http://1690wmlb.com/shows/backroads-and-banjos/ en-us ℐ JW Broadcasting Art Rosenbaum recounts some of the greatest moments in old timey music history. AM 1690 Art Rosenbaum joins us every Wednesday to recount some of the greatest moments in old timey music history. Art Rosenbaum is a Grammy-award winning field recorder and archivist. His box set The Art of Field Recording Vol. 1, released on the Dust-to-Digital record label, won the 2009 Grammy for Best Historical Recording. Art Rosenbaum joins us every Wednesday to recount some of the greatest moments in old timey music history. Art Rosenbaum is a Grammy-award winning field recorder and archivist. His box set The Art of Field Recording Vol. 1, released on the Dust-to-Digital record label, won the 2009 Grammy for Best Historical Recording. AM 1690 cmsteadman@gmail.com AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This week Art is joined by Scott Matthews, a history lecturer at Georgia State University, about lined out hymns and their prominence in Primitive Baptist Churches with a special highlight on the Deacon Tommy Tookes. Originally recorded by Art on Easter day 1977, Tookes has continued the practice of lined out hymns at Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church in Oglethorpe, GA. In the past few years, our guest Scott Matthews has spent many Sundays at the church recording Deacon Tookes and shares his recording of Hymn 626 from the Benjamin Lloyd Primitive Hymns hymnal. This week Art is joined by Scott Matthews, a history lecturer at Georgia State University, about lined out hymns and their prominence in Primitive Baptist Churches with a special highlight on the Deacon Tommy Tookes. Originally recorded by Art on Easter day 1977, Tookes has continued the practice of lined out hymns at Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church in Oglethorpe, GA. In the past few years, our guest Scott Matthews has spent many Sundays at the church recording Deacon Tookes and shares his recording of Hymn 626 from the Benjamin Lloyd Primitive Hymns hymnal. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BB-Lined_Out_Hymns.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT 12:07 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, field recording, scott matthews, georgia state university, tommy tookes, primitive baptist, lined out hymn, benjamin lloyd, oglethorpe AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This week, Backroads and Banjos looks forward to St. Patricks Day by welcoming in Decaturs own The Dixie Jigs. The group stopped by the AM 1690 studios to record some of the traditional Irish tunes from their repertoire including step jigs, traditional jigs, and the Irish ballad Do You Love an Apple. Bandleader, fiddler, and singer Moira Nelligan is joined by mandolin extraordinaire George Norman and her son Mickey Nelligan playing guitar and fiddle. This week, Backroads and Banjos looks forward to St. Patricks Day by welcoming in Decaturs own The Dixie Jigs. The group stopped by the AM 1690 studios to record some of the traditional Irish tunes from their repertoire including step jigs, traditional jigs, and the Irish ballad Do You Love an Apple. Bandleader, fiddler, and singer Moira Nelligan is joined by mandolin extraordinaire George Norman and her son Mickey Nelligan playing guitar and fiddle. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BB-Dixie_Jigs.mp3 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT 14:54 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, field recording, step jigs, jig, traditional jigs, irish music, dixie jigs, the dixie jigs, decatur AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Rather than focusing on a specific artist or collection, this weeks Backroads and Banjos focuses on the Field Recorders Collective. This small organization revitalizes and releases field recordings from private collections. While these issues typically are old-time mountain music, they also focus on gospel and acoustic blues. Rather than focusing on a specific artist or collection, this weeks Backroads and Banjos focuses on the Field Recorders Collective. This small organization revitalizes and releases field recordings from private collections. While these issues typically are old-time mountain music, they also focus on gospel and acoustic blues. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BB-Field_Recorders_Collective.mp3 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT 13:50 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, field recording, field recorders collective, ray alden, banjo bill, john summers, dick summers AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos features recordings of Scrapper Blackwell made by Art in July 1961 in Indianapolis. Having been officially retired from the music business for over 25 years, these recordings remain legendary as the only music put on tape of the aging Blackwell. Armed with only an acoustic guitar (and a piano on one track), this is a wonderful disc chronicling a variety of styles including ragtime, instrumental and Piedmont blues. This episode of Backroads and Banjos features recordings of Scrapper Blackwell made by Art in July 1961 in Indianapolis. Having been officially retired from the music business for over 25 years, these recordings remain legendary as the only music put on tape of the aging Blackwell. Armed with only an acoustic guitar (and a piano on one track), this is a wonderful disc chronicling a variety of styles including ragtime, instrumental and Piedmont blues. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BB-Scrapper_Blackwell.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT 13:00 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, scrapper blackwell, ragtime, instrumental, piedmont blues, acoustic, piano AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos focuses on John Lomaxs recording of Blind Willie McTell from November 1940. After seeing McTell playing at an Atlanta restaurant, Lomax (who may or may not have known the works of Blind Willie McTell) asked Blind Willie to come by his hotel room to record a session for the Library of Congress. These recordings have become somewhat legendary over the years thanks in large part to an interview included in the tapes with Lomax trying unsuccessfully to get Willie to talk about hard times songs and traditional black blues. This lead to the contention that Lomax likely didnt understand Blind Willie McTells intelligence and deep understanding of musical styles outside of the blues. These recordings have been recently reissued under the name The Devil Cant Hide from Me. This episode of Backroads and Banjos focuses on John Lomaxs recording of Blind Willie McTell from November 1940. After seeing McTell playing at an Atlanta restaurant, Lomax (who may or may not have known the works of Blind Willie McTell) asked Blind Willie to come by his hotel room to record a session for the Library of Congress. These recordings have become somewhat legendary over the years thanks in large part to an interview included in the tapes with Lomax trying unsuccessfully to get Willie to talk about hard times songs and traditional black blues. This lead to the contention that Lomax likely didnt understand Blind Willie McTells intelligence and deep understanding of musical styles outside of the blues. These recordings have been recently reissued under the name The Devil Cant Hide from Me. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BB-Blind_Willie_McTell_Devil_Cant_Hide.mp3 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT 14:23 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, blind willie mctell, john lomax, devil cant hide, library of congress AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Although he was born in Eastern Kentucky in the late 19th century, Robertson honed his craft in Texas in the earlier part of the 20th century combining his Eastern Kentucky roots with Texas swagger. While Eck is a legendary name in old-timey music, his recording career was fairly sparse. His recording career began in the early 1920s and came to a halt in 1929. In the 1940s, Eck entered the recording studio and recorded 100 fiddle tunes in a single session. As is common in early American folk music recordings, these tapes were all mysteriously destroyed. As an older gentleman, Robertson enjoyed a late career revival thanks in large park to the New Lost City Ramblers and especially John Cohen who brought his music to a much wider audience during the folk revival of the late 1950s and 1960s. Although he was born in Eastern Kentucky in the late 19th century, Robertson honed his craft in Texas in the earlier part of the 20th century combining his Eastern Kentucky roots with Texas swagger. While Eck is a legendary name in old-timey music, his recording career was fairly sparse. His recording career began in the early 1920s and came to a halt in 1929. In the 1940s, Eck entered the recording studio and recorded 100 fiddle tunes in a single session. As is common in early American folk music recordings, these tapes were all mysteriously destroyed. As an older gentleman, Robertson enjoyed a late career revival thanks in large park to the New Lost City Ramblers and especially John Cohen who brought his music to a much wider audience during the folk revival of the late 1950s and 1960s. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BB-Eck_Robertson.mp3 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT 12:32 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, eck robertson, east kentucky, roots, texas, 1920s AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art takes a look at George Gibson, one of the last living old-timey musicians who grew up surrounded by the banjo tradition. Gibson was born in Eastern Kentucky in 1938 and grew up learning the old-timey traditions including banjo tunings and songs that are specific to areas of east Kentucky. Since his time in Kentucky, George has honed his skills not only as a performer but also as a student and expert of banjo tradition and roots. Art takes a look at George Gibson, one of the last living old-timey musicians who grew up surrounded by the banjo tradition. Gibson was born in Eastern Kentucky in 1938 and grew up learning the old-timey traditions including banjo tunings and songs that are specific to areas of east Kentucky. Since his time in Kentucky, George has honed his skills not only as a performer but also as a student and expert of banjo tradition and roots. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BB-George_Gibson.mp3 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT 12:38 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, george gibson, last possum up the tree, kentucky banjo, kentucky, bluegrass, morphine, moonshine AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This week, Backroads and Banjos comes to us straight from the living room of Art Rosenbaum. After a show at The Melting Point in Athens, banjo player Ken Perlman and fiddler Alan Jabbour stopped by Arts house and recorded a few of the songs from their most recent tour and give a little insight to the origin of these tunes. This week, Backroads and Banjos comes to us straight from the living room of Art Rosenbaum. After a show at The Melting Point in Athens, banjo player Ken Perlman and fiddler Alan Jabbour stopped by Arts house and recorded a few of the songs from their most recent tour and give a little insight to the origin of these tunes http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BB-Ken_Perlman_and_Alan_Jabbour.mp3 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT 13:32 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, ken perlman, alan jabbour, athens AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum As one year fades into another, Art takes a look at Watch Night and Ring Shouts, one of the oldest New Years Eve traditions. Each year, African-American communities hold a prayer meeting in the church to focus on another year passing. After the meeting, the congregation gathers in the annex for a call-and-response singing tradition known as a ring shout. The featured performances in this segment are from a 1983 recording of the McIntosh County Shouters as recorded by Art Rosenbaum. As one year fades into another, Art takes a look at Watch Night and Ring Shouts, one of the oldest New Years Eve traditions. Each year, African-American communities hold a prayer meeting in the church to focus on another year passing. After the meeting, the congregation gathers in the annex for a call-and-response singing tradition known as a ring shout. The featured performances in this segment are from a 1983 recording of the McIntosh County Shouters as recorded by Art Rosenbaum. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BB-Watch_Night.mp3 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:50 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, dawson, st simons, sea island signers, bessie jones, watch night, ring shout, mcintosh county shouters AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art previews tracks from Ed Teagues latest issue called Pretty Little Gal with the Bright Blue Eye. This CD, recorded and produced by Art, is the first issue on his Backroads and Banjos label. The record features not only Ed Teague but a few other great North Georgia old-timey musicians including Lawton Dyer on guitar, Roy Tench playing the fiddle and some lovely autoharp from Clint Ledford. Art previews tracks from Ed Teagues latest issue called Pretty Little Gal with the Bright Blue Eye. This CD, recorded and produced by Art, is the first issue on his Backroads and Banjos label. The record features not only Ed Teague but a few other great North Georgia old-timey musicians including Lawton Dyer on guitar, Roy Tench playing the fiddle and some lovely autoharp from Clint Ledford. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BB-Ed_Teague_Pretty_Little_Girl.mp3 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:50 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, north georgia, old timey, ed teague, lawton dyer, roy tench, clint ledford, autoharp AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum To celebrate the centennial of his birth in 2011, Art takes a look at the life and music of Bill Monroe, the Father of Modern Bluegrass. In the second segment, Art welcomes Bob Black, a former Bluegrass Boy, via telephone to chat about his time with Monroe and what it was that made him such a legendary figure in bluegrass music. To celebrate the centennial of his birth in 2011, Art takes a look at the life and music of Bill Monroe, the Father of Modern Bluegrass. In the second segment, Art welcomes Bob Black, a former Bluegrass Boy, via telephone to chat about his time with Monroe and what it was that made him such a legendary figure in bluegrass music. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BB-Bill_Monroe_and_Bob_Black_Part_2.mp3 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:19 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, bluegrass, bluegrass boys, bill monroe, kentucky, bob black AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum To celebrate the centennial of his birth in 2011, Art takes a look at the life and music of Bill Monroe, the Father of Modern Bluegrass. In the first of two parts on Monroe, Art takes a look at Monroes early career and what would eventually lead to the formation of The Bluegrass Boys, the legendary group of musicians Monroe would surround himself with throughout his career. To celebrate the centennial of his birth in 2011, Art takes a look at the life and music of Bill Monroe, the Father of Modern Bluegrass. In the first of two parts on Monroe, Art takes a look at Monroes early career and what would eventually lead to the formation of The Bluegrass Boys, the legendary group of musicians Monroe would surround himself with throughout his career. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BB-Bill_Monroe_Part_1.mp3 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT 15:04 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, bluegrass, bluegrass boys, bill monroe, kentucky AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art takes a trip down to the Bahamas and looks at a 1965 issue from Nonesuch records called The Real Bahamas. Although most of the Bahama islands are no further than 200 miles from the Florida coast, most of the music from the Bahamas remained a mystery until the mid-1960s when field recorder Jody Stecher took a trip to the islands to discover a whole new world of music. Much like the recordings of Alan Lomax from the 1930s, these recordings showed a culture influenced not only by Spanish and African culture, but also by American blues and work songs. Art takes a trip down to the Bahamas and looks at a 1965 issue from Nonesuch records called The Real Bahamas. Although most of the Bahama islands are no further than 200 miles from the Florida coast, most of the music from the Bahamas remained a mystery until the mid-1960s when field recorder Jody Stecher took a trip to the islands to discover a whole new world of music. Much like the recordings of Alan Lomax from the 1930s, these recordings showed a culture influenced not only by Spanish and African culture, but also by American blues and work songs. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BB-The_Real_Bahamas.mp3 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT 12:40 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, work songs, nonesuch, jody stecher, alan lomax AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum To celebrate the centennial of his birth, Art takes a look at the life, music and myth of Robert Johnson. While most writings and common knowledge state that Robert Johnson was a great innovator of the blues, it is Arts contention that while Johnson was certainly a great blues man who performed with great passion he was also very much a student of the blues and a truly professional musician. To celebrate the centennial of his birth, Art takes a look at the life, music and myth of Robert Johnson. While most writings and common knowledge state that Robert Johnson was a great innovator of the blues, it is Arts contention that while Johnson was certainly a great blues man who performed with great passion he was also very much a student of the blues and a truly professional musician. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BB-Robert_Johnson_Part_2.mp3 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:58 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, robert johnson, blues, san antonio, delta, delta blues, crossroads AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum To celebrate the centennial of his birth, Art takes a look at the life, music and myth of Robert Johnson. While most writings and common knowledge state that Robert Johnson was a great innovator of the blues, it is Arts contention that while Johnson was certainly a great blues man who performed with great passion he was also very much a student of the blues and a truly professional musician. To celebrate the centennial of his birth, Art takes a look at the life, music and myth of Robert Johnson. While most writings and common knowledge state that Robert Johnson was a great innovator of the blues, it is Arts contention that while Johnson was certainly a great blues man who performed with great passion he was also very much a student of the blues and a truly professional musician. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BB-Robert_Johnson_Part_1.mp3 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:27 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, robert johnson, blues, san antonio, delta, delta blues, crossroads AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos serves as a memorial to the recently passed Helen Myers McDuffie. A long time friend of Art, McDuffie was one of the last remaining players in the old-timey tradition in the North Georgia and North Carolina mountains. As a member of the Myers Sisters, Helen spent years with her sisters Margie and Maggie sharing the songs taught to her by her father. Helen Myers McDuffie passed at the age of 92 on October 3, 2011. This episode of Backroads and Banjos serves as a memorial to the recently passed Helen Myers McDuffie. A long time friend of Art, McDuffie was one of the last remaining players in the old-timey tradition in the North Georgia and North Carolina mountains. As a member of the Myers Sisters, Helen spent years with her sisters Margie and Maggie sharing the songs taught to her by her father. Helen Myers McDuffie passed at the age of 92 on October 3, 2011. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BB-Helen_Myer_McDuffy.mp3 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:31 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, helen myers mcduffie, myers sisters, old timey, north georgia, north carolina AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos serves as a memorial for the recently deceased old-time banjo player and singer Wade Mainer. Often considered the Grandfather of Bluegrass, Mainer managed to bridge the gap between bluegrass and old-time mountain music with his groups Mainers Mountaineers, the Smilin Rangers and with his wife of more than 50 years Julia. Mainer passed on September 12, 2011 at the age of 104. This episode of Backroads and Banjos serves as a memorial for the recently deceased old-time banjo player and singer Wade Mainer. Often considered the Grandfather of Bluegrass, Mainer managed to bridge the gap between bluegrass and old-time mountain music with his groups Mainers Mountaineers, the Smilin Rangers and with his wife of more than 50 years Julia. Mainer passed on September 12, 2011 at the age of 104. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BB-Wade_Mainer_Memorial.mp3 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:25 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, wade mainer, flint, michigan, bluegrass, julia mainer AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Dust-to-Digital founder Lance Ledbetter stops by to chat with Art about Dust-to-Digitals most recent offering, ...i listen to the wind that obliterates my traces. This set is a hardcover book with 2 CDs that brings together a collection of early photographs related to music, a group of 78rpm recordings, and short excerpts from various literary sources that are contemporary with the sound and images. Dust-to-Digital founder Lance Ledbetter stops by to chat with Art about Dust-to-Digitals most recent offering, ...i listen to the wind that obliterates my traces. This set is a hardcover book with 2 CDs that brings together a collection of early photographs related to music, a group of 78rpm recordings, and short excerpts from various literary sources that are contemporary with the sound and images. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/BB-I_Listen_to_the_Wind.mp3 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:53 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, i listen to the wind that obliterates my traces, steve roden, lance ledbetter AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum The late Morgan Sexton of eastern Kentucky is the subject of this Backroads and Banjos. Sexton made a sound all his own by using unusual mountain tunings and a vocal style that was pure and unaffected. After living a life as a coal miner in Kentucky and playing square dances as a hobby, Sexton was sought out when he was in his late-70s by a group of field recorders who had heard Morgans legend, but never his music. The late Morgan Sexton of eastern Kentucky is the subject of this Backroads and Banjos. Sexton made a sound all his own by using unusual mountain tunings and a vocal style that was pure and unaffected. After living a life as a coal miner in Kentucky and playing square dances as a hobby, Sexton was sought out when he was in his late-70s by a group of field recorders who had heard Morgans legend, but never his music. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/BB-Morgan_Sexton.mp3 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:26 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, kentucky, square dances, little birdy, shady grove, sugar hill, morgan sexton, lee sexton, coal mine, coal miner, coal mining, banjo AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art takes a look at the Mexican corrido. Much like folk music from Europe and the United States, the corrido is a narrative style of ballad from Mexico that centers on themes of oppression, daily life and social commentary. The show opens with one of Arts first field recordings as a teenager when he found a group of migrant farmers in Allegan Farms, Michigan who taught him about the corrido and its themes. Art takes a look at the Mexican corrido. Much like folk music from Europe and the United States, the corrido is a narrative style of ballad from Mexico that centers on themes of oppression, daily life and social commentary. The show opens with one of Arts first field recordings as a teenager when he found a group of migrant farmers in Allegan Farms, Michigan who taught him about the corrido and its themes. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/BB-Corridos.mp3 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT 12:19 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, corridos, mexico, allegan farm, farmers, migrants AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art looks at the life and music of Amede Ardoin, a man often considered the King of Creole music. Born in the late 19th century, Ardoin was an expert at the Creole accordion and had a voice noted for its expressive and emotive sound. Along with his musical companion, fiddler Dennis McGee, Ardoin made some of the earliest and most important Creole recordings in the Acadian style. Ardoins life, however, was not perfect and he struggled through hard times as a black musician in the deep south. In 1939, at the height of his popularity, Amede was beat up and run over multiple times by a gang of white men who were offended when he used a white womans handkerchief to wipe his brow at a barn dance. Art looks at the life and music of Amede Ardoin, a man often considered the King of Creole music. Born in the late 19th century, Ardoin was an expert at the Creole accordion and had a voice noted for its expressive and emotive sound. Along with his musical companion, fiddler Dennis McGee, Ardoin made some of the earliest and most important Creole recordings in the Acadian style. Ardoins life, however, was not perfect and he struggled through hard times as a black musician in the deep south. In 1939, at the height of his popularity, Amede was beat up and run over multiple times by a gang of white men who were offended when he used a white womans handkerchief to wipe his brow at a barn dance. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/BB-Amede_Ardoin.mp3 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:00 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, amede ardoin, dennis mcghee, dennis mcgee, creole, accordion, acadian AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum As the dog days of summer wear on, Art decides it is time to hit the high seas and takes a look at one of his favorite nautical LPs. Released in the early 70s, Roberts and Barrands LP Across the Western Ocean is chock full of faithful renditions of classic sea shanties, forebitters and recitations. As the dog days of summer wear on, Art decides it is time to hit the high seas and takes a look at one of his favorite nautical LPs. Released in the early 70s, Roberts and Barrands LP Across the Western Ocean is chock full of faithful renditions of classic sea shanties, forebitters and recitations. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BB-Roberts_and_Barrand.mp3 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:56 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, roberts and barrand, across the western ocean, new york gals, sea shanty, sea shanties, forebitter, forebitters AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art shares some of his recordings from Midwest Banjo Camp from earlier in June. The show opens with a conversation and a couple of tunes from legendary fiddle player Byron Berline. Berline was major player in the country rock movement in the late 1960s playing with folks like Bob Dylan, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Rolling Stones. After a few solo tunes, Berline joins some other players on Cherokee Shuffle which is introduced by camp director and banjo master Ken Perlman. Art shares some of his recordings from Midwest Banjo Camp from earlier in June. The show opens with a conversation and a couple of tunes from legendary fiddle player Byron Berline. Berline was major player in the country rock movement in the late 1960s playing with folks like Bob Dylan, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Rolling Stones. After a few solo tunes, Berline joins some other players on Cherokee Shuffle which is introduced by camp director and banjo master Ken Perlman. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BB-Midwest_Banjo_Camp.mp3 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:20 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, bob dylan, flying burrito brothers, rolling stones, ken perlman, midwest banjo camp AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum After a few days of teaching banjo at Midwest Banjo Camp 2011, Art returned to the South and stopped by the AM 1690 studios itching to play some of his favorite banjo tunes and share some camp stories. Art plays songs in a variety of styles including his favorite banjo tune Deadheads and Suckers. After a few days of teaching banjo at Midwest Banjo Camp 2011, Art returned to the South and stopped by the AM 1690 studios itching to play some of his favorite banjo tunes and share some camp stories. Art plays songs in a variety of styles including his favorite banjo tune Deadheads and Suckers. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BB-Arts_Banjo_Tunes.mp3 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:45 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, midwest banjo camp, deadheads and suckers, deadheads, suckers, banjo AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art pays tribute to the music made by various Native American tribes throughout the country. Most often associated with war dances, Art looks at the music aside from these dances which includes storytelling songs, ballads and even a contemporary blues number Art pays tribute to the music made by various Native American tribes throughout the country. Most often associated with war dances, Art looks at the music aside from these dances which includes storytelling songs, ballads and even a contemporary blues number http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BB-Native_American_Songs.mp3 Wed, 25 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:00 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, hopi, native american music, native american, war dances, ballads AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art looks at the career of blues and gospel musician Rev. Gary Davis. As an infant in Laurens, South Carolina, Davis was mistakenly given medicine to help his vision that led to him going blind at a young age. Much like many other Southern African-Americans who went blind at a young age, Davis turned to music as a way of helping him cope with a life that included his other seven siblings dying at a young age and his father being shot when Davis was 10 years old. As a figure in the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s in New York City, Davis spent time teaching emerging musicians like David Bromberg, Dave Van Ronk, Ernie Hawkins and Stefan Grossman. This segment not only covers the gospel music that Davis is most often associated with, but also some of the secular blues that Davis could play just as well. Art looks at the career of blues and gospel musician Rev. Gary Davis. As an infant in Laurens, South Carolina, Davis was mistakenly given medicine to help his vision that led to him going blind at a young age. Much like many other Southern African-Americans who went blind at a young age, Davis turned to music as a way of helping him cope with a life that included his other seven siblings dying at a young age and his father being shot when Davis was 10 years old. As a figure in the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s in New York City, Davis spent time teaching emerging musicians like David Bromberg, Dave Van Ronk, Ernie Hawkins and Stefan Grossman. This segment not only covers the gospel music that Davis is most often associated with, but also some of the secular blues that Davis could play just as well. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BB-Rev_Gary_Davis.mp3 Wed, 18 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT 12:51 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, rev. gary davis, reverend gary davis, david bromberg, ernie hawkins, dave von ronk, blind, blind musicians AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art takes a look at one of his recordings with Howard Finster from 1984. This segments focuses on one track from the recording that has Finster recalling events from his childhood. While in previous segments we have heard Howards music and his signature animal calls, this track features Finster as a storyteller, a yodeler, a singer and of course features his ability to communicate with nature through his signature animal calls. Stories range from how he got right and how his discovery of electricity led to great pranks with chickens, dogs and young neighborhood girls. Art takes a look at one of his recordings with Howard Finster from 1984. This segments focuses on one track from the recording that has Finster recalling events from his childhood. While in previous segments we have heard Howards music and his signature animal calls, this track features Finster as a storyteller, a yodeler, a singer and of course features his ability to communicate with nature through his signature animal calls. Stories range from how he got right and how his discovery of electricity led to great pranks with chickens, dogs and young neighborhood girls. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BB-Howard_Finsters_Walks_Through_the_Woods.mp3 Wed, 11 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:01 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, howard finster, folk art, paradise gardens, man of many voices AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum As many historians look back at 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war, Art looks at some of the songs written during the Civil War. Art takes performances of these wartime naval classics from a new collection from a Smithsonian Folkways collection called Civil War Naval Songs - Period Ballads from the Union and Confederate Navies, and the Home Front. As many historians look back at 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war, Art looks at some of the songs written during the Civil War. Art takes performances of these wartime naval classics from a new collection from a Smithsonian Folkways collection called Civil War Naval Songs - Period Ballads from the Union and Confederate Navies, and the Home Front. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BB-Civil_War_Songs.mp3 Wed, 04 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT 12:50 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, civil war, naval songs, period ballads, alabama, USS AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art takes a look at the works of Uncle Dave Macon, one of the key figures in old timey music history. Uncle Dave Macon, also known as the Dixie Dewdrop, gained regional fame as a vaudeville performer in the early 1920s before going on to become the first star of the Grand Ole Opry in the latter half of the decade. Art takes a look at the works of Uncle Dave Macon, one of the key figures in old timey music history. Uncle Dave Macon, also known as the Dixie Dewdrop, gained regional fame as a vaudeville performer in the early 1920s before going on to become the first star of the Grand Ole Opry in the latter half of the decade. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BB-Uncle_Dave_Macon.mp3 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT 12:35 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, uncle dave macon, dave macon, dixie dewdrop, vaudeville, grand ole opry AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art takes a look at the life of Clarence Tom Ashley. An entertainer before he could walk, Ashley was born in 1895 in his fathers boarding house in Bristol, TN. Unlike many old-timey musicians of the time, Clarence Ashley was more than simply a back porch musician. His career included spending time traveling with medicine shows, entertained in coal-mining camps, and recording with Ralph Pierre. Art takes a look at the life of Clarence Tom Ashley. An entertainer before he could walk, Ashley was born in 1895 in his fathers boarding house in Bristol, TN. Unlike many old-timey musicians of the time, Clarence Ashley was more than simply a back porch musician. His career included spending time traveling with medicine shows, entertained in coal-mining camps, and recording with Ralph Pierre. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BB-Clarence_Ashley.mp3 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT 12:53 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, clarence ashley, tom ashley, house carpenter, greenback dollar, bristol AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art pays tribute to Sister Fleeta Mitchell, a good friend and a wonderful musician. Fleeta Mitchell was born in Laurens County in 1913 to a singing family and learned to play the piano and sing at a very young age. Later, Fleeta would attend Georgia Academy for the Blind in Macon with some notable musicians like Willie McTell and Rev. Pearly Brown. While there, she also met Nathaniel Mitchell, who would eventually become her husband. In this tribute, Art plays some of the many spirituals Mitchell was known for playing, recounts some of his favorite memories of Fleeta, and explains how came upon the nickname Arkansas. Art pays tribute to Sister Fleeta Mitchell, a good friend and a wonderful musician. Fleeta Mitchell was born in Laurens County in 1913 to a singing family and learned to play the piano and sing at a very young age. Later, Fleeta would attend Georgia Academy for the Blind in Macon with some notable musicians like Willie McTell and Rev. Pearly Brown. While there, she also met Nathaniel Mitchell, who would eventually become her husband. In this tribute, Art plays some of the many spirituals Mitchell was known for playing, recounts some of his favorite memories of Fleeta, and explains how came upon the nickname Arkansas. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BB-Sister_Fleeta_Mitchell_Tribute.mp3 Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:53 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, fleeta mitchell, athens, willie mctell AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art shares some of his field recordings from a recent trip to Arizona. The show opens with Arts friend Big Jim Griffith right outside of Tuscon. Griffith is an expert in traditional banjo music and Southwestern folklore. As the trip continues, Art unexpectedly runs into Walt Woodcock, a former real life working cowboy. The show closes with Woodcock doing an unaccompanied performance of a traditional cowboy song. Art shares some of his field recordings from a recent trip to Arizona. The show opens with Arts friend Big Jim Griffith right outside of Tuscon. Griffith is an expert in traditional banjo music and Southwestern folklore. As the trip continues, Art unexpectedly runs into Walt Woodcock, a former real life working cowboy. The show closes with Woodcock doing an unaccompanied performance of a traditional cowboy song. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BB-Arts_Trip_to_Arizona.mp3 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:30 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, big jim griffith, jim griffith, cowboy, cowboy songs, walt woodcock AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art pays tribute to Earl Murphy, his good friend and a wonderful fiddle player. Earl appeared on Backroads and Banjos several times and can be heard on the tune Saline County, which is the song that serves as the theme to Backroads and Banjos. Earl passed away March 12, 2011 at age 93. This segment features numbers from Earls The Kitchen Sessions CD as well as the final recording of Earl, which is an unaccompanied waltz recorded by Art on February 2, 2011. Art pays tribute to Earl Murphy, his good friend and a wonderful fiddle player. Earl appeared on Backroads and Banjos several times and can be heard on the tune Saline County, which is the song that serves as the theme to Backroads and Banjos. Earl passed away March 12, 2011 at age 93. This segment features numbers from Earls The Kitchen Sessions CD as well as the final recording of Earl, which is an unaccompanied waltz recorded by Art on February 2, 2011. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BB-A_Tribute_to_Earl_Murphy.mp3 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:55 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, earl murphy, fiddle, athens, saline county, field recording AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art takes a look at the most famous family in traditional folk history, The Carter Family. Art plays three songs from The Original Carter Familys first recordings including Single Girl, Married Girl and John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man and provides some insight into the players who were and just as importantly were not present for the session. Art takes a look at the most famous family in traditional folk history, The Carter Family. Art plays three songs from The Original Carter Familys first recordings including Single Girl, Married Girl and John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man and provides some insight into the players who were and just as importantly were not present for the session. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BB-The_Original_Carter_Family.mp3 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:13 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, john summers, john w summers, dick summers, rounder records, old dan tucker, fine times at our house AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This Backroads and Banjos focuses on Indianapolis fiddle player John W Summers. According to Art, Summers is the best fiddler that he has ever recorded. In this segment, we hear not only from recording Art made for Rounder Records, but also a recording from Field Recorders Collective. This Backroads and Banjos focuses on Indianapolis fiddle player John W Summers. According to Art, Summers is the best fiddler that he has ever recorded. In this segment, we hear not only from recording Art made for Rounder Records, but also a recording from Field Recorders Collective. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/BB-John_W_Summers_Part_2.mp3 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:40 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, john summers, john w summers, dick summers, rounder records, old dan tucker, fine times at our house AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This Backroads and Banjos focuses on Indianapolis fiddle player John W Summers. According to Art, Summers is the best fiddler that he has ever recorded. In the first segment, we hear how Summers father taught him to play as well as an excellent recording of Art accompanying Summers on the banjo. This Backroads and Banjos focuses on Indianapolis fiddle player John W Summers. According to Art, Summers is the best fiddler that he has ever recorded. In the first segment, we hear how Summers father taught him to play as well as an excellent recording of Art accompanying Summers on the banjo. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/BB-John_W_Summers_Part_1.mp3 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:40 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, john summers, john w summers, dick summers, rounder records, old dan tucker, fine times at our house AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum On this Backroads and Banjos, Art continues to explore the material on High Atmosphere, a compilation of field recordings from 1965 made by John Cohen, who was a guest on the show last week. While the selections on the last show were in a more somber tone, Art selected an upbeat grouping of songs for this segment. On this Backroads and Banjos, Art continues to explore the material on High Atmosphere, a compilation of field recordings from 1965 made by John Cohen, who was a guest on the show last week. While the selections on the last show were in a more somber tone, Art selected an upbeat grouping of songs for this segment. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/BB-High_Atmosphere_Part_2.mp3 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:40 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, banjo tuning, high atmosphere, new lost city ramblers, john cohen, rounder records AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art interviews his old friend John Cohen of New Lost City Ramblers fame about his trip to the South in the 1960s to research obscure banjo tunings which inadvertently yielded an influential compilation of field recordings. These recordings were originally released in 1975 by Rounder Records under the name High Atmosphere. Art interviews his old friend John Cohen of New Lost City Ramblers fame about his trip to the South in the 1960s to research obscure banjo tunings which inadvertently yielded an influential compilation of field recordings. These recordings were originally released in 1975 by Rounder Records under the name High Atmosphere. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BB-High_Atmopshere_Part_1.mp3 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:00:00 GMT 13:57 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, banjo tuning, high atmosphere, new lost city ramblers, john cohen, rounder records AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos focuses on a fantastic guitar picker named Elizabeth Cotten. Being left-handed, Elizabeth was known for developing her own unique style of picking a right-handed guitar. She was a caretaker in the folk-singing Seeger family household but none of the family knew of her talent until one day when she picked up a guitar and started to play. Mike Seeger made some of his earliest field recordings of Elizabeth Cotton and the two would go on to tour and perform together in the early 1960s. Many of her own songs including Freight Train and Aint Got No Honey Baby Now became staples of the 1960s folk revival repertoire. This episode of Backroads and Banjos focuses on a fantastic guitar picker named Elizabeth Cotten. Being left-handed, Elizabeth was known for developing her own unique style of picking a right-handed guitar. She was a caretaker in the folk-singing Seeger family household but none of the family knew of her talent until one day when she picked up a guitar and started to play. Mike Seeger made some of his earliest field recordings of Elizabeth Cotton and the two would go on to tour and perform together in the early 1960s. Many of her own songs including Freight Train and Aint Got No Honey Baby Now became staples of the 1960s folk revival repertoire. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/CMC_Mentions_BB-Elizabeth_Cotten.mp3 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:00:00 GMT 14:32 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, elizabeth cotten, pete seeger, libba cotten, aint got no honey baby now, freight train, folk revival, guitar AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum On this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art presents the funny, jovial, and poignant songs of Gaston County, NC native, Dave McCarn. At first McCarn pursued songwriting on guitar and harmonica as relief from his daily work at the textile mill, but after auditioning in 1930 for Ralph Peer, a man credited for founding the early country music industry, his original recordings of Cotton Mill Colic and Everyday Dirt allowed him a brief foray into professional music before returning permanently to millwork in 1932. On this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art presents the funny, jovial, and poignant songs of Gaston County, NC native, Dave McCarn. At first McCarn pursued songwriting on guitar and harmonica as relief from his daily work at the textile mill, but after auditioning in 1930 for Ralph Peer, a man credited for founding the early country music industry, his original recordings of Cotton Mill Colic and Everyday Dirt allowed him a brief foray into professional music before returning permanently to millwork in 1932. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/BB-Dave_McCarn.mp3 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:27 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, dave mccarn, cotton mill, gastonia, gallop, harmonica, guitar AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum The focus of this Backroads and Banjos is the highly influential Leadbelly, born Huddie Ledbetter, whose contribution to American roots music has left an indelible mark on the countrys musical tradition. While traveling through the South in 1930, folklorist and field recorder Alan Lomax came across Leadbelly who was serving time in a Louisiana prison and exposed his talent through several recordings put out of Moe Aschs Folkways label. Leadbellys exposure to both black and white strains of music throughout his life allowed him to fuse the many traditions of the American South together into a fantastic volume of work that was easily relatable to people of various backgrounds. The focus of this Backroads and Banjos is the highly influential Leadbelly, born Huddie Ledbetter, whose contribution to American roots music has left an indelible mark on the countrys musical tradition. While traveling through the South in 1930, folklorist and field recorder Alan Lomax came across Leadbelly who was serving time in a Louisiana prison and exposed his talent through several recordings put out of Moe Aschs Folkways label. Leadbellys exposure to both black and white strains of music throughout his life allowed him to fuse the many traditions of the American South together into a fantastic volume of work that was easily relatable to people of various backgrounds. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Backroads_and_Banjos-Leadbelly.mp3 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:36 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, leadbelly, alan lomax, goodnight irene, in the pines, new orleans, angola AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum On this Backroads and Banjos, Art recounts his recent visit to France to promote the release of some of his material on the French label, Dixie Frog, which specializes in American roots music. The collection of Arts recordings entitled Black and White has a particular focus on the interaction between African and Anglo strains of music that has taken place in the U.S., a phenomenon that was unfamiliar to most of the French people that Art encountered on his travels. On this Backroads and Banjos, Art recounts his recent visit to France to promote the release of some of his material on the French label, Dixie Frog, which specializes in American roots music. The collection of Arts recordings entitled Black and White has a particular focus on the interaction between African and Anglo strains of music that has taken place in the U.S., a phenomenon that was unfamiliar to most of the French people that Art encountered on his travels. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/BB-Arts_Trip_to_France.mp3 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:30 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, backroads, banjos, dixie frog, dixiefrog, black and white AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This segment of Backroads and Banjos is the first of two installments devoted to harmonica masters. Art uses several examples of fine harmonica or French harp players to show that the instruments versatility extends well beyond its more commonly heard context of the African-American blues to include rural country hoedown music as well. This segment of Backroads and Banjos is the first of two installments devoted to harmonica masters. Art uses several examples of fine harmonica or French harp players to show that the instruments versatility extends well beyond its more commonly heard context of the African-American blues to include rural country hoedown music as well. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/BB-Harmonica_Masters_Part_2.mp3 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:30 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, backroads, banjos, harmonica masters AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This segment of Backroads and Banjos is the first of two installments devoted to harmonica masters. Art uses several examples of fine harmonica or French harp players to show that the instruments versatility extends well beyond its more commonly heard context of the African-American blues to include rural country hoedown music as well. This segment of Backroads and Banjos is the first of two installments devoted to harmonica masters. Art uses several examples of fine harmonica or French harp players to show that the instruments versatility extends well beyond its more commonly heard context of the African-American blues to include rural country hoedown music as well. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/BB-Harmonica_Masters_Part_1.mp3 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:35 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, backroads, banjos, harmonica masters AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos covers two line and country blues in Georgia. The two-line blues are typically more connected with old-timey banjo tunes than the modern 12-bar, three line blues and it gets its vocal structures from early spirituals. Featured in this segment are original field recordings by Art of Cecil Barfield, Jake Staggers and Cliff Sheets. This episode of Backroads and Banjos covers two line and country blues in Georgia. The two-line blues are typically more connected with old-timey banjo tunes than the modern 12-bar, three line blues and it gets its vocal structures from early spirituals. Featured in this segment are original field recordings by Art of Cecil Barfield, Jake Staggers and Cliff Sheets. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/BB-Two_Line_Blues_in_Georgia.mp3 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT 9:20 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, backroads, banjos, cliff sheets, cecil barfield, jake staggers AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This segment of Backroads and Banjos serves as a preview for the North Georgia Folk Festival taking place in Athens, GA on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010. In addition to performances from contemporary act Curley Maple, old-time fiddler Ed Teague, and unaccompanied ballad singer Mary Lomax, our host Art Rosenbaum will act as MC for a couple of the performances at this years festival. This segment of Backroads and Banjos serves as a preview for the North Georgia Folk Festival taking place in Athens, GA on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010. In addition to performances from contemporary act Curley Maple, old-time fiddler Ed Teague, and unaccompanied ballad singer Mary Lomax, our host Art Rosenbaum will act as MC for a couple of the performances at this years festival. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/BB-North_Georgia_Folk_Festival.mp3 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:21 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, backroads, banjos, curley maple, mary lomax, ed teague, north georgia folk festival AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum On this episode of Backroads and Banjos, we will be joining Art Rosenbaum in Athens, GA for a field recording session with traditional gospel singer Elizabeth Easley. In addition to singing familiar spirituals like A Charge To Keep I Have, Wade In The Water, and Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Elizabeth also recites a poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar called In The Morning. This is the first of two preview segments for the North Georgia Folk Festival that will be taking place at Sandy Creek Park on Saturday, October 2nd in Athens, GA and will include performances by folk, bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic musicians. On this episode of Backroads and Banjos, we will be joining Art Rosenbaum in Athens, GA for a field recording session with traditional gospel singer Elizabeth Easley. In addition to singing familiar spirituals like A Charge To Keep I Have, Wade In The Water, and Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Elizabeth also recites a poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar called In The Morning. This is the first of two preview segments for the North Georgia Folk Festival that will be taking place at Sandy Creek Park on Saturday, October 2nd in Athens, GA and will include performances by folk, bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic musicians. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/BB-Elizabeth_Easley.mp3 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:21 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, backroads, banjos, elizabeth easley, wade in the water, swing low sweet chariot, north georgia folk festival AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This segment of Backroads and Banjos is about Cousin Emmy, a pioneer entertainer and banjo-picking singer from the 1930s. Her onstage antics were somewhat controversial to a more folky crowd but the music backed it up and it was fantastic. Art gives a brief explanation of her significance and then the rest of the segment is taken from a radio broadcast featuring Cousin Emmy. This segment of Backroads and Banjos is about Cousin Emmy, a pioneer entertainer and banjo-picking singer from the 1930s. Her onstage antics were somewhat controversial to a more folky crowd but the music backed it up and it was fantastic. Art gives a brief explanation of her significance and then the rest of the segment is taken from a radio broadcast featuring Cousin Emmy. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cousin-emmy-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:58 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, cousin emmy AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art begins a 2-part exploration of a style of American roots music that he realized he has neglected on the show up until this point and that is the jubilant sounds of zydeco. Art explains the unique origins of this French/African/Angelo strain of music and plays renditions of some of its classic repertoire as recorded by the Balfa Brothers and several others. In part 2, Art continues his exploration of zydeco music by focusing primarily on the work of two important zydeco musicians, Bee Fontenot and Dennis McGee. In this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art begins a 2-part exploration of a style of American roots music that he realized he has neglected on the show up until this point and that is the jubilant sounds of zydeco. Art explains the unique origins of this French/African/Angelo strain of music and plays renditions of some of its classic repertoire as recorded by the Balfa Brothers and several others. In part 2, Art continues his exploration of zydeco music by focusing primarily on the work of two important zydeco musicians, Bee Fontenot and Dennis McGee. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/zydeco-part-2.mp3 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 13:43 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, zydeco, cajun, creole, belfa brothers AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art begins a 2-part exploration of a style of American roots music that he realized he has neglected on the show up until this point and that is the jubilant sounds of zydeco. Art explains the unique origins of this French/African/Angelo strain of music and plays renditions of some of its classic repertoire as recorded by the Balfa Brothers and several others. In this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art begins a 2-part exploration of a style of American roots music that he realized he has neglected on the show up until this point and that is the jubilant sounds of zydeco. Art explains the unique origins of this French/African/Angelo strain of music and plays renditions of some of its classic repertoire as recorded by the Balfa Brothers and several others. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/les-zydeco-sont-pas-sales-part-1.mp3 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 14:20 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, zydeco, cajun, creole, belfa brothers AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This Backroads and Banjos segment is devoted to the music of little known banjo player Omer Forster. Forster was a Tennessee musician who developed his own two-finger style of picking the banjo that made for a very clean tone and great precision on the instrument. This Backroads and Banjos segment is devoted to the music of little known banjo player Omer Forster. Forster was a Tennessee musician who developed his own two-finger style of picking the banjo that made for a very clean tone and great precision on the instrument. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/omer-forster-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT 12:15 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, omer forster, banjo, tennessee AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum For this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art brings along his friend and fiddle great Earl Murphy for a session featuring Earl on fiddle and Art on guitar and banjo. Between songs, Earl recalls some of his time on the radio in the 1930s and 1940s, his musical upbringing in Missouri, and the origin of the Backroads and Banjos theme song For this segment of Backroads and Banjos, Art brings along his friend and fiddle great Earl Murphy for a session featuring Earl on fiddle and Art on guitar and banjo. Between songs, Earl recalls some of his time on the radio in the 1930s and 1940s, his musical upbringing in Missouri, and the origin of the Backroads and Banjos theme song http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Earl-Murphy-2-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:12 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, earl murphy, missouri waltz, going down the road feeling bad, goin down the road feelin bad, athens AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In honor of The Art Show taking place at the Hotel Indigo in Athens, Art discusses how the field recorder/musician aspect of his work crosses over into the world of the paintings and murals he creates as a visual artist. The event will feature many of his works on display as well as performances by the Georgia Crackers, the Skillet Lickers, and the Around The Globe Sea Shanty Singers. In honor of The Art Show taking place at the Hotel Indigo in Athens, Art discusses how the field recorder/musician aspect of his work crosses over into the world of the paintings and murals he creates as a visual artist. The event will feature many of his works on display as well as performances by the Georgia Crackers, the Skillet Lickers, and the Around The Globe Sea Shanty Singers. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/BB-The-Art-Show.mp3 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:08 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, diamond joe, georgia crackers, the global sea shanty singers, hotel indigo, athens, skillet lickers AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum The subject of this airing of Backroads and Banjos is the jug band, a genre not always well-received by the musical world, which originated in the late nineteenth century and was most popular in the seedier areas of society. This type of music is made by simply humming into the jug, which gives the needed resonance to make the signature deep sound. The subject of this airing of Backroads and Banjos is the jug band, a genre not always well-received by the musical world, which originated in the late nineteenth century and was most popular in the seedier areas of society. This type of music is made by simply humming into the jug, which gives the needed resonance to make the signature deep sound. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jug-bands-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:12 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, jug bands, yazoo records AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum While Art was still in college in the late 1950s, he went to work at a resort in Michigan one summer and befriended some migrant worker families on nearby Allegan Farm. In this segment, Art reminisces about the time he spent with these people, his first exposure to Southern music, and the first field recordings that he ever captured. While Art was still in college in the late 1950s, he went to work at a resort in Michigan one summer and befriended some migrant worker families on nearby Allegan Farm. In this segment, Art reminisces about the time he spent with these people, his first exposure to Southern music, and the first field recordings that he ever captured. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/backroads__banjos_-_allegan_farm.mp3 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:07 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, allegan farms, michigan AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This segment focuses on Texas-born blues and spiritual singer Blind Willie Johnson. Oftentimes blues and spiritual music were kept apart with a clear differentiation between the secular and religious, but Blind Willie Johnson melds the two together with strong singing, impassioned moaning and virtuosic slide-guitar skills. This segment focuses on Texas-born blues and spiritual singer Blind Willie Johnson. Oftentimes blues and spiritual music were kept apart with a clear differentiation between the secular and religious, but Blind Willie Johnson melds the two together with strong singing, impassioned moaning and virtuosic slide-guitar skills. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/backroads-banjos-blind-willie-johnson.mp3 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:07 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, blind willie johnson, texas blues AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum On this Backroads and Banjos, Art presents selections from a downstate Illinois old-time band called the New Mules. New Mules are a string band whose focus is mainly on the old-time music of the lower Midwest, particularly that from downstate Illinois. Arts old friend Garry Harrison plays fiddle and leads the group through ballads, folk songs, and fiddle tunes on their recent first release called Pride of America. On this Backroads and Banjos, Art presents selections from a downstate Illinois old-time band called the New Mules. New Mules are a string band whose focus is mainly on the old-time music of the lower Midwest, particularly that from downstate Illinois. Arts old friend Garry Harrison plays fiddle and leads the group through ballads, folk songs, and fiddle tunes on their recent first release called Pride of America. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/the-new-mules-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:19 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, garry harrison, new mules AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum On this Backroads and Banjos, Art and guitarist Pat Shields join 93-yr old fiddler Earl Murphy in his kitchen to play a couple of traditional songs as well as Pats original tune, These Old Green Hills, that addresses the issue of strip mining and mountaintop removal in Virginia. Earl Murphy grew up in Georgia and Murphy, learned to play fiddle from his father and won his first contest at the age of eight. On this Backroads and Banjos, Art and guitarist Pat Shields join 93-yr old fiddler Earl Murphy in his kitchen to play a couple of traditional songs as well as Pats original tune, These Old Green Hills, that addresses the issue of strip mining and mountaintop removal in Virginia. Earl Murphy grew up in Georgia and Murphy, learned to play fiddle from his father and won his first contest at the age of eight. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/BB-Earls-Kitchen.mp3 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 12:52 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, earl murphy, pat shields, the art of field recording, these old green hills AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum For this Backroads and Banjos segment, Art decided he wanted to showcase material that he regards as some of the finest recordings of early American roots music. Famed field recorders Alan and John Lomax put together a compilation entitled Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, and Ballads and Art has selected some of his favorite tracks to feature in this episode. For this Backroads and Banjos segment, Art decided he wanted to showcase material that he regards as some of the finest recordings of early American roots music. Famed field recorders Alan and John Lomax put together a compilation entitled Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, and Ballads and Art has selected some of his favorite tracks to feature in this episode. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Afro-American-Spirituals-Work-Songs.mp3 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:06 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, john lomax, alan lomax, afro-american spirituals AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum While a lot of episodes of Backroads and Banjos feature archival recordings of legendary old-timey recording artists, none have featured recordings quite like this. In 1959, a much younger Art Rosenbaum was the host of the radio show Keys to the Highway at New York Citys WKCR. Not long ago, a tape surfaced of art with seminal northern country group The Greenbriar Boys on Arts show. Along with New Lost City Ramblers, The Greenbriar Boys were essential in bringing the traditional and folk sound to New York City. This recording features the Greenbriar Boys picking and talking about their sound in 1959, a few years before their sound hit big with the country. While a lot of episodes of Backroads and Banjos feature archival recordings of legendary old-timey recording artists, none have featured recordings quite like this. In 1959, a much younger Art Rosenbaum was the host of the radio show Keys to the Highway at New York Citys WKCR. Not long ago, a tape surfaced of art with seminal northern country group The Greenbriar Boys on Arts show. Along with New Lost City Ramblers, The Greenbriar Boys were essential in bringing the traditional and folk sound to New York City. This recording features the Greenbriar Boys picking and talking about their sound in 1959, a few years before their sound hit big with the country. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/greenbriar-boys-part-2-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:49 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, greenbriar boys, keys to the highway, WKCR, new york radio AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum While a lot of episodes of Backroads and Banjos feature archival recordings of legendary old-timey recording artists, none have featured recordings quite like this. In 1959, a much younger Art Rosenbaum was the host of the radio show Keys to the Highway at New York Citys WKCR. Not long ago, a tape surfaced of art with seminal northern country group The Greenbriar Boys on Arts show. Along with New Lost City Ramblers, The Greenbriar Boys were essential in bringing the traditional and folk sound to New York City. This recording features the Greenbriar Boys picking and talking about their sound in 1959, a few years before their sound hit big with the country. While a lot of episodes of Backroads and Banjos feature archival recordings of legendary old-timey recording artists, none have featured recordings quite like this. In 1959, a much younger Art Rosenbaum was the host of the radio show Keys to the Highway at New York Citys WKCR. Not long ago, a tape surfaced of art with seminal northern country group The Greenbriar Boys on Arts show. Along with New Lost City Ramblers, The Greenbriar Boys were essential in bringing the traditional and folk sound to New York City. This recording features the Greenbriar Boys picking and talking about their sound in 1959, a few years before their sound hit big with the country. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/greenbriar-boys-part-1-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 15:00 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, greenbriar boys, keys to the highway, WKCR, new york radio AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In honor of schools letting out, Art decided he wanted to do a segment devoted to Childrens Songs from the American Southern tradition. While some of these songs were not specifically childrens songs, these songs are funny songs or songs about animals that may appeal to children. These selections have been taken from an album called The Story The Crow Told Me Vol. 2. In honor of schools letting out, Art decided he wanted to do a segment devoted to Childrens Songs from the American Southern tradition. While some of these songs were not specifically childrens songs, these songs are funny songs or songs about animals that may appeal to children. These selections have been taken from an album called The Story The Crow Told Me Vol. 2. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/childrens-songs-part-2-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:20 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, childrens music, animal sounds, froggie went a courtin AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos finds the Georgia Crackers joining Art in the studio to play old-time music native to Georgia and discuss what makes this states traditions unique from other parts of the American South. The Georgia Crackers faithfully re-create the vintage sounds of 1920s string bands while keeping alive the spirit of spontaneity and improvisation. This episode of Backroads and Banjos finds the Georgia Crackers joining Art in the studio to play old-time music native to Georgia and discuss what makes this states traditions unique from other parts of the American South. The Georgia Crackers faithfully re-create the vintage sounds of 1920s string bands while keeping alive the spirit of spontaneity and improvisation. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/georgia-crackers-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 26 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:31 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, georgia crackers, stringbands, georgia AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode finds Art in his element, in the field, recording this episode outside the studios of AM 1690. Art pays a visit to Sister Fleeta Mitchell on the occasion of her 97th birthday. Mitchell is joined by Rev. Willie Mae Eberhardt to sing 3 gospel songs which incidentally all include allusions to water – Wade In The Water, Down By The Riverside, and Old Ship of Zion. This episode finds Art in his element, in the field, recording this episode outside the studios of AM 1690. Art pays a visit to Sister Fleeta Mitchell on the occasion of her 97th birthday. Mitchell is joined by Rev. Willie Mae Eberhardt to sing 3 gospel songs which incidentally all include allusions to water – Wade In The Water, Down By The Riverside, and Old Ship of Zion. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sister-fleeta-mitchells-97th-birthday.mp3 Wed, 19 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:29 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, sister fleeta mitchell, athens, wade in the water, down by the riverside, old ship of zion AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos finds Art at the Black Banjo Conference in Boone, NC catching up with his old friend John Cohen who was one of the members of the New Lost City Ramblers. John and Art discuss Johns field recording work on a compilation called Mountain Music of Kentucky, the new generation of old-time musicians, and a black old-time band that John discovered in a New York City subway station called The Ebony Hillbillies. This episode of Backroads and Banjos finds Art at the Black Banjo Conference in Boone, NC catching up with his old friend John Cohen who was one of the members of the New Lost City Ramblers. John and Art discuss Johns field recording work on a compilation called Mountain Music of Kentucky, the new generation of old-time musicians, and a black old-time band that John discovered in a New York City subway station called The Ebony Hillbillies. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/john-cohen-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:04 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, new lost city ramblers, john cohen, field recording, art of field recording, ebony hillbillies AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art Rosenbaum explores the theme of Mothers and Mothers Day in traditional folk music. Instead of being joyful and sentimental, many of the songs in traditional folk music were instead dark, slow, sad and wistful songs. Included in this recording are songs by The Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon, Uncle Bud Landress (Performed by the Carter Family), and a recording from Art Rosenbaum, Mother, Tell Me of the Angels. Art Rosenbaum explores the theme of Mothers and Mothers Day in traditional folk music. Instead of being joyful and sentimental, many of the songs in traditional folk music were instead dark, slow, sad and wistful songs. Included in this recording are songs by The Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon, Uncle Bud Landress (Performed by the Carter Family), and a recording from Art Rosenbaum, Mother, Tell Me of the Angels. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/BB-Mothers-Day.mp3 Wed, 05 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:20 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, carter family, bud landress, georgia yellow hammers, uncle dave macon, mothers day AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This Backroads and Banjos looks at one of the most creative musicians in traditional folk history. Charlie Poole was born in 1892 in North Carolina and learned to play banjo at an early age. Although shrouded in obscurity for many years, his name was brought back to the forefront in 2009 with Loudon Wainwright IIIs record High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project. This Backroads and Banjos looks at one of the most creative musicians in traditional folk history. Charlie Poole was born in 1892 in North Carolina and learned to play banjo at an early age. Although shrouded in obscurity for many years, his name was brought back to the forefront in 2009 with Loudon Wainwright IIIs record High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/charlie-poole-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:02 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, charlie poole, loudon wainwright, roots AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos veers a little away from the usual subject matter to present Yiddish songs from a new 3-disc box set called Cantors, Klezmorim, and Crooners 1905-1953. This collection was gathered from around 9,000 78rpm records and many of these tunes have never been widely issued. As a special treat, Art plays a selection he learned from his grandmother who was part of a Yiddish choir that regularly performed at Carnegie Hall. This episode of Backroads and Banjos veers a little away from the usual subject matter to present Yiddish songs from a new 3-disc box set called Cantors, Klezmorim, and Crooners 1905-1953. This collection was gathered from around 9,000 78rpm records and many of these tunes have never been widely issued. As a special treat, Art plays a selection he learned from his grandmother who was part of a Yiddish choir that regularly performed at Carnegie Hall. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/yiddish-songs-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:13 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, carolina, chocolate, drops AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum For this recording, Art joins us via telephone after his trip to the Black Banjo Gathering, where the Carolina Chocolate Drops met some years ago. With the emergence of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and their revival of the Black stringband sound, this segment deals with black musicians in the string-band tradition who were inaccurately marketed by record labels as blues artists. Art draws the connection between this material and what the Carolina Chocolate Drops are currently doing. What sets black stringbands apart from typical Appalachian and traditional folk music is the use of unique instrumentation with devices like the quill, a variation on the standard pan flute. For this recording, Art joins us via telephone after his trip to the Black Banjo Gathering, where the Carolina Chocolate Drops met some years ago. With the emergence of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and their revival of the Black stringband sound, this segment deals with black musicians in the string-band tradition who were inaccurately marketed by record labels as blues artists. Art draws the connection between this material and what the Carolina Chocolate Drops are currently doing. What sets black stringbands apart from typical Appalachian and traditional folk music is the use of unique instrumentation with devices like the quill, a variation on the standard pan flute. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/black-stringbands-for-web.mp3 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:45 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital, carolina, chocolate, drops AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This episode of Backroads and Banjos focuses on some of the greatest tunes to come out of the Appalachian Mountains in the form of unaccompanied East Kentucky Fiddle tunes. Because a lot of time the fiddle was the only instrument at dances, it had to carry both the melody and a strong sense of rhythm. A lot of the music features very strong bowing and has origins in the British Isles. This episode of Backroads and Banjos focuses on some of the greatest tunes to come out of the Appalachian Mountains in the form of unaccompanied East Kentucky Fiddle tunes. Because a lot of time the fiddle was the only instrument at dances, it had to carry both the melody and a strong sense of rhythm. A lot of the music features very strong bowing and has origins in the British Isles. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kentucky-fiddle-tunes-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT 14:03 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta, dust to digital AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Backroads and Banjos delves into the music of Georgia harmonica player Neal Pattman. Pattman had only one arm after losing one arm at the age of 9 in a wagon wheel. His playing is marked by whooping, great intensity, and intermittent sung lines. Art met him while he was washing dishes at a UGA cafeteria. Backroads and Banjos delves into the music of Georgia harmonica player Neal Pattman. Pattman had only one arm after losing one arm at the age of 9 in a wagon wheel. His playing is marked by whooping, great intensity, and intermittent sung lines. Art met him while he was washing dishes at a UGA cafeteria. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/neal-pattman-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:15 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This broadcast of Backroads and Banjos takes the theme of the Coal Creek Rebellion, an event that took place in East Tennessee in the late 1800s, when coal mine owners started hiring convict labor over free laborers. In response to this action, the free miners participated in riots and attacks, resulting in the freeing of many convicts and the deaths of many free laborers. The practice of hiring convict labor was soon abolished. Buddy Wont You Roll Down the Line by Uncle Dave Macon and Sam McGee, highlighted in this episode, was inspired by the events of Coal Creek and the conditions under which the convict labor lived. This broadcast of Backroads and Banjos takes the theme of the Coal Creek Rebellion, an event that took place in East Tennessee in the late 1800s, when coal mine owners started hiring convict labor over free laborers. In response to this action, the free miners participated in riots and attacks, resulting in the freeing of many convicts and the deaths of many free laborers. The practice of hiring convict labor was soon abolished. Buddy Wont You Roll Down the Line by Uncle Dave Macon and Sam McGee, highlighted in this episode, was inspired by the events of Coal Creek and the conditions under which the convict labor lived. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/coal-creek-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:36 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In honor of St. Patricks Day, Backroads and Banjos is featuring recordings that Art captured while vacationing in Ireland during the summer of 2009. While this show is a step outside of the typical trip around the American Southeast, it shows how much Irish music has influenced American Folk music tradition. Highlighted in this edition is one of Arts recordings from McGanns, a pub in the city of Doolan, with a 4-string banjo player Kevin Griffin accompanied by fiddle and guitar. In honor of St. Patricks Day, Backroads and Banjos is featuring recordings that Art captured while vacationing in Ireland during the summer of 2009. While this show is a step outside of the typical trip around the American Southeast, it shows how much Irish music has influenced American Folk music tradition. Highlighted in this edition is one of Arts recordings from McGanns, a pub in the city of Doolan, with a 4-string banjo player Kevin Griffin accompanied by fiddle and guitar. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ireland-july-09-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT 11:34 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum This segment of Back Roads and Banjos looks at Curtis Skip James, one of the greatest Mississippi singers and guitar players, who picked up music at an early age and knew a great deal about living the hard life, adding a personal side to the blues music he played. This segment of Back Roads and Banjos looks at Curtis Skip James, one of the greatest Mississippi singers and guitar players, who picked up music at an early age and knew a great deal about living the hard life, adding a personal side to the blues music he played. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/skip-james-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT 12:32 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art pays tribute to his good friend Mike Seeger who passed away on August 7th of 2009. Seeger was both a musician and a song collector, much like Art, and their relationship spans back to Greenwich Village during the folk revival of the late 50s and early 60s. This tribute segment will highlight Seegers own performances. Art pays tribute to his good friend Mike Seeger who passed away on August 7th of 2009. Seeger was both a musician and a song collector, much like Art, and their relationship spans back to Greenwich Village during the folk revival of the late 50s and early 60s. This tribute segment will highlight Seegers own performances. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/mike-seeger-performer-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:17 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Art Rosenbaum redirects our thoughts back to the island of Haiti in this Backroads and Banjos segment devoted to the recordings that Lomax captured while on honeymoon there in 1936. These recordings have been selected from the 10 disc box set Alan Lomax In Haiti that came out in November 2009 Art Rosenbaum redirects our thoughts back to the island of Haiti in this Backroads and Banjos segment devoted to the recordings that Lomax captured while on honeymoon there in 1936. These recordings have been selected from the 10 disc box set Alan Lomax In Haiti that came out in November 2009 http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/haiti-part-1-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:30 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Ive Got Your Ice Cold Nu Grape was performed by the Nu Grape Twins in Atlanta, Georgia for use as a soda commercial. Alfred Lewiss Friday Moan Blues was recorded in 1930 in the city of Chicago, and contains an intermingling of hollering and harmonica. John Hammond, the old-time East Kentucky banjo player, sings and picks Little Birdie in this mountain lyric tune. Ive Got Your Ice Cold Nu Grape was performed by the Nu Grape Twins in Atlanta, Georgia for use as a soda commercial. Alfred Lewiss Friday Moan Blues was recorded in 1930 in the city of Chicago, and contains an intermingling of hollering and harmonica. John Hammond, the old-time East Kentucky banjo player, sings and picks Little Birdie in this mountain lyric tune. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/american-primitive-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT 11:58 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Rosenbaum dedicates this Back Roads and Banjos session to the great old-time banjo favorites, performed by some of folks best pickers. The style of this B.F. Shelton Kentucky picking tune came from the rough and tumble railroad era of banjo music. Uncle Dave Macon, the showman raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and one of the first stars of the Grand Old Opry, employs a rambunctious style in this banjo piece. Baskin Lunsford, dubbed Minstrel of the Appalachians, was a lawyer and organizer of the Asheville Festival, and called North Carolina home. Rosenbaum dedicates this Back Roads and Banjos session to the great old-time banjo favorites, performed by some of folks best pickers. The style of this B.F. Shelton Kentucky picking tune came from the rough and tumble railroad era of banjo music. Uncle Dave Macon, the showman raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and one of the first stars of the Grand Old Opry, employs a rambunctious style in this banjo piece. Baskin Lunsford, dubbed Minstrel of the Appalachians, was a lawyer and organizer of the Asheville Festival, and called North Carolina home. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/BackroadBanjos-Banjo-Masterpieces.mp3 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT 11:56 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In this 2 part series, Art explores the works of Hobart Smith. Smith was an Appalachian musician who played numerous instruments (fiddle, banjo, guitar, piano) and learned much of his technique from both black and white musicians in his surrounding area. In addition to some of the music of Hobart Smith, part 2 includes a interview with Smith conducted by American folklorist Alan Lomax. In this 2 part series, Art explores the works of Hobart Smith. Smith was an Appalachian musician who played numerous instruments (fiddle, banjo, guitar, piano) and learned much of his technique from both black and white musicians in his surrounding area. In addition to some of the music of Hobart Smith, part 2 includes a interview with Smith conducted by American folklorist Alan Lomax. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Backroad-and-Banjos-Hobart-Smith-Part-1.mp3 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT 12:57 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In this 2 part series, Art explores the works of Hobart Smith. Smith was an Appalachian musician who played numerous instruments (fiddle, banjo, guitar, piano) and learned much of his technique from both black and white musicians in his surrounding area. In addition to some of the music of Hobart Smith, part 2 includes a interview with Smith conducted by American folklorist Alan Lomax. In this 2 part series, Art explores the works of Hobart Smith. Smith was an Appalachian musician who played numerous instruments (fiddle, banjo, guitar, piano) and learned much of his technique from both black and white musicians in his surrounding area. In addition to some of the music of Hobart Smith, part 2 includes a interview with Smith conducted by American folklorist Alan Lomax. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hobart-smith-part-2-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:51 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In celebration of Valentines Day, Art begins the show by serenading the listener with an old-time tune on his banjo. While he notes that most American folk songs about love end in sorrow, Art makes an effort to focus on songs discussing courtship and more lighthearted fare. In celebration of Valentines Day, Art begins the show by serenading the listener with an old-time tune on his banjo. While he notes that most American folk songs about love end in sorrow, Art makes an effort to focus on songs discussing courtship and more lighthearted fare. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/valentines-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT 13:10 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Smokey Joe Miller played with 4 generations of the Tanner family in their Georgia old-time band called The Skillet Lickers. The band started back in the 1930s and had a strong influence on traditional old-time music in Georgia. Smokey Joe Miller passed away in November and Art hosts Phil Tanner, a 3rd generation Skillet Licker, to tell about his memories of playing music with Miller. Smokey Joe Miller played with 4 generations of the Tanner family in their Georgia old-time band called The Skillet Lickers. The band started back in the 1930s and had a strong influence on traditional old-time music in Georgia. Smokey Joe Miller passed away in November and Art hosts Phil Tanner, a 3rd generation Skillet Licker, to tell about his memories of playing music with Miller. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/smokey-joe-miller-part-1-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT 13:30 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Smokey Joe Miller played with 4 generations of the Tanner family in their Georgia old-time band called The Skillet Lickers. The band started back in the 1930s and had a strong influence on traditional old-time music in Georgia. Smokey Joe Miller passed away in November and Art hosts Phil Tanner, a 3rd generation Skillet Licker, to tell about his memories of playing music with Miller. Smokey Joe Miller played with 4 generations of the Tanner family in their Georgia old-time band called The Skillet Lickers. The band started back in the 1930s and had a strong influence on traditional old-time music in Georgia. Smokey Joe Miller passed away in November and Art hosts Phil Tanner, a 3rd generation Skillet Licker, to tell about his memories of playing music with Miller. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/smokey-joe-miller-part-2-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT 13:30 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum Cacklin Hen is performed here by Earl Murphy, who picked up fiddle playing as a boy from his father, and now plays western swing and bluegrass in addition to traditional fiddle tunes. Southern Texas is performed by East Kentuckys George Gibson, a banjo performer, collector, and expert on the old timey banjo style of his home region. Tony Bryant, from a long line of Piedmont guitarists, plays Broke Down Engine, borrowed from another bluesman in his genre, Blind Willie McTell. For Marmadukes Hornpipe, Earl Murphy is joined by his grandson, Andy Carlson playing the twin fiddles, on this old Missouri fiddle classic. Cacklin Hen is performed here by Earl Murphy, who picked up fiddle playing as a boy from his father, and now plays western swing and bluegrass in addition to traditional fiddle tunes. Southern Texas is performed by East Kentuckys George Gibson, a banjo performer, collector, and expert on the old timey banjo style of his home region. Tony Bryant, from a long line of Piedmont guitarists, plays Broke Down Engine, borrowed from another bluesman in his genre, Blind Willie McTell. For Marmadukes Hornpipe, Earl Murphy is joined by his grandson, Andy Carlson playing the twin fiddles, on this old Missouri fiddle classic. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/a-night-with-art-rosenbaum-mixdown.mp3 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT 12:50 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta AM 1690 Backroads and Banjos with Art Rosenbaum In this installment of Back Roads and Banjos, Art Rosenbaum is joined by Alice Gerrard of the group Alice and Hazel, playing some of her favorite pieces she created through the years and talking about her experiences in finding a place in bluegrass culture. Alice Gerrards Mamas Gonna Stay is a song about having kids and what the motherhood lifestyle is all about. Gerrard and band mate Hazel Dickens first discovered Mining Camp Blues in its original form, sung by Trixie Smith and her band that Louie Armstrong played with for a time on a 78 recording, and the duo was immediately inspired to do their own version. This version of Hello Stranger, originally performed by the Carter Family, is Alice and Hazels take on the classic song. In this installment of Back Roads and Banjos, Art Rosenbaum is joined by Alice Gerrard of the group Alice and Hazel, playing some of her favorite pieces she created through the years and talking about her experiences in finding a place in bluegrass culture. Alice Gerrards Mamas Gonna Stay is a song about having kids and what the motherhood lifestyle is all about. Gerrard and band mate Hazel Dickens first discovered Mining Camp Blues in its original form, sung by Trixie Smith and her band that Louie Armstrong played with for a time on a 78 recording, and the duo was immediately inspired to do their own version. This version of Hello Stranger, originally performed by the Carter Family, is Alice and Hazels take on the classic song. http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alice-gerrard-interview-Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT 12:28 art, rosenbaum, 1690, voice, arts, atlanta