SORM Playlist #14-42: Not Just The Blues
(airing the week starting 10-15-14)

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Smithsonian has released yet another in their great compilation CD from the Folkways catalog. This week’s program Not Just the Blues is based on the new CD Classic African American Songsters. We’ll hear music from that recording as well as … Continue reading →

“Betty and Dupree” – A Digital Compendium, Part 1- “Dupree’s Diamond Blues”

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Postcard showing Peachtree Street, Atlanta, ca. 1910  (postcard, public domain) Note: this is Part 1 of a two part series.  Read Part 2 here. Introduction – “Betty told Dupree…” What would you do for love?  Well, wait, that’s not quite … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: The Hare and the Moon’s “Long Lankin”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/35649420″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] The UK’s experimental duo The Hare and The Moon calls its music ‘spook folk,’ and as it’s October already we figure it’s a good time to highlight their page. The descriptor is certainly … Continue reading →