Podcast appearances and mentions of Norman Blake

My guest this week is Bob Minner and we're celebrating one of the most iconic flatpicking records of all time - Norman Blake's 'Whiskey Before Breakfast'.We chat about Bob first hearing this record and why he loves it so much; its place in the flatpicking repertoire; the gear Norman used (including guitars, picks and even string gauges!) and we go through the record track by track.Not only that, Bob phoned Norman before we did the interview specifically to ask him about the songs and tunes he picked for the record and where he first heard them.Whether you're new to this record or you know it inside out, I hope you'll learn something from our conversation. I certainly did!Bob mentions a video he made with Bryan Sutton, Chris Eldridge and Kenny Smith, about the D18 that appears on the album cover - you'll find it on the Fretboard Journal's YouTube channelAlso, check out Bob's wonderful tribute album to Norman, 'From Sulphur Springs to Rising Fawn'.It's always a joy chatting to Bob. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!) Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts

In onda Fabio Barbieri. Musiche: David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Bernard Butler, Norman Blake and James Grant, Pentangle, Daniel Bachman, Nico Georis, Kraftwerk, Eiko Ishibashi, Savina Yannatou, Primavera En Salonico and Lamia Bedioui, Vijay Iyer Trio.

It took a long time after I first read David Menconi's work to finally meet him, and longer still to sit with him for an extended conversation, but fortunately, the time has finally come. And if the saying “good things come to those who wait” applies here, if I was indeed waiting years for that Tuesday afternoon interview in late September 2024, then it is doubly appropriate now that our conversation sees the light of day in this podcast nearly another half a year afterwards. Decades after first reading his work, more than a year after first meeting him, and another stretch of months after interviewing him, now is the moment for all of this to come together. It all feels a bit fortuitous, a feeling which is echoed in our conversation, especially regarding the subject of David Menconi's latest book. David Menconi was a staff writer at the Raleigh News & Observer for 28 years, beginning in 1991, when the music scene in the region was exploding nationwide. He has also written for Rolling Stone, Billboard, Spin and New York Times. His latest book is titled Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music. David Menconi spoke with me at the IBMA conference in his adopted hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, in a conversation which touches on the remarkable story of Rounder Records, a music label whose story, as David put it, is the kismet story. A label formed by three idealistic folkies fresh out of college, it went on to champion the music of artists ranging from Alice Gerard to Alison Krauss, from the Blake Babies to Billy Strings, and from Ted Hawkins to Tony Rice. David talks about the Rounder Records story, the current state of the music industry, the challenges faced by writers and musicians alike, as well as the significant history of bluegrass music in the city of Raleigh and the state of North Carolina and more, including music excerpts from Rounder Records artists like Norman Blake and George Thorogood in this episode Southern Songs and Stories. David Menconi Songs heard in this episode:Tony Rice “Monroe's Hornpipe”, from The Bluegrass Album Band, Volume 6“Tango Cool“ by Ted Gioia & Mark Lewis, from Tango Cool, excerpt“Ginseng Sullivan” by Norman Blake, from Back Home In Sulphur Springs, excerpt“Move It On Over” by George Thorogood & the Destroyers, from Move It On Over, excerpt“Away From the Mire” by Billy Strings, from HomeThanks for being here! We hope you can help spread awareness of what we are doing. It is as easy as telling a friend and following this podcast on your platform of choice. You can find us on Apple here, Spotify here and YouTube here — hundreds more episodes await, filled with artists you may know by name, or musicians and bands that are ready to become your next favorites. This series is a part of the lineup of both public radio WNCW and Osiris Media, with all of the Osiris shows available here. You can also hear new episodes on Bluegrass Planet Radio here. Thanks to everyone at the International Bluegrass Music Association for helping to make this interview possible, and to Jaclyn Anthony for producing the radio adaptations of this series on WNCW, where we worked with Joshua Meng, who wrote and performed our theme songs. This is Southern Songs and Stories: the music of the South and the artists who make it. - Joe Kendrick

Frequent Fretboard Journal contributor Cameron Knowler returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his forthcoming new album, CRK. Inspired by classic Terry Allen and Ry Cooder records, CRK features expansive acoustic guitar playing and atmospheric touches that evoke Cameron's Southwest roots. We also go deep on good vs. bad guitars; horse trading with Norman Blake; the groundbreaking technique of Riley Puckett; drummer Jay Bellerose and more.   Pre-order CRK and listen to Cameron's new single, “Felicity,” here: https://worriedsongs.bandcamp.com/album/crk Our next Fretboard Summit takes place August 21-23, 2025 at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. Register today: https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2025/08-21-2025-fretboard-summit-2025/ This week's show is sponsored by: Stringjoy Strings: https://stringjoy.com (Use the code FRETBOARD to save 10% off your first order) Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar: https://mmguitarbar.com Peghead Nation: https://www.pegheadnation.com (Get your first month free or $20 off any annual subscription with the promo code FRETBOARD at checkout).

Moving on down the line, more songs about trains, the people who ride them, and the places they go. Songs and tunes from Mike Bryant with Paul Brown, Frank Lee, Steve Goodman, Norman Blake and Merle Haggard. All aboard … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysMike Bryant & Paul Brown / “Roscoe” / Mike Bryant & Paul Brown / Old Time Tiki ParlourNorman Blake / “Last Train from Poor Valley” / Fields of November / Flying FishMerle Haggard / “The Silver Ghost” / My Love Affair with Trains / BGOFrank Lee / “Reuben's Train” / Gourdhead / Self-producedJim Kweskin / “The Wreck of the Number 9” / Unjugged / HornbeamGrant Dermody / “Morning Train” / My Dony / SelfCourtney Marie Andrews / “Downtown Train” / Come On Up to the House / DualtoneKate Campbell / “Long Slow Train” / Damn Sure Blue / Large RiverMike Bryant & Paul Brown / “Going Up to Hamburg” / Mike Bryant & Paul Brown / Old Time Tiki ParlourSteve Goodman / “City of New Orleans” / Steve Goodman / BuddahNashville Bluegrass Band / “The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home” / Nashville Bluegrass Band / RounderJimmie Rodgers / “Waiting for a Train” / RCA Legacy The Essential / RCARonnie Earl and the Broadcaster w/ David Bromberg / “It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” / Beyond the Blue Door / Stony PlainJohnny Cash / “Hey Porter” / The Total Johnny Cash Sun Collection / CurbAsleep at the Wheel / “Choo, Choo Ch' Boogie” / Asleep at the Wheel / BGOV. L.Sutphin / “Last Train Blues” / Close to Home / RounderPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

A very eclectic collection of the varying shades of bluegrass in this episode, almost as many colours as in an artist's blue palette. Lou Reid, Norman Blake, Jeremy Stephens, Jean-Luc Leroux, the Lonesome River Band, Frank Solivan, the Whitstein Brothers, Bluestone, Claire Lynch, Jim Mills – something for everyone. Enjoy!

Last week we lost Happy Traum, one of the shining lights of acoustic music for over half a century.It's hard to fully grasp, in our online world where everything is right there whenever we need it, just what an enormous contribution Happy and the Homespun team made to helping people learn roots and acoustic music.I was lucky enough to get to chat to Happy a couple of times for the podcast, and he spoke about how strongly he felt that their role was to document, as well as teach. Watching the videos they put out with Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Norman Blake and Bill Monroe (and many more) it's hard to think of a bigger contribution to documenting an era of music!To celebrate Happy's extraordinary influence, which will continue for many years through Homespun's legacy, I'm re-posting the chat I had with him for the podcast back in June of 2022. Countless people learned to play an instrument thanks to the books, tapes, videos, CDs, DVDs and downloads Homespun put out, with some of the leading names in roots music, including Tony Rice, Norman Blake, Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Sam Bush and many, many more.Happy shares the story of how Homespun was born, around a kitchen table, as well as memories of working with some of those iconic musicians, many of whom became friends along the way.Happy will be dearly missed by those who knew him, as well as by people like me, who didn't, but whose lives were enriched by his work.Thank you Happy!MattVisit Homespun's website to check out their extraordinary catalogue  Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! Support the Show.===- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts

(First aired on WUTC 6/8/24)Norman Blake is a distinguished American guitarist and songwriter renowned for his profound influence on the bluegrass, folk, and country music scenes. Born on March 10, 1938, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Blake's career spans over six decades, showcasing his exceptional skills on various stringed instruments, including guitar, mandolin, dobro, and fiddle. He is celebrated for his intricate fingerpicking style and authentic sound that bridges traditional and contemporary music.Blake has earned numerous accolades throughout his illustrious career. He received multiple Grammy nominations and, along with his wife Nancy Blake, won a Grammy for his contribution to the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, which garnered widespread acclaim and introduced Americana music to a broader audience.Norman Blake's enduring legacy is marked by his dedication to preserving traditional music while simultaneously pushing its boundaries, making him a revered figure in the world of acoustic music.Norman Blake Tracklist:Church Street BluesGinseng SullivanGreen Light on the SouthernMan of Constant Sorrow You are My SunshineSlow Train Through GeorgiaOther Artists Tracklist:Bill Monroe – "My Last Days on Earth"The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – "The Precious Jewel"The Blue Sky Boys – "The Lightning Express"Johnny Cash – "Bad News"Johnny Cash – "The Long Black Veil"The Songbirds Radio Hour is made possible through grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Riverview Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Notes My guests include Ted Townsend, President/CEO Greater Memphis Chamber. There is a lot of building going on downtown these days as one can see, and he joins me to share his goals, the overall direction of the city and the concerns about crime and how it might affect future growth. Speaking of crime, the criminal justice system can be a complicated issue. We speak with two people; Leslie Taylor and Norman Blake who had many questions about the process so they founded Memphis Crime Beat in order to get some answers. Finally, April 15th is a day many of us dread, Tax day! Vincent C. Perry drops by to give us any insights or updates new this year. That and more both on air and online, Monday, 6-7 pm on WYXR 91.7 FM. Also the WYXR app, Tunein, Facebook Live, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts!

Episode Notes My guests include Ted Townsend, President/CEO Greater Memphis Chamber. There is a lot of building going on downtown these days as one can see, and he joins me to share his goals, the overall direction of the city and the concerns about crime and how it might affect future growth. Speaking of crime, the criminal justice system can be a complicated issue. We speak with two people; Leslie Taylor and Norman Blake who had many questions about the process so they founded Memphis Crime Beat in order to get some answers. Finally, April 15th is a day many of us dread, Tax day! Vincent C. Perry drops by to give us any insights or updates new this year. That and more both on air and online, Monday, 6-7 pm on WYXR 91.7 FM. Also the WYXR app, Tunein, Facebook Live, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts!

I talk with Grammy award-winning guitarist and singer Chris “Critter” Eldridge. A regular collaborator of Julian Lage's, Critter has lent his talents to Paul Simon, Justin Timberlake, T-Bone Burnett, Fiona Apple, The War and Treaty and more. We discuss the necessity of discomfort as a prerequisite for growth, and how raising a daughter has opened up new insights about failure and its role in personal development. We also got into some bluegrass stuff, discussing the Murder Ballad in traditional music and whether the time has come to retire it. I have a pretty strong opinion on this. Lastly I sat in with the gifted guitarist on a few songs - his arrangement of Little Sadie, and then we just let one rip with a tune we got from a Norman Blake record - Walking Cane Blues.

Welcome back to Guess the Year! This is an interactive, competitive podcast series where you will be able to play along and compete against your fellow listeners. Here is how the scoring works:1 point: get the year correct within 10 years (e.g., you guess 1975 and it is between 1965-1985)4 points: get the year correct within 5 years (e.g., you guess 2004 and it is between 1999-2009)7 points: get the year correct within 2 years (e.g., you guess 1993 and it is between 1991-1995)10 points: get the year dead on!Guesses can be emailed to drandrewmay@gmail.comI will read your scores out on the following episode, along with the scores of your fellow listeners! Please email your guesses to Andrew no later than 12pm EST on the day the next episode posts if you want them read out on the episode (e.g., if an episode releases on Monday, then I need your guesses by 12pm EST on Wednesday; if an episode releases on Friday, then I need your guesses by 12 pm EST on Monday). Note: If you don't get your scores in on time, they will still be added to the overall scores I am keeping. So they will count for the final scores - in other words, you can catch up if you get behind, you just won't have your scores read out on the released episode. All I need is your guesses (e.g., Song 1 - 19xx, Song 2 - 20xx, Song 3 - 19xx, etc.). Please be honest with your guesses! Best of luck!!The answers to today's ten songs can be found below. If you are playing along, don't scroll down until you have made your guesses. .....Have you made your guesses yet? If so, you can scroll down and look at the answers......Okay, answers coming. Don't peek if you haven't made your guesses yet!.....Intro song: Like a Stone by Audioslave (2002)Song 1: Troubles by Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors (2023)Song 2: Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers (1957)Song 3: Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla (1995)Song 4: New York City by The Peter Malick Group (2003)Song 5: Make 'Em Say Uhh by Master P (1997)Song 6: Queen of the Rodeo by Orville Peck (2019)Song 7: Little Sadie by Norman Blake (2000)Song 8: Touch Me by The Doors (1968)Song 9: I'll Fly Away by Johnny Cash (2003)Song 10: Shoot Out the Lights by Richard & Linda Thompson (1982)

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, recibimos a Juan Pablo Caja, autor reciente de un pequeño libro -tesoro enorme- que lleva por título "Cuerdas al Aire", una de las lecturas más evocadoras, exquisitas y especiales que hemos tenido el placer de disfrutar en largo tiempo. La selección musical de Juan (no conseguimos que sonaran todas): TONY RICE & DAVID GRISMAN - "SHENANDOAH" / STEFAN GROSSMAN - "THE ASSASINATION OF JOHN FAHEY" / RUSS BARENBERG - "WHEN AT LAST" / RY COODER - "DARK END OF THE STREET" / STEFAN GROSSMAN & JOHN RENBOURN - "WOMAN FORM DONORI" / OH! RIDGE - "NEW ORLEANS SONGBIRD" / J.D. CROWE & THE NEW SOUTH - "TEN DEGREES" / OLLIE HALSALL - "ISSUE IS, ISSUE AIN'T" / SCOTT LAW - "INSTEAD OF ME" / MALCOLBE HOLCOMBE - "I DON'T WANNA DISAPPEAR ANYMORE" / NORMAN BLAKE & TONY RICE - "D-18 SONG" / JOE K. WALSH - "NEVER MORE WILL ROAM" / CHRIS GAFFNEY - "THE GUITARS OF MY DEAD FRIENDS" / RICKY & JP - "MI VIDA".Escuchar audio

What the H? Exactly. The award-winning* Lickers discuss some of their favorite records filed under the letter H. -- In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For nearly one half of a century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In 2023, idiotic, introverted hobby podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential themes of their upcoming thirty-third episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they have a reasonably good solid grasp of the alphabet and how it works. They had previously utilized the letters A thru G, so naturally, they went with H. LLR "H" mixtape:  [SIDE H-A] (1) Kristian Harting - Digging Up Graves (2) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Hideaway (3) Height Keech - Working Woman Blues / This Brutal World... (4) Honey Ltd. - Tomorrow Your Heart (5) Tim Hecker - Voice Crack [SIDE H-B] (1) Hurrah! - If Love Could Kill (2) Donny Hathaway - I Believe To My Soul (3) Daryl Hall - Why Was It So Easy (4) H.E.R. - Focus (5) John Hartford - Holding Sonic contributors to episode thirty-one of Lightnin' Licks Radio include:  Holland-Dozier-Holland, Lee Moses, James Todd Smith, SZA, Herbie Hancock, Placido Flamingo,  Babyface, The Rascals, B.L.K., Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, John Lennon, Ray Charles, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Elton John, Robert Frip, David Bowie, Kristian Harting, Mike Kroll, Honey Limited, Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra, The Mamas and the Papas, The Wrecking Crew, Height Keech, Future Islands, Hemlock Ernst, Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel, super special secret guest student disc jockey Billy Lalonde form the WHCW archives circa 1992(ish), Faith No More, The Waterboys, John Fahey, John Hartford, Glenn Campbell, Randy Scruggs, Norman Blake, Emma Ruth Rundle, Tim Hecker, Brian Eno, H.E.R., TLC, Home, U2, Elvin Bishop, DJ Shadow, Arc of All, The Clockers, Ashley Alexander, Mister and Jenn Wasner. *2023 REVIEW magazine fans' choice award for best live-streaming production. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/llradio/message

For 34 years, Teenage Fanclub has remained remarkably consistent, both in terms of lineup and quality. Emerging from the Glasgow scene at the tail end of the 80s, the band's 11 records maintain a level of quality matched by remarkably few. The streak continues with the Ominously Named Nothing Last Forever, which arrived this September. The album embraces heavy topics, like aging and loss, all while maintaining a knack for writing a great pop song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On music and memory, on Norman Blake and Colter Wall. What do we learn from the Fall, from the songs of our lives?

Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake is our latest inductee to the MOJO Record Club, bringing with him the astonishing Quebec by Ween. Plus Andrew Male and John Mulvey dig into Neil Young's long-awaited Chrome Dreams, and the final album by the incendiary trumpeter and composer jaimie branch.Tracklisting: 1. Back To The Light, written by Norman Blake, and released on the bands own label, PeMa2. It's Gonna Be A Long Night, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records3. Among His Tribe, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records4. Sedan Delivery, written by Neil Young and released on Reprise Records5. Take over the World from ‘Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ( ( world war ) )' composed by Jaimie Branch and released on International Anthem Records

For this episode, we feature some musicians who have acted as mentors to young traditional musicians. We'll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, Val Mindel & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard, Norman Blake and many more. Dewey Balfa always said that a culture is preserved one generation at a time, so we'll pay it forward … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysOld Buck / “Mike in the Wilderness” / Old Buck / Tin HaloDwight Diller / “Waynesboro” / W Va Mountain Music:Harvest / Yew PineMike Seeger / “Little Birdie” / Southern Banjo Sounds / Smithsonian FolkwaysAny Old Time Stringband / “Turkey Buzzard-Chinquapin Hunting” / I Bid You Goodnight / ArhoolieVal Mindel & Emily Miller / “Gone Home” / Close to Home / Yodel-Ay-HeeMarcus Martin / “Gray Eagle” / When I Get My New House Done / University of North CarolinaTommy Jarrell / “John Brown's Dream” / Legends of Old-Time Music / CountyTommy Jarrell / “Greasy String” / Legends of Old-Time Music / CountyJimmy Triplett / “Piney Woods” / Natural History / BemlarOld Buck / “Highlander's Farewell” / Old Buck / Tin HaloCraver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry / “Sally Ann” / You've Been a Friend to Me / BarkerPete Sutherland / “Pioneer Children Sang as they Walked-ye ke ke” / Streak O' Lean / EpactAlice Gerrard / “Wild Hog in the Woods” / Big Bend Killing / Great Smoky Mountains AssociationDon Pedi / “Old Black Cat Couldn't Catch a Rat” / Short Time Here / Walnut Mountain The Pilot Mountain Bobcats / “Sugar Hill” / Dance By the Light of the Moon / Yodel-Ay-HeeNorman Blake / “Whistling Rufus” / Green Light on the Southern / PlectraphonePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

On today's episode, I talk to Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley of Teenage Fanclub. Emerging from the Scottish C86 scene of the 1980s, Teenage Fanclub formed out of the ashes of their previous group The Boy Hairdressers. While they immediately garnered positive reviews with their first few albums, released in America on Matador, it was with their third album Bandwagonesque that they broke through to a wider audience. In the thirty-some-odd years since, they've never lost that original creative spark, releasing nine more fantastic albums, and their latest, Nothing Lasts Forever, will be released next month on Merge Records. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter. Check out my free philosophy Substack where I write essays every couple months here and my old casiopop band's lost album here! And the comedy podcast I do with my wife Naomi, Couples Therapy, can be found here!  

A variety of bluegrass styles here, including music from Blue Highway, Claire Lynch, Monroe Crossing, the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, and Sawmill Road. There's some fine picking from Norman Blake, some classic bluegrass from Marvin Howell and the Franklin County Boys, the Lonesome River Band, and a great starting tune from yours truly, recorded back in 1976.

Musician, writer and educator Cameron Knowler joins us this week to talk about his incredible  self-published book, Guitars Have Feelings Too, and so much more. We learn about Cameron's singular upbringing in Arizona (including how he was "unschooled" for most of his youth) and hear about how a random encounter with Norman Blake's music as a teenager forever changed his life. We also get his thoughts on the difference between old time and bluegrass music, the perils of flatpicking contests, how to horse trade instruments with your heroes, and so much more. Knowler is the FJ's newest contributor and in our 52nd issue, he pens a lengthy interview with Phoebe Bridgers' guitarist Harrison Whitford. We're happy to announce that Knowler will also be teaching the music of Norman Blake at the 2023 Fretboard Summit alongside Bob Minner. Order your copy of Guitars Have Feelings Too here: https://www.cameronknowler.com/shop-1/p/guitars-have-feelings-too Want to meet Cameron, Bob Minner, Wayne Henderson, Josh Scott, Bill Frisell, and dozens of other guitar luminaries? Come to our 2023 Fretboard Summit August 24-26, 2023 at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. Register here: https://fretboardsummit.org/ Subscribe to our magazine here: https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/products/fretboard-journal-annual-subscription Our podcast is sponsored by Deering Banjos; Peghead Nation (use the promo code FRETBOARD and get your first month free or $20 off any annual subscription); Izotope (use the coupon code FRET10 to save 10% off their plug-ins); and Stringjoy Strings (get 10% off your order with the FRETBOARD discount code).

NEW EPISODE UP! What's your most loved and least favorite song on Alvvays' debut 2014 album?! Adam picked the most recent and most Canadian album we've ever ranked, knowing the others probably hadn't heard it. He first learned about it after hearing Ben Gibbard and Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub raving about the band in an interview. Fun to hear rookie impressions of this dreamy masterpiece. Listen at WeWillRankYouPod.com, Apple, Spotify and your favorite party police station.  Follow us and weigh in with your favorites on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @wewillrankyoupod .FILE UNDER/SPOILERS:Adult Diversion, The Agency Group, Alvvays, Always, Archie, Marry Me, Atop a Cake, Best Coast, Boygenius, Edith Bunker, Camera Obscura, Canada, Cherry Red Records, debauchery, Dives, dream pop, First Love, Last Rites, Ben Gibbard, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, Nicolette Larson, Next of Kin, Ones Who Love You, Out Brief Candle, Party Police, Polyvinyl Records, Molly Rankin, Red Planet, Say Anything, The Schizophonics, self-titled debut album, Teenage Fanclub, Chad VanGaalen, 2014.US: http://www.WeWillRankYouPod.com wewillrankyoupod@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/WeWillRankYouPod http://www.instagram.com/WeWillRankYouPod http://www.twitter.com/WeWillRankYouPo http://www.YourOlderBrother.com (Sam's music page) http://www.YerDoinGreat.com (Adam's music page) https://open.spotify.com/user/dancecarbuzz (Dan's playlists)

Teenage Fanclub are touring the UK in November. Norman tells us here about some of the first and best shows he's seen and played and life in the group's early days. Which involves … … the band that made him want to start a band. … the Wombles at a YMCA when he was 12. … selling a fridge and a washing machine to buy recording time. … the bouncing balcony of the Glasgow Apollo when the Clash played in ‘78. … having a wee next to Steve Cropper. … the age at which audiences “appreciate having a seat”. … busking etiquette.   ... his mum taking him to see the Kinks and Tom Jones.   … serving John Martyn at McCormack's Music Shop – “Thanks, wee man!" … a sweet story about a trombone, Terry Hall and the Specials. … Neil Young with Booker T & the MGs. … the fine art of “sprinkling” new material in a set list. … watching the Smiths play the greatest show he's ever seen, “the stage strewn with flowers”. Dates and tickets here … https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/teenage-fanclub-tickets/artist/736268Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon to receive every Word Podcast early and ad-free!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teenage Fanclub are touring the UK in November. Norman tells us here about some of the first and best shows he's seen and played and life in the group's early days. Which involves … … the band that made him want to start a band. … the Wombles at a YMCA when he was 12. … selling a fridge and a washing machine to buy recording time. … the bouncing balcony of the Glasgow Apollo when the Clash played in ‘78. … having a wee next to Steve Cropper. … the age at which audiences “appreciate having a seat”. … busking etiquette.   ... his mum taking him to see the Kinks and Tom Jones.   … serving John Martyn at McCormack's Music Shop – “Thanks, wee man!" … a sweet story about a trombone, Terry Hall and the Specials. … Neil Young with Booker T & the MGs. … the fine art of “sprinkling” new material in a set list. … watching the Smiths play the greatest show he's ever seen, “the stage strewn with flowers”. Dates and tickets here … https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/teenage-fanclub-tickets/artist/736268Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon to receive every Word Podcast early and ad-free!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teenage Fanclub are touring the UK in November. Norman tells us here about some of the first and best shows he's seen and played and life in the group's early days. Which involves … … the band that made him want to start a band. … the Wombles at a YMCA when he was 12. … selling a fridge and a washing machine to buy recording time. … the bouncing balcony of the Glasgow Apollo when the Clash played in ‘78. … having a wee next to Steve Cropper. … the age at which audiences “appreciate having a seat”. … busking etiquette.   ... his mum taking him to see the Kinks and Tom Jones.   … serving John Martyn at McCormack's Music Shop – “Thanks, wee man!" … a sweet story about a trombone, Terry Hall and the Specials. … Neil Young with Booker T & the MGs. … the fine art of “sprinkling” new material in a set list. … watching the Smiths play the greatest show he's ever seen, “the stage strewn with flowers”. Dates and tickets here … https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/teenage-fanclub-tickets/artist/736268Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon to receive every Word Podcast early and ad-free!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TNAG/CVE's Kim Sherman considers John Baxendale one of the best kept secrets of the guitar world. Not that she's trying to keep him a secret, mind you. We just can never keep his guitars around long enough to promote them, and it's rare for them to come up on the used market! John got started working on guitars young, first working for his father, noted luthier Scott Baxendale, before striking out on his own and gaining loads of valuable experience through repair and restoration work. He holds a deep respect and passion for the Larson Brothers' and Martin guitars of the late 1800s and early 1900s, and he cites Norman Blake and Tony Rice as primary musical inspirations. From Size 2 to dreadnought, we think he crafts some of the best handmade traditional guitars around. We discuss the ethereal, hard to pin down aspects of guitar tone and sound, what he's got planned for guitar No. 100 (we have dibs!), as well as his plans for an L-00 model. Learn more about J.C. Baxendale Guitars: http://www.coguitar.com/ Follow John on Instagram J.C. Baxendale Guitars on CVE Available now: J.C. Baxendale D-42 Lefty Reach out to Kim to discuss a custom J.C. Baxendale: kim@tnag.com Featured musicians: Carl Miner, Bill Cooley

This week we feature musicians who have acted as mentors to young traditional musicians. We'll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, Val Mindel & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard, Norman Blake and many others. Traditional mentors are paying it forward … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysOld Buck / “Mike in the Wilderness” / Old Buck / Tin HaloDwight Diller / “Waynesboro” / W. Va. Mountain Music:Harvest / Yew PineMike Seeger / “Little Birdie” / Southern Banjo Sounds / Smithsonian FolkwaysAny Old Time Stringband / “Turkey Buzzard-Chinquapin Hunting” / I Bid You Goodnight / ArhoolieVal Mindel & Emily Miller / “Gone Home” / Close to Home / Yodel-Ay-HeeMarcus Martin / “Gray Eagle” / When I Get My New House Done / University of North CarolinaTommy Jarrell / “John Brown's Dream” / Legends of Old-Time Music / CountyTommy Jarrell / “Greasy String” / Legends of Old-Time Music / CountyJimmy Triplett / “Piney Woods” / Natural History / BemlarOld Buck / “Highlander's Farewell” / Old Buck / Tin HaloCraver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry / “Sally Ann” / You've Been a Friend to Me / BarkerPete Sutherland / “Pioneer Children Sang as they Walked-ye ke ke” / Streak O' Lean / EpactAlice Gerrard / “Wild Hog in the Woods” / Big Bend Killing / Great Smoky Mountains AssociationDon Pedi / “Old Black Cat Couldn't Catch a Rat” / Short Time Here / Walnust Mountain The Pilot Mountain Bobcats / “Sugar Hill” / Dance By the Light of the Moon / Yodel-Ay-HeeNorman Blake / “Whistling Rufus” / Green Light on the Southern / PlectraphonePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

My guest on Bluegrass Jam Along this week is Happy Traum. Happy founded Homespun with his wife, Jane, in 1967. In the 55 years that followed, Homespun has helped hundreds of thousands of people learn to play music and has worked with some of the all-time bluegrass greats, including Tony Rice, Norman Blake, Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Sam Bush and many, many more.Happy share the story of how Homespun was born, as well as memories of working with some of those iconic musicians, many of whom became friends along the way.Happy also gave listeners to Bluegrass Jam Along an exclusive discount for anything from the (huge!) Homespun catalogue. Just enter the code JAMALONG at checkout and you'll get 20% off. You've got till July 8th 2022 to take advantage so hurry!Here are some of my favourites, in case you need some ideas!The Tony Rice Guitar MethodNorman Blake's Guitar Techniques The Sam Bush Mandolin MethodStuff we chat about in the episodeHomespun's websiteHappy's websiteHappy's signature guitar from Santa CruzRichard Thompson's Frets and Refrains campAdam Traum's website

This week we turn our attention to songs about Bandits and Outlaws. These bad guys have been the subject of folk music since the beginning of singing. We'll hear songs from Norman Blake, Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves, Addie Graham, Ry Cooder, Tim Hardin, Tom Russell and many more. Bandits and Outlaws take center stage … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-FolkwaysButch Thompson & Pat Donohue / “A Minor Fantasy” / Vicksburg Blues / Red HouseNorman Blake / “Billy Gray” / Blind Dog / RounderGreg Hooven String Band / “Darling Corey” / The Harry Smith Connection / Smithsonian-FolkwaysSaro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves / “Red Haired Becky” / I Have Known Women / Strictly CountryThe Byrds / “Pretty Boy Floyd” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / ColumbiaGuy Clark / “The Last Gunfighter Ballad” / Texas Cookin' / Sugar HillThe MacAbre Brothers / “Otto Wood” / Traditional Murder Ballads / RoaneAddie Graham / “Omie Wise” / Been a Long Time Traveling / June AppalTim Hardin / “Lady Came from Baltimore” / Live in Concert / PolydorPaul Siebel / “Jack-Knife Gypsy” / Jack-Knife Gypsy / ElektraButch Thompson & Pat Donohue / “Yancey Blues” / Vicksburg Blues / Red HouseRy Cooder / “Jesse James” / The Long Riders / Warner BrothersRy Cooder / “Jesse James” / The Long Riders / Warner BrothersTom Russell / “Tonight We Ride” / Old Songs Yet to Sing / FronteraSusan Pepper / “Tom Dooley” / Hollerin' Girl / BalladHamper McBee / “John Hardy” / Cumberland Moonshiner / Spring FedThe Red Clay Ramblers / “Run Sister Run” / A Lie of the Mind / Sugar HillPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways

As Teenage Fanclub head off on tour, Norman Blake joins me with his morning cup.Find their UK/EU dates through April/May: https://www.teenagefanclub.com/liveTeenage Fanclub's new single 'I Left A Light On' is out now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIiAtErJRDkSongs: Teenage Fanclub 'I Left A Light On', Cock Sparrer 'Working' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On our pop culture round-up: BBC2's “genuinely moving” Paul Gascoigne documentary, reggae legend Horace Andy returns, and is Apple TV+ spy drama Slow Horses a Tinker, Tailor for the 21st Century? Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake joins us along with legendary beer writer Pete Brown – new book Clubland: How the Working Men's Club Shaped Britain available for pre-order now.  Hear all the music on our rolling playlists. Spotify: https://bit.ly/CultBunk Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/1aea7525-7891-4a88-8474-a08c45ea064b “I found ‘Gazza' incredibly moving and upsetting. I was watching it in tears.” – Pete Brown on ‘Gazza' “The best part of ‘Gazza' is you see that this gift is really a curse.” – Andrew Harrison on ‘Gazza' “It's the sound of a band knowing they're creating something glorious but not sure that they can control it, like the wheels could fall of at any minute” – Pete Brown on New Order's Temptation  Presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Producer Jelena Sofronijevic with Elina Ganatra. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)' by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

J.M. Clifford is a songwriter, guitarist, and educator from Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a terrific musician, J.M. is also a deep thinker and passionate teacher. In this conversation we talk about our love of Norman Blake and other bluegrass guitar players, songwriting, meditation, and much more. I hope you enjoy my performance and conversation with JM Clifford. Note, throughout the show I refer to my guest as Mike. J.M. Clifford is the stage name of Mike Clifford. You can find his music by searching for J.M. Clifford. www.jmclifford.com https://open.spotify.com/album/7JZcXWt8XLWMeb8b6tOkIz?si=qa2BeqXgSPKsccaezCHt7A

Norman Blake turns 84 this week. To celebrate, we're joined by guitarist Bob Minner who is about to release an entire Normal Blake tribute album, From Sulphur Springs to Rising Fawn (Engelhardt Music Group). Minner, longtime guitarist for Tim McGraw and FJ contributor, recruited a who's-who of virtuosos on the album, including Mike Compton, Chris Eldridge, Vince Gill, Trey Hensley, Kenny Smith and Tim Stafford. It's a gorgeous album. https://minnerguitar.com During our chat, we talk to Bob about the project, his visits to Norman's house, the vintage guitars used on the project, and the Martin that Norman is currently excited about (it may just surprise you). Plus a lot more... Whether you've been inspired by Norman Blake like countless others or you just want to hear about this unique American treasure (and all the cool instruments he's championed), you'll love this chat. This episode is sponsored by Retrofret Vintage Guitars; Mono Cases, Izotope (use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase); BED|STÜ shoes (save 20% off with the code FRETXBS for a limited time); and www.acoustic.coffee (use the code FJCoffee2021 and get a free bag when you order two or more).  Subscribe to the Fretboard Journal and get our 50th issue. Join us by clicking on this link. 

My guest this week is Bob Minner. Bob has been the acoustic guitarist for country icon Tim McGraw for almost 30 years now, and he's also a fantastic bluegrass picker.His latest project, 'From Sulphur Springs To Rising Fawn : The Songs of Norman Blake' is a wonderful tribute to the music of Norman and Nancy Blake, featuring duets with people from the worlds of country and bluegrass, including Tim Stafford, Ron Block, Vince Gill, Chris Eldridge and Dale Ann Bradley.We chat about Bob's love for Norman's music, how he came to meet his hero, the part George Gruhn played in that (as well as his incredible generosity when it came to his collection of vintage guitars), plus much, much more.I could easily have chatted to Bob for another hour! It was such a cool conversation to be part of - I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.Links to stuff we talked aboutBob's websiteCollings guitars

2022 says hello as a stranger, but it will go out an acquaintance, hopefully as a pal and not a nemesis. This episode plays Dylan songs & those of fellow travelers featuring strangers & looks expectantly to the new year. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes speculation about what Bootleg Series we may see released in 2022. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to tell us who did "Rank Stranger" better: The Stanley Brothers or Bob Dylan? Be sure to go to our Twitter page @RainTrains to vote!

On the next three episodes of the program we'll sample the best recordings of 2021, focusing first on bluegrass and old-time music. Included on the program are Anya Hinkle, Bela Fleck, Norman Blake, Nora Brown and many more. The best releases of 2021, part one ... this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #21-52: Best of 2021 Pt.1 Bluegrass and Old-TimeHost: Tom DruckenmillerArtist/”Song”/CD/LabelPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / “Fine Times at Our House” / Jess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / Self-ProducedColebrook Road / “Mountainside” / Hindsight is 2020 / Mountain FeverMark Schatz & Bryan McDowell / “Fiddle Medley” / Grit & Polish / PatuxentThe Larry McPeake Tribute Band / “Rebecca” / Larry's Songbook / PatuxentJ.P. Harris' Dreadful Wind and Rain / “Last Chance” / Don't You Marry No Railroad Man / Free DirtAnya Hinkle / “I Belong to the Band” / Eden and Her Borderlands / OrganicTim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius / “Come When Mama Calls” / April in Your Eyes-A Tribute to John Lilly/ Diamond RanchJudy Hyman & Jeff Claus / “Yell in the Shoats” / Old-Time Sweethearts Vol. 1 / DittyvilleNorman Blake / “Just Tell Them That You Saw Me” / Day by Day / Smithsonian Folkways-PlectrafoneDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver / “Between the Lines” / Roundtable / Billy BlueJess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / “Fire on the Mountain” / Jess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / Self-ProducedJames Stephens / “Lady Hamilton” / How I Hear It / RebelFive Mile Mountain Road / “Wild Bill Jones” / Swingbilly Swagger / PatuxentNora Brown / “Wedding Dress” / Sidetrack My Engine / JalopySingle Girl Married Girl / “Walking on Water” / Three Generations of Leaving / More SongsBela Fleck / “This Old Road” / My Bluegrass Heart / BMG RenewAdeline / “Shelvin' Rock” / Adeline / OwlPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

You can wear denim or whatever you fancy to this one because it's Norman Blake. Lovely man of Rock N Roll! We take a trip down Teenage Fanclub memory lane and get stuck into what makes a great band a great sound and brillaint journey. He's got such a iconic voice and the band have such a individual sound. Their breakthrough album Bandwagonesque was my intro to their sound and I've been a fan ever since, like many others. Enjoy! @limehousepod

Singer-songwriter, Norman Blake, has been making music with his band Teenage Fanclub for over 30 years. He shares stories from his career with Ricky Ross, revisiting songs from their back catalogue of eleven studio albums and discussing how his writing has evolved. Norman describes the Glasgow music scene from those early days, the band's relationship with Alan McGee from Creation Records, Teenage Fanclub's American success, their musical influences and how everything comes back to The Beatles.

This week we focus on traditional music masters – both instrumentalists and singers – who have inspired the next generations of young tradition bearers. We'll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, Val Mindel & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard, Norman Blake and many more. It's traditional music mentors … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Episode #21-48: Paying It ForwardHost: Tom DruckenmillerArtist/”Song”/CD/LabelPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysOld Buck / “Mike in the Wilderness” / Old Buck / Tin HaloDwight Diller / “Waynesboro” / W Va Mountain Music:Harvest / Yew PineMike Seeger / “Little Birdie” / Southern Banjo Sounds / Smithsonian FolkwaysAny Old Time Stringband / “Turkey Buzzard-Chinquapin Hunting” / I Bid You Goodnight / ArhoolieVal Mindel & Emily Miller / “Gone Home” / Close to Home / Yodel-Ay-HeeMarcus Martin / “Gray Eagle” / When I Get My New House Done / University of North CarolinaTommy Jarrell / “John Brown's Dream” / Legends of Old-Time Music / CountyTommy Jarrell / “Greasy String” / Legends of Old-Time Music / CountyJimmy Triplett / “Piney Woods” / Natural History / BemlarOld Buck / “Highlander's Farewell” / Old Buck / Tin HaloCraver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry / “Sally Ann” / You've Been a Friend to Me / BarkerPete Sutherland / “Pioneer Children Sang as they Walked-ye ke ke” / Streak O' Lean / EpactAlice Gerrard / “Wild Hog in the Woods” / Big Bend Killing / Great Smoky Mountains AssociationDon Pedi / “Old Black Cat Couldn't Catch a Rat” / Short Time Here / Walnust Mountain The Pilot Mountain Bobcats / “Sugar Hill” / Dance By the Light of the Moon / Yodel-Ay-HeeNorman Blake / “Whistling Rufus” / Green Light on the Southern / PlectraphonePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

In Episode 2 of Whisky Talk: Malts & Music, BBC Scotland DJ and writer Vic Galloway sits down with Norman Blake, co-founder of Scottish indie rock legends Teenage Fanclub. Vic pours a few Society drams and finds out why the whiskies get Norman thinking about Gang of Four, Captain Beefheart, The Kinks, Ennio Morricone and the Wicker Man. Tune in to the SMWS Malts & Music playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/75sE4HLHMMwlcECyNB8ryz Special Guest: Norman Blake.

Plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er Bandwagonesque, þriðja breiðskífa Skosku hljómsveitarinnar Teenage Fanclub sem kom út þennan dag árið 1991, fyrir 30 árum sléttum. Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er enginn en vinur þáttarins sendir pistil og lag og óskalagasíminn opnar kl. 20.00 - 5687123. Teenage Fanclub sem er enn starfandi var stofnuð í smábænum Bellshill nálægt Glasgow í Skotlandi árið 1989. Stofnendur voru þeir Norman Blake (söngur og gítar), Raymond McGinley (söngur og gítar) og Gerard Love (söngur og bassi). Allir sömdu þeir og sungu þar til Gerard Love yfirgaf sveitina árið 2018. Í dag eru í hljómsveitinni þeir Blake og McGinley, Francis Macdonald (trommur og söngur), Dave McGowan (bassi og söngur) og Euros Childs (hljómborð og söngur). Það er mikiðm lagt upp úr rödduðum söng hjá Teenage Fanclub. Platan Bandwagonesque á 30 ára afmæli í dag. Það var Creation útgáfan sem gaf plötuna út á sínum tíma og eitt lag af henni vakti dálitla athygli í Ameríku, lagið Star Sign sem náði 4. Sæti á Modern track lista Billboard. Og þessi plata var valin plata ársins 1991 af bandaríska tónlistartímaritinu Spin og hafði ss. betur en meistaraverk Nirvana, platan Nevermind.

Plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er Bandwagonesque, þriðja breiðskífa Skosku hljómsveitarinnar Teenage Fanclub sem kom út þennan dag árið 1991, fyrir 30 árum sléttum. Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er enginn en vinur þáttarins sendir pistil og lag og óskalagasíminn opnar kl. 20.00 - 5687123. Teenage Fanclub sem er enn starfandi var stofnuð í smábænum Bellshill nálægt Glasgow í Skotlandi árið 1989. Stofnendur voru þeir Norman Blake (söngur og gítar), Raymond McGinley (söngur og gítar) og Gerard Love (söngur og bassi). Allir sömdu þeir og sungu þar til Gerard Love yfirgaf sveitina árið 2018. Í dag eru í hljómsveitinni þeir Blake og McGinley, Francis Macdonald (trommur og söngur), Dave McGowan (bassi og söngur) og Euros Childs (hljómborð og söngur). Það er mikiðm lagt upp úr rödduðum söng hjá Teenage Fanclub. Platan Bandwagonesque á 30 ára afmæli í dag. Það var Creation útgáfan sem gaf plötuna út á sínum tíma og eitt lag af henni vakti dálitla athygli í Ameríku, lagið Star Sign sem náði 4. Sæti á Modern track lista Billboard. Og þessi plata var valin plata ársins 1991 af bandaríska tónlistartímaritinu Spin og hafði ss. betur en meistaraverk Nirvana, platan Nevermind.

Plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er Bandwagonesque, þriðja breiðskífa Skosku hljómsveitarinnar Teenage Fanclub sem kom út þennan dag árið 1991, fyrir 30 árum sléttum. Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er enginn en vinur þáttarins sendir pistil og lag og óskalagasíminn opnar kl. 20.00 - 5687123. Teenage Fanclub sem er enn starfandi var stofnuð í smábænum Bellshill nálægt Glasgow í Skotlandi árið 1989. Stofnendur voru þeir Norman Blake (söngur og gítar), Raymond McGinley (söngur og gítar) og Gerard Love (söngur og bassi). Allir sömdu þeir og sungu þar til Gerard Love yfirgaf sveitina árið 2018. Í dag eru í hljómsveitinni þeir Blake og McGinley, Francis Macdonald (trommur og söngur), Dave McGowan (bassi og söngur) og Euros Childs (hljómborð og söngur). Það er mikiðm lagt upp úr rödduðum söng hjá Teenage Fanclub. Platan Bandwagonesque á 30 ára afmæli í dag. Það var Creation útgáfan sem gaf plötuna út á sínum tíma og eitt lag af henni vakti dálitla athygli í Ameríku, lagið Star Sign sem náði 4. Sæti á Modern track lista Billboard. Og þessi plata var valin plata ársins 1991 af bandaríska tónlistartímaritinu Spin og hafði ss. betur en meistaraverk Nirvana, platan Nevermind.

Episode 1305 Featuring - Allan McLeod - Norman Blake and more

This week's Food For Thought episode was inspired by Punch Brothers' new cover of Tony Rice's 'Church St Blues' (well, their cover of Tony's cover of Norman Blake's original!)As always with Punch Brothers and Chris Thile, opinions have been divided. Some people really take offence at a song they love being covered in a way they don't like. So I started thinking about covers in general and, in particular, the idea of whether it's actually possible to ruin a song.Have a listen and see what my take is. Then head over to Bluegrass Jamalong's Instagram or Facebook and tell me what you think!Happy picking.

Welcome to the 23rd edition of the County Sales Radio Hour with our host Kinney Rorrer. On this show, we will be featuring new releases and classic recordings of the finest bluegrass and old time music. Recent releases from Alan Bibey, Claybank, Rhonda Vincent, Sally Berry, Jeremy Stephens, Bill and the Belles, and the Churchmen. Plus more great music from Norman Blake, Larry Sparks, Jim Eanes, the Lost & Found, the McPeak Brothers, and more! Recordings featured on this program are available for purchase through the County Sales website and the County Sales store located in downtown Floyd, VA. You can also hear the County Sales Radio Hour at Radio Bristol every Monday at 12:00 pm and again on Saturdays at 3:00 pm.

On this week’s show, we turn our attention to songs highlighting the exploits of bandits and outlaws … a subject mined by folk music since the beginning of singing. We'll hear songs from Norman Blake, Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves, Addie Graham, Ry Cooder, Tim Hardin, Tom Russell and many more. A focus on anti-heroes and legends … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #21-25:Bandits and Outlaws Host: Tom Druckenmiller Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / SmithsonianFolkways Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue / “A Minor Fantasy” / Vicksburg Blues / Red House Norman Blake / “Billy Gray” / Blind Dog / Rounder Greg Hooven String Band / “Darling Corey” / The Harry Smith Connection / Smithsonian-Folkways Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves / “Red Haired Becky” / I Have Known Women / Strictly Country The Byrds / “Pretty Boy Floyd” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / Columbia Guy Clark / “The Last Gunfighter Ballad” / Texas Cookin' / Sugar Hill The MacAbre Brothers / “Otto Wood” / Traditional Murder Ballads / Roane Addie Graham / “Omie Wise” / Been a Long Time Traveling / June Appal Tim Hardin / “Lady Came from Baltimore” / Live in Concert / Polydor Paul Siebel / “Jack-Knife Gypsy” / Jack-Knife Gypsy / Elektra Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue / “Yancey Blues” / Vicksburg Blues / Red House Ry Cooder / “Jesse James” / The Long Riders / Warner Brothers Ry Cooder / “Jesse James” / The Long Riders / Warner Brothers Tom Russell / “Tonight We Ride” / Old Songs Yet to Sing / Frontera Susan Pepper / “Tom Dooley” / Hollerin' Girl / Ballad Hamper McBee / “John Hardy” / Cumberland Moonshiner / Spring Fed The Red Clay Ramblers / “Run Sister Run” / A Lie of the Mind / Sugar Hill Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / SmithsonianFolkways

Parker and Max get folky with the down home music of Norman Blake.ContactEmail: themusiciansmusicianpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @tmmpodSupport the show

Episode 41 in which Patrick and Philip breakdown the Cohen Bros. 2000 film O, Brother Where Art Thou? with special guests Dan, George, Jake, and Rick of Queer Magnolias Podcast! Listen to Queer Magnolias Podcast! Twitter: @QueerMagnolias Instagram: @queermagnoliaspodcast Facebook SCB SPONSOR! Bull City Bows and Ties https://www.etsy.com/shop/BullCityBowsAndTies Rate, Review, and Subscribe. Do not miss that next episode, now! Where to find us online! Twitter: @SCBoysPod Instagram: @stokescountyboys Email: stokescountyboys@gmail.com Spotify Playlist Support the show! Help us keep the pod going and you can choose the theme of a future episode!: https://anchor.fm/scboys/support Cover Art: Gorgeous George Music Credits: "Big Rock Candy Mountain" by Harry McClintock, "In the Jailhouse Now" by The Soggy Bottom Boys (feat. Tim Blake Nelson), "Down to the River to Pray" by Alison Krauss, "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" by Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, &Gillian Welch, "I'll Fly Away" by Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss, "You Are My Sunshine" by Norman Blake, "Lonesome Valley" by Fairfield Four, "I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)" by The Cox Family, and "Angel Band" by The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scboys/support

Episode #41 features Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub talking about their new album Endless Arcade (Merge), Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Nancy Wilson of Heart talks about her solo album, You And Me (Carry On Music) and scoring films for Cameron Crowe. If The Grand Ole Opry is Nashville's "motherchurch," then Grimey's New And Pre-Loved Music is the "other church." Doyle Davis of Grimey's discusses their history and the three releases he's curated for this year's RSD Drops (June 12, July 17). As always, RSD's Carrie Colliton brings us the Record Store Day News. Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Tito's Handmade Vodka. Go to RecordStoreDay.com for up to the minute updates on the RSD Drops dates this summer.   Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you get podcasts!

«Alles fühlte sich frisch an», sagt Sänger Norman Blake. Keine Selbstverständlichkeit: Die bei Insidern gefeierten Brit-Popper aus Glasgow hatten ihre grössten Tage in den 90er-Jahren, «Endless Arcade» ist das elfte Album. Doch schon mit «Here» (2016) zeigten sie Zug – jetzt vertonen sie die aktuell schwere Zeit beschwingt und cool. Tut gut! Dazu hören wir weitere Highlights des heutigen Release-Fridays mit Matt Sweeney & Bonnie «Prince» Billy, Rosie Tucker, Guided By Voices, Don Melody Club, Metronomy und vielen mehr.

«Alles fühlte sich frisch an», sagt Sänger Norman Blake. Keine Selbstverständlichkeit: Die bei Insidern gefeierten Brit-Popper aus Glasgow hatten ihre grössten Tage in den 90er-Jahren, «Endless Arcade» ist das elfte Album. Doch schon mit «Here» (2016) zeigten sie Zug – jetzt vertonen sie die aktuell schwere Zeit beschwingt und cool. Tut gut! Dazu hören wir weitere Highlights des heutigen Release-Fridays mit Matt Sweeney & Bonnie «Prince» Billy, Rosie Tucker, Guided By Voices, Don Melody Club, Metronomy und vielen mehr.

Kevin sits down with Norman Blake of Scottish alt rock legends Teenage Fanclub to talk about their new album, “Endless Arcade,” which is set to release April 30 on Merge Records.  Podcast episodes, music news and reviews at http://popsandhisses.com. Subscribe to the Pops and Hisses podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pops-and-hisses/id1539637842), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/57hrr0v21s8A7TC7xyERyb?si=wxShQ0vqRJyGa0t9wBU-Nw&nd=1) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6V7Lf07KwPqXuOWQVBHHw) Subscribe to the Pops and Hisses newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/736370ca4f35/pops-and-hisses-newsletter Follow Pops and Hisses on Twitter: https://twitter.com/popsandhisses Follow Kevin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/omahamusicguy), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kevincoffeyomaha) and Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/omahamusicguy) A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s no secret that Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard deeply admires Norman Blake’s band, Teenage Fanclub. In fact, he’s called 1991’s masterpiece Bandwagonesque his favorite album of all time; he loves it so much that just a few years ago, he recorded and released a cover of the entire thing. With that album turning 30 this year, and with a fantastic new Teenage Fanclub album, Endless Arcade, out this week it seemed the perfect time to get the two together. For this conversation, the two old friends dive into what their pandemic lives have been like, which includes lots of songwriting and record collecting. They also talk about the joy that comes from being a lifer in the rock and roll business, how streaming has affected all of the above, and how deeply emotional a return to rocking is likely to be for both of them. Enjoy.

After releasing five songs from their upcoming album Endless Arcade, Scottish alternative rock outfit Teenage Fan Club believe they have covered the expanse of their new offering, giving fans the chance to experience the differing sounds on the album by way of representation across all levels.One of the bands’ two songwriters, Raymond McGinley, sat down with HEAVY to talk about the album and the lengthy process between completion and release."Generally what I would say in terms of an album is we're better at making music than talking about music,” he laughed. “Just as a general caveat before we start talking a lot of crap - but we finished this record just before this whole pandemic thing happened and then we realised it wasn't gonna be coming out for a little while so we spent a little extra time mixing it and tweaking and polishing things. Our approach to making a record is the same as it was when we started just over 30 years ago. We're just gonna get some songs together and sit in the studio and do it. We don't really talk about it to each other or conceptualise it much. We go in and there's people in the room and we just kind of look at each other and we start playing and it is as simple as that. What comes out is a result of the people involved at the time and the language and ideas and the grand sense of an idea. You don't make rules for yourself because it gets in the way of making music that makes you feel good. We try to do it in a natural way. It's always been about musical expression and, like I say, I think we're better at musical expression than the description of what we do (laughs)."In the full interview, Raymond runs us through Endless Arcade in greater detail, talks about the five songs released, the over two year gap between the release of the first single and the album, the difference between his songwriting style and that of Norman Blake and more.

A well-known tune by Norman Blake. Recorded around a campfire March 13, 2021 in Ellenboro, NC at the home of my friend Jamey Harrison. Frank Eastes on banjo and Tyler Leonard on guitar and vocal. Since we've never picked this together before we quickly found a slight difference in chord choices, which we both noticed. Didn't slow the tune down though. Right after we end the tune Tyler zeroes right in on the difference and asked me to explain what I'm doing. Learning in real time ... I love a good jam session! FULL PLAYLIST FROM THIS SESSION: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5C6UzCeHG8Vb4HamKSg5XeSpT0EaHDkz

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Cameron Knowler! We recorded this a few weeks ago over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes and songs in this episode: Old Beech Leaves/Sonora Road Tombigbee Waltz/Blake’s March Kuyina Farewell Trion Monroe’s Farewell to Long Hollow Bonus track: Norman Blake’s Done Gone Buy Guitars Have Feelings Too (Cameron Knowler’s flatpicking instructional book) and Pre-order “Anticipation,” his experimental album with Eli Winter: https://www.cameronknowler.com/ Sign up for my workshop with the Old Town School of Folk Music: Sunday, February 28: Slides from Every Angle: https://www.oldtownschool.org/classes/detail/?courseid=6813 Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shirts, phone cases, and masks! https://teespring.com/new-get-up-in-the-cool-swag Sign up at https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/ for my clawhammer instructional series! Check out Cameron’s other podcast, Think Outside the Box Set: https://boxset.fireside.fm/

This podcast episode features Monroe-style mandolin master Mike Compton.  Today we talk with Mike about his time spent in John Hartford's band, his work on The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Volume 1, his involvement with the Monroe Mandolin Camp, his CD with Norman Blake titled Gallop to Georgia, his work with Joe Newberry, and more.  You'll also get to hear cuts from the Gallop to Georgia CD and a live recording with Joe Newberry.

On this week’s show, we offer selections from some of the best flatpicking instrumentalists (with one ringer) in acoustic music. We'll hear guitar artistry from Norman Blake, Maybelle Carter, Matt Flinner, Beppe Gambetta, Wayne Henderson, Alison Brown and many more. Plectrum on the six-string … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #20-33: Flatpick Central Host: Tom Druckenmiller Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Norman Blake & Rich O'Brien / “Tennessee Wagoner” / Be Ready Bos / Shanachie The Carter Family / “You Are My Flower” / Country Music Hall of Fame Series / MCA Don Reno & Red Smiley / “Under the Double Eagle” / Strictly Instrumental / Rural Rhythm Wayne Henderson / “Snowflake Reel” / Rugby Guitar / Flying Fish Tyler Grant & Robin Kessinger / “Garfield's March” / Kanawha County Flatpicking / Grant Central Alison Brown / “One Morning in May” / Stolen Moments / Compass Beppe Gambetta / “Hide and Seek” / Where the Wind Blows-Dove Tia O Vento / Borealis Molly Tuttle / “Sit Back and Watch It Roll” / When You're Ready / Compass Norman Blake & Rich O'Brien / “Flop Eared Mule” / Be Ready Boys / Shanachie The Andrew Collins Trio / “Cello Song” / Tongue & Groove / Self Produced Matt Flinner Trio / “Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump” /Traveling Roots / Compass The Harmonic Tone Revealers / “Half Past Four” / The Harmonic Tone Revealers / Corvus The Kentucky Colonels / “Lonesome Road Blues” / Long Journey Home / Vanguard The Kentucky Colonels / “Beaumont Rag” / Long Journey Home / Vanguard Russ Barenberg / “Little Monk” / When at Last / Compass Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Esta semana en Islas de Robinson volvemos a fijarnos en discos recientes y algunos favoritos de este año, entre ellos la preciosa nueva entrega de los escoceses Snowgoose. El proyecto que aúna los talentos de Jim McCulloch y Anna Sheard. Suenan: LAVINIA BLACKWALL - "WAITING FOR TOMORROW" ("MUGGINGTON LANE END", 2020) / SNOWGOOSE - "EVERYTHING" ("THE MAKING OF YOU", 2020) / THE GREEK THEATRE - "OPEN WINDOW" ("SEASONS CHANGE", 2020) / COLORAMA - "AND" (SINGLE DE ADELANTO DE "CHAOS WONDERLAND", 2020) / AIOFE NESSA FRANCES - "BLOW UP" ("LAND OF NO JUNCTION", 2020) / LEAH SENIOR - "WITH OR WITHOUT ME" ("THE PASSING SCENE", 2020) / ALDOUS HARDING - "WEIGHT OF THE PLANETS" ("DESIGNER", 2019) / CABANE (FEATURING KATE STABLES) - "UNTIL THE SUMMER COMES" ("GRANDE EST LA MAISON", 2020) / WOODPIGEON & NORMAN BLAKE - "BRITISH BIRDS" (SINGLE 2015) / DANA GAVANSKI - "YESTERDAY IS GONE" ("YESTERDAY IS GONE", 2020) / BOWERBIRDS - "HAZEL EYES" (SINGLE 2020) / YANI MARTINELLI - "WILD AND FREE" ("ASTRAL", 2020) / SNOWGOOSE - "THE OPTIMIST" ("THE MAKING OF YOU", 2020) / EL COLOR DE LAS FLORES - "LLANTO" ("EL COLOR DE LAS FLORES", 2020) / BRIGID MAE POWER - "HEAD ABOVE THE WATER" ("HEAD ABOVE THE WATER", 2020) / Escuchar audio

Hoy comienza el verano y nosotros iniciamos TOMA UNO ni más ni menos que con Neil Young por partida doble. Primero recordando que, aunque casi todo aquel disco se había grabado a finales de agosto de 1973, fue el 20 de Junio de 1975, hace exactamente 45 años, cuando el canadiense publicaba su sexto álbum de estudio, Tonight's the Night. El disco es toda una explosión emocional por las muertes por sobredosis de Danny Whitten y Bruce Berry en los meses previos a la grabación. El disco es tan personal y complicado de asimilar que lo dejaron guardado y por medio aparecieron trabajos como Times Fades Away y On the Beach, donde reflejó las inseguridades de la América posterior al Watergate. Con los Santa Monica Flyers como banda de acompañamiento, es decir Ben Keith, Nils Lofgren y la base de ritmo de Crazy Horse, Billy Talbot y Ralph Molina, “Albuquerque” fue una de las canciones más distinguidas de aquel registro desolador. Y ayer mismo, 46 años después de ser concebido, ha salido a la luz aquel Homegrown, con una selección de 12 cortes, de los que siete son inéditos y otros cinco que hemos conocido a lo largo del tiempo, repartidos por diferentes álbumes. Una de las canciones desconocidas hasta ahora es "Vacancy", grabada en el Broken Arrow Ranch Studio del propio Young en enero de 1975, con Stan Szelest al órgano Wurlitzer, Ben Keith en el lap Steel, el bajista Tim Drummond y Karl T. Himmel a la batería. En ocasiones tenemos la enorme suerte de poder compartir el regreso discográfico de unos de los grandes baluartes de la música popular, con una relación muy directa con la Americana. Me refiero al legendario Dan Penn, cuyo nombre tiene una relación directa con los mejores momentos del FAME Studio de Rick Hall en Muscle Shoals y los American Studios de Chips Moman en Memphis. Si recordamos canciones como “The Letter”, “Dark End Of The Street”, "Always on My Mind" o "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" encontraremos su nombre, además de ser uno de los artífices de la eclosión del mejor country-soul. Saltando entre Muscle Shoals y Nashville, el músico de Vernon, en Alabama, ha decidido volver a primera línea con el lanzamiento el 28 de agosto de Living on Mercy, su primer álbum en solitario en 26 años. En ese disco recopila canciones antiguas e inéditas junto a material más cercano en el tiempo. Lo primero que hemos escuchado es su tema central, un punto de encuentro entre el gospel y el soul. La compuso con Wayne Carson, una leyenda de Denver con el que ha creado canciones desde hace décadas y que lamentablemente murió hace casi cinco años. Eso supone un homenaje a uno de sus mejores socios y amigos. Asterisk the Universe parece ser una reflexión de su autor, John Craigie sobre la América del siglo XXI en la que le ha tocado vivir, aunque los últimos 100 días pudieran haber distorsionado su impresión viajera de la realidad. En cualquier caso, el disco de este californiano de Los Angeles con tintes de moderno trovador expone un ambiente acogedor en el que participan sus amigos de los Coffis Brothers, las Rainbow Girls, los Honeydrops y Old Soul Orchestra con actores presenciales, algo que ahora nos provoca un sentimiento de nostalgia. En un ambiente etéreo que deambula por el folk, la psicodelia y, una vez más, los sonidos de rhythm and blues clásicos. Asterisk the Universe da la impresión de que nos podemos tomar un respiro. "Part Wolf" es un ejemplo perfecto de una posible versión irónica de la cultura estadounidense del presente. La canción comienza animando a sus compatriotas a levantarse y votar en noviembre. Las distintas situaciones personales creadas por esta pandemia ha permitido descubrir algunas rutas alternativas que, por ejemplo, nos lleven hasta Jeff Crosby, un músico con cinco álbumes en su curriculum convertido en nuevo miembro de Reckless Kelly tras la marcha del guitarrista David Abeyta. Originario del norte de Idaho, pasó una dura etapa en Los Angeles mientras mostraba al mundo su capacidad como compositor, escribiendo algunas canciones que formaron parte de la banda sonora de Sons of Anarchy. Su nuevo álbum es Northstar, donde parece haber dividido su propuesta sonora en dos partes. La primera tiene un acento más cercano a la resignación, mientras la segunda se asienta en propuesta tan sugerentes como el melancólico “Born To be Lonely”. Es bastante fácil que los seguidores de Turnpike Troubadours reconozcan la sonoridad del violín de Kyle Nix, miembro de la banda de Oklahoma convertida en referente de la Red Dirt Music. Su álbum en solitario, Lightning on the Mountain & Other Short Stories, que verá la luz la próxima semana, deja tonadas tan entrañables como "Sweet Delta Rose", inspirada en una relación de ensueño a larga distancia como la vivida con su ahora mujer. Una prueba de que en ocasiones vale la pena esperar. Kyle se unió a Turnpike Troubadours poco después de que se formara la banda, cuando conoció a Evan Felker y RC Edwards en un concierto. Colter Wall es el más reconocible de los cowboy singers canadienses del momento y en un par de meses lanzará al mercado su tercer álbum, Western Swing & Waltzes y Other Punchy Songs, como continuación del magnífico Songs of the Plains de hace un par de temporadas. "Western Swing & Waltzes" es la primera muestra sonora de un trabajo muy esperado que nos permite intuir que el músico de Saskatchewan sigue recorriendo las sendas de la tradición vaquera. De hecho, sabemos que entre los temas elegidos para completar el nuevo álbum vamos a encontrarnos con clásicos como "I Ride an Old Paint" y "Big Iron". Grabado en los Yellow Dog Studios de Wimberley, en Texas, Adam Odor y David Percefull vuelven a estar a su lado, al igual que su banda de acompañamiento habitual en las giras. Las colinas del country están repartidas por los estados de Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, California o Nueva York, dando un tono de universalidad a un estilo tan enraizado. Hill Country es un buen ejemplo, convertido en quinteto bajo el liderazgo de Zane Williams para seguir explorando territorios sonoros que se exponen en su álbum de debut, con el nombre del grupo como título y grabado entre Austin y Houston durante un año. A lo largo del disco se hacen evidentes sus inclinaciones por las formas de James Taylor, los SteelDrivers, Michael Martin Murphey o Jerry Jeff Walker, como ocurre en “Dixie Darlin’” con ecos de esos veteranos trovadores del Lone Star State. La próxima semana se publica On The Road: A Tribute To John Hartford, un álbum que celebra el legado del desaparecido músico neoyorquino que elevó a las más altas cotas su dedicación al folk, el country y el bluegrass. La colección de 14 canciones ha reunido a un grupo muy diverso de artistas que crecieron a partir de las semillas plantadas por John Hartford durante cinco décadas. Allí encontramos, entre otros, a su hijo Jamie, Todd Snider, Sam Bush, John Carter Cash, The Travelin' McCourys, Jerry Douglas, The Band Of Heathens, Norman Blake o The Infamous Stringdusters. Estos últimos han sido los encargados de recrearse en "Gentle On My Mind", que le propició dos premios Grammy a nivel personal y otros tantos a Glen Campbell por su versión que se ha convertido en un clásico. John Hartford fue imprescindible en el desarrollo del bluegrass y pionero en su experimentación, para hacerle progresar y convertirlo en lo que conocemos como Newgrass. Estas fechas de aislamiento forzoso nos están dejando algunas sorpresas y curiosidades que merecen mucho la pena. La mayor parte de los shows televisivos se hacen desde platós sin público y con la participación de invitados desde casa. Hace una semana, Margo Price estuvo presentando su nuevo álbum, That’s How Rumors Get Started, producido por Sturgill Simpson en el programa This Morning: Saturday interpretando un par de temas de este trabajo que se editará el 10 de julio. Como regalo inesperado, Margo hizo una versión de "Things Have Changed" de Bob Dylan, una canción que apareció hace 20 años en la fantástica banda sonora de la película Wonder Boys, protagonizada por Michael Douglas y titulada en España Jóvenes prodigiosos. Dylan ganó el Oscar y el Globo de Oro a mejor canción original. Hoy la despedida de nuestro tiempo de radio hasta mañana viene de la mano de India Ramey, cantautora de Nashville, que anticipa su nuevo disco, Shallow Graves, con "King of the Ashes", una canción de tintes casi apocalípticos sobre la llamada era Trump y el aprovechamiento de los temerosos y los débiles. Lejos de conformarse y desesperarse, India invita a la acción contra el odio y el silencio. Escuchar audio

BMX Bandits with Duglas T Stewart in conversation with David Eastaugh BMX Bandits were formed in Bellshill by songwriter and lead vocalist Duglas T. Stewart out of the ashes of The Pretty Flowers, a group that featured Stewart alongside Frances McKee (later of The Vaselines), Sean Dickson and Norman Blake. Beginning around 1982/1983, this early version of the band would perform impromptu, happening-style gigs at various locations around Bellshill including local parks, their school and the Hattonrigg Hotel. Before settling on the name The Pretty Flowers, they usually performed under various controversial and outrageous names to attract attention. The material they performed was often improvised or based loosely on other songs. The group would also partake in various other activities to amuse themselves, such as making home videos interviewing themselves as well as members of the public and recording albums of music in one night on home tape recorders.By 1985, McKee had left to start The Vaselines with Eugene Kelly and the group began to morph into the BMX Bandits. The style of the group as a collective of musicians has been present since its early days, with Stewart acting as the leader while the line-up constantly fluctuates. Many notable independent Glasgow musicians have passed through the band over the years and often continue to contribute to BMX Bandits recordings. The band signed to 53rd & 3rd and released their first single during the first half of 1986; "E102" / "Sad?". Both songs were written by Stewart with Sean Dickson, who played guitar and keyboards on the recording alongside his Soup Dragons bandmate Jim McCullough. The band's cheerful and playful sound, inspired by 1960s pop music along with Duglas T. Stewart's sense of humour was unusual in rock music at the time and caused mixed responses. However, Radio 1 DJ Janice Long was an early supporter of the group; regularly playing their single and asking them to record a session for her show. They followed up "E102" that same year with a cover of "What a Wonderful World", backed with "The Day Before Tomorrow", which has since become a staple of their live sets. By the end of the year, Dickson left to focus on The Soup Dragons. During the following year, Norman Blake and Joe McAlinden became more involved, with Blake contributing guitar, keyboards and songwriting and McAlinden primarily playing bass and violin. In 1988, the band released another 4-song EP and made a television appearance on the BBC Scotland music show Full Scale Deflection on the same episode as Primal Scream. Their set included a cover of the Beastie Boys song "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"[10] and Norman Blake dressed up as an old man with a false moustache.

El aniversario redondo será el próximo día 11, día en que se cumplirán 30 años desde que los escoceses Teenage Fanclub se estrenaron, después de los correspondientes temas de single que se incluyeron en el larga duración, con "A catholic education" un trabajo que sin embargo pasa por ser un rara avis porque, exceptuando un tema, el más largo además, no casa con lo que fue la continuación ya en el siguiente álbum. Vamos, que olía un poco más a Dinosaur Jr que a Byrds o Big Star o Beach Boys. Hemos escuchado hasta 18 temas incluidos los originales de algunas versiones (The Beatles, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Beat Happening...) que han hecho en esa primera etapa noventera de la formación fundada por Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley y Gerard Love (éste se fue en 2018). Escuchar audio

Welcome to the tenth edition of the County Sales Radio Hour with our host Kinney Rorrer. On this show, we will be featuring new releases on various labels that feature the finest bluegrass and old time music. Recent releases by Michael Cleveland, Thomm Jutz, Junior Sisk, The Farm Hands, Kristy Cox, Mike Compton & Norman Blake and Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer. Plus more great music from The Seldom Scene, The Cadleys, The Band of Ruhks, The Po Ramblin' Boys, Larry Sparks, Tony & Gary Williamson, Jesse McReynolds and much more. And some classic recordings from Flatt & Scruggs, Jimmie Rodgers and Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson and Del McCoury. Recordings featured on this program are available for purchase through the County Sales website and the County Sales store located in downtown Floyd, VA. You can also hear the County Sales Radio Hour at Radio Bristol every Monday at 12 noon and again on Saturdays at 3 pm.

HAWKTAIL is the instrumental acoustic quartet of fiddler Brittany Haas, bassist Paul Kowert, guitarist Jordan Tice, and mandolinist Dominick Leslie. Though at first glance it looks like an acoustic superpicker side-project, their all-original music is cohesive and unique, distinguishing them as an ensemble with a sound built from the ground up. Each member of Hawktail brings a strong individuality to the project. Haas, whose 2004 self-titled release instantly became the touchstone for a generation of old-time fiddlers, has since lent her sound to Crooked Still, Live From Here, Steve Martin, and David Rawlings, where she played alongside Kowert, well known as the Grammy-winning Punch Brothers’ virtuosic bass player. Tice is a rare guitar player whose music showcases his unique identity and a particular knack for song and tune-writing, and Leslie is a versatile mandolinist whose rhythmic sensibility has made him ubiquitous on the acoustic music scene for over a decade. Their monstrous compositional and instrumental forces are on full display on their much-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Formations.’ APPALACHIAN ROAD SHOW is a visionary acoustic ensemble, bringing new-generation interpretations of traditional Americana, bluegrass and folk songs, as well as offering innovative original music, all presented with a common thread tied directly to the heart of the Appalachian regions of the United States. GRAMMY-nominated banjoist Barry Abernathy, joins forces with GRAMMY-winning fiddler Jim VanCleve, fresh off of his recent stint touring with multi-platinum country artist Josh Turner, as well as esteemed vocalist and mandolinist Darrell Webb, who has recorded and toured with Dolly Parton and Rhonda Vincent, among many others. The group also includes bassist Todd Phillips, an acknowledged legend in bluegrass music circles, with two GRAMMY wins and four GRAMMY nominations under his belt, along with 23-year-old “old soul” guitarist Zeb Snyder, whose fierce and versatile playing recalls Doc Watson and Norman Blake as readily as it does Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Appalachian Roadshow released its debut album last year, and the band is back in the studio working on its second offering due out early 2020. WoodSongs Kid: Beth Davis is sixteen-year-old fiddler and vocalist from Carbondale, Illinois.

HAWKTAIL is the instrumental acoustic quartet of fiddler Brittany Haas, bassist Paul Kowert, guitarist Jordan Tice, and mandolinist Dominick Leslie. Though at first glance it looks like an acoustic superpicker side-project, their all-original music is cohesive and unique, distinguishing them as an ensemble with a sound built from the ground up. Each member of Hawktail brings a strong individuality to the project. Haas, whose 2004 self-titled release instantly became the touchstone for a generation of old-time fiddlers, has since lent her sound to Crooked Still, Live From Here, Steve Martin, and David Rawlings, where she played alongside Kowert, well known as the Grammy-winning Punch Brothers' virtuosic bass player. Tice is a rare guitar player whose music showcases his unique identity and a particular knack for song and tune-writing, and Leslie is a versatile mandolinist whose rhythmic sensibility has made him ubiquitous on the acoustic music scene for over a decade. Their monstrous compositional and instrumental forces are on full display on their much-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Formations.' APPALACHIAN ROAD SHOW is a visionary acoustic ensemble, bringing new-generation interpretations of traditional Americana, bluegrass and folk songs, as well as offering innovative original music, all presented with a common thread tied directly to the heart of the Appalachian regions of the United States. GRAMMY-nominated banjoist Barry Abernathy, joins forces with GRAMMY-winning fiddler Jim VanCleve, fresh off of his recent stint touring with multi-platinum country artist Josh Turner, as well as esteemed vocalist and mandolinist Darrell Webb, who has recorded and toured with Dolly Parton and Rhonda Vincent, among many others. The group also includes bassist Todd Phillips, an acknowledged legend in bluegrass music circles, with two GRAMMY wins and four GRAMMY nominations under his belt, along with 23-year-old “old soul” guitarist Zeb Snyder, whose fierce and versatile playing recalls Doc Watson and Norman Blake as readily as it does Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Appalachian Roadshow released its debut album last year, and the band is back in the studio working on its second offering due out early 2020. WoodSongs Kid: Beth Davis is sixteen-year-old fiddler and vocalist from Carbondale, Illinois.

Uur 1 1. At the cafe Rendezvous – Doris Day 2. Want er zijn geen wolven in het bos – Dimitri van Toren 3. I’ll be gone – Norah Jones & Mavis Staples 4. Voce ja foi a Bahia – Kurt Elling & Sara Gazarek 5. You are my sunshine – Norman Blake 6. Vivre – Micheline & Erwin van Ligten 7. The head and the heart – Chris de Burgh 8. Back to you – Hannah Mae 9. Memo to my son – Randy Newman 10. I’ve been wrong before – Cilla Black 11. De een is de ander niet – Henny Vrienten 12. Woman – John Lennon 13. Ne’n tarre ne’n celu – Nadine Rossello 14. I’m the one to blame – Allison Moorer 15. For your precious love – Garnet Mimms Uur 2 1. Performance – Joe Cocker 2. Got you on my mind – Brook Benton 3. Je ne sais pas si c’est tout le monde – Vincent Delerm 4. Groningen – Janneke Jager 5. Whiskey in the jar – The Dubliners 6. Some more time – Philip Kroonenberg 7. Show me the meaning of being lonely – Anna Ternheim 8. Alles lijkt zoals het was – Frank Boeijen 9. Nichts haut mich um, aber Du – Hildegard Knef 10. I happen to like New York – Judy Garland 11. Danza de sombras – Gizmo Varillas 12. Mooie dagen – John Verminnen 13. Reminiscing – Little River Band 14. All night long – Jacob Collier

En 20 Primaveras, el que debería ser el programa nostálgico favorito de quienes fichan cada año en Primavera Sound, continuamos preparándonos para el 20 aniversario del festival recordando cada una de sus ediciones y el año en el que se celebraron, en este episodio la de 2003, que se celebró el 23 y 24 de mayo en el Poble Espanyol y, novedad, en el Mercat de les Flors. Para recordar el Primavera Sound 2003, Marta salicrú, Andrea Gumes y DJ Coco cuentan con la presencia de David Carabén, líder de Mishima, y hablan con Norman Blake de Teenage Fanclub. Uno y otro nos cuentan anécdotas de su experiencia en la tercera edición de Primavera Sound, recordada más por la actuación de The White Stripes bajo la lluvia que por el retorno de Television. Losing my edge, LCD SoundsystemMove your feet, Junior Senior Satisfaktion, Benny BenassiCrazy in love, Beyoncé & Jay ZMilkshake, KelisMe and Giuliani Down by the School Yard, !!!Eterna com Roma, MishimaSee no evil, TelevisionSeven nation army, The White StripesWorld shut your mouth, Julian CopeKing size, Christina RosenvingeMy black ass, ShellacWhat you do to me, Teenage FanclubThe Concept, Teenage Fanclub

Show 40 – Recorded 7-6-19 This podcast provides 11 performances of blues songs performed by 11 blues artists or groups whose tremendous talent is highlighted here. Performances range from 1939 to 2017.  These blues artists are: Norman Blake, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Susan Tedeschi, John Primer, Bob Corritore, David Bromberg, James Cotton, Jimmy Rogers,Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimmy Burns, Jesse Fuller, Jimmy Hall  

Show 40 – Recorded 7-6-19 This podcast provides 11 performances of blues songs performed by 11 blues artists or groups whose tremendous talent is highlighted here. Performances range from 1939 to 2017.  These blues artists are: Norman Blake, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Susan Tedeschi, John Primer, Bob Corritore, David Bromberg, James Cotton, Jimmy Rogers,Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimmy Burns, Jesse Fuller, Jimmy Hall  

The first amateur photographic entity in the United States was the Amateur Photographic Exchange Club, New York City, which existed from 1861–1863. The oldest continuously extant camera club in the United States founded, at least in part, by amateurs is the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, founded in 1862. On today’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we will talk about camera clubs and, specifically, the Coney Island School of Photography and Art, which, despite its pedagogic nomenclature, is an amateur camera club that takes the famed oceanfront community and amusement park in Brooklyn, New York, as its subject. For anyone who is familiar with Coney Island, it should be clear that photographing at this beach is less about sunsets and flamingoes and more about “polar bears,” freak shows, and street photography along the beach.  We welcome three members of this camera club, Orlando Mendez, A.J. Bernstein, and Norman Blake, to discuss their personal photographic journeys, the benefits of having cohorts with whom to work and compare notes and, of course, the changing face of Coney Island itself. We also take time to talk about gear, technique, the different ways in which photographers will see the same subject, and the simple joy that photography can bring to our lives. Join us for this entertaining episode.  Guests: A.J. Bernstein, Norman Blake, and Orlando Mendez Photograph © Norman Blake   For more photos and information on gear discussed in this episode click here 

Norman Blake tells Davie Scott about the making of this classic Scottish album.

  What is it about Texas and it's reputation for gunslingin' killer guitar players? You know the old cliche' "something in the water?", well, this certainly applies to the Lone Star State...think of the guitarists that have emerged from here- Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughn, Eric Johnson, Billy Gibbons, David Holt, Charlie Sexton, and newer cats like Carter Arrington- etc..but way up at the top of that list is my guest today- Mr. David Grissom. A veteran of the John Mellencamp band, Joe Ely, Storyville and the Dixie Chicks, he's also appeared on many records as a session player and songwriter. I've known David for a long time as you'll hear- we toured together for a few months in the late 90's with BB King when I was in the Neville Brothers and he was in Storyville. In this interview we talk early days in Austin, string bending, influences, gear, Mellencamp, Lloyd Maines and steel guitar as an influence, Norman Blake, Ringo Starr, solo records etc...and much more. Couple of great little jams in here too! On a nice day in Austin I got in an Uber from the hotel and headed over to David's studio where we did this interview. Hope you enjoy!   Recorded Austin, TX Sept 2017Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-riff-raff-with-shane-theriot/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's episode, fingerstyle guitar wunderkind (and massive Teenage Fanclub fan) Ryley Walker chats with that legendary band's frontman, Norman Blake. Their talk takes in songwriting process, challenging oneself onstage, the excitement of collaborating with experimental musicians, studio techniques, and so much more. Check it out, and subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop on future Talkhouse podcasts.  — Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast host and producer.   Today's episode was recorded by Ryley and Norman, and mixed and co-produced by Mark Yoshizumi.

My guest this week is bluegrass guitar legend Norman Blake.  Norman's recordings have had a huge impact on me, and I see him as one of the most inspired and quietly influential acoustic musicians of all time. Blake came into view in the late '60s, when he began performing as a sideman with artists such as Johnny Cash, June Carter and Bob Dylan. Norman was also a member of John Hartford's seminal Aero-Plain band. During the '70s, he began a solo career that quickly became one of the most popular and musically adventurous within bluegrass. He continued recording and performing - often with his wife, Nancy - well into the '90s. In recent years he has worked with T-Bone Burnett on soundtracks to "Oh Brother Where Art Thou", "Cold Mountain" and the collaboration between Robert Plant and Allison Krauss "Raising Sand". While Norman has quit touring, he still plays and we are lucky enough to have a brand new album, "Brushwood Songs and Stories" that sees Norman in fine form. Norman was kind enough to discuss all of these aspects of his life and career with me. Enjoy my conversation with Norman Blake, and please subscribe to the podcast for free on iTunes!

Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub plays and discusses some of his favorite tracks pulled from the racks of Rough Trade East on the eve of their instore, to mark the release of their eleventh studio album, 'Here'. https://roughtrade.com/music/here-b0e9afd6-713a-4789-83dd-7ca6eef8dc9c

Long live Coney Island! This episode contains interviews from Coney Island USA's own Dick Zigun and Norman Blake along with information about the upcoming Gala on March 28, 2015.

Gail Rubin’s slightly irreverent but quite practical look at death and funerals led her to be a part of this year’s Frozen Dead Guy Festival where she unveiled her new game, the NewlyDead Game. This week on Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast, the official radio station of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, she talks with us about how to plan for your own funeral in a fun way.Other Unbelievable items discussed on the August 12 edition of Ripley Radio: Ripley’s favorite witch, Judika Illes talks about the recent edict from the Catholic Church about witches; Intern Kyle examines the Doomsday Seed Bank in Norway; Tim visits with sideshow legend 83-year old Ward Hall (seen at right in this amazing photo taken by Norman Blake) who talks about the importance of the sideshow talker, or the Bally, in any midway show; We find out what happened to the 100,000 t-shirts that were printed listing the wrong Super Bowl Champion (sorry Pittsburgh); We learn about the extensive collection of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! death-oriented exhibits, including Fantasy Coffins, the gallows from Chicago’s Cook County Jail, and the gas chamber chair from San Quentin Prison; and we are told that Robert Ripley’s last word spoken was AMEN, just before he collapsed on live television during a show on funeral customs. He died two days later. Our musical egress this week is the summer-time sound of Link Wray with his surf classic XKE Fender Benders.

Part 1 of my conversation with guests Mike Piantigini and Brad Searles as we discuss what we're looking forward to in 2013, musically speaking. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The Spinto Band, FIDLAR, King Tuff and The Maccabees. Show notes: - Recorded at Piantigini Place, Somerville, Mass. - Breitling couldn't make it - Brad: Unusual collaborations including New Medicants (Joe Pernice and Norman Blake), Kristen Hersh and Pond, Greg Dulli and Steve Kilbey - Hersh is super busy - Artists escape from the album-tour-album cycle - Robert Pollard is a freak of nature - Mike: Replacements cover EP to benefit Slim Dunlap - Westerberg should tour again - Axl Rose soldiers on...at his own pace - Great artists aren't always great businessmen - Mike watches "Nashville" - Breitling's list includes the Come reunion - Come reissue has live set that Brad had hosted on his blog - Jay: Bowie's back - New Marnie Stern album on the way - To be continued - Bonehead of the Week Music:The Spinto Band - Shake It Off FIDLAR - Got No Money King Tuff - Keep On Movin' The Maccabees - Go Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Spinto Band song is on the album Cool Cocoon on Spintonic Recordings. Download it for free at Spintonic. The FIDLAR song is on the EP Don't Try on Mom and Pop Music. Download the song for free at Chromewaves. The King Tuff song is on the self-titled album on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Sub Pop. The Maccabees song is on the album Given to the Wild on Fiction. Download the song for free at Chromewaves. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

You and I are out on a run together.  As we’re getting our miles in we start to talk to each other to pass the time. This is where we get to know each other, where we start to open up a little and reveal ourselves as the persons we really are.    You and I are different, with different backgrounds, different beliefs and different understandings of the universe around us.  I want to know what you’re all about, and you might want to know what’s going on in my teenie tiny little head.  So today, let’s acknowledge that we really are out on a run together, and I’m going to reveal to you a little bit more about who I am.   These are what I call: Intervals and I’ve even gone ahead and created a couple of podcasts where I express my thoughts in a rambling diatribe format, one is recorded in audio, the other in video, both are available on iTunes.    In running, of course, an interval workout is one where you run hard for a specific duration or distance, such as once around a track, and then you run at a relaxed rate, or maybe even walk…during an interval between the running portions.   So while Phedippidations is a podcast where we have a conversation about running and running related topics; today’s episode will be an interval break from that.   Today I’m going to open up an audio family picture book of sorts, and tell you a few stories from my life.  There’s nothing earth shattering of deeply profound here…just a few snippets from a life I’ve lived that will better help you to understand this goofy middle aged, middle of the pack slightly asthmatic fellow runner who you run with each week.   LINKS:   The song “I am a Man of Constant Sorrow” was performed by, in order of appearance: The Soggy Bottom Boys and Dan Tyminski; Norman Blake, and John Hartford:

An old scottish reel, that has made it's way from Scotland over Ireland and eventually landed in the Appalachians and has become a part of the old-time repetoire. I play this on guitar and mandolin. I have learned it from some tabs that came with a DVD from Homespun Tapes, The Norman Blake Mandolin, where he plays with his wife Nancy. Highly recommendable. Norman Blake is one of my favorite players both on mandolin and especially on the guitar.

An old scottish reel, that has made it's way from Scotland over Ireland and eventually landed in the Appalachians and has become a part of the old-time repetoire. I play this on guitar and mandolin. I have learned it from some tabs that came with a DVD from Homespun Tapes, The Norman Blake Mandolin, where he plays with his wife Nancy. Highly recommendable. Norman Blake is one of my favorite players both on mandolin and especially on the guitar.

I got this song from Norman Blake, maybe on one of his Blake/Rice albums. Very sad, traditional Civil War song, but one of the most beautiful melodies, in my opinion. Lots of folks have done it, including Dylan, Garcia, Julie Miller, etc. Me on my D35 and singing, though not much true flatpicking in it. Rough recording with a poor computer mic.

I got this song from Norman Blake, maybe on one of his Blake/Rice albums. Very sad, traditional Civil War song, but one of the most beautiful melodies, in my opinion. Lots of folks have done it, including Dylan, Garcia, Julie Miller, etc. Me on my D35 and singing, though not much true flatpicking in it. Rough recording with a poor computer mic.

First premiered at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2007 this Tune Up sponsored tour utilizes the myriad of styles currently within folk music and features instrumental arrangements, folk-rock ballads and a new Gaelic lament from Julie Fowlis, who lends her pure precise voice to the Scottish leg of the tour. The Under One Sky line-up also includes Idlewild front man Roddy Woomble, Iain MacDonald on bagpipes, flute and whistles, guitarist Ian Carr, award-winning musician of the year accordionist Andy Cutting, bassist Ewen Vernal, percussionist James Mackintosh, and Teenage Fanclub member Norman Blake.

This week's High Country Music Radio will feature songs from "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," a 1972 album that introduced many of us to bluegrass and old-time country music. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band wanted to play alongside their bluegrass heroes and bring together two generations of musicians. The Nashville- and Appalachian-based artists include Roy Acuff, Mother Mabelle Carter, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Norman Blake, Vassar Clements, and others. The result is a critically acclaimed album recorded with minimal processing, retaining much of the musician's dialogue between songs. Tune in KDRT 95.7 FM Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon, or from 7 to 8 p.m, or stream at @KDRT.org Subscribe to High Country Music Radio on iTunes. Thanks for listening!!