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Dakota Midday: First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare

The book that gave the world William Shakespeare is one of the most treasured tomes of all time. Shakespeare’s First Folio is visiting the National Music Museum on the campus of the University of South Dakota. It’s a traveling exhibit from the Folger Shakespeare Library and it’s making one stop in each of the 50 states.

Dakota Midday spends a literary lunch hour swimming in all things Shakespeare with Dr. Darlene Farabee, project director and chair of the English Department at the University of South Dakota, and Cleveland Johnson, director of the National Music Museum.

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Cleveland Johnson and Darlene Farabee discuss the music of the Renaissance, how Shakespeare used music in his plays, and the instruments of the National Music Museum.

photo courtesy ayreheart.com

Plus, Ronn McFarlane is a grammy-nominated lutenist. He is founder of Ayreheart, a quartet that performs traditional Renaissance music as well as original compositions. McFarlane talks with Dakota Midday host Lori Walsh about how music was used in Elizabethan times and what classic rock and lute music have in common.

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Ronn McFarlane and excerpts from the music of Ayreheart.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.