Podcasts about Piedmont blues

Piedmont Blues finger-style guitarist Bill Sovitsky tells us when and how he started playing guitar, and why he chose Piedmont-style blues.

Exposure to Piedmont Blues while in college at Duke University, and a chance opportunity to play behind Big Boy Henry left a lasting impression on Americana singer - songwriter, Jon Shain. He is our guest on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Hicks was one of Atlanta's most popular Bluesmen in the 20s. His gruff voice and 12-string bottleneck style got him a recording contract when a Columbia scout went to a Barbecue where Bob would cook, serve and sing! His ‘Barbecue Blues' and ‘Going Up the Country' were among his hit records and he put down many interpretations of classic Piedmont Blues, Bob's records showed his wide repertoire and distinctive voice, but he is not a well known figure in Blues history 

We interview blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Santos Puertas. Originally from the Catalan town of Sant Just Desvern, he spent time in Texas, North Carolina and other parts of the US, absorbing the language of blues, country and folk music. He has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of American roots music, and has gained the respect and admiration of top musicians in the genre. While he has collaborated with a number of well-known names, his main projects include his trio, Triple Santos, and The Suitcase Brothers: a duo with his brother Víctor Puertas, also a singer and a virtuoso harmonica player. The two have attracted international attention for their live performances as well as their songwriting; they composed the soundtrack for multiple Goya Award-winning documentary film El Bola by director Achero Mañas. They just released their fifth album, Love, Truth and Confidence, a tribute to the Piedmont Blues duo Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, to whom the brothers have often been compared.

The 2023 Winner of the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania Blues Challenge in the Solo/Duo category!! “Big” Bay Allen has been playing guitar for more than thirty years, writing songs since the first week he picked up a guitar. He leans towards a Piedmont Blues style, fused with other Country Blues soundscapes…but plays electric guitar, and other instruments, too! (He's actually pretty good on the autoharp!)Bay is endorsed by, and proudly plays, Paige Capos. featuring music from: Doppler Affect, The Bail Jumpers, Woodland Creatures, Bay Allen, Lone Crow Rebellion, Tone Travelers, The Jeremy Edge Project, Rising Regina Where did the name Bay come from? While doing my research, I found Americana, Folk, and Blues in your history, how did you come by that mix of genres? Can you pinpoint when you knew you had to be a musician? Give us your storytellers version of what the song “Sweet on Me” is about. What is the best pizza that you've had because you're a musician? Who is your Dave Grohl? What would you sell your soul to the Devil for musically? Tell us a bit about the trip to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge. What is a non-standard venue that you would like to play? What 4 people in the history of the world would you like to sit down to dinner with, and why? If I was driving your tour bus, what would we be listening to on radio between gigs? What is coming up next for “Big” Bay Allen? Interview Segment 1 With "Big" Bay AllenInterview Segment 2Interview Segment 3

The 2023 Winner of the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania Blues Challenge in the Solo/Duo category!! “Big” Bay Allen has been playing guitar for more than thirty years, writing songs since the first week he picked up a guitar. He leans towards a Piedmont Blues style, fused with other Country Blues soundscapes…but plays electric guitar,...

On this episode of Blues In The Basement, Cooki B and Malvin give you the Piedmont Blues as we hear from artists like Guy Davis and Joe White. Make sure to tune into this brand new episode on the KUDZUKIAN app and kudzukian.com.

Episode 109 features with my guest Phillips Saylor Wisor. Otherwise known as Strip Mall Ballads. He has been a presence in the underground North American folk scene for about the last 20 years. His music is identifiable by the mountain banjo and his unique guitar style that combines Piedmont Blues, Bluegrass and Psychedelic Country influences. I wanted to get him on the show after talking to his friend and on/off bandmate Andrew Janosek of Rock Creek Revival. I featured Phillips song "Pull Over Johnny" on this episode. Stripmall Ballads has a big release show in DC 2/12 at The SongBird. I should also mention that Phillips teaches banjo and is always looking for new and interested students. Thanks for listening and supporting local music. Links below.    STRIPMALL BALLADS / AWARD-WINNING OUTSIDER FOLK MUSIC OFFICIAL WEBSITE  INSTAGRAM  SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / BANDCAMP FACEBOOK   —   This podcast is now partially brought to you by the Music Video Accelerator course. Which teaches you how to make your own professional music videos like Boyce Avenue or Tyler Ward without spending thousands of dollars on gear, so you can post killer content every week and grow your following organically. It's the first course of it's kind that specifically teaches how to shoot on your iPhone as well. Mention the podcast for a discount. Learn more at www.musicvideoaccelerator.com    

In the studio is journalist David Menconi, former music critic for the Raleigh News & Observer and the 2019 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate. The Texas born writer who's written features and profiles for the New York Times, Salon and SXSW World, discusses his new book "Step It Up and G0: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk" (winner of the 2021 North Caroliniana Society Book Award); his impressive CD collection (over 6,000) and vinyl collection (3,000); plus the backstory about writing with Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel) called "Comin' Right at Ya: How a Jewish Yankee Hippie Went Country, or, the Often Outrageous History of Asleep at the Wheel".  (With his penchant for long book titles, I did ask David if he ever worked as a headline editor somewhere during his journalism career!) We also talk about his popular blog post "Secret to a long life is knowing when it's time to go"; why he's still a fan of college radio, stories of Americana music, and plans for his next book. Bring along your love of music and listen in!

Saturday 14 August 2021: From Isaac Hayes to Marvin Gaye—the legacy of Blaxploitation film soundtracks, and Charlie Parr's new album of poetry and Piedmont blues.

We zetten de blues verder op de kaart. Blindemannen leiden ons door het zuiden van de Verenigde Staten, langs de golfkust tot in Texas. In de Mississippi Hill Country maakt gastspreker Tiny Legs Tim zijn opwachting. Hij toont ons hoe je met één akkoord in een diepe bluestrance belandt. Ik stel U bovendien graag voor aan een kleurrijke collectie bluesartiesten die hun stempel drukten op de verdere bluesgeschiedenis. Maar de ontdekkingstocht… die begint in de ruimte! www.souloftheblues.be --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bart-massaer/message

Carl Rutherford nació un 25 de abril de 1929 en Guerra, Virginia Occidental y pudo rastrear las raíces de su familia en el condado de (METAROU) McDowell hasta la década de 1890. Nació con espina bífida, y sus padres no pusieron un nombre en su certificado de nacimiento, ya que no creían que sobreviviera. Nuestro protagonista falleció un 28 de enero de 2006 a los 76 años en California, Estados Unidos. Guitarrista, cantante y compositor de Piedmont Blues, Country Blues y de la música de los Apalaches, estuvo en activo desde la década de los 50 a comienzos del 2006.

StoryTown Radio Show and  Podcast Storytown on Instagram: @storytownjboWritten by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason and sarah elizabethAccompanist                   Brett McCluskeySound Engineer              Jared ChristianFoley Operator                 Gary DegnerStage Manager               Phyllis FabozziEditor                                    Wayne WinklerStories in this episode come from interviews with or primary sources  about:Dr. Katie HoffmanFinn the Dog (as told by Elizabeth Hunter)Dava Lee RussellVirginia MadenIan KirkpatrickJ.T. WhitlockSpring Street Music RoomStoryTown is Sponsored by:Tennessee Arts CommissionGary and Sandee Degner Special Thanks to Contributing Members:Linda PolandFayssoux McLeanBrenda G’FellersHeather McCluskeySabra HaydenNancy BouffardJules CorriereFoye WebbPaula EvansRobert MaleskiHeidi EhleDavid CastelTerry and Sandy Countermine 

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with country music artist Ella Patrick (Momma Molasses). We have a delightful conversation about music, roots, fun stories, and life during COVID as an artist. Patrick has spent the majority of her life in the world of music. She was born and raised in North Carolina and just a couple years ago moved to Bristol, Tennesse, the Birthplace of Country Music. From her Facebook Page: "Momma Molasses' music interlaces; Classic Country, Folk, Piedmont Blues, Soul, Swing, Bluegrass, and Old-Time which blend into a uniquely timeless sound. Harnessing her rolling contralto voice which scales over homespun finger-picked guitar, her sound is warm, rich, and passionate, with songs that embrace, and captivate listeners, soothing well warn hearts with vulnerable lyricism" Her music has been likened by listeners to Patsy Cline, "Mother" Maybelle Carter, early (pre-rock n' roll) Janis Joplin. Prepare yourselves for an energetic and fun-loving chat with the one and only Momma Molasses! Below are a few links mentioned in today's episode: Momma Molasses Website Momma Molasses Facebook Radio Bristol - The Birthplace of County Music Farm and Fun Time To find out more about the Stories from Southwest Virginia podcast you can visit our webpage here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromswva/message

In the second episode about the early days of the blues, Vinnie talks about the blues music styles of the 1930's with famous musicians of the Piedmont Blues like Blind Blake and Blind Willie McTell, and the legends in the Mississippi Delta, the heart of the blues, like Charley Patton, Son House, Lead Belly, and Robert Johnson who were not well known in their time, but left behind a legacy that opened the door for Chicago blues artists like Muddy Waters to help pave the way for what would become rock and roll music.

Where is the Piedmont? What distinguishes this style of blues? Explore these questions in Blind Boy Fuller's "Cat Man Blues."

Junious Brickhouse is a dancer, choreographer, and executive director of two cultural organizations—Urban Artistry and Next Level . He's a powerhouse who is on a mission to teach and preserve urban dance traditions. There's no question that urban dance is a vibrant and creative art form, and it's one that's deeply rooted in community. It is extremely democratic allowing people to tell their own stories through dance. Brickhouse sees hip-hop as modern folk art, and he is clear about its connection to the blues. As he says, like the blues, hip hop ”is rooted in our communities about things that makes us laugh and things that make us cry.” His realization of that connection brought Brickhouse to NEA Heritage Fellow and Piedmont Blues harmonica player Phil Wiggins. And he is now also dancing to the blues as part of Wiggins' House Party. I spoke with Brickhouse backstage at an urban dance competition that he was hosting. It was a perfect setting for a dynamic conversation about urban dance both in community and around the world, his own experiences as a dancer, and his dedication to documenting hip hop's deep value to American culture.

Junious Brickhouse is a dancer, choreographer, and executive director of two cultural organizations—Urban Artistry and Next Level. He’s a powerhouse who is on a mission to teach and preserve urban dance traditions. There’s no question that urban dance is a vibrant and creative art form, and it’s one that’s deeply rooted in community. It is extremely democratic allowing people to tell their own stories through dance. Brickhouse sees hip-hop as modern folk art, and he is clear about its connection to the blues. As he says, like the blues, hip hop ”is rooted in our communities about things that makes us laugh and things that make us cry.” His realization of that connection brought Brickhouse to NEA Heritage Fellow and Piedmont Blues harmonica player Phil Wiggins. And he is now also dancing to the blues as part of Wiggins’ House Party. I spoke with Brickhouse backstage at an urban dance competition that he was hosting. It was a perfect setting for a dynamic conversation about urban dance both in community and around the world, his own experiences as a dancer, and his dedication to documenting hip hop’s deep value to American culture.

Junious Brickhouse is a dancer, choreographer, and executive director of two cultural organizations—Urban Artistry and Next Level. He’s a powerhouse who is on a mission to teach and preserve urban dance traditions. There’s no question that urban dance is a vibrant and creative art form, and it’s one that’s deeply rooted in community. It is extremely democratic allowing people to tell their own stories through dance. Brickhouse sees hip-hop as modern folk art, and he is clear about its connection to the blues. As he says, like the blues, hip hop ”is rooted in our communities about things that makes us laugh and things that make us cry.” His realization of that connection brought Brickhouse to NEA Heritage Fellow and Piedmont Blues harmonica player Phil Wiggins. And he is now also dancing to the blues as part of Wiggins’ House Party. I spoke with Brickhouse backstage at an urban dance competition that he was hosting. It was a perfect setting for a dynamic conversation about urban dance both in community and around the world, his own experiences as a dancer, and his dedication to documenting hip hop’s deep value to American culture.

Junious Brickhouse is a dancer, choreographer, and executive director of two cultural organizations—Urban Artistry and Next Level. He’s a powerhouse who is on a mission to teach and preserve urban dance traditions. There’s no question that urban dance is a vibrant and creative art form, and it’s one that’s deeply rooted in community. It is extremely democratic allowing people to tell their own stories through dance. Brickhouse sees hip-hop as modern folk art, and he is clear about its connection to the blues. As he says, like the blues, hip hop ”is rooted in our communities about things that makes us laugh and things that make us cry.” His realization of that connection brought Brickhouse to NEA Heritage Fellow and Piedmont Blues harmonica player Phil Wiggins. And he is now also dancing to the blues as part of Wiggins’ House Party. I spoke with Brickhouse backstage at an urban dance competition that he was hosting. It was a perfect setting for a dynamic conversation about urban dance both in community and around the world, his own experiences as a dancer, and his dedication to documenting hip hop’s deep value to American culture.

The Book of J, Jeremiah Lockwood and Jewlia Eisenberg, stopped by the apartment for a beautiful  acoustic set. They perform music from all over the world to and our celebrating their new album and their month long residency at Barbes.     Jewlia Eisenberg works at the intersection of voice, text and diaspora consciousness, primarily as the leader of the ensemble Charming Hostess. Her music is mostly released on the Tzadik label Radical Jewish Culture imprint. Recordings include Sarajevo Blues on Bosnian resistance poetry and Trilectic on the political-erotic world of Walter Benjamin. She often works in immersive installation, making hybrid spaces that incorporate music performance, visitor participation, and experimental ritual. Installations include Teraphim (Meridian Gallery) on household gods; and The Bowls Project (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) on Babylonian women’s amulets. Jewlia’s work has been curated into the Contemporary Jewish Museum in SF and the Museum of Peace in Uzbekistan; she performs regularly in Europe and the Americas. She has been a visiting artist at CalArts, MIT, and the University of Colorado, where she has taught on the boundary lands holding music and critical theory. Her interests include class war and knitting. Brooklyn born and bred, she now calls Oakland home. For more: www.charminghostess.com. Jeremiah Lockwood’s music career began with over a decade of apprenticeship to the legendary Piedmont Blues musician Carolina Slim, playing in the subways of New York City. He also trained under his grandfather Cantor Jacob Konigsberg and performed in his choir. Jeremiah’s band The Sway Machinery seeks inspiration from diverse realms of experience related to the cultural geography of New York City. The Sway Machinery has played around the world, including stints at legendary music festivals like Montreal Jazz, Roskilde, and perhaps most notably, Festival au Desert in Timbuktu, Mali. In addition to leading The Sway Machinery, Jeremiah toured for years as guitarist in the popular world-beat band Balkan Beat Box and has scored numerous film and video projects. Jeremiah was a recipient of the 2007-8 Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, was 2010 Artist-in-Residence for the Forward and was a 2011 Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Fellow. Jeremiah is currently working on a PhD in Education and Jewish Studies at Stanford University. His recent recordings include a solo album, entitled LOCKWOOD, a new record from The Sway Machinery entitled Purity and Danger and, most recently a collaboration with the Brooklyn-based independent community Because Jewish, entitled Kol Nidre. For more www.swaymachinery.com.

Black-Eyed & Blues Show 310 Air Date February 7, 2018 Playlist: Chris Bergson Band, Explode Or Contain, Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue, Icepick’s Shakedown Th’owdown, Mike Howe, Train Stop, Frantic Rockers, Darling Please, Tyler Morris, Livin’ The Life, Lex Grey And The Urban Pioneers, Cheap Thrills, Peter Karp, Train O’ Mine, Laurie Morvan, The Extra Mile, Reverend Raven, Bee Hive Baby, Peter Kaukonen, Lullabye, The Rex Granite Band, Cadillac Car, Chris Ruest, I’m Goin’ Home, SaraLee, Trouble Knows I’m Coming Home, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Please Don’t Cheat On Me, Greg Sover, Emotional, Sugar Queen & The Straight Blues Band, Give Sugar, Victoria Ginty & Ladyhawke, Water, Carolyn Gaines,I’m Your Cat, Baby, Liza Ohlback, Mind Your Manners, Johnny Tucker, Come On Home With Me, The Reverend Shawn Amos, (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding, Jim Shaneberger Band, My Way, Pam Taylor, House Of Cards, Dave Hunt, It’s Not Me It’s You, The Weasels, Bad News, Ramon Taranco, Debi Mexico, Johnny Fink And The Intrusion, Oh No, John Mayall, Big Town Playboy, Tom “The Suit” Forst, She Was Right, Mojomatics, Soy Baby Many Thanks To: We here at the Black-Eyed & Blues Show would like to thank all the PR and radio people that get us music including Frank Roszak, Rick Lusher ,Doug Deutsch Publicity Services,American Showplace Music, Alive Natural Sounds, Ruf Records, Vizztone Records,Blind Pig Records,Delta Groove Records, Electro-Groove Records,Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon Records, BratGirl Media, Mark Pucci Media and all of the Blues Societies both in the U.S. and abroad. All of you help make this show as good as it is weekly. We are proud to play your artists.Thank you all very much! Blues In The Area: WEDNESDAY 2/7/18 CEREMONY FOR THE NEW YORK HALL OF FAME - BB KING CLUB (Lucille's at 7:30 PM), NYC Induction of Piedmont Blues, Lamont Jack Pearley, Ben Turner, & Valerie Turner Host band Ed Jackson's Time Out Heritage Preservation Foundation CHRIS LEIGH BAND - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER (7:30 to 10 PM), WESTERLY RI PETEY HOP - REDLINE ROADHOUSE (7 PM), CORTLANDT MANOR. WILLA AND COMPANY - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - BEE AND THISTLE (6 PM), OLD LYME. WILLIE NILE - RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, RIDGEFIELD. FREE FUNK WEDNESDAY - ARCH STREET TAVERN, HARTFORD. COMMON TONGUE (Tribute to Jeff Beck ) - THE FALCON, MARLBORO NY. COMMUNITY JAM feat ED BRADLEY - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. FRIENDS DAY OPEN MIC - THEODORE'S (10 PM), SPRINGFIELD MA. SANDY CONNOLLY OPEN MIC - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR & GRILL, MADISON. MAIN PUB OPEN MIC - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER. VICKY BORDONIS JAM feat JOHNNY MARINO - SLIM'S SPORTS BAR, WESTFIELD MA. CADY'S TAVERN OPEN MIC - CADY'S TAVERN, CHEPACHET RI. THURSDAY 2/8/18 LIVIU INVITATIONAL - BLACK EYED SALLY'S (7:30 PM), HARTFORD. Liviu with the Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze Band. PETER PARCEK - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. ROCKY LAWRENCE - THE CRAVE (6:30 TO 9:30 PM), ANSONIA. BOBBY MASSANO - THE FALCON, MARLBORO NY BOOGIE BOYS - THE 350 CLUB, SPRINGFIELD MA. PETEY HOP (Hosted by Sonny Rock) - PRO JAM 22 (8 PM), HELSINKI NY. AL DI MEOLA - INFINITY MUSIC HALL , HARTFORD. LISA MARIE AND JOHNNY JUXO - PERKS AND CORKS, WESTERLY RI. JEFF PITCHELL - ROOFTOP 120, GLASTONBURY. ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Solo) - CAFE AT MIDDLEBURY CONSIGNMENT, MIDDLEBURY. RAY MORANT'S SOUL TSUNAMI - TIPPING CHAIR TAVERN (8 PM), MILLDALE RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - STRANGE BREW PUB (8 PM), NORWICH. GRAYSON HUGH and POLLY MESSER - MADISON BEACH HOTEL (7 TO 9 PM), MADISON. KEN SAFETY OPEN MIC - CJ SPARROWS, CHESHIRE. DAVE COSTA'S OPEN MIC - CAMBRIDGE BREW PUB, GRANBY. WENDY MAY OPEN MIC - THE BLACK DUCK, WESTPORT GREG SHERROD OPEN MIC - THE BLACK SHEEP, NIANTIC. JIMI PHOTON OPEN MIC - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. TAMARACK OPEN MIC - TAMARACK LODGE (6:30 TO 10 PM), VOLUNTOWN. CARMINE'S OPEN MIC - CARMINE'S, EAST HARTFORD. FRIENDS OF A FEATHER - THE PICKLE STAND, MIDDLETOWN FRIDAY 2/9/18 BLUES HALL OF FAME SHOWCASE - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. Induction of Jake Kulak, Tom "The Suit" Forst, Cosmos Sunshine, and Kenny Brody. ALBERT CUMMINGS - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. KOSHER KID & THE INCREDIBLE AMPLIFIRES - THE 350 CLUB, SPRINGFIELD MA. BERNARD "PRETTY" PURDIE AND FRIENDS - THE FALCON, MARLBORO NY. THE PEACHEATERS - CHAN'S, WOONSOCKET RI. THE CARTELLS - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY. COLE MORSON BAND - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. RIVER CITY SLIM & THE ZYDECO HOGS / HOT SEVERAL BRASS BAND - SPACE BALLROOM (7 PM) Mardi Gras Party in Hamden. CROSS RHODES BLUES - CADY'S TAVERN, CHEPACHET RI. SHINY LAPEL TRIO - HARBOUR HOUSE (7 PM), MYSTIC. RED PLANET - SMOKIN WITH CHRIS (8 PM), SOUTHINGTON. THE RECORD COMPANY - FOX THEATER, FOXWOOD CASINO. ERIC DUCOFF BAND / DIRT ROAD RADIO / FARTHER FREE - 33 GOLDEN, NEW LONDON. JEFF PITCHELL - PAZZO CAFE, ROCKY HILL. ARC CITY ANGELS - SOUTHWICK INN, SOUTHWICK MA. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - KINSMEN BREWING CO (7 PM), MILLDALE. DECADE OF SOUL - BB KING CLUB (Lucille's at 7 & 9 PM), NEW YORK CITY. JIM KOEPPEL - DADDY JACKS, NEW LONDON. DARIK AND THE FUNBAGS - ANTHONY'S OCEAN VIEW, NEW HAVEN. KATHY THOMPSON OPEN MIC - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR, MADISON. RYAN MONTBLEAU - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER (8 PM), WESTERLY RI. ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Solo ) - BRASS WORKS BREWERY ( 5:30 TO 8:30 PM ), WATERBURY. LP TRIO - RUSSEL LIBRARY, MIDDLETOWN. Music with an Art Exhibit by Pierre Sylvain. SATURDAY 2/10/18 ALBERT CUMMINGS - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY (Stage One at 7:45 PM), FAIRFIELD. NEAL VITULLO AND THE VIPERS - CADY'S TAVERN, CHEPACHET RI JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND - IRON HORSE (7 PM), NORTHAMPTON. BETTYE LA VETTE - KATHERINE HEPBURN CENTER, OLD SAYBROOK. PATTY LA BELLE - ARENA, MOHEGAN SUN CASINO. HOT AND HEAVY BAND - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA THE SIDEWINDERS - DADDY JACKS, NEW LONDON. THE LAST FAIR DEAL - PARROTT DELANEY, NEW HARTFORD. STELLA BLUES BAND / MIZ - THE ACOUSTIC, BRIDGEPORT. THE COLBY'S - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY. CHRIS STOVALL BROWN - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. THE WEIGHT BAND - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY (Warehouse), FAIRFIELD. PROFESSOR HARP - THE STILL, AGAWAM MA. AVENUE GROOVE - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. GREEN TEA - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER, WESTERLY RI. PETEY HOP & THE BOOGIE BOYS - THE HIDEAWAY, RIDGEFIELD. SOUL TSUNAMI - SULLY'S PUB, HARTFORD. DECADE OF SOUL - BB KING CLUB (Lucille's 6 and 8 PM), NEW YORK CITY WATKINS GLEN BAND - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - THE NOTE KITCHEN, BETHEL. WHAT UP FUNK BAND - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR, MADISON. HOWIE AND THE SOUL POTATOES - HOOK LINE AND SINKER, SHELTON. LIVIU POP with BROTHER SAL AND CHRIS BALL - CAMBRIDGE BREW PUB, GRANBY .WHISKEY REBELS - RIC'S PLACE, STAFFORD SPRINGS. DARIK AND THE FUNBAGS - BROWN DERBY, UNCASVILLE. DAN WATSON - HARP & HOUND, MYSTIC. 4 BARREL BILLY - JUNES OUTBACK PUB, KILLINGSWORTH. LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO - JORGENSON THEATER, STORRS (UConn) JEFF PITCHELL TRIO - MATTERHORN, STOWE VT. BALKUN BROTHERS - THE HUMMINGBIRD STAGE AND TAPROOM, MACON GA. SUNDAY 2/11/18 PAJAMA PARTY JAM FOR BRUCE RIEDER - MAPLE TREE CAFE (1 TO 5 PM), SIMSBURY. 4 BARREL BILLY - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR (4:30 to 8:30 PM), MADISON. JEFF PITCHELL - FLYING MONKEY, HARTFORD. JAKE KULAK - COPPER CITY, ANSONIA. DELTA GENERATORS - NARRAGANSETT CAFE (1 TO 4 PM), JAMESTOWN RI. RIVER CITY SLIM & THE ZYDECO HOGS - PUBLIC LIBRARY (2 PM), CHESHIRE Mardi Gras Party. THE SAWTELLES / FURORS / JELLYSHIRTS - CAFE NINE, NEW HAVEN. ADAM FALCON - DARYL'S HOUSE (Blues Brunch at noon), PAWLING NY. GRATEFULLY YOURS ( Dead Tribute) - DARYL'S HOUSE (7 PM), PAWLING NY JIM SHEPLEY - LA VITA, EAST HADDAM DAN WATSON - M BAR, MYSTIC. VINCE THOMPSON - WOODBURY BREWING COMPANY (3 TO 6 PM), WOODBURY. RICK HARRINGTON JAM - CADY'S TAVERN, CHEPACHET RI. STEVE HATCH OPEN MIC - TURNING TIDE (3 TO8 PM), NEW LONDON. FRONT ROW BAND OPEN MIC - STRYKERS CAFE - BERLIN. ELECTRIC OPEN MIC - SULLY'S PUB, HARTFORD. WHAMMER JAMMER OPEN MIC - VFW, PRESTON. STOMPING GROUND OPEN MIC - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. ELECTRIC BLUES JAM - MOOSE LODGE (2 TO 6 PM), BOZRAH. LARRY LAUER BAND - BRASS HORSE (3 TO 7 PM), BARKHAMSTED MONDAY 2/12/18 CJ CHENIER & RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND - IRON HORSE (7 PM), NORTHAMPTON MA JOE LOUIS WALKER - THE FALCON, MARLBORO NY. JON PARIS ALL STAR JAM - BB KING CLUB (Lucille's at 8 PM), NEW YORK CITY. TUXEDO JUNCTION - BILL'S SEAFOOD (7 TO 9 PM), WESTBROOK. GREG PICCOLO - STEAK LOFT (7 TO 9 PM), MYSTIC. TOM FORST (Solo) - LASELL COLLEGE, NEWTON MA. BILL'S ALL STAR GARAGE BAND - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICH. PERKS AND CORKS OPEN MIC - PERKS AND CORKS, WESTERLY RI. TOMMY WHALEN OPEN MIC - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. PETEY HOP ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC - LUCY'S LOUNGE, PLEASANTVILLE NY. ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC - SULLY'S PUB, HARTFORD. TUESDAY 2/13/18 FAT TUESDAY STARTING MARDI GRAS. RIVER CITY SLIM & ZYDECO HOGS - BLACK EYED SALLY'S (7:30 PM), HARTFORD Southern Buffet starting at 11:30 AM and Mardi Gras celebration all day. TIM McDONALD (Fat Tuesday Party) - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY. KREWE les GRAS (Fat Tuesday Party) - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. NOEL KALESKY DIXIE LAND TRIO (Fat Tuesday Party) - BILL'S SEAFOOD (7 TO 9 PM). WESTBROOK. ERAN TROY DANNER ( Acoustic Solo 7 to 10 PM) - DAVELUY'S RESTAURANT, WATERTOWN. BB KING ALL STARS with HARLEM BLUES PROJECT - BB KING CLUB, NEW YORK CITY Lucille's at 7:30 and again at 9:30 PM. TOMMY WHALEN AND RAGGED EDGE - WATERFRONT, HOLYOKE. MARK PARADIS - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. FREE SPIRIT OPEN MIC - FREE SPIRIT, VERNON. DAN STEVENS - MUSIC NOW SHOWCASE (4 PM), iCRV INTERNET RADIO. DAN STEVENS - NIGHTINGALES CAFE (Pickin Party at 6 PM), OLD LYME

This episode we talk to Mike and Jeff from Mike PZ and the Associates, a local band that plays here on the Central Coast.  There is a lot that this episode touches on as it was an interesting conversation that we had with Mike and Jeff.  We talk not only about the sound you can expect from Mike PZ and the Associates, but also all the sounds that we grew up and listen to from the Bakersfield Sound to Old School and Piedmont Blues.  The conversation just kept moving as through the 2 hours we spoke we hit on what goes into a show, places they have played, and dealing with audiences that are good and bad.  This is a great episode to listen to if you want to hear about a group that just loves playing music.  To learn more about the band check them out on social media at: www.reverbnation.com/mikepzandtheassociates www.facebook.com/mikepzliveanddirect Go on youtube and search Mike PZ and the Associates Listen to a fun time with two musicians that love what they do and let us know what you think as you Call It What You Will Salinas!

Etta Baker picked up her rag-time influenced style of fingerpicking at the age of 3 from her father. She became a master of the Piedmont Blues, influencing musicians like Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Etta practiced her two-finger picking style an hour every day in addition to raising nine children with her musician husband. After working 26 years at a Morganton textile mill, she quit at age 60 to become a professional musician, and at 78, she cut her first album. In 1991, she received the National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship. Etta Baker died in 2006 at age of 93, but her legacy lives on with a statue at Morganton Municipal Auditorium.

Etta Baker picked up her rag-time influenced style of fingerpicking at the age of 3 from her father. She became a master of the Piedmont Blues, influencing musicians like Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Etta practiced her two-finger picking style an hour every day in addition to raising nine children with her musician husband. After working 26 years at a Morganton textile mill, she quit at age 60 to become a professional musician, and at 78, she cut her first album. In 1991, she received the National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship. Etta Baker died in 2006 at age of 93, but her legacy lives on with a statue at Morganton Municipal Auditorium.

The Music Maker Relief Foundation was founded in 1994 to preserve the musical traditions of the South by directly supporting the musicians who make it, ensuring their voices will not be silenced by poverty and time. Celebrating their 20th year, they have assisted and partnered with over 300 artists, issued over 150 CDs and reached over a million people with live performance in over 40 states and 17 countries around the globe. The foundation just released a new book and double CD 'We Are the Music Makers� showcasing the work they have done with artists over their 20-year history. Appearing on this Special Event Broadcast will be Tim Duffy, who co-founded the foundation with his wife Denise, plus three legacy Music Maker artists! http://www.musicmaker.org/ IRONING BOARD SAM has been playing professionally for more than 55 years. He has amassed a staggering repertoire of both originals and classic blues and R&B songs. A truly gifted and engaging performer, Sam�s powerful, soulful voice and remarkable piano prowess remain undiminished. In 2012, he was named "Comeback Artist of the Year" by Living Blues Magazine, Most Outstanding Musician by Living Blues in 2013 and made a triumphant return to a packed tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He just released a new album new album 'Ironing Board Sam With The Sticks'. BOO HANKS is the greatest Piedmont Blues rediscovery in many years. From Buffalo Junction, VA, he sings and plays guitar in the style of the legendary Blind Boy Fuller. At the age of 79, he made his first recording with Music Maker and at 82 he has enjoyed performances around home as well as Lincoln Center and Belgium. BIG RON HUNTER is called the world's happiest Bluesman. He owns a voice that gives people chills. It�s the kind of voice that carries warmth and tenderness, a voice that is unmistakably his own and embodies everything that�s raw, pure and beautiful about the blues. WoodSongs Kid: Isaac May is a talented mandolin player from Mount Eden, KY. He frequently performs with Michael on his opening song.

Ernest Troost plays tracks from O Love, and talks about his Piedmont Blues influences and what Alfred Hitchcock taught him about songwriting. Also on this episode, rock & roll from Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, southern rock from Rod Melancon, country rock from Radney Foster, Texas rock from the Old 97's, jam band music from Grant Farm, power pop from Tony Shevlin, piano bar blues from Eden Brent, and southern rock from Jeff Hart and the Ghosts of Old North State. "Ep195 Ernest Troost" originated from Americana Music Show.

Performers include: Blind Blake, Buddy Moss, Scrapper Blackwell, Peg Leg Howell, Josh White and Reverend Gary Davis.  Songs include: Lord, I Want to Die Easy, Ain't No Tellin, Peg Leg Stomp, He's In the Jailhouse, If I Call You Mama and The Great Change In Me.

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We check out some historical duet performances from old-time music virtuosos Doc Watson and Bill Monroe, Piedmont Blues legends John Cephas and Phil Wiggins, and women bluegrass pioneers Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard and the hypnotizing sounds of Indian Tabla Tarang master Pandit Kamalesh Maitra.

This week's playlist: • The Lonely Traveller by Fruteland Jackson, from Blues 2.0 (2005), available direct from the store at his site, Electro-Fi Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Fruteland.com for more information. • 5-0 Blues by Corey Harris, from Fish Ain't Bitin' (1997), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Corey's Alligator Records bio page for more information. • Wrapped Up In Love by Carey & Lurrie Bell, from Second Nature (2004), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Carey's Alligator Records bio page for more information. • Hoochie Coochie Man by Muddy Water, from The Lost Tapes (1999), available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blind Pig site, which provides excellent background information about The Lost Tapes and the players who appear on the album. • I Called My Baby Long Distance by Archie Edwards, from The Toronto Sessions (2001), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit the biographies page at AcousticBlues.com for more information. • One Thin Dime Blues by Archie Edwards, also from The Toronto Sessions (2001). • Doncha Know I Love You by Harpdog Brown, from Once In A Howlin' Moon (1999), available from HarpdogBrown.com. Visit Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page to hear some other tracks. • Two Plays For A Quarter by Detroit Women, from Rattle Your Cage (2005), available from the store at their site, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit DetroitWomen.org for more information. • The Player by The Chicago Thieves, from The Player (2001), available by emailing Craig Giles at info@chichagothieves.co.uk. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information. • Gonna Send You Back to Georgia by Hound Dog Taylor, from Release The Hound (2004), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Mentioned during this show: Get Your Blues Name Here (courtesy of Fruteland Jackson), The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation and Chicago's Venetian Night. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #84 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

Guitarists from the Piedmont school of the blues. Artists include: Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt and Skip James.  Songs include: Devil Got My Woman, Dry Bone Shuffle, Louis Collins and I Belong to the Band.  

David Holt talks to three talented artists and experiences the whole spectrum of Piedmont Blues. Etta Baker, a well-known artist in the North Carolina mountains, plays old favorites like "Knoxville Rag" and "Careless Love." She also plays a traditional blues song, showing the difference between the type of beat most people associate with "blues" and the ragtime style of Piedmont Blues. She also plays some slide guitar with "John Henry." David also plays his guitar beside George Higgs, another artist who plays the blues in the style of Blind Boy Fuller, a blues artist of the 1930s. George also slides the blues on his harmonica, as David accompanies him. Finally, David introduces us to John Dee Holeman of Durham, North Carolina, who plays the modern style of blues that emanated from the war. Playing his electric guitar in the styles of both Blind Boy Fuller and Lightning Hopkins, John concludes Piedmont Blues with a beat that will get your toes tapping.

George Higgs was born in 1930 in a farming community in Edgecombe County near Speed, North Carolina ("a slow town with a fast name" as he is fond of saying.) He learned to play the harmonica as a child from his father, Jesse Higgs, who enjoyed playing favorite spirituals and folk tunes at home during his spare time. George got to catch the medicine showman and harmonica player Peg Leg Sam playing locally in Rocky Mount during the tobacco market season and he made a lasting impression on the young harp player. He was later attracted to the guitar as a teenager and reluctantly sold a favorite squirrel dog to a neighbor to raise funds to purchase his first. As a result of their close proximity the dog spent more time at George's home than at his new owner's, so he got to have the guitar and keep the company of his dog. Acoustic Piedmont blues by George Higgs, a North Carolinian, who was inspired to take up the harmonica as a child after hearing Deford Bailey on the radio and seeing Peg Leg Sam at medicine shows and then learned to play guitar as a teenager. f you could wrap Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee into one package, it would probably look like George Higgs. Not only does Higgs play blues on the guitar, but he also is an artist on the harmonica. While his songs are in the Piedmont Blues tradition, they have the melancholy flavor of Mississippi Delta blues. Born in 1930 on a farm near Tarboro, he learned the skills of farming from his father and later learned carpentry. As a child, he would listen to his father play spirituals, and "Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord" on his father's harp led him to begin thinking of following his father's model. George Higgs Rainy day blues buy your cd at cdbaby for george higgs