Podcasts about folk uke

Twelve Songs returns after a life-induced hiatus with a good interview with Ray Benson from the Austin-based Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. We talked in the spring when the band was coming to New Orleans to play Jazz Fest, and you can see my story focusing on the band celebrating 50 years in the game with its Half a Hundred Years album and tour. That tour is always going on or soon to restart, so check your local listings because if they aren't coming to town, they'll get there sooner or later. We talk about COVID, which became very real for the band when members of the band were hit hard by it earlier this year. We also talk about his long-time musical friend Willie Nelson, Benson's admiration for his "Pretty Paper," and hear Christmas music by the band, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, The Resentments (on a song by one of my favorites, Jon Dee Graham), and Folk Uke, which features Willie Nelson and Arlo Guthrie's daughters.  

Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson are both daughters of world famous musicians, but remain incredibly down to earth. They formed their comedy songwriting duo Folk Uke in 1996, and have frequently toured in support of Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson, in addition to garnering their own unique success. Folk Uke was actually on tour right when the pandemic hit in March 2020, and have stayed fairly active despite having all their remaining shows cancelled. Longtime friends of our host Brian, Amy and Cathy catch up with us as they discuss their current music-making plans, and a scheme to postpone shows in order to keep getting mentioned on local media outlets in Austin, TX. Hear them on Spotify, and follow them on Instagram. For everything Folk Uke, head to folkuke.com.

[Yes, they are the daughters of Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson:]​It was 1996 in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter when Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson met at a bar…where they both worked.  One was a tramp and one was devastatingly pure.  With a ukulele and an acoustic guitar, they formed a band for the same reason kids join gangs— just to survive, but also to unleash the brilliance that was poking them from within.  Don't believe the rumors. Folk Uke is not totally amazing. They're just kind of amazing. If you find yourself at a Folk Uke show, you are in for a treat— but maybe not the kind of treat that you like the taste of.  Come to a show and see for yourself. Better yet, buy their albums first and you may save yourself the trouble. And if you make it to a live Folk Uke show, do your best to enjoy it…and then give them two more chances.  They are hit and miss, but so are you most likely, and that is their charm. We live to inspire and we're tired of writing in third person.Love, Cathy & Amyhttps://www.folkuke.com/index.html

Welcome to Folk Uke's Intergalactic Emotionally Distancing Tour 2020. See them perform at five after 5PM Central, Tuesday May 5th, on StageIt...

Craft Beer quality, why drink anything else? Flying and Ethiopian Airlines, bleach on carrots, grow your own food, being a hippie cowboy. This episode discusses The Dirty River Boys, Art and Lisa Crawford and Folk Uke.

'Emotional puppet show' Eddie Izzard, Paul Simon, Yuval Noah Harari, Thomas Feiner, Oskar Eustis, Bea Campbell, Hailey Tuck, Quentin Crisp, Emily Devine, David Byrne & Selena, Barack Obama, Steinski, Tom Rogerson & Brian Eno, Billie Holiday, Eleanor Tiernan, Nino Rota, Folk Uke, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Temptations, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Virginia Astley, Stuart Moxham, Germaine Greer

Catch the Saturday Night Country House Concert, recorded live at the 2017 Port Fairy Folk Festival.

travis, nappier and mike discuss the following topics.... the american red cross is racist.... the jerry lewis clown holocaust movie....... burger king is making something gross....... nappier karaoke: holiday road FOLK UKE join us for a talk about their current tour with the jayhawks and the attention they're receiving from their song being featured on "orange is the new black."  you can check them out at folkuke.com and be sure to give them the illeged hollar on twitter @folkuke. there's an "all you can boof" brothel. well........bye.

A Free Lunch © 2012 by Spider Robinson Reading: "The Littlest Dragon" by Seymour Hamilton; Chapters 1 & 2, THE FREE LUNCH by Spider Robinson. Music: Mose Scarlett; Folk Uke; John Boutte; Gale Mead; Scarlett, Washington & Whiteley.

BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS originally formed in 1996. Now into their second decade and with one JUNO award and several JUNO nominations under their belts, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings has organically evolved into one of the finest roots-oriented bands in North America. They have released seven CDs and gradually developed a feeling of brotherhood manifested in a sense of groove, timberal blend and melodic and rhythmic play that is distinctive, mystical, energizing and constantly evocative. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings remains one of Canada's greatest musical treasures. Their latest CD is 'Kings and Queens' and pairs the band with some of their favorite female singers and friends including Roseanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Janiva Magness, Lucinda Williams and more. FOLK UKE is an eclectic acoustic folk duo comprised of Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson featuring perfectly melded harmonies and sharp, often biting wit. The daughters of two great American songwriters (Arlo and Willie), the two were musical holdouts until they gave into the force and began writing and playing music together a decade ago. Armed with a ukulele and a guitar, this duo is a unique amalgam of angelic harmonies often wrapped around edgy, surprising lyrics. Check out YouTube for some of their more provocative songs. Folk Uke plays folk music in its truest form with a delightfully wicked twist. The duo's latest album is "Reincarnation."

FTB podcast #151 features the new album by DARRELL SCOTT entitled Long Ride Home.  Also new music from JACKSTRAW, AMELIA WHITE and CORNFLOWER BLUE.   This is the RSS feed: http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss. Show #151 DARRELL SCOTT - Hopkinsville  (Long Ride Home) TOM GILLAM - Till The Morning Comes  (Rustic Beauty) AMELIA WHITE - Beautiful and Wild (Beautiful and Wild) DUANE JARVIS - Squeaky Wheel (Freight Train Boogie) JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS - St. Vincent (White Lighter) (mic break) FOLK UKE - Quattro Momento (Reincarnation) JACKSTRAW - Come On Back To Me (Sunday Never Comes) GARY NICHOLSON, DARRELL SCOTT & TIM O’BRIEN - Texas Cookin'  (This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark) DARRELL SCOTT- You're Everything I Wanted Love To Be (Long Ride Home) (mic break) LOUIS JOHNSON -  1953 (Old Friend) MARYBETH D’AMICO - Reborn  (The Light Inside) WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE - Don’t Need It (Field Songs) MICHAEL DONNER & THE SOUTHERN RENNAISSANCE - Tall Trees (No Better Time) CORNFLOWER BLUE - Run Down The Rails (Run Down The Rails) (mic break) DARRELL SCOTT - Still Got a Ways To Go (Long Ride Home) (Feb. 10th, 2012) Bill Frater Freight Train Boogie