All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches series
*American Routes – Bustin’ Loose: Go-Go and Zydeco with Chuck Brown and Jeffrey Broussard
Come meet us at the club as we jump into two distinct American musics: go-go and zydeco. From the nation’s capital, we’ll visit with the “Godfather of Go-Go,” funk and jazz guitarist Chuck Brown, who’ll explain the finer points of jamming and showing the audience some love. Then we’re back in Louisiana getting down to the Creole sounds of zydeco with the Creole cowboy Jeffrey Broussard, whose fiddle and accordion playing brings the music back its source. The son of the late accordion legend Delton Broussard, Jeffery knows the deep roots of d’vrais zarico (real zydeco), but also the appeal of tradition in a modern sound.
Bluegrass Breakdown – Dollars And Cents, Part 1
We’ll be embarking on the first of an ambitious two part excursion into the many peculiarities and vagaries of the high lonesome monetary system which has left financial experts scratching their heads and hollering for more Xanax. Lynn Morris, Lost Highway, David Davis, Chris Stuart, The Freight Hoppers and Ricky Skaggs will giving us the scoop on coinage—this penny pinching, nickel plugged, dime dropping, no quarter given or asked edition of The Breakdown.
Bluegrass Master Class – Banks of the Ohio #97
Bluegrass Review – #1035
Guests Adam Granger and Lyle Lofgren, with host Phil Nusbaum, give their views on the evolution of bluegrass. The Gem of Bluegrass gives special attention to evolution of the progressive edge of bluegrass music. What else? Bluegrass songs sing the poverty blues, and we slip in a little summer fluff. (It meets most folks’ weekly minimum requirement.) The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com. Join the Bluegrass Review discussion on Facebook. Just do a Facebook search for Bluegrass Review.
Bluegrass Signal – Happy Birthday, Dave Evans!
Originally broadcast on Dave Evans’s 60th birthday, this too-brief tribute features his music from the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, but also includes a couple recent songs and a couple when he was in Larry Sparks’ band. County Sales’ Dave Freeman, in several reviews, summarizes the birthday celebrant: “Dave Evans’ recordings have been consistently good, showcasing a vocal talent that is one of the most distinctive and soulful in bluegrass music. He is no slouch as a banjo player, but his voice is one of the treasures of modern day bluegrass. If any one artist captures the essence of bluegrass as it used to be, it could be Dave Evans. Steeped in tradition, but highly individualistic, Evans has always gone his own way, and, in the process, has left us some memorable music.”
*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m. ET, Sat. 2 p.m. ET
*The Dick Spottswood Show – #302
A Jim & Jesse suite starts things off, a Gold Rush suite keeps them going and, even though it’s August, we follow little footprints in the snow. Obsolete friends this week include Hank Snow, Bill Monroe, Barbecue Bob, John Lee Hooker, the Blue Sky Boys, Cliff Carlisle, Johnnie & Jack, and lots more. To a man, they’re all Obsolete, but they mean well.
Editor’s Picks – The Desert Rose Band
Our pick of the week is the Desert Rose band. They were in town for a reunion concert at the Birchmere on August 7th and Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen and John Jorgensen visited with Katy Daley and Lee Michael Demsey and performed live in our Washington, DC studios.
*etown – Lila Downs & Gregory Alan Isakov
This week’s show, when originally broadcast in 2008, happens to be the eTown debut of two talented musical guests. First, multi-cultural singer-songwriter Lila Downs joins us along with her amazing band. Lila was raised in the Mixtec region of Oaxaca, Mexico and in Minnesota, and her music reflects her diverse roots. We also welcome emerging artist Gregory Alan Isakov, a fantastic singer and songwriter who shares some of his original tunes.
The Free for All – Monday-Thursday, 6-8 p.m. LIVE, Friday 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
The Gary Henderson Show – Saturday 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Monday 12 p.m., Friday 12 a.m.
*Irish Heartbeat with Dervish – Saturday 6 p.m. ET
The Katy Daley Show - Monday- Friday LIVE, 7-10 a.m. ET
The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Saturday 11a.m.-2p.m., Monday- Friday LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET
Lonesome Pine RFD with Carol Beaugard – Mon. 12 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m., Thurs. 12 p.m.
*Mountain Stage
Featuring Regina Spektor, Yo La Tengo, Sonny Landreth, Will Hoge, Great Lake Swimmers. View Playlist.
Music from Foggy Hollow – #201033
In Mike Kear’s Music from Foggy Hollow this week he’s featuring a new CD a lot of people have been waiting for for a long time – “Still Learning” – the new one from the Lonesome River Band. Mike’s playing some of it for you in this show. Also this week, for the first time, music from a band called No One You Know, Marty Marrone & Tangled Roots, Thunder Creek, Darrell Webb Band, A tribute to regional legend Cullen Galyean, Lou Reid and Carolina’s new gospel project, and more. Also there’s the regular Portuguese segment from Erio Meili in Brazil and Mike prys open the heavy doors of the vaule to look back 5 years to see what was happening on the show way back then. It’s only for fun, it’s not too serious, so don’t miss it!
Old Time Jam – #130
Your host returned from Clifftop with some new CDs to introduce from Rachel Eddy, Kristian Herner, Jason and Pharis Romero (and nineteen different fiddlers), Jake Krack, the Tallboys, Rhys Jones, Kellie Allen and Pete Peterson, The Contra Rebels and Chris Via. We’ll hear selections from all of these plus other recent releases by the Albemarle Ramblers and the Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin duo.
Open Mic – FestivaLink.net MerleFest Review
This week we Open the Mic for LIVE performances from MerleFest. The folks at FestivaLink.net gave us their favorite bluegrass picks from MerleFest 2010, including Dehlia Low, Anne & Pete Sibley, The Tony Williamson Band, and of course Doc Watson.
The Ray Davis Show – Monday- Friday LIVE, 3-6p.m., Sunday 10am-1p
Rotating Shows
The Bill Miller Show – Sunday 3 a.m. (Aug 22)
The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tuesday 12 p.m., Thursday 12 a.m., Sunday 3 a.m. (Aug 29)
Stained Glass Bluegrass hosted by Bob Webster – Sunday LIVE 6-10 a.m., Tues. 9 p.m.
New Found Road has contributed remarkably to our enjoyment for several years since forming as a bluegrass gospel band in July of 2001. Tim Shelton remains as an original member of the band and we’ll enjoy several of the band’s songs on this edition. The group sings “Rock of Ages” as part of our old hymns portion of the program at the start of the third hour.
LIVE *Traditions with Mary Cliff – Saturday 3-6 p.m.
Uptown Bluegrass with George McKnight – Late Summer
Gosh, it goes by fast! This week’s show features music to be heard in the latter part of summer, with CD releases, festivals and special events. This week we have a strong international flavor to the show, with bands and artists from Europe, USA, Canada and Toronto (Editor’s note: Is this a Canadian inside joke?).
