24 episodes
Song Stories, Quiet Stories Carolyn Murset
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- Society & Culture
Episodes 1-7 tell the back story of Tales of Tila, a one-woman historic musical set in Taos, New Mexico, USA through the first half of the 20th century. The Great War. The Spanish Flu Epidemic. The Great Depression. World War 2. The secret city of Los Alamos, NM during the creation of the atomic bomb. Tila Trujillo was the first in her family and the first in Taos to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church), (the LDS Church). These stories and songs tell of her daily joy, sorrow, and triumph in navigating life and Hispanic Culture in the village of Taos. Get your Spanglish on!
Episodes 8 and on explore the stories behind songs by Carolyn Murset and other songwriting friends.
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Hello and Welcome! | 0
Musical stories of people living quiet, influential lives. Journaling, personal history writing, family history, with writing prompts. First series set in Taos, New Mexico.
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Tortilla Tale: | 1
Ten year old Tila Miera prays for help in making tortillas that aren't crispy. Her prayer is answered. Taos, New Mexico. 1912. Family History Musical.
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Boarding School : | 2
1916-Taos, New Mexico. Tila Miera's father takes her the 40 mile journey to catch the train to boarding school in Santa Fe. Tila makes mischief.
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The Great War : | 3
1917, Taos, New Mexico- Tila Miera returns from school in Santa Fe. Family enlist, and serve in the World War. Spanish Flu Epidemic begins LDS missionaries arrive in Taos.
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El Presidente Trujillo : | 4
Tila Miera Trujillo's family join the LDS Church, while her shepherd husband, Juan Manuel drags his feet. Her family donate property to the Mormon Church and an adobe chapel is built next to their home. Juan Manuel becomes the leader of the congregation and serves 17 years in that capacity.
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La Família : | 5
Tila Trujillo's life in Taos, New Mexico as a mother of ten children and wife of a shepherd during the Great Depression, 1930's.