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Ad for a runaway slave:, back in the 1700s:
“Sawney is a fiddler, and he took with him the fiddle.” After he was returned to his owner, Sawney eventually bought his own freedom, became an independent worker who bought his own farm, married, and wrote popular music.
And now, for the rest of the story:
“Sawney is a fiddler, and he took with him the fiddle.” After he was returned to his owner, Sawney eventually bought his own freedom, became an independent worker who bought his own farm, married, and wrote popular music.
And now, for the rest of the story:
A once-enslaved man’s music was hidden for centuries. Go on a journey to rediscover his melodies
Connecticut volunteers have reconstructed the life of Sawney Freeman, a violinist and composer, and restored his work for contemporary muisicians.
www.ctpublic.org