Songs of the Great Depression come to Havre

People in the Havre area have a chance to hear, through songs, the bittersweet sense of humor that sprang up during the Great Depression.

"These are not quite that sad," said performer William Rossiter of Kalispell. "It's kind of the American version of laughing in the devil's face. They tend to be funny and defiant, though the topic is quite tragic."

The program, which the Havre-Hill County Library is hosting for the Montana Committee for the Humanities, starts at 7 p.m. Thursday in the library meeting room.

Rossiter, former instructor of literature and folklore and former dean of the humanit...