Finding Music in the Political Circus
The New Yorker Radio Hour | Feb 12, 2016
The campaign playing out in the political world may seem like theatre—part drama, part comedy—but Michael Friedman wants to make it a musical. Friedman, who wrote the music and lyrics to “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson,” has been following the primaries, interviewing voters, and making songs out of the transcripts. The result is a series of musical snapshots that capture how people are thinking about politics in 2016. He talks to The New Yorker’s Sarah Larson.
Michael Friedman performing his composition "Mock Caucus"
Produced by David Krasnow.
