America’s songbag will be opened by traditional folk singer FRITZ SCHULER. The songs that live in Schuler’s head were written a long, long time ago. They are the soul of the the country, born in the hearts of railroaders, hobos, outlaws, poor dirt farmers and lonesome cowboys. Songs about men and women who lived in tougher times than these. In true oral tradition, Schuler has spent the better part of forty years seeking out and learning from the old time Jug bands, String bands, wandering blues singers and poets of the Great Depression. In performance, this time capsule is opened before you.