Kate Wolf: Give Yourself to Love

This is a story about 1970s and ‘80s folk singer-songwriter Kate Wolf. Which means it’s also a story about love.

“With Kate, the message was always — always — love. I never met a warmer-hearted person than Kate Wolf — ever.” —Tom Paxton

This episode was possible thanks to:

• “Love Letter: An Hour with Kate Wolf” (1985), an interview conducted by Tim Van Schmidt and graciously shared on YouTube

• The archive available on the Kate Wolf website

• Sara Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life

• Gerald W. Haslam’s Workin’ Man Blues: Country Music in California

• UC Davis research librarian, Ruth Gustafson

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