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2009 Year in Review Programming
Bluegrass Master Class – Year in Review 2009
Happy New Year! This week we highlight even more wonderful interviews and live in-studio performances from 2009. Featuring Rockledge, Dixie Bee-liners, Keith Sewell, Town Mountain, the Infamous Stringdusters, David Mayfield, Missy Raines & The New Hip, Orrin Starr & John Seebach, The Gibson Brothers, Shannon Whitworth, Town Mountain, David Peterson, Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein, and Bearfoot
The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Saturday 11a.m.-2p.m., Monday- Friday LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET
Join Lee Michael Demsey all week long (January 11-16) as he celebrates the year gone by and the year ahead. Starting on Monday, January 11 The Lee Michael Demsey Show will feature two interviews a day, each highlighting one of today’s best and brightest bluegrass artists. Then, on Saturday, January 16 Lee will host a special Bluegrass Unlimited Top 40 Countdown for the year of 2009 on the his Saturday show. Be sure not to miss a moment of this week’s exciting programming! For a detailed schedule of Lee’s guests, vist here.
Open Mic - Year in Review 2009
Happy New Year! This week we highlight 2 hours of wonderful interviews and live in-studio performances from 2009. Featuring David Mayfield, Missy Raines & The New Hip, Orrin Starr & John Seebach, Shannon Whitworth, Town Mountain, David Peterson, Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein, and Bearfoot.
Special Programming - Audie Blaylock & Patrick McAvinue, Adam Steffey & Kym Warner
This week we feature live in-studio performances and interviews from two dynamic duos- Audie Blaylock & Patrick McAvinue of Audie Blaylock and Redline and the dueling mandolins of virtuosos Adam Steffey and Kym Warer (the Greencards).
Regular Programming
*American Routes – Hank Williams
American Routes travels the Lost Highway in memory of Hank Williams, who died in the back seat of his Cadillac en route to a New Year’s Day concert. We’ll remember Hank’s lasting contribution to American music with two hours of stories and songs from his musical ancestors, collaborators and descendants, including band member Don Helms, biographer Colin Escott, and grandson Hank III.
Bluegrass Breakdown – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Live
He began his career playing with Jimmy Martin and J.D. Crowe. Between 1971 and 1979, he was an irrepressible mandolin wielding force with the Country Gentlemen. Wanting to find his “own” sound, he formed his own band, which he has fearlessly and groundbreakingly led for the past 27 years. It’s one of the most highly decorated groups in the genre, affectionately known as the farm team of bluegrass, and a band by which all others are judged. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver will be ganging around the microphones live.
Bluegrass Review
We open with recent bluegrass, including nostalgia songs about the family farm created by Gold Heart and the Gibson Brothers. On our Gem of Bluegrass, we consider different approaches to doubling instruments in bluegrass. Later, we continue our “Out in the Country” series, where we shine lights on bluegrass-related players doing great things in local areas. This week, we focus on Lon Hendricks, bluegrass mandolinist who also leads a mandolin orchestra. Then we finish up with a couple of Merle Haggard songs done by bluegrass bands. If you want to contact host Phil Nusbaum, the email address is pnusbaum@bitstream.net.
Bluegrass Signal – More New Releases & Reissues
The new releases (and reissues) jes keep on comin’. Featured in this hour are a tribute to Cullen Galyean (with Junior Sisk and Terry Baucom) and new releases from two other banjo players: Pam Gadd and Chris Warner. There are also some notable collaborations (Sam Bush & Del McCoury, Adam Steffey & Alison Krauss, Herschel Sizemore & an all-star band), reissues from both Ralph Stanley and Charlie Sizemore, and a Stanley Brothers song from High Country. And, yes, more.
*The Dick Spottswood Show
Bill Clifton introduces a medley of Carter Family songs and a Stringbean banjo suite that includes Sam Bush’s recent hard hitting “Ballad of Stringbean and Estelle.” Hour two features blues mandolin, cotton mill blues and blues tributes to the mysterious lovin’ spoonful. No, no, not the ’60s rock band–after all, this is the Obsolete Music Hour!
*etown – Matt Nathanson & Ian Ball
This encore airing features two young songwriters and singers. Matt Nathanson, a talented musician and conversational ‘free-spirit’ with a marvelously gregarious stage presence, pays a visit to eTown. He plays some stripped down versions of recent hit songs, accompanied in exceptional style by Nick & Helen Forster and the ETones. We also welcome Ian Ball of the successful British rock trio, Gomez, who offers his own blend of Brit-pop tunes.
The Free for All – Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. LIVE, Friday 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
The Gary Henderson Show – Saturday 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Monday 12 p.m.,
The Katy Daley Show - Monday- Friday LIVE, 7-10 a.m. ET
Lonesome Pine RFD with Carol Beaugard – Mon. 12 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m., Thurs. 12 p.m.
*Mountain Stage
Featuring Mike Doughty, Diane Birch, Langhorne Slim, Dawes, Dala. Playlist.
Music from Foggy Hollow
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week he’s featuring a new CD from Californian band High Country. The CD is called Perfect Companions and Mike talks about teh band’s background and plays several cuts from the project. Also on the show this week, new music from Australians Bluestone Junction, Brady Stewart Green & Young, and Aussie brothers the Davidson Brothers It’s another show jam packed with bluegrass goodness, so join me this week wont you?
Old Time Jam
This week Hubie welcomes special guest Wheatstraw (Chris Romaine, Bruce Hutton, and Martha Burns) for a live in-studio performance and interview.
The Ray Davis Show – Monday- Friday LIVE, 3-6p.m., Sunday 10am-1p
Rotating Shows
The Bill Miller Show - Sunday 3 a.m. (January 10)
The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tuesday 12 p.m., Thursday 12 a.m., Sunday 3 a.m. (January 17)
LIVE Stained Glass Bluegrass hosted by Bob Webster
This week we’ll take a listen to many of our women bluegrass gospel singers along with some old favorites. Stay tuned for a rare version of “Tramp On The Street” recorded by Jeanie West in the early 1960′s featuring her husband Harry along with Artie Rose on Dobro and former Country Gentlemen Tom Morgan on bass and Bill Emerson on banjo. Is your song book handy for the old hymns sing along at the start of the third hour?
*Thistle and Shamrock – New Year, New Voices
Open your heart to fresh sounds from some unforgettable voices and discover why Celtic singers and songs have such international appeal. Listen for Pauline Scanlon, Bodega, Cara Dillon, Loreena McKennitt.
LIVE *Traditions with Mary Cliff – Saturday 2-6 p.m.
Uptown Bluegrass with George McKnight – New Year Pickin’
This week’s show features new, old and some original songs with a new twist… a nice, easy way to slide into a new year – and always with an international flavor.
