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In a professional career spanning over 50 years, musician and historian Terry Waldo has performed on and produced over 70 albums of ragtime and trad jazz. He has written the book on the subject, also called This Is Ragtime. He has known personally and per

Terry Waldo


    • Mar 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from This Is Ragtime

    This Is Ragtime Podcast New #8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 60:30


    This episode features a tribute to the great trad jazz trombonist, Jim Snyder. Several of his classic performances with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators are spotlighted. The show also includes a new number from Waldo's new album with Tatiana Eva-Marie and the Gotham City Band. The show concludes with program #8 from Waldo's original NPR program, This Is Ragtime.

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 67:20


    This episode opens with a number by Mike Davis and his New Wonders. Then continues with several historic versions of the jazz classics: "Dinah" and "Yellow Dog Blues." The show concludes with Program #21 from Waldo's original NPR series This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #20

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 51:09


    This Episode features Christmas music by Sweet Megg, Terry Waldo with Beau Grumpus, George Rock (Spike Jones trumpet player) with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators, and Leon Redbone with Terry. The show also presents #20 of Terry's original NPR This Is Ragtime series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 60:16


    This episode features recordings by various Terry Waldo ensembles playing rags by Scott Joplin's publisher, John Stark's stable of composers. Included are numbers by Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators and Waldo's Ragtime Orchestra. The program opens with "Get Yourself A New Broom" from Molly Ryan's new album: Sweepin' The Blues Away. The show concludes with #19 of Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #18

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 61:52


    This episode opens with cut from Sweet Megg and Ricky Alexander's new album, I'm In Love Again then features a musical tribute to Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators' trumpet player, Roy Tate. The program concludes with show #18 from Waldo's famous NPR series, This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime #17

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 62:48


    This episode features a tribute to the legendary Chicago pianist, Bob Wright. Bob is heard playing in a number of different settings and in different styles. The show also features a "Do Do Do" from the new Waldo album with Tatiana Eva Marie. The program ends with episode #17 from Terry's original NPR This Is Ragtime series. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 64:14


    This episode features a tribute to and performances by the great trad jazz tuba player, Mike Walbridge. There are several tracks with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators as well as tracks with several other Waldo bands. The show also has a track from the new Sweet Megg/Ricky Alexander album, I'm In Love Again. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 58:12


    This episode features the first single release from Waldo's new album, I Double Dare You and a trip to San Francisco in 1965 to hear The Red Garter Band, Turk Murphy's Jazz Band and The Ted Shaffer Jelly Roll Jazz Band. The program also has show #15 from Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime series. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #14

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 54:10


    This show features Terry Waldo, Masanobu Ikemiya's American Ragtime Orchestra, The New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Waldo's Ragtime Orchestra and Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators playing classic rags. The program also features the first release of a cut from Waldo & Tatiana Eva-Marie's new album, I Double Dare You. The program ends number 14 of Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

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    This Is Ragtime Podcast #13

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 67:16


    The Topic of consideration is "Blues In All But Form." Songs by Terry Waldo, Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators, Waldo's Gotham City Band, Ruth Brisbane, and Jerron Paxton. Program #13 from Waldo's original NPR radio series. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #12 A

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 62:57


    This episode features "Two Sleepy People" by Tatiana Eva Marie and Terry Waldo with the Gotham City Band followed by a discussion of Songs about the Blues. Performers featured include Susan LaMarche, Ruth Brisbane, Edith Wilson, Ken Peplowski and Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators. The program concludes with the original NPR This Is Ragtime #12. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 61:59


    This episode features a discussion of the Blues and performances by early classic blues singer, Edith Wilson, Ruth Brisbane and Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators. The show also has a cut from Waldo's new album with Tatiana Eva Marie and #11 from the original 1972 NPR This Is Ragtime program. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #10

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 52:45


    This episode features a tribute to jazz and ragtime vocalist, Susan LaMarche. The show also has another cut from Waldo's new album, I Double Dare You and program #10 of his original NPR This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

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    This Is Ragtime #9

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 56:04


    Show has a tribute trumpet player and performer Bill Dillard and a discussion of theatrical jazz. There is also a cut from Wado's new album I Double Dare You, and #9 of his original NPR series, This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

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    This Is Ragtime Podcast #8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 64:15


    This episode features a tribute to the great trad jazz trombonist, Jim Snyder. Several of his classic performances with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators are spotlighted. The show also includes a new number from Waldo's new album with Tatiana Eva-Marie and the Gotham City Band. The show concludes with program #8 from Waldo's original NPR program, This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime #7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 63:41


    This episode features a tribute to Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators co-founder, arranger and clarinet player, Frank Powers. The show also has a track from Waldo's new album - I Double Dare You and a number by Peter Duchin. The program concludes with number 7 from Waldo's original NPR show, This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime #6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 60:38


    This Episode features another number from the new Waldo's Gotham City Band with Tatiana Eva Marie album - I Double dare You, several numbers featuring Louis Armstrong's clarinet player, Joe Muranyi, and program #6 from Waldo's original NPR series - This Is Ragtime from 1972. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Podcast #5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 57:49


    This program features another cut from our new album, I Double Dare You with Tatiana Eva Marie and Terry Waldo's Gotham City Band, part 2 of Terry's tribute to Leon Redbone and show #5 from the original NPR radio series, This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

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    This Is Ragtime #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 54:45


    We feature another tune from the new Waldo/Tatiana album, a tribute to Leon Redbone and Episode #4 from Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime program. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 54:51


    This episode contains a cut from our new album, I Double Dare You; a tribute to the wonderful clarinet and sax player, Chuck Wilson; and the 3rd program of the original NPR series, This Is Ragtime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

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    Show #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 54:07


    This episode contains a cut from a new Waldo album, a tribute to Peter Ecklund and Show #2 from his original NPR radio series. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

    This Is Ragtime Show #1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 60:01


    This episode includes a number from the new Terry Waldo/Tatiana Eva-Marie album, several songs with Eddy Davis and and the first program of Waldo's original NPR radio show This Is Ragtime from 1972. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ralph-waldo0/support

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