How do we know what has gone before in music and folklore? Musical explorers with reel-to-reel recorders and notebooks went out and found music, recording musicians and singers and storytellers to make sure the music kept going. For the record … Continue reading →
This time around we share more fine finger-style music, with great players including Doc Watson, John Fahey, and Leo Kottke. We’ll also present some songs that use fine guitar playing to frame classic lyrics. Listen for lots more examples of … Continue reading →
Summer vacation has arrived again. Unless your child has been designated for summer school (do they still do that?) or camp, they are home and looking for stuff to do. This time around we provide our annual program featuring songs … Continue reading →
Bela Fleck released My Bluegrass Heart a while back, a massive collection of self-penned bluegrass instrumentals. It’s a return to the music that initially established him as one of foremost performers on the 5-string banjo. This week we present The … Continue reading →
We lost a great musician on Christmas Day when Tony Rice passed at the age of 69. His friend Ricky Skaggs described Tony as “the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.” This week’s show, we’ll … Continue reading →
This week on the program, we present our semi-annual Travel Issue. Summer is coming on and our attention turns to travel. We’ll hear travel songs and tunes from Steve Goodman, Sam Bartlett, I’m With Her, Doug Sahm, Doc Watson, Bobby … Continue reading →
Following in the footsteps of collectors the world over, for almost a century folklorists have traveled far and wide, following leads to front porches, living rooms and backyards to record distinctive traditional songs and tunes across the U.S. The inspiration … Continue reading →
Introduction: “It’s the butcher boy I love so well …” The title of today’s song suggests a narrative consistent with the stereotype of violent misogyny in our genre of choice. Strictly speaking, this time that could lead to some inaccurate … Continue reading →
Blood on the mountain And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? — Genesis 4:9 Truly old Watauga is making for herself a dark and bloody … Continue reading →
Well it’s that time of year again. With the start of Spring Training, just saying it makes me smile, we are once again assured that Winter is on the run and even better yet our favorite baseball team still has … Continue reading →
