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Highlights: May 19-25

bgcintern — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:19:22 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Wade in the Water: Songs and Stories of the River
American Routes celebrates Mother’s Day with Marty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We’ll talk about their shared love s the muddy Mississippi winds its way past us in New Orleans, we’re reminded of the power and place of these waterways in American culture. First, we seek the source of the mighty river at the headwaters in Minnesota. Then listen to stories of steamboat captains, riverboats and rural fisherman. And learn about New Orleans own relation to the river with Tulane professor Richard Campanella. Plus river tales from Captain Doc Hawley, Aaron Neville and Al Green.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Kruger Brothers Live
There have been many great trios throughout history: Tinkers, Evers & Chance; Germany, Italy & Japan; bacon, lettuce & tomato; Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith & Cheryl Ladd; Jeff Fosnes, Joe Ford and Butch Feher; and Moe, Larry & Curly, but none come close to the power and majesty of our special guests. The Kruger Brothers will be pickin’ them live and with some real enthusiasm.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Hosted by Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Master Class – Sun. 3 p.m. & Fri. 4 a.m.
Banks of the Ohio #114 (rebroadcast)
Discover the missing link between bluegrass and rock ‘n roll in Buster Pack’s 1952 “Indian Boogie,” recorded for Rich-R-Tone two years before Elvis Presley’s “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” In the Dawn of the Bluegrass era segment, visit 1949 for Flatt & Scruggs’ Cincinnati sessions on Mercury, Mac Wiseman with the Blue Grass Boys, and Carl Story’s debut release — “My Lord Keeps a Record.” Other highlights include live tracks from Bill Keith & Jim Rooney (1963), Tex Logan at Newport (1965), Bill Monroe at Bean Blossom (1973), and Ron Thomason’s sales pitch for thought repellant hats (2005). A production of the International Bluegrass Music Museum, hosted by Fred Bartenstein.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1221
Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
Live Recordings Of The Country Gentlemen
This week on “Bluegrass Signal,” guest co-host Todd Gracyk presents a few live sessions of the Country Gentlemen, recorded between 1961 and 1964. The “classic” lineup of Charlie Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock, Tom Gray is featured, although there are a number of tracks with Walter Hensley and a few with Ed Ferris.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Hosted by Bob Webster.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 6 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Hosted by Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Chris Teskey.

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#379
Moonshine, brewed, sold, transported and consumed, for most of the first Obsolete Music Hour. Hour two focuses on a list of songs that the Brewster Brothers played with Dan Bailey on their WSM (Nashville) morning show the week of October 31, 1944. The shows weren’t recorded, so we rely on versions by Hank Williams, the Chuck Wagon Gang, Wade & J.E. Mainer, Bill Monroe, and later versions by Jim & Jesse, Flatt & Scruggs, the Stonemans and other celebrities.

Editor’s Picks – Sat. 3 a.m., Sun. 6 p.m., Thurs. 4 a.m., Fri. 8 p.m.
Don Rigsby & Midnight Call / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
This week we’re featuring performances from Don Rigsby & Midnight Call and Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa recorded at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2011 World of Bluegrass Conference in Nashville, TN.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Young The Giant / Civil Twilight
Two newcomers make their debut appearance in eTown this week: Young the Giant and Civil Twilight. In just three short years, Young the Giant has become hugely popular around the globe. The band is an eclectic blend of French Canadian-Persian-British-Indian-Italian musicians. There’s also music from the band Civil Twilight, an African transplant that’s been compared to Radiohead (some folks also say the band’s sound reminds them of the early years of U2).

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Hosted by Bill Foster.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Sat. 3-6 a.m.
Hosted by Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they welcome Laoise Kelly, whose intricate playing style of Irish reels and Jigs is stunning and sensitive in equal measures and; Thom Moore, one of Ireland’s hidden gems and a truly wonderful singer/songwriter. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.
Hosted by Katy Daley.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Cowboy Junkies, Anais Mitchell, and Paul Kelly. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Mike Kear.
#201219
Hosted by Mike Kear.

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
A Prairie Home Companion
This week we’re featuring an encore presentation of A Prairie Home Companion. This episode was recorded live at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and features performances from Emmylou Harris, Heather Masse, Aoife O’Donovan, Stuart Duncan, and Sam Bush.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Hosted by Cliff Furnald.
RootsWorld Radio #12
This week’s show will focus on a number of American folks songs and traditional inspirations, but rest assured, we’ll also travel to Greece, Iran, Sweden, Ireland, Egypt and Italy along the way. Artists will include Hazmat Modine, Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis, Tarab, Hedningarna, Evie Ladin Band, Ryan McGiver, Imaginary Homeland, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Ulrika Boden, Last Forever, Tabadoul Orchestra, Enzo Favata Tentetto and the Tenores di Bitti.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Hosted by Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Irish Classics
Early Bothy Band, Kevin Burke, Paul Brady: it’s all here in our nostalgic browse through Irish classics of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Mary Cliff

Highlights: May 12-18

bgcintern — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:37:23 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Mother’s Day
American Routes celebrates Mother’s Day with Marty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We’ll talk about their shared love of photography and a certain girl singer, Connie Smith. Then we’ll hear stories about mothers from Fontella Bass, Sonny Rollins, Bo Diddley, and Geno Delafose, among others. Plus songs from blues to bluegrass about and for dear old mom.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Art Hanson.
New music tonight from Sara Watkins, the Punch Brothers, Rani Arbo, Red June, Sam Reid, Cowboy Junkies, Molasses Creek, the Steep Canyon Rangers and more…

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Steve Spurgin Live
He’s a singer, hit songwriter, bassist and drummer who has plied his many talents with such folks as The Limelighters, Freddy Fender, Mason Williams, Sundance, California, Sawmill Road and Dan Crary & Thunderation. He’s appeared in HBO’s hit series Deadwood and has generally made the acoustic world a better place. Steve Spurgin will be our special live guest, shedding some light on his latest recording, Past Perfect.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Hosted by Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1220
Early on the broadcast we spin a couple of instrumentals with Celtic influence. Then, the Gem of Bluegrass poses the question “Is Bluegrass Folk?” Later, we talk to Carolyn and Daniel Routh about selecting songs for their group, Nu-Blu. Before we go, listen for a couple of hard-hitting songs about life in the mills. Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
What’s Goin’ On / Musical Previews
This week on Bluegrass Signal, a collection of musical previews for events happening in Northern California, with music by Californians Bill Evans, Chris Stuart, Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Brittany Haas, David Thom, The Brainstormers, and Grandpa Banana; Canadians John Reischman and Jayme Stone; and on-the-go folks Rhonda Vincent, James King, and Bruce Molsky.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Hosted by Bob Webster.
Alan Mills, founding member and leader of The Lost & Found, joins host Bob Webster for a live interview Wednesday, May 16th at 1 pm ET.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 6 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Hosted by Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Chris Teskey.

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#386 (Mother’s Day)
Country song writers have always excelled at mother songs, and Mothers Day give us a chance to some of the best. Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, Washboard Sam, Buzz Busby, Johnnie and Jack, and Mother Maybelle Carter are only a few of the celebrities who toast Mom this week.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Keller Williams / Marc Broussard
eTown welcomes back performer and musician Keller Williams. This visit, Keller brings The Keels (husband/wife duo Larry and Jenny Keel) who add a bluegrass twist to Keller’s customary ‘one man eclectic band’ sound. Louisiana-bred singer/songwriter and eTown first-timer Marc Broussard is our other musical guest this week. A spectacular singer, Marc brings his own signature blend of R&B, soul, and funk in his original songs. And, of course, there’s another great E-Chievement Award story, plus up-close-and-personal interviews with the artists.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Hosted by Bill Foster.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Sat. 3-6 a.m.
Hosted by Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they welcome two of Ireland’s foremost songwriters, Brendan Graham and Brian Kennedy. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.
Hosted by Katy Daley.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Martin Sexton, NewFound Road, Belinda Smith, Ryan Montbleau Band, Whitehorse. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Mike Kear.
#201218 (500th Episode!)
Mike Kear‘s Music from Foggy Hollow is a BIG show this week. It’s the 500th show for WAMU’s Bluegrass Country. Mike’s celebrating by featuring our listeners this week. He’s talking to as many as he can fit in the show, and playing some of the songs they pick out. Also on the show, the best new bluegrass music in the world, from Lou Reid & Carolina, the Bankester Family, Bill Evans, John McEwan and his sons, and a live Australian recording from Blue & Lonesome Blue Highway.

All this, a few surprises, and a whole lot more. It’s a special episode but only for fun, so be sure to catch the show!!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Rosemarie Nielsen.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Hosted by Cliff Furnald.
RootsWorld Radio #11
RootsWorld will be heavy on the horns, with music from UK, Sweden, Cuba, Mali, Benin, NYC, Western Sahara, Argentina, Italy, and Spain. Artists on the program include AfroCubism, Anitas Livs, Bellowhead, Boot, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Eliseo Parra, Gangbe Brass Band, Hazmat Modine, Los Gauchos De Roldán, Mariem Hassan and Nordic.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Hosted by Bob Webster.
Tune in this Sunday for the annual tribute to mothers everywhere on Mothers Day. Enjoy some sentimental songs of faith and inspiration as we remember our moms.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Celtic Romance
Lose yourself in the sound of soulful ballads and songs of loving, leaving, and loneliness in new and traditional Celtic music of the heart.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Mary Cliff

Highlights: May 5-11

bgcintern — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:12:43 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Men of Steel and Soul
We’re bringing the blues from the clubs to the church this week on American Routes. The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. With both pedal and lap steel guitars, they summon the spirit in voice and sound. We’ll talk about growing up in the church and playing gospel blues on the guitar. Then, New Orleans bluesman Walter “Wolfman” Washington stops by the American Routes studio for a conversation about his life in the music and in the clubs around town.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Sailing, Part Two
Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the water, we’ll be plunging even deeper into the wild blue ocean with Sam Bush, Bruce Molsky, Reno Brothers, IIIrd Tyme Out, Gary Brewer, and Mountain Heart.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Master Class – Sun. 3 p.m. & Fri. 4 a.m.
Banks of the Ohio #113 (rebroadcast)
Visit 1948 in the Dawn of the Bluegrass Era segment, where you’ll hear some of Flatt & Scruggs’ first records, Ralph Stanley’s transition from two-finger to three-finger banjo, and Bill Monroe’s only known recording from that year. Knoxville was an early bluegrass hotspot; featured artists associated with that city include Ray Atkins, Jethro Burns, Red Rector, Carl Sauceman, Carl Story, Tater Tate, Jake Tullock, the Webster Brothers, and a little-known song by Knoxville nurse/songwriter Ruby Moody. A production of the International Bluegrass Music Museum, hosted by Fred Bartenstein.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1219
Bluegrass depicts tragedy from the point of view of those affected, very well. A couple of flood songs open the show. Then a lengthy Gem of Bluegrass related to evolving bluegrass, called “Constructions, De-Constructions and Reinventions.” Later, we talk to Mike Munford about his approach to playing the banjo and composing banjo music. Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
Loafer’s Glory – Yesterday & Today
This week’s “Bluegrass Signal” presents an overview of a new Southern California band, Loafer’s Glory. Comprised of three 40+-year veterans (Herb Pedersen, Bill Bryson, and Tom Sauber), plus a hotshot young’n (Patrick Sauber), they play exciting traditional bluegrass and old time music. In addition to a sneak preview of their forthcoming release, there’s music from a number of their previous affiliations, including Vern & Ray, The Dillards, Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Bluegrass Cardinals, Here Today (with David Grisman & Vince Gill), the Rice Brothers, Alice Gerrard & Brad Leftwich, Chris Hillman, and Laurie Lewis. Two of their originals are genuine bluegrass classics, and we’ll hear them done by their composers.

Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown – Last Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. ET
May 2012
Host Lee Michael Demsey features the top 30 songs as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the upcoming month, in the familiar countdown format. Demsey also includes brief comments from some of the artists and/or songwriters whose music is included. BU has maintained their monthly chart, the National Bluegrass Survey, for the past 19 years. Since its inception, Demsey has compiled the list for the magazine from reporting radio stations and syndicators.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 6 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
The Carolina Chocolate Drops join host Chris Teskey for an interview and performance on Thursday, May 10 at 2 pm ET. They’ll chat about their gig in Alexandria, VA that evening and play songs from their new release Leaving Eden.

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#385
This week’s features include early fifties bluegrass from North Carolina’s legendary Blue Ridge label, a few19th century minstrel show survivals, starvation songs, 1920s Kentucky jug bands and a few of their country cousins. Familiar names include the Monroe Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Jim Jackson, Merle Travis, Hylo Brown and Cousin Emmy. They look forward (as does Obsolete Music host Dick Spottswood) to the pleasure of your company.

Editor’s Picks – Sat. 3 a.m., Sun. 6 p.m., Thurs. 4 a.m., Fri. 8 p.m.
The Boxcars / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
This week we’re featuring performances from The Boxcars and Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice recorded at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2011 World of Bluegrass Conference in Nashville, TN.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Blues Traveler / Ruthie Foster
Nick & Helen Forster welcome back a couple of eTown veterans for this week’s show. It’s been almost a decade since Blues Traveler last was with us. Originating in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987, this globetrotting band has continued to top charts over the last 25 years. Ruthie Foster, gifted Austin-based singer/songwriter, also joins us (Nick & Helen and the eTones back up her bluesy, down-home tunes).

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Sat. 3-6 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they welcome Seamus O’Kane, Ireland’s foremost maker and master beater of the old Irish instrument: the bodhran; and Kila, one of the most popular bands in Ireland. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen join host Katy Daley for a live interview and performance Tuesday, May 8 at 9 am ET. Tune in as Frank introduces two new members of Dirty Kitchen and chats about the band’s upcoming gigs in the Washington, DC area.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers, Van Dyke Parks, Teitur, Randall Bramblett, Caroline Aiken. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Mike Kear.
#201217

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.
Old Time Jam host Rosemarie Nielsen presents a live recorded performance from the duo of Paul Brown & John Schwab on Friday, May 11 at 1 pm ET. This “house concert” was recorded in the WAMU community room in front of an audience of station listeners and staff. To view videos from this performance, visit our YouTube channel.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown May 2012

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
RootsWorld Radio #10
RootsWorld Radio will start with the rhythms of the African postal service, the Appalachian beat of San Francisco, cross fusions from Germany, Senegal, Sweden and Italy, some banjos from France and a whole lot more. Artists on the show include Uxía, Mariem Hassan, Volker Goetze and Ablaye Cissoko, Martha Mavroidi Trio, Trio Mio, Ellika Frisell, Crooked Jades, Bratscht, Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila, Les Doigts de l’Homme, Alamaailman Vasarat, Al Andaluz Project and Ricardo Tesi & Banditaliana.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Beltane Bash
The ancient year marked seasonal changes with special festivals and rituals. Beltane, one of four quarter-day festivals, is recreated today in the modern Scottish capital with festivities to re-establish Edinburgh residents’ links with the natural year. Join in our celebration in a Beltane-themed hour of music.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff

Highlights: April 28-May 4

bgcintern — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:00:13 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
The Funk Soul Universe: Galactic and Joe Bataan
It’s an exploration of the funk universe on American Routes. New York City pioneer of Afro-Latin Soul, Joe Bataan, tells us about his boogaloo beginnings, melding latin beats with soulful sounds and his move toward “salsoul” and rap. And a conversation with Stanton Moore and Ben Ellman from New Orleans’ Galactic about their love of all things funky from the Crescent City and beyond.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Sailing, Part One
With the help of Doyle Lawson, Peter Rowan, Kane’s River, Northern Lights and Leroy Troy–one of the finest and hard-driving crews that ever put out to sea—we’ll be sailing by ourselves, with the Master and for the Lord to such places as Philadelphia, the moon, home and nowhere.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1218
You know how bluegrass fans comment on all the sad songs in bluegrass, particularly those with happy melodies. The show opens with sad songs, happy-sounding and otherwise. On the Gem of Bluegrass, we investigate some complex aspects of supposedly “simple” bluegrass and old time music. Later, we talk to Graham Sharp of the Steep Canyon Rangers about his songwriting for the group. Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
Songs For A Tax-ing Weekend
This week’s “Bluegrass Signal” is a collection of songs about money, originally broadcast on the weekend before taxes were due. Musical participants include Nashville cats Del McCoury, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Mac Wiseman, Dreadful Snakes, and NBB; California bands High Country and Chris Stuart & Backcountry; duets Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin and Steve Gulley & Tim Stafford; and, yes, others.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 6 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#384
Great Stanley Brothers studio tracks from 1953-54, music from Bristol Tennessee in 1928, sister Louise joins the Osborne Brothers on a 1951 version of “New Freedom Bell,” some early western swing, a suite of blues, country and gospel classics by Jimmy Murphy, and an musical excerpt from a 1953 Kentucky holiness service, starring Brother Claude Ely.

“New Freedom Bell” and other early Osborne songs appear on a fascinating website, http://osborne-brothers-early-days-with-ott-ginter.info/

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Elephant Revival / Jimmy LaFave
Nick & Helen welcome a group that’s gaining national recognition for their creative and eclectic approach to acoustic music. Elephant Revival has a genre-jumping style that’s been called “Transcendental Folk.” Their unique sound has reportedly earned the respect of musical peers like Bela Fleck, John Paul Jones, Little Feat and Leftover Salmon. Also with us is Austin-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Jimmy LaFave. He’s a two-time winner of the Austin Music Award category for Best Singer/Songwriter; and he is said to be one of Bruce Springsteen AND Bob Dylan’s favorite artists.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they welcomes one of Ireland’s best modern songwriters, John Spillane and living legend, Seamus Tansey. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Fountains of Wayne, Marc Broussard, Ben Lee, Amanda Shires, Grace Weber. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Mike Kear.
#201216
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week, Mike’s featuring a new CD from Carrie Hassler called The Distance. It’s produced by Steve Gulley and it’s a beauty. He’s playing songs from the CD and talking about Carrie’s career. Also on the show, brand new music from Californian banjo player Bill Evans, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band banjo player John McEuen and his sons, the Wayward Vessel, LRB’s Randy Jones, Kathy Joy Daugherty, the Steel Wheels, and Special Consensus. And Mike opens the vaults to look back to see what was in the show back in history. The show’s only for fun, so don’t miss it!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown May 2012

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
RootsWorld Radio #9
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
On RootsWorld, we’ll listen to new music and old from Spain, Mali, Western Sahara, Madagascar, Italy, Japan and more. The ensemble SANS offer a live performance from Kaustinen, Finland that features a hybrid Malagasy/Finnish zither introduced by Andrew Cronshaw. Artists on the program will include Eliseo Parra, Mariem Hassan, Martha Mavroidi Trio, Emel Mathlouthi, Amadou and Mariem, Boot, Ricardo Tesi & Banditaliana, Malagache Connexion, Banda Olifante, Slavic Soul Party, Kohichi Makigauri and Bois Sec Ardion.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Mando Banjo Magic
Stringed instruments of all sorts help forge this music’s identity. This week we feature two that have become central to its sound with Seamus Egan, Jane Rothfield, and Gerry O’Connor.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff

Highlights: April 21-27

bgcintern — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:23:09 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Living with the Blues
This week on American Routes, we’re roaming the highways, byways and crossroads of the Magnolia State, looking for all kinds of blues. We sit down with noted blues scholar Bill Ferris to talk about his lifelong obsession with the music of his home state, and visit with Delta piano blues chanteuse Eden Brent to learn about her music mentor Boogaloo Ames. We set out north for Holly Springs and some Hill Country family jams. Then we head towards home to hang out at Teddy’s Juke Joint, and catch up with the master of the gut-bucket blues, Little Freddie King.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Audie Blaylock & Redline Live
He got his baptism by fire, joining Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys at the age of 19; he perfected his prodigious skills with Rhonda Vincent & the Rage; and now fronts one of the fieriest traditional, hardest-driving, no-nonsense bands in the genre. Audie Blaylock and Redline will be will be ganging around the microphones live, celebrating the quintessence of all things that make bluegrass great.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1217
Our program begins with current wave bluegrass. Then on our Gem of Bluegrass, we wonder if the bluegrass paradigm is changing. It certainly could be: Bluegrass is in a constant state of evolution, and at this time, there are many new people getting interested in bluegrass. Later, it is an episode of “Songs from Life,” as bluegrass artists tell of the connection between the songs they write and sing, and lived experience. Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
In Memory Of Wade Mainer (rebroadcast)
Originally broadcast on the 100th(!) birthday of Wade Mainer, who was born near Asheville, NC, on April 21, 1907, this week’s “Bluegrass Signal” provides a musical overview of and memorial tribute to the musician who’s been called the “Grandfather Of Bluegrass.” His music provides a vital transitional link between the old-time stringbands of the 1920s and the emerging bluegrass style of the 1930s and ‘40s, and his repertoire is the basis for numerous now-standard bluegrass songs. This overview of his music includes the earliest recordings in 1935 with brother J.E. Mainer, a 1941 radio show with Wade’s Sons Of the Mountaineers band, and more recent sessions with his wife Julia (aka Hillbilly Lilly), to whom he was married for over 70 years.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#383
Hawaiian steel guitar is featured in hour 1, followed by an ornithological medley in hour 2. Vern and Ray, the Memphis Jug Band, the Stanley Brothers, Bolick Brothers (Blue Sky Boys) and Louvin Brothers act together to confirm that the Obsolete Music Hour really is for the birds!

Editor’s Picks – Sat. 3 a.m., Sun. 6 p.m., Thurs. 4 a.m., Fri. 8 p.m.
Doyle Lawson / Mountain Faith
This week, we’re highlighting one legend and an up-and-coming group in the world of gospel bluegrass music. In the first half hour, host Bob Webster interviews a titan of the genre–Doyle Lawson. And in the second half, Bob sits down with Mountain Faith, a group of musicians who have just begun to make their mark.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Reed Foehl / Arlo Guthrie
eTown is pleased to welcome back legendary folk artist Arlo Guthrie in this ‘back by popular demand’ re-airing. It’s been over a decade since Arlo last visited so we’re pretty excited to have him back with us. He shares hand-picked selections from more than 40 years of musical exploration, plus plenty of stories as only Arlo can tell them. Later in the show, Reed Foehl, a Colorado-based singer/songwriter (and a gifted storyteller in his own right), joins us. Reed was formerly with the popular band Acoustic Junction; in recent years he has struck out on his own solo path. This week’s E-Chievement Award goes to a California woman who has ‘paid it forward’ with remarkable results.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they welcome guests Celtic music icon Moya Brennan (known best as the voice of the legendary Irish group Clannad) and Danu, regarded as one of the best live acts to come out of Ireland in recent years. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Darrell Scott, Solas, Rosi Golan, Jimmy LaFave. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Mike Kear.
#201215
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week, Mike’s featuring the new Rounder CD from the Steep Canyon Rangers. It’s called ‘Nobody Knows You’ and he’s playing music from the album throughout the show. Also on the show, brand new music from the Wayward Vessel, LRB’s Randy Jones, Kathy Joy Daugherty, the Steel Wheels, Carrie Hassler, and Special Consensus. And Mike opens the vaults to look back to see what was in the show back in history. The show’s only for fun, so don’t miss it!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
The Hillbenders / MilkDrive
Host Jen Hitt presents live performances from The Hillbenders and MilkDrive recorded in Austin, TX.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
RootsWorld Radio #8 will begin with some surprising “horns” from Mumbai, and then continue with new and traditional music from Korea, Palestine, Norway, Congo and some great new releases from the US.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Horizons
Tune into sounds that have turned a new generation onto Celtic music including flute and whistle player Michael McGoldrick, singer Emily Smith, and piper Stuart Cassells who fronts the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff

Highlights: April 14-20

bgcintern — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:08:53 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Gulf Coast Blues and Jazz: Johnny Winter & Jason Moran
A visit with two native sons of the Texas Gulf Coast. Guitar slinger Johnny Winter grew up listening to the blues in Beaumont, Texas and took his talent for playing to the world. We talk with Winter about his Texas youth and his blues milestones. Jazz pianist Jason Moran started out in Houston playing classical music, but found his way to jazz through Thelonious Monk. We’ll learn more about his adventures in the NYC jazz scene.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Tony Trischka Live
For over 40 years, he’s been one of the most influential, emulated, studied and honored banjo players in the high lonesome universe, hailed by the New York Times as “the godfather of what is sometimes known as new acoustic music.” Tony Trischka will be picking up a storm and shedding some light on his “Territory” project.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Master Class – Sun. 3 p.m. & Fri. 4 a.m.
Banks of the Ohio #112 (rebroadcast)
From mountain fiddle tunes to Sacred Harp hymns, Victorian parlor ballads to folksinger/songwriters, from honky-tonk country to The Beatles, bluegrass has absorbed a wide variety of songs and styles which are covered in the first half hour. During the “Dawn of the Bluegrass Era” segment, visit 1947 and hear Bill Monroe’s classic band, his brother Charlie with Ira Louvin, the Stanley Brothers’ earliest sounds, New Englanders Jerry and Sky, Kentucky’s James & Martha Carson, and the Bailey Brothers of Happy Valley, Tennessee. A production of the International Bluegrass Music Museum, hosted by Fred Bartenstein.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1216
Exciting new bluegrass opens this week’s broadcast. After that we investigate a major way bluegrass evolves: by recontexting music; you might say, combining genres. Then we say or last goodbyes to Earl Scruggs, and play some recent bluegrass about kids: Unlike the old bluegrass focusing on kids, these new songs are hopeful. Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
Across the Tracks: New Releases
This week’s spotlight is on four new releases, with music by Red Wine (from Italy), Chris Jones (sometimes from Northern Alberta), Pharis & Jason Romero (from Horsefly, British Columbia), and Don Rigsby (from eastern Kentucky). There’s also a tune from 1927 and several decidedly more contemporary songs. Variety’s the spice.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.
Join The Bob Webster Show at 1:30 pm ET on April 18th for a visit with Patent Pending. They’ll chat with Bob about their upcoming appearances in the DC area and play selections from their CDs.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#382
This time of year calls for songs about taxpayers, the great ship Titanic and the death of FDR. Frank Hutchison, Pop Stoneman Doc Williams and other luminaries help Obsolete Music cover the bases. And where does “Dear Old Dixie” really come from?

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals / Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore
eTown treats you to an eclectic and exciting musical journey this week. In this rebroadcast, Hosts Nick & Helen Forster welcome Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. Grace and her band are emerging as one of the nation’s foremost rock bands. (Rolling Stone named them one of the Best New Bands of 2010!). There’s also the acoustic driven duo of Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore, featuring Ben on cello and vocals and Daniel on guitar and vocals; Nick & Helen and the eTones add their musical and vocal support to the duo’s sound.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they welcome guests Sean Keane, Frankie Gavin and Michelle Lally. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.
Tune in as Joe Mullins joins host Katy Daley via telephone for a live interview on Wednesday, April 18 at 9 am ET. Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers will be in the Washington, DC area to play at Lucketts on Saturday, April 21.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Johnny Winter, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Ruthie Foster, Bhi Bhiman, Patrick Sweany. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Mike Kear.
#201214
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week, Mike’s featuring the 16th album from Special Consensus, in their 37th year as a band. He’s playing some of the music and talking about the band. Also on the show, brand new music from the Lonesome River Band’s Randy Jones, Kathy Joy Daugherty, Steep Canyon Rangers, Carrie Hassler, and Mike pauses a while to remember our good friend Erio Meili in Brazil who passed away a year ago this month. He’ll talk to our European correspondent, Angelika Torrie in Switzerland, and open the vaults to look back 5 years to see what was on the show back then. All this, and a whole lot more. The show’s only for fun, so don’t miss it!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
The Hillbenders / MilkDrive
Host Jen Hitt presents live performances from The Hillbenders and MilkDrive recorded in Austin, TX.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
Do they sing the Beatles in Ghana? Do they play the accordion in Madagascar? Do they pick banjos in China? Host Cliff Furnald answers these questions and many more on RootsWorld Radio this week. From the church bells of Norway to the scared steel of Florida, come sit down for an hour and listen to the world. Artists on program #7 include the bell ringers of the town of Hedalen in Norway, Henning Andersen, AppalAsia, Talabarte, Bugel Koar, Regis Gizavo, Charlotte Dada, Abana Ba Nasery, Kamilya Jubran and Sabreen, Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hassler, eX Ensemble, Ragnhilde Furebotton, Kadri Gopalnath, Luisa Cottifogli, Tabadoul Orchestra, Robert Randolph and the Family Band.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Ferintosh
We explore a distinctive blend of Celtic and Baroque music this week, largely sourced from 18th century collections of Scottish airs and dance tunes. It comes to us from Ferintosh (cellist Abby Newton, harper Kim Robertson, fiddler David Greenberg) who join host Fiona Ritchie to chat about their musical inspirations and journeys.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff

Highlights: April 7-13

jeradwalker — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:21:31 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Festival Time in Lafayette, LA
Join us on the festival grounds in Lafayette, LA for the 25th annual Festival International. We’ll sample outstanding live performances in Cajun, Creole, Latin and Blues, including Keb’ Mo’, Sonny Landreth, and Steve Riley. Be sure to get out your dancing shoes for cumbia with Miami’s Locos Por Juana, two-steps with Yvette Landry and Cajun waltzes with the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Plus an all-star South Louisiana tribute to the best of swamp pop, Cajun classics and zydeco.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
October, November And December, 1971
We’ll be heading back to those bucolic bluegrassical days of October, November and December, 1971 when, among other things: Eddie Adcock and Jimmy Gaudreau form the IInd Generation; Len Holsclaw becomes the manager of the Country Gentlemen; the Seldom Scene and New Grass Revival play their first shows; and Bill Monroe testifies at a Congressional Hearing in favor of the establishment of the American Folklife Foundation.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Master Class – Sun. 3 p.m. & Fri. 4 a.m.
Banks of the Ohio #111 (rebroadcast)
Visit 1946 during the “Dawn of the Bluegrass Era” segment; featured are earliest recordings of the classic bluegrass band (Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Chubby Wise, and Howard Watts). You’ll also hear women who influenced and made bluegrass in its earliest years: Cousin Emmy, the Poe Sisters, Wilma Lee Cooper, Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard, Grace French, and Jeannette Cooke. “Walls of Time To Come” includes music from Japan and Mexico. A production of the International Bluegrass Music Museum, hosted by Fred Bartenstein.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1215
After a contemporary bluegrass IIIrd Tyme Out selection, we turn to recent bluegrass treatments of country songs. Then, our Gem of Bluegrass focuses on bluegrass and the song, “The House of the Rising Sun.” In the second half of the show, we talk to legendary banjoist Bill Keith. Bill tells of his work compiling tablature of Earl Scruggs solos, about developing his melodic banjo style, and how he uses it to play fiddle music, as well as music you might not expect on the banjo. Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
Remembering & Honoring Earl
A few days after the passing of Earl Scruggs, San Francisco Bay Area banjo players Bill Evans, Larry Cohea, Avram Siegel, and Ryan Breen joined “Bluegrass Signal” producer/host Peter Thompson to present some of their favorite Earl recordings, reflect on his contributions, and perform a few of his tunes live in the KALW studio. “There’s nothing prettier than the sound of four banjos.” (Anon) “The first time I heard Earl on the radio, I didn’t know what to think. I couldn’t tell if it was a banjo or electric guitar or if it was lightning bolts from heaven.” (John Hartford)

Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown – See Open Mic
April 2012
Host Lee Michael Demsey features the top 30 songs as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the upcoming month, in the familiar countdown format. Demsey also includes brief comments from some of the artists and/or songwriters whose music is included. BU has maintained their monthly chart, the National Bluegrass Survey, for the past 19 years. Since its inception, Demsey has compiled the list for the magazine from reporting radio stations and syndicators.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#381
This week’s star-studded Obsolete cast includes Andy Griffith, Glen Campbell, Reno & Smiley, Molly O’Day, the Dixon Brothers, Carter Sisters, Stoneman Family, along with others less closely related. Jimmy Martin’s Opry tributes precede a Macon-Tubb-Monroe suite, Big Maceo’s Easter Week songs by the Blue Sky Boys, and more.

Editor’s Picks – Sat. 3 a.m., Sun. 6 p.m., Thurs. 4 a.m., Fri. 8 p.m.
Pert Near Sandstone / Darrell Scott
This week, we’re featuring recent performances from our Washington, DC studios by Minnesota-based band Pert Near Sandstone and singer, guitarist and noted songwriter Darrell Scott.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
The Jayhawks / Justin Townes Earle
eTown hits the road and heads north to the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Colorado. Musical guests include The Jayhawks: After a lengthy hiatus, the original members of the band reunited last year behind a long awaited, chart topping #1 album. They’ll share songs showcasing their original alternative country rock sound. Justin Townes Earle (son of Steve Earle) also visits eTown. This Nashville-born musician has won over critics and music lovers alike; among other acknowledgments, he was chosen as the “Best New and Emerging Artist” at the 2009 Americana Music Awards.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they welcome guests Antonio O Bresky and The Celtic Tenors. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.
Herb Pedersen joins host Katy Daley for an interview Wednesday, April 11 at 9 am ET.

Tune in as Herb chats about his band Loafers’ Glory, whose self-titled CD will be released in May.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Billy Joe Shaver, Matraca Berg, Noam Pikelny & Friends featuring:, Gabe Witcher, Chris Eldridge & Mark Schatz, April Verch Band, Caleb Klauder Country Band. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Mike Kear.
#201213
On Music from Foggy Hollow this week, host Mike Kear’s featuring the brand new CD from the Spinney Brothers. It’s called “Memories” and it’s fresh out from them on Mountain Fever Records. Also on the show, brand new music from Special Consensus, Kathy Joy Daugherty, Steep Canyon Rangers, Carrie Hassler, we found some older music from Ed Schaeffer and Rattlesnake Hill, and we pause a while to remember the greatness of the legend Earl Scruggs. And Mike talks to his European correspondent, Angelika Torrie in Switzerland, and opens the vaults to look back to see what was in the show back in history. The show’s only for fun, so don’t miss it!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
See Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown for April 2012.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
On the next edition of RootsWorld Radio, host Cliff Furnald will start with some fiddling from Soweto, then some folk fiddles from Finland and semi-classic violins from Norway. We’ll wander through Italy via India, hear some chica from peru via Brooklyn, Arabic music from Barcelona and a musical interpretation of the murder of Thomas Becket of Canterbury. We’ll travel through Brittany and Galicia, and finish off with the Senegalese music of Oxford, Mississippi.

Artists will include Moses Mchunu, Frigg, Luisa Cottifogli, Bowing 9, Chicha Libre, El Hadj N`Diaye, Orquestra Arab De Barcelona, Elisabeth Holmertz, Anders Røine, Harald Skullerud, Elisabeth Vatn, Aidon, Doa, and Afrissippi.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.
This Sunday we’ll enjoy the annual Easter program; songs about the trail, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Several new songs are included as well as many of our old favorites for this important occasion.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Roots Run Deep
Musical Communities coast-to-coast in the U.S. and Canada show their roots with great traditional fiddling, expressive singing, and ear-catching blends of American and Celtic music.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff

Highlights: March 31-April 6

bgcintern — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:52:46 +0000

All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Giants of Jazz: Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane
For this special American Routes program, we follow the lives of two giants of jazz: Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. From their humble North Carolina beginnings to their triumphs on the world stage, we’ll trace their individual and inspired paths to creativity. And we’ll visit with the musicians who played with the greats, including McCoy Tyner and Pharoah Sanders, and the next generation, TS Monk and Ravi Coltrane.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Clouds, Part 2
“I am the daughter of Earth and Water, and the nursling of the Sky; I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores, I change, but I cannot die.” The words are [Percy Bysshe] Shelley’s and they do justice to the grandeur and majesty of our subject matter. Tony Rice, Scott Vestal, Paul Williams and Doyle Lawson will be laying to rest, once and for all, the truth of the old adage that every cloud has a silver lining.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1214
Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
1952 Releases, part 2 (rebroadcast)
Many of the standards that are the foundation of bluegrass emerged in the music’s first significant decade, 1946-56. I thought it’d be interesting to pick one of those years, and have a listen to some of the songs released in, say, 1952. Last week: Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, Jim & Jesse, Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker, Jim Eanes, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Wade Mainer. This week: The Osborne Brothers (but not together), Lonesome Pine Fiddlers. Mac Wiseman, Sauceman Brothers, Larry Richardson & Happy Smith, Betty Harper, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Wade Mainer. I’d live them times again.

Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown – Last Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. ET
April 2012
Host Lee Michael Demsey features the top 30 songs as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the upcoming month, in the familiar countdown format. Demsey also includes brief comments from some of the artists and/or songwriters whose music is included. BU has maintained their monthly chart, the National Bluegrass Survey, for the past 19 years. Since its inception, Demsey has compiled the list for the magazine from reporting radio stations and syndicators.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#380
For the week of April 1, Obsolete Music sheds its normal dignity and reserve in favor of levity and licentiousness. Don Reno, Buzz Busby, Grandpa Jones, Onie Wheeler and even the Carter Family will let down their hair for your amusement. But seriously, folks, The Country Gentlemen, Sons of the Pioneers, Mac Wiseman, Bill Monroe and Marty Robbins promise to be more circumspect. No foolin’.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
CAKE / Chuck Prophet
eTown cooks up a fantastic show featuring the talented American indie band, CAKE. This group has built a huge base of fans who are drawn to their unique blend of pop, funk, jazz and rock. We also welcome back Chuck Prophet to eTown. Chuck is an amazing singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader who’s released over ten albums since he started out on a musical career over 25 years ago. He teams up with Nick & Helen and the eTones on some songs from his critically acclaimed release, Let Freedom Ring.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they feature Joe and Oisin Kavanagh and The Sawdoctors. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, Catherine Russell, Catie Curtis, Will Hoge, Eliza Gilkyson. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Mike Kear.
#201209 (rebroadcast)
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week, all the songs are written by Tom T Hall and Dixie Hall and performed by a whole range of bluegrass and roots artists, some well known, and others just getting started on their careers. And we’ll be talking live to Tom T Hall and Dixie Hall about their current projects, their record label and life in general. Also on the show, a brand new Dixie and Tom T Hall music from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, Travers Chandler & Avery County, Heather Berry & Tony Mabe, The Ridgerunners, and a great 9 year old performer called Isaac Moore. And Mike opens the vaults to look back to see what was in the show back in history. The show’s only for fun, so don’t miss it!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
See Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown for April 2012.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
On the next edition of RootsWorld Radio, host Cliff Furnald features the global-Indo-flamenco-jazz (too many hyphens?) of Sacha Silva, with a song from a live concert and one from their latest recording. We’ll also hear an accordion quartet from Portugal, some Indian influenced dub from Switzerland, Greek music from Czech Republic, a brilliant guitar and vocal piece by English guitarist Nic Jones, some rock and roll bagpipes from Turkey and much more.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
New Releases
Delve with host Fiona Ritchie into a batch of new releases from Celtic roots and beyond.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff

Highlights: March 24-30

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All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Blacks, Whites, Blues and Country: Charley Pride and Charlie Musselwhite
This week we toe, walk and cross the blurry line between country and blues, as performed by both black and white artists. Guests include white blues harmonica player, Charlie Musselwhite, who tells us about his lifetime journey from Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago to California; and Charley Pride talks about his upbringing in Sledge, Mississippi, his baseball career, and being an African-American country singer with 29 number one hits to his name. Plus bluesy-country and country blues from Hank Williams, Howlin’ Wolf, Aretha Franklin and more.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Clouds, Part 1
“They bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers from the seas and the streams; and bear light shade for the leaves when laid in their noonday dreams.” Shelley fell under their spell … and so will we … when, with the help of Andrea Zonn, Tony Rice, the Hazel River Band, Doyle Lawson and Jimmy Martin, we look at storm, dark, big dark, white, thunder, northern, dust and flyin’ clouds.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Master Class – Sun. 3 p.m. & Fri. 4 a.m.
Banks of the Ohio #110
The “Dawn of the Bluegrass Era” segment highlights 1945 and Bill Monroe’s first recordings for Columbia. The late Bobby Thompson, a brilliant and prolific banjoist, is featured on eight tracks recorded between 1956 and 1971. And don’t miss an amazing tape from 1962 that fades between simultaneous radio broadcasts of the Stonemans and Red Allen & Frank Wakefield. A production of the International Bluegrass Music Museum, hosted by Fred Bartenstein.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1213
Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
1952 Releases, part 1
Many of the standards that are the foundation of bluegrass emerged in the music’s first significant decade, 1946-56. This week, host Peter Thompson thought it’d be interesting to pick one of those years, and have a listen to some of the songs released in, say, 1952. This week: Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, Jim & Jesse, Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker, Jim Eanes, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Wade Mainer. Next week: The Osborne Brothers (but not together), Jimmy Martin, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers. Mac Wiseman, Sauceman Brothers, Larry Richardson & Happy Smith, Betty Harper, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Wade Mainer.

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.
Sonya Stead of Sweet Potato Pie joins host Bob Webster via telephone for a live interview on Wednesday, March 28 at 1 pm ET.

Tune in as they play tracks from Sweet Potato Pie’s new release Brand New Day.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#376
An early Monroe mandolin tune and its descendants, 1920s music from a 2012 blues calendar and a hard times medley from the 1930s proves once more that what goes around comes around. Add multiple selections by Bob Wills, Buzz Busby, the Kentucky fiddler Blind Ed Haley and the Stanley Brothers and you get two full hours of outdated, antiquated, Obsolete Music.

Editor’s Picks – Sat. 3 a.m., Sun. 6 p.m., Thurs. 4 a.m., Fri. 8 p.m.
Carrie Hassler / Jerry Salley
This week, we’re featuring performances by Carrie Hassler and Jerry Salley recorded live at the 2011 IBMA World of Bluegrass Conference in Nashville, TN.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Brett Dennen / Razia
eTown musical favorite Brett Dennen is well known for his great lyrics as well as an unwavering dedication to environmental and social activism. Brett returns to eTown in this re-airing, this time with his full band in tow. And Nick & Helen Forster and the eTones provide musical support to eTown first-timer Razia, who hails from Madagascar. She has dedicated her musical career to raising awareness of the critical impact of slash and burn agriculture and climate change in her native country.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they feature Senator David Norris, Joe Naughton, and Noel Hill. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Host Carol Beaugard interviews John McEuen and Bill Emerson.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Booker T. Jones, Jill Sobule, Lake Street Dive, The Spring Standards, and Kenny White. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Mike Kear.
#201211
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week, Mike’s featuring the Grascals. From multiple IBMA awards to multiple Grammy nominations, their journey continues with a great new CD called Life Finds A Way. Also on the show, brand new music from Special Consensus, Steep Canyon Rangers, Carrie Hassler, The Chieftains, Canadians the Spinney Brothers. And Mike opens the vaults to look back to see what was in the show five years ago. All this, and a whole lot more. The show’s only for fun, so don’t miss it!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
This week we feature performances and interviews from ROMP 2011 compiled by our friends at NPR affiliate WNIN in Evansville, Indiana. 23 String Band and Loose Cannon Bluegrass are highlighted.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
On the next edition of RootsWorld Radio, host Cliff Furnald will dig into the diatonic accordions of Europe, some Brazilian tinged gospel, harmonica from Madagascar, piano from Burma and much more. Artists include Accordion Samurai, Tref, Jean Èmilien, Matuto, Fiolministeriet, Annbjørg Lien & Bjørn Ole Rasch, Sam Mangwana & Dino Vangu, Salif Keita, U Ohn Lwin, and U Yee New.

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Continental Celtic
Follow hypnotic dance rhythms to Brittany and Galicia, explore a panorama of songs in Breton, French and Spanish, and savor the essence of continental Celtic music.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff

Highlights March 17-23

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All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.
Musical Couples: Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola
We’ll talk with a pair of musical couples, to learn the secrets of sharing the spotlight and making beautiful music together. Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion are folk musicians who met in the alt-country scene in LA. Today, with two daughters and a successful career sharing the stage, they sing for families and clubs around the country. Leroy Jones is a trumpet player from New Orleans and his wife, Katja Toivola is a trombone player from Finland. We’ll visit their home in the Treme to find out more about their love of bringing New Orleans jazz to world.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
The SteelDrivers Live
They take rock and soul to where it belongs—right smack dab in the middle of hard-driving bluegrass. It’s Muscle Shoals, Alabama meeting Rosine, Kentucky; and Bill Monroe shaking hands with Ray Charles. The SteelDrivers will be ganging around the microphones live—singing about prison, redemption, the vicissitudes of life and the vagaries of love.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
#1212
Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
#419 (A Taste Of Red Wine)
This week’s program offers a taste of Red Wine — Europe’s premier bluegrass band — with selections from six of their albums, including the brand-new one, “RED.” Co-founded by Silvio Ferretti in 1978 and joined by Martino Coppo in 1981, this Genoa, Italy-based group provides a compelling mixture of traditional bluegrass, original compositions, and bluegrassified Italian songs and tunes. Tante belle cose!

The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#374 (Valentine’s Day)*
This week we feature songs for St. Valentine’s Day, with Left Frizzell, Charlie Monroe, Allen Shelton, Merle Travis, Johnnie & Jack, the Carter Family, Louvin Brothers, Morris Brothers, Blue Sky Boys and a host of other love-struck Obsolete Music celebrities. If you ain’t lovin,’ then you ain’t livin’.

*This show was originally scheduled to air in February, but was moved due to a scheduling conflict with our Winter Membership Campaign. It’s a good thing that love has no expiration date.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.

*etown – Sun. 7 p.m.
Martin Sexton / Nellie McKay
American ‘soul man’ Martin Sexton returns to eTown in this rebroadcast. Billboard Magazine calls him “the finest new male singer/songwriter of recent memory… a vocalist of amazing proficiency and sensual conviction.” Another eTown favorite, singer/actress/musician Nellie McKay also takes the stage this time to share more of her melodious, quirky songs. Nick & Helen Forster and the eTones add harmony and instrumentation to back up both artists. There’s plenty of ‘up close and personal’ conversation with our musical guests this week, plus an inspiring E-Chievement story from New Orleans you won’t want to miss.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring host Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Sat. 7 p.m.
Join Cathy Jordan and her band Dervish as they feature the music of Teada, Seamus Begley and Jim Murray. The show ends as always with a great high energy piece featuring all of the guest musicians playing a selection picked just minutes earlier in which everyone contributes in their own unique way. Enjoy the Craic (Irish for fun)!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Featuring host Carol Beaugard.
During the third hour of this week’s show, Carol interviews banjo player Sammy Shelor or the Lonesome River Band.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 10 p.m.
Featuring Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers Fitz and the Tantrums, The Sweetback Sisters, Bearfoot, Katie Costello. View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
#201210
Featuring host Mike Kear.
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week, Mike’s featuring the latest project from one of the hottest bands in bluegrass – LRB The Lonesome River Band. They’re celebrating 30 years in the business and we are going to look at the first of a series of EPs coming out this year on Rural Rhythm Records. Also on the show, brand new songs from The Chieftains, Canadian Janet McGarry, Billy Boone Smith, Mickey Harris, Little Roy and Lizzy and heaps more. And Mike talks to his European correspondent, Angelika Torrie in Switzerland, and opens the vaults to look back to see what was in the show back in history. The show’s only for fun, so don’t miss it!

The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
This week, we’ll be featuring performances and interviews from ROMP 2011 compiled by our friends at NPR affiliate WNIN in Evansville, Indiana. 23 String Band and Loose Cannon Bluegrass are featured.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Cliff Furnald.
On the next edition of RootsWorld Radio, we will visit Sicily and Tuscany, hear some modern yodelling and some Greek poetry, listen to some African guitars and a live performance by Sicilian ensemble Acquaria and part of their songs of the sea program, “Sempi amMari.” And of course, much more. Artists on this program will include Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Italy), Riccardo Tesi (Italy), Hotel Palindrone (Austria), Utla with Berit Opheim (Norway), Thanassis Papakonstantinou (Greece), The Kronos Quartet with the Qasimov Ensemble (US and Azerbaijan), Boubacar Traore (Mali) and Mansour Seck (Senegal).

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Brían Ó hAirt and Julee Glaub
Join Fiona Ritchie at The Swannanoa Gathering in the mountains of North Carolina for a conversational, musical encounter with Brían Ó hAirt and Julee Glaub. Each followed a separate path to Ireland to discover the roots of their musical passions. Hear how American and Celtic traditions mingle in their work today with Brían’s band Bua and Julee’s duo Little Windows.

The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Mary Cliff