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Classic Blues & Jazz #8 - Smokestack Lightning
The great, late Howling Wolf – Smokestack Lightning – London 1964. Reminded of this after listening to a National Radio broadcast last night.… more →
The Inquiring Mind
CD Review: 17 Pygmies - The Outlaw J.D. Ray
delarue wrote 1 week ago: A cynical New Yorker might call this 17 Pygmies’ Pete’s Candy Store album (after the little Brooklyn … more →
The Carter Family: The Turning Point in American Music
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dylanpicker wrote 2 months ago: The Carter Family was in the right place at the right time…or were they? When A.P … more →
Appalachia: Poor in Pocket, Rich in Culture
dylanpicker wrote 5 months ago: As 475 members of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Denomination descend on the Appalachia Region … more →
Classic Blues & Jazz #8 - Smokestack Lightning
adamsmith1922 wrote 5 months ago: The great, late Howling Wolf – Smokestack Lightning – London 1964. Reminded of this afte … more →
Interview with Luke Winslow-King Trio
captainia wrote 6 months ago: New Orleans-based Luke Winslow-King released his latest recording effort Old New Baby in April. The … more →
Interview with Ian Gorman
captainia wrote 6 months ago: Who Hit John bassist Ian Gorman stopped by the Nonchalant Cafe for an interview Friday. The Kalamazo … more →
New music series from Folkways
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adamsmith1922 wrote 9 months ago: Early on in Adam’s blogging career he wrote about some of the marvellous recordings from Folkw … more →
Response to David Holt: The stories and song of Appalachia on TED.com
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dylanpicker wrote 11 months ago: So I was recently given an assignment in my Master’s program at St. Stephen’s University … more →
Travelers Prayer
cairril wrote 1 year ago: SSA. Found this on Suzannah & Georgia Rose’s Across The Blue Mountains CD and can’t … more →
All The Pretty Little Horses
cairril wrote 1 year ago: SSAA. American folksong. Co-arranged with Paula Gutiérrrez (my sister). The most traditional “ … more →
Folkways Collection-Update
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Adam was unable to do his usual full Friday update on this series being broadcast on Friday nights a … more →
African American Spirituals and the Stories Behind Them
dylanpicker wrote 1 year ago: Here is a link to an amazing conversation with the late Joe Carter, a scholar and singer of African … more →
Folkways Collection:The Women's Movement
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Adam has written before, here, here, here, here , here and here, about this marvellous series from t … more →
Folkways Collection - The Civil Rights Movement
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Adam has written before, here, here, here , here and here, about this marvellous series from the Fol … more →
Hazel Dickens: A Voice to be Reckoned With...
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dylanpicker wrote 1 year ago: Alison Krauss describes Hazel Dickens as, “Cranked up to ten.” She doesn’t hold b … more →
Folkways Collection - The Labor Movement
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Adam has written before, here, here , here and here, about this marvellous series from the Folkways … more →
Folkways Collection - Pete Seeger
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Adam has written before, here , here and here, about this marvellous series from the Folkways Collec … more →
Ma Rainey - The archetypal 'big mama' blues singer
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Erik Lesser for the New York Times In an earlier post on Bessie Smith, Adam made reference to … more →
Suwannee Springfest Bound
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dylanpicker wrote 1 year ago: I am blessed to be able to attend this festival. I have experienced a true closeness with the Creat … more →
