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- ↑ "Mariposa: celebrating Canadian folk music: 1966 Performers". York University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
Online exhibit on the history of the Mariposa Festival
- ↑ Fosler-Lussier, Danielle (2015-05-01). Music in America's Cold War Diplomacy. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28413-5.
- ↑ "Robert Beers Dead, Folk Singer was 51". New York Times. May 27, 1972. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ↑ Introducing the Beers Family
- ↑ Christmas with the Beers Family
- ↑ Seasons of Peace
