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"The Meriwethers" Follow Lewis And Clark's Trail

Anna Geisslinger/hungercreek.com

The Meriwethersare not just singers and musicians, they are historians, in a sense. 

Their music tells the story of the Corps of Discovery led by Lewis and Clark, sent to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase more than 200 years ago. 

The Meriwethers' work even overlaps with Oregon school curriculum, and they do take their show to schools. 

They visit the studio to talk of their work... and let us hear some of it. The group plays a public show on Wednesday, Jan. 18. at Rogue Performance Hall in Medford.

Below: "The Hearth Engine."

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.