14:00
The United States has traditionally been a safe haven for refugees the world over. Lately, our polititians have tried to alter that concept and the Covid pandemic has heightened the rhetoric on bot...
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Episode 2130: #21-30: The Father of British Folk Rock from 2021-07-30T13:33:59
Ashley Hutchings has been the founder of several British bands that electrified traditional folk music. He founded Fairport Convention with Simon Nicol, and stayed for four albums. He then founded ...
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Episode 2129: #21-29: It's a Slippery Slope, Pt.2 from 2021-07-21T14:00
This week we conclude our two-part feature, paying tribute to great slide guitarists. As with last week's program, we dedicate the show to the late Ellen McIlwaine who blazed a path for many contem...
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Episode 2128: #21-28: It's a Slippery Slope, Pt.1 from 2021-07-14T14:53:30
The music world lost a wonderful player on June 23rd, as Ellen McIlwaine passed at the age of 75. The cause of death was reported to be from esophageal cancer. Ellen came to prominence in the 1970s...
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Episode 2127: #21-27: It's Family Time from 2021-07-07T23:00
Last week we focused on travel as a theme for the show, so this week we'll offer some tunes to keep the family entertained while on the road. We'll feature songs from Laura Boosinger, The Bright Si...
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Episode 2126: #21-26: On the Road Again from 2021-06-30T13:00
With many travel restrictions being lifted here in the U.S., many folks have decided to take a road trip … so this week we’ll take that up as our theme for the program. We'll hear music from David ...
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Episode 2125: #21-25: Bandits and Outlaws from 2021-06-23T13:00
On this week’s show, we turn our attention to songs highlighting the exploits of bandits and outlaws … a subject mined by folk music since the beginning of singing. We'll hear songs from Norman Bla...
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Episode 2124: #21-24: Juneteenth from 2021-06-16T16:39:26
Juneteenth commemorates the day (June 19, 1865) when Union General Gordon Grainger announced General Order No.3 proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Celebrations of the date happened at the t...
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Episode 2123: #21-23: Let's Jam Tonight! from 2021-06-09T13:00
Occasionally a listener will ask how I get the ideas for these programs. Often I get inspired by new recordings that come my way. This week I received a new recording from Leftover Salmon which led...
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Episode 2122: #21-22: Return to West Virginia from 2021-06-02T14:23:04
The Pandemic has caused many families to be apart. Betty and I last visited our son and his wife in West Virginia for Christmas 2019. Little did we know at the time, it would be 18 months until we ...
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Episode 2121: #21-21: Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!, Pt.2 from 2021-05-26T13:00
On this week’s show, we conclude our two-part celebration of Bob Dylan's 80th. We'll hear more of my favorite covers of Dylan's best tunes, including selections from Rhiannon Giddens, Willie Nelson...
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Episode 2120: #21-20: Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!, Pt.1 from 2021-05-19T16:37:34
This week we begin a two-part feature celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday. We'll hear some of my favorite covers of Dylan’s best tunes. This week we'll hear Judy Collins, Marley's Ghost, Fotherin...
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Episode 2119: #21-19: New and Classic Folk Music from the UK from 2021-05-12T13:00
As you may already know I have a fondness for folk music from the UK. This week we sample some new and classic UK Folk on the show. We'll hear new music from Fay Hield, Martin Simpson, Ye Vagabonds...
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Episode 2118: #21-18: RIP, Godfather of the Beats from 2021-05-05T14:40:35
We lost Lawrence Ferlinghetti in February at the ripe old age of 101. On this week’s show, we celebrate the life of “The Godfather of the Beats.” We’ll hear the poet read two of his own verses, as ...
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Episode 2117: #21-17: Old-Time Duets from 2021-04-28T13:00
For this week’s program we’ll feature the new recordings Old-Time Sweethearts Volume 1 & 2 on the Dittyville label. These recordings offer some great old-time duets from Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones...
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Episode 2116: #21-16: Unsung Songwriters, Pt.2 from 2021-04-21T14:49:55
On this week’s program, we complete our two-part feature presenting some great new singer-songwriters, sharing songs from Bob Malone, Crys Matthews, Brennan Leigh, Esther Rose, John Smith and many ...
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Episode 2115: #21-15: Unsung Songwriters from 2021-04-14T13:00
This week we begin a two-part feature on songwriters that haven’t (yet) gotten the attention they so richly deserve. We'll hear recent recordings from The Brother Brothers, Liz Simmons, Mac Leaphar...
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Episode 2114: #21-14: So Early in the Spring from 2021-04-07T17:54:39
It’s April, so, on this week’s show, we welcome the Spring with a shower of songs from Anne Hills, Claudia Schmidt, Tom Rush, Friction Farm, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem and many more. It’s bustin’ out...
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Episode 2113: #21-13: Assorted Women, Pt.2 from 2021-03-31T15:00
On this week’s program, we conclude our two-part feature in celebration of Women's History Month with selections from Emmylou Harris, Our Native Daughters, Kate Campbell, Joni Mitchell, Gillian Wel...
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Episode 2112: #21-12: Assorted Women, Pt.1 from 2021-03-24T16:17:25
Women’s History Week was established (to start March 7th) by Congress in 1981, and they designated March as Women’s History Month in 1987. On this week’s program, we begin a two-part feature to cel...
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Episode 2111: #21-11: Raised By Musical Mavericks from 2021-03-17T14:00
We borrowed the title for this week's program from a wonderful just-published memoir by Mitch Greenhill that chronicles his life as a composer, musician, producer and manager. Mitch inherited Folkl...
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Episode 2110: #21-10: Play Ball! 2021 from 2021-03-10T17:41:11
It's that time of the year again when hope springs eternal: Spring Training in the Major Leagues. Everyone is tied for first until Opening Day, and this week on program we’ll listen to a variety of...
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Episode 2109: #21-09: Haul Away, Pt.2 from 2021-03-03T15:00
This week on program we complete our two-part feature “Haul Away” focusing on maritime songs and sea shanties. We'll hear from Waterson-Carthy, John Roberts, Alan Carr, The Fisherman's Friends, Cyr...
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Episode 2108: #21-08: Haul Away, Pt.1 from 2021-02-24T17:04:12
There has been a resurgence of interest in maritime songs and shanties since a TicTok video has taken the world by storm. Never to ignore popular taste, this week on the program we begin a two-part...
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Episode 2107: #21-07: Black History Month, Pt.3 from 2021-02-17T15:00
This week we conclude our three-part celebration of Black History Month. Focusing on the blues and soul, we’ll feature Aretha Franklin, Mance Lipscomb, BB King, Richie Havens, Kim & Reggie Harris, ...
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Episode 2106: #21-06: Black History Month, Pt.2 from 2021-02-11T16:33:54
This week we continue with our three-part celebration of Black History Month. We’ll feature music of holiness and freedom, with selections from Mavis Staples, The Golden Gate Quartet, Bernice Johns...
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Episode 2105: #21-05: Black History Month, Pt. 1 from 2021-02-03T15:00
Black History Month is celebrated every February in the United States. The concept was established as Negro History Week by historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Li...
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