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Mississippi John Hurt

Blues Fallin' Down Like Rain, part 2

Show #2528

Friday, May 25, 2007

For this New Sounds, hear more excerpts from the NY Guitar Festival concert series, reinterpretations of classic blues by Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Elizabeth Cotten, and Charlie Patton. Some of the live performers included Jorma Kaukonen, Taj Mahal, Toshi Reagon, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and many more.

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PROGRAM # 2528, “Blues Fallin’ Down Like Rain” Music from the New York Guitar Festival 2006
(First aired on Wednesday, March 29, 2006)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Mississippi John Hurt	1928 Sessions	Big Leg Blues [1:30]	Yazoo #1065, available for purchase at Amazon.com* Or download from Emusic.com
Toshi Reagon	New York Guitar Festival, Jan/Feb 2006, Merkin Hall	Goin’ Home [5:00]	Not available commercially. See the New York Guitar Festival website for details about the performers. www.newyorkguitarfestival.org
Jorma Kaukonen		Big Leg Blues/Embryonic Journey [10:00]
Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar		Illinois Blues [4:00]
Jolie Holland		Jesus Lifted Me [3:00]
Bill Morrissey		Hot Times in the Old Town Tonight [3:00]
Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar		If You Haven’t Any Hay get On Down The Road [3:30]
Brandon Ross		Chicken [2:00]
Alvin Youngblood Hart		Blues for Henry Townsend [3:00]
Gary Lucas		I’m So Glad / Poison Tree Medley [8:00]
Mike Seeger		Freight Train [4:00]

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New Sounds

Blues Fallin' Down Like Rain, part 2

Show #2528

Friday, May 25, 2007

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