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Tom Brosseau chats with incomparable Celtic music star Loreena McKennitt — she hails from Morden, Manitoba, just across the border from North Dakota. We'll sample some songs about borders and boundaries, and Australians with Aussie singing voices. Plus, a set from rising star Nat Vazer, and a performance by Hubby Jenkins, former Carolina Chocolate Drops multi-instrumentalist, recorded at the Grand Forks Public Library. — The Great American Folk Show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom Brosseau and produced by Erik Deatherage at Prairie Public Broadcasting in Fargo, North Dakota. Podcast artwork design by DLT. Find Prairie Public (@prairiepublic) and The Great American Folk Show (@greatamericanfolkshow) on Facebook and Instagram.
This Grammy-nominated musician, celebrated for his work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Rhiannon Giddens, sums himself up: “I play the banjo, talk about Black people, and really love Star Trek.” Hubby in a nutshell at Terra Blues.
Hubby talks about how he got into music, how he practices in small spaces, his influences in early folk, old-time, influences from other people besides banjoists (comedians, other types of musicians). Naming our banjos. He dives deep into some music from Black Banjo Songsters and we listen to the Rufus Casey version of the Cuckoo song. What it was like for him learning that the banjo started as a black instrument and how it re-shaped history. His live shows and what it was like playing his first festival as a touring musician. Being in the Carolina Chocolate Drops. The perception of the banjo from all different types of audiences. Hubby asks what it's like for me being a woman playing the banjo. We chat about the hustle in NYC. He talks about not letting history get into the way, but also being aware of the songs you're playing and being respectable and knowledgable. Hubby shares his must-know songs for the banjo world. https://www.hubbyjenkins.com/ https://hubbyjenkins.bandcamp.com/ “I never feel more grounded and more centered than when I'm lost in playing” -Hubby Jenkins
This week, a titanic trio of certified country blues guitar masters recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, commentary from these blues maestros. Country blues, also known as folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues or down home blues, is one of the earliest forms of blues music. It's performed primarily as a solo vocal with acoustic finger style guitar accompaniment. Country blues was developed in the rural Southern United States in the early 20th century and stands in contrast primarily to the urban blues style, especially in the pre-world war two era. Artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, and Blind Willie McTell were among the first to record blues songs in the 1920s. Country blues ran parallel to urban blues, which was popular in cities. Featured on this episode of Ozark Highlands Radio are renowned old-time singer and multi-instrumentalist Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton, award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops veteran Hubby Jenkins, and celebrated bluesicologist & Reverend Gary Davis protege' Roy Bookbinder. Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton is an American musician from Los Angeles. A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Paxton's style draws from blues and jazz music before World War II and was influenced by Fats Waller and "Blind" Lemon Jefferson. According to Will Friedwald in the Wall Street Journal, Paxton is "virtually the only music-maker of his generation—playing guitar, banjo, piano and violin, among other implements—to fully assimilate the blues idiom of the 1920s and '30s, the blues of Bessie Smith and Lonnie Johnson.” Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist, who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he delved into his Southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through country blues, ragtime, fiddle and banjo, and traditional jazz. After years of busking around the country and making a name for himself, Hubby became acquainted with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Since 2010 he has been an integral part of the Grammy award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops and continues to make solo performances. Guitarist Roy Book Binder has traveled the world as a solo performer for nearly 50 years. Roy's career and playing style is heavily influenced by the late Reverend Gary Davis, who specialized in a unique style of guitar finger picking. Roy's performances are as much a story of his life and experiences as they are a musical endeavor. In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers a 1981 archival recording of Ozark original Kenneth Rorie performing the tune “The Devil and the Farmers Wife,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In his segment “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor, and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins tells the story of Enoch Wolf, an adventitiously fortunate Arkansas Confederate Civil War officer whom, at the very end of the war, was spared an undeserved execution at the hands of his Union captors.
This esteemed musician tells great stories, but they might not be entirely true. “I got to give it a little something. You got to put a little Tabasco on your food.” Presented with the Neal Rosenthal Group. Music: Henrique Prince and Friends (EH Walker, AR Ferguson, Hubby Jenkins) of the Ebony Hillbillies.
She leads the Public Design Commission, which must approve anything built on city land—statue, historic marker, playground. How to contend with conflicting parties, often angry, sometimes shouting? “As long as dialogue is alive and well maintained, I feel like anybody can come to a good solution.” Presented with the Van Alen Institute. Music: Henrique Prince, E. H. Walker, A. R. Ferguson, and Hubby Jenkins, of the Ebony Hillbillies.
Live from the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. woodsongs.com Production Date: 05/23/22 HUBBY JENKINS is a talented guitar, banjo, and bones, who loves to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. He was an integral part of the Grammy award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. and an active in touring and a recording member in the Rhiannon Giddens band. Since the he has pursued a solo career with performances around the world. THE DOWN HILL STRUGGLERS is an old time string band based out of Kentucky and New York. They have released albums on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and are featured on the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film, “Inside Llewyn Davis” produced by T-Bone Burnett. The Down Hill Strugglers band formed while hanging out at the home of their mutual friend Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders, where they also met bandmate and mentor John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers. Opening song was sung by Phoebe White. WS Kid Lily Goebel is a 14 year old singer, guitarist, and pianist.
Stories about unexpected impulses with deep generational roots. Hubby Jenkins tells the story of discovering a deep connection with his banjo, and Dr. Njoki McElroy tells the story of an evil happening in Sherman, Texas. Find more of Hubby's music at https://hubbyjenkins.com/, and read more about Dr. McElroy at http://www.drnjokimcelroy.com/. This episode is made possible by the generous support of the Kindred Spirits, our community of supporters on Patreon. For just $5 per month, Kindred Spirits hear our episodes ad-free, and get exclusive access to bonus episodes. If you have the means, please consider joining the Kindred Spirits at http://patreon.com/familyghosts.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops live on Folkscene. Recorded 4-17-12. Bands members are Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, Hubby Jenkins and Leyla McCalla. Interviewed by the late Roz Larman. Engineered and remastered for broadcast by Peter Cutler. ©Folkscene
*Welcome to the* *Fresh Underground* ( https://www.freshundergroundpodcast.com/ ) *.* We're going to take you to some soul-reviving and joyous jazz out of Helsinki to a Brazilian version of some classic American soul coming to us with a hint of homesickness out of Brooklyn. *This episode we're excited to introduce* Antti Lötjönen ( http://jazzfinland.fi/artisti/antti-lotjonen ) , Hubby Jenkins ( http://hubbyjenkins.com/ ) , Mamie Minch ( https://mamieminch.bandcamp.com/ ) , Gordon Koang ( https://bit.ly/unitypreorder ) , Dominique Fils-Aimé ( https://domiofficial.com/en/ ) , Titan to Tachyons ( http://nefariousindustries.com/nef-61 ) , Lauren Bousfield ( https://shop.deathbombarc.com/collections/frontpage/products/lauren-bousfield-palimpsest-12-vinyl ) , Andrew Anderson ( https://rigmarolerecords.bandcamp.com/ ) , Ivy Hollivana ( https://linktr.ee/ivyhollivana ) , and Stephane San Juan & Sambacool ( https://linktr.ee/sambacool ). Stay safe. Support the underground music! *Black Lives Matter!* *You can help support Fresh Underground at* *Paypal.me* ( https://www.paypal.me/freshunderground ) *,* *Patreon* ( https://www.patreon.com/freshunderground ) *, or* *Venmo* ( https://venmo.com/freshunderground ). Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music. ------------ A special thanks to *Preach Ankobia and The Lunchtime Takeover at Montreal's CKUT 90.3 FM* for their new feature, Fresh Underground Top 5! Fill your lunchbox every week with the best in urban music from home & abroad, get the news you need to know, laugh at a few jokes, meet guests you’ve never met before & have a mini work party that just might get you fired! (don’t say you haven’t been warned!) You can find his show *HERE* ( https://www.ckut.ca/en/content/lunch-time-take-over ).
The shift in usage from “garbageman” to “sanittion worker” was not cosmetic but an acknowledgement of what – and who -- helps a city survive, says the artist-in-residence of the New York Department of Sanitation. Music from Hubby Jenkins.
This landscape architect embraces the principles that underpin Olmsted’s Central Park. “He wanted the wealthy to mix with the poor; this was supposed to be a place where everybody came together.” Public parks as an institution of democracy, a conversation at the Center for Architecture. Music from Hubby Jenkins.
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Coral Nast! We recorded this at the Centralia Campout in Centralia, Washington. Tunes in this episode: Mary Wants a Lover Flying Indian Roses in the Morning Forked Deer Piney Ridge Drink More Cider Bonus track: Barlow Knife in D Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool This episode is brought to you in part by the Midwest Sing & Stomp: an all-day festival of folk music and dance; a nonstop party celebrating the many traditions that have taken root in Chicago and throughout the region: from cajun to mariachi, and blues to bomba. It’s a festival run by local artists, for local artists--and the communities they represent. The 2019 festival offers a full day of music, dance, and workshops on two stages. Festival-goers can join in a barn dance, freedom sing or banjo workshop, and take in traditions from Mexico, Puerto Rico and across the U.S. The day culminates in a concert by Las BomPleneras (an all-female bomba y plena band), Mariachi Sirenas (Chicago’s only all-female mariachi band) and old-time and country blues master Hubby Jenkins (formerly of Carolina Chocolate Drops). They had me out a few years ago and I had a GREAT TIME it was so eclectic and interesting. Make it happen if you can! It’s all day this Saturday, September 14th. Tickets are only $20 at the door or $15 if you buy yours in advance at https://singandstomp.com/, which I have linked in the show notes.
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Gray Buchanan; we recorded this at Clifftop in the Long Point String Band Tent (THANKS AGAIN for hosting us)! Tunes in this episode: Golden Ticket Elkins Sally Ann Apple Blossom Salt Spring Bonus track: Benton’s Dream Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://patreon.com/getupinthecool This is episode is brought to you in part by the Midwest Sing & Stomp: an all-day festival of folk music and dance; a nonstop party celebrating the many traditions that have taken root in Chicago and throughout the region: from cajun to mariachi, and blues to bomba. It’s a festival run by local artists, for local artists--and the communities they represent. The 2019 festival offers a full day of music, dance, and workshops on two stages. Festival-goers can join in a barn dance, freedom sing or banjo workshop, and take in traditions from Mexico, Puerto Rico and across the U.S. The day culminates in a concert by Las BomPleneras (an all-female bomba y plena band), Mariachi Sirenas (Chicago’s only all-female mariachi band) and old-time and country blues master Hubby Jenkins (formerly of Carolina Chocolate Drops). I’ve been to this festival, and I had a blast. You should go if you can. It’s all day September 14th. Tickets are only $20 at the door or $15 if you buy yours in advance at https://singandstomp.com/, which I have linked in the show notes.
Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, it’s “Banjo Time!” Join host Dave Smith and banjo royalty Mark Jones as they explore music of the banjo. From its ancient African roots, we’ll follow the banjo’s transition from a slave instrument into the mainstream of American popular and folk musics. Mark and Dave will guide us through performances by various banjo masters covering a myriad of styles into which the banjo has evolved, all recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Artists featured on this week’s show include Country Music Hall of Fame member & “Hee Haw" star Grandpa Jones, master of traditional African American banjo Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton, Carolina Chocolate Drops member Hubby Jenkins, Ozark original Uncle Floyd Holland, connoisseurs of classic sheet music and banjo duo Clark Bueling & Carl Anderton, songwriter and banjo frailing ninja Jimmy Connors, fresh-faced banjo slinging madman Samuel Blake, preeminent bluegrass virtuoso Adam Fudge, our very own Mark Jones, Berklee School of Music banjo pioneer Lukas Pool, up and coming clawhammer champion Lillyanne McCool, classic country music and banjo superstar Buck Trent, and the inimitable Paul Brock Band featuring banjo shredders Dave Curley & Shane Farrell. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of ubiquitous Ozark banjo legend Bookmiller Shannon performing the tune “Shortnin’ Bread,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Bookmiller traveled America with famed Ozark songwriter and folklorist Jimmy Driftwood in the 1960’s and 70’s, bringing the Ozark style of clawhammer banjo into greater awareness. In this week’s guest host segment, renowned traditional folk musician, writer, and step dancer Aubrey Atwater explores “The African American Banjo,” illuminating the African roots of this enduring musical instrument. Aubrey takes us back to the source of the banjo with musical examples and enlightening commentary.
Listen now to hear Bottle Rockets, Amy Helm, Alela Diane, John R. Miller & the Engine Lights and Hubby Jenkins on this episode of Mountain Stage. Recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Plan your visit to a live recording at www.mountainstage.org
Producer Odelia Rubin talks to Hubby Jenkins (Carolina Chocolate Drops) about blending music with history, and keeping the family in the work. PLUS: a meta edition of Wild Card Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, Country Blues & Oldtime music phenomenon and Carolina Chocolate Drops member Hubby Jenkins recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Hubby. Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark originals Bess & Lester Kelley performing the Carter Family song “All the Good Times are Past & Gone.” Writer, professor, and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins profiles the curious history of Dogpatch USA, a unique theme park in the Ozarks for 25 years. Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist, who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he delved into his Southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through country blues, ragtime, fiddle and banjo, and traditional jazz. Hubby got his higher musical education started as a busker. He developed his guitar and vocal craft on the sidewalks and subway platforms of New York City, performing material by those venerable artists whose work he was quickly absorbing. An ambitiously itinerant musician, he took his show on the road, playing the streets, coffee shops, bars, and house parties of cities around the U.S. After years of busking around the country and making a name for himself, Hubby became acquainted with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Since 2010 he has been an integral part of the Grammy award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops and continues to make solo performances. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark originals Bess & Lester Kelley performing the Carter Family song “All the Good Times are Past & Gone,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. From his series entitled “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor, and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins profiles the curious history of Dogpatch USA, a unique theme park in the Ozarks for 25 years. The first of a three part series, this episode chronicles the early years of an Ozark theme park based on the famous cartoon “Li’l Abner,” created by cartoonist Al Capp.
New Arts in the City premieres Feb. 13 @ 8PM for Black History Month: new Smithsonian African American History Museum, 1965 MLK March photos, Hubby Jenkins on music, Daisy Goodwin on Victoria Season 2, new Talking Movies segment with Neil Rosen.
Live from Jericho Beach Park. Includes live interviews with Ten Strings & A Goat Skin, Lucy Ward, Birds of Chicago, I Draw Slow, The Bills, Penguin Eggs editor Roddy Campbell, and live performances by Lakou Mizik, and Hubby Jenkins. Features music by performers at Island Musicfest (last week), VFMF, Mission (next week), Shorefest (also next week and beyond), and the new sampler from fRoots - and more!! Beware of 30 seconds of dead air at 2h 42m 20s and a few seconds of dead air at to 2h 42m 50s. And a few seconds' gap at around the 4 hour mark when we decided we could keep going for another hour!