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COLD MOUNTAIN SONGS |
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from All Things
Considered, Monday, April 26, 1999 |
| Noah talks with musicians Dirk
Powell and Tim O'Brien, who were inspired by
Charles Frazier's novel "Cold Mountain" to
record a CD called "Songs From the Mountain."
The novel, set in the mountains of North Carolina during
the Civil War, contains many references to the music of
the era. Powell, a fiddler; O'Brien, a singer and
guitarist; and banjo player John Herrmann are
familiar with the songs, tunes, instruments and tunings
mentioned in the novel. (7:00) |
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Charles Wolfe will discuss "A
Good-Natured Riot" this week on The Fine Print,
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from Fine Print ,
Originally aired June 26, 1999 |
| Charles K.
Wolfe is internationally recognised as a top expert
in the field of music, especially folk and country music.
He began collecting the oral histories of the early Grand
Ole Opry performers in the early seventies. He has
written about the birth of the Grand Ole Opry in a book,
titled "A Good-Natured Riot". The book
recently won the nationally recognized ASCAP-Deems Taylor
Award for the best book written about American music
during the past year. |
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Friday Night Jamboree |
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from Morning
Edition, Tuesday, August 3, 1999 |
| Tape & copy on a weekly tradition of
the Friday night Jamboree at the Floyd Country
store in Floyd, Virginia. For the past fifteen
years musicians and staff volunteer their time and effort
to create an atmosphere where the residents listen and
dance to bluegrass and old-time music. (7:19) |
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Old Time Music |
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from All Things
Considered, Thursday, November 23, 2000 |
| Noah Adams has a performance chat with
two singer/songwriters: Jody Stecher and Kate
Brislin. They play a blend of bluegrass, folk,
and old-time country music. Their harmony has been
likened to the Stanley Brothers and the Carter Family.
Stecher and Brislin formed their duet in 1985, and were
married two years later. Today they talk with Noah and
perform songs related to the season, family, and the
Thanksgiving holiday, playing the banjo, guitar, fiddle,
and mandolin. Their latest CD is called "Songs from
the Carter Family." (22:00) |
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O Brother |
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from All Things
Considered, Friday, December 29, 2000 |
| James Sullivan reviews the soundtrack to
the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou, a film from
Joel and Ethan Coen. Sullivan says even if you don't see
the movie - check out the soundtrack. It is full of
wonderful examples of old time music. (Mercury records).
(4:30) |
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The Sevens |
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from All Things
Considered, Monday, January 1, 2001 |
| Noah Adams talks with members of The
Sevens, who call themselves a "Celtic
groove band." They play for dances and occasional
concerts in New England. Members are Sarah Blair, Mark
Roberts, Liza Constable, Mark Hellenberg, Stuart Kenney.
They traveled to Vermont Public Radio's studio in
Colchester for this interview. We hear a bit of contra
dance music and complete versions of I Truly
Understand, and Miss Otis Regrets. (22:00) |
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Bluegrass Legend |
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from Morning
Edition, Tuesday, February 6, 2001 |
| Host Bob Edwards talks with Herb
Smith, director of a new documentary film on
bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley. Stanley's high tenor
harmonies and banjo-playing helped pioneer the genre, and
even at the age of 75, he still tours regularly with his
band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. (8:58) |
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Bill Monroe's Mandolin |
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from Weekend
Edition - Sunday, Sunday, April 29, 2001 |
| The favored mandolin of Bill
Monroe, the father of bluegrass music, was sold
this week for more than one million dollars. The
instrument's new home is The Bill Monroe Foundation,
based in Monroe's hometown of Rosine, Kentucky. Liane
speaks with the foundation's executive director, Campbell
Mercer. (3:00) |
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