The Mammals

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By Liz Bulkley on Thursday, November 15, 2007.
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The Mammals take the folk traditions of a string band and add layers of modern day instrumentation. The quintet features two musicians who come from impressive musical families: Fiddle player Ruth Ungar inherited her chops from her father, Jay Ungar, and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger is the grandson of folk icon Pete Seeger. The whole band joins us in the studio to play some songs and talk about their work, their world and their ambitions.

***This show originally aired Friday, June 22, 2007***

The Mammals on The Front Porch. From left to right: Michael Merenda, Ruth Ungar, NHPR's Liz Bulkley, Chris Merenda, Jacob Silver, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. (Abby Goldstein, NHPR)

The Mammals on The Front Porch. From left to right: Michael Merenda, Ruth Ungar, NHPR's Liz Bulkley, Chris Merenda, Jacob Silver, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. (Abby Goldstein, NHPR)

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