Listen to some examples of new American blues and gospel, and other traditional American folk music on this New Sounds program. We'll hear an eerie revival of the Skip James classic "Special Rider Blues" from the recent record, "Rishte," a collaboration between guitarist Gary Lucas and Anglo-Indian vocalist Najma Akhtar. Plus, a reworking of a classic hymn tune, microtonal blues, and a lot more.
PROGRAM # 2950 New Americana (First aired on Wed. 6/17/09)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Various |
O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack |
Po’ Lazarus, excerpt [1:30] |
Lost Highway/Mercury #170098** |
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Last Forever |
Last Forever |
Ain’t Going Down to the Well No More/ Poor Lazarus [7:39] |
Nonesuch #79447 |
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John King / Ethel |
AllSteel |
‘Round Sunrise – slow and down [6:19] |
Tzadik #8023 ** |
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Bill Frisell |
The Willies |
Sittin’ On Top of the World [3:59] |
Nonesuch 79652 |
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Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas |
Rishte |
Special Rider Blues [5:56] |
World Village 450008 www.worldvillagemusic.com |
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Willie McBlind |
Bad Thing |
Stones in My Passway [4:37] |
Free Note FN0901 www.microtones.com |
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Jody Diamond |
In That Bright World: Music for Javanese Gamelan |
Hard Times [11:31] |
New World Records 80698 www.newworldrecords.org |
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Ben Bowen King |
Sidewalk Saints |
Amazing Grace [3:51] |
TT153D |
New Music from Montreal (Special Podcast)
Hear new music from Montreal on this edition of New Sounds, featuring works by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Bell Orchestre, and Mains de Givre, among others.
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