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Corpse Reviver is a Twin Cities Minnesota-based trio that pays homage to Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music. First compiled and released in 1952 on Folkways Records, the Anthology offers a glimpse into the world of vernacular American music that was recorded in the 1920s and captured on rare 78 rpm records. Reissued on CD in 1996 and consisting of 84 tracks spread over six discs, the music runs the gamut of musical styles, and includes early blues and jug bands, old-time country, cowboy songs, Cajun tunes, fiddle breakdowns, and a wide range of sacred music.

Corpse Reviver (who takes their name from a mid 19th century “hair of the dog” cocktail from New Orleans) likes to play the songs of old, but strives to put their own stamp on the music while maintaining respect for the original artists. They came together in the fall of 2010 to start a monthly Sunday afternoon residency at the 331 Club (in NE Minneapolis) and have been performing their own brand of the Anthology of American Folk Music together ever since.

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