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8 April 2009

April 8, 2009, 12:08 p.m.



Episode XVI: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 12:07 p.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: The lightning-fast fingers of banjo picker Eddie Adcock and The Country Gentlemen, Saint Louis blues from the legendary JD Short, a chant learned in a trance by an Eskimo medicine man and a melody from the mountains of North Sumatra. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Episode XV: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 12:06 p.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: We tip our cups to the barrelhouse blues of Little Brother Montgomery, Roscoe Holcomb unleashes his ‘untamed sense of control,’ Malian rappers launch a lyrical assault on music piracy, we remember Odetta, the “Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,” . Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Episode XIV: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 12:04 p.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: Piedmont blues from John Cephas and Phil Wiggins and Civil Rights singers Bernice Johnson Reagon and Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick. Plus, a Baltimore sea chantey and a song learned in a dream in the rainforest of Malaysia. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds .



Episode XIII: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 12:03 p.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: Sweet love ballads and bitter blues from Lonnie Johnson, hard-scrabble songs for lean times from Pete Seeger and Joe Glazer, toe-tapping classics from Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, melancholy fado music from Portugal’s Maria Marques, and songs of strength and hope from the Abayudaya people of Uganda.



Episode XII: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 12:02 p.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: We hear banjo ballads from Virginia coal miner Dock Boggs, blues from the blind preacher Reverend Gary Davis, the tropical sounds of Hawaiian folk legend Ledward Kaapana and songs of love and loss from Chile to Canada . Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Episode XI: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, noon
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: Comanche flute music, a Native American cowboy ballad, Carolina medicine show hokum & blues, the voice of Langston Hughes, mountain music from Eastern Kentucky, slave shouts from the Georgia coast, protest music from Pete Seeger, a feminist anthem from Peggy Seeger and a recording of the sacred rhythms of Cuban Santeria.



Episode X: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:58 a.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: Aaron talks with Richard Carlin, author of “Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways. He joins the program to share some great recordings of legendary performers like folk hero Woody Guthrie, jazz trail-blazer Mary Lou Williams. All the music heard in this episode of Tapestry of the Times has been compiled together by Richard onto a sampler CD that’s available as a companion to his book.



Episode IX: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:57 a.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: We check out some historical duet performances from old-time music virtuosos Doc Watson & Bill Monroe, Piedmont Blues legends John Cephas & Phil Wiggins, and women bluegrass pioneers Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Episode VIII: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:56 a.m.
This week on Tapestry of the Times, Gourd banjo music from Mike Seeger, a rare recording of a young Bob Dylan, vocal harmonies from the Bahamas, the gentle touch of Brazilian guitar master Luiz Bonfa. Plus: a cowboy ballad from Lead Belly, and “Mean Talking Blues” from Woody Guthrie. Real music, real people and the stories behind the sounds.



Tapestry of the Times: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:53 a.m.
This week on Tapestry of the Times, Outlaw country music from north of the border, family fiddle tunes from Cape Breton, classic piano blues from juke joints and barrelhouse bars, cowboy ballads and poems, and melodies in memory of labor songwriter Joe Hill. Real music, real people and the stories behind the sounds.



Tapestry of the Times: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:48 a.m.
This week on Tapestry of the Times, French Carpenter plays the fiddle tune that won his Grandfather's release from a Civil War prison camp, Hatian Vodou practioners sing a funerary song to release the spirits of the dead plus folk legend Josh White lets us all know what he thinks of his landlord. Real music, real people and the stories behind the sounds.



Tapestry of the Times: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:44 a.m.
This week on Tapestry of the Times, songs from New Orleans street singer Snooks Eaglin, Calypso from Trinidad’s Mighty Sparrow, the sounds of Brazilian capoeiristas, and lush layers of melody from Zimbabwe. Plus: a showcase of female vocal talents Berzilla Wallin, Peggy Seeger, gospel traditionalist Mary Pinckney. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Tapestry of the Times: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:42 a.m.
This week on Tapestry of the Times, bluegrass from the Lilly Brothers & Don Stover, railroad tunes, sea chanteys, mountain music, and old-time songs of “Rags and Riches.” Plus, world music from Afghanistan and the Abayudaya people of Uganda. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Tapestry of the Times: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:39 a.m.
This week on Tapestry of the Times, blues piano from Memphis Slim, marimba music from Guatemala, labor union songs, World War II anthems, Tuvan throat singing, and classic old-time tunes from Doc Boggs and Roscoe Holcomb. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Tapestry of the Times: An Ear Opening Voyage through the Archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

April 8, 2009, 11:37 a.m.
This week on Tapestry of the Times, we'll get an introduction to the legendary blind bluesman Reverend Gary Davis, we'll hear the harmonies of lady bluegrass pioneers Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerard, and we'll listen to the resonant, baritone voice of singer and activist Paul Robeson... plus Woodie Guthrie, Lead Belly, and world music from Mali to Cuba. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.



Episode 11

April 8, 2009, 10:38 a.m.
"Dove Creek" a novel by Paula Coomer A serialized radio reading by the author



Planet Bollywood

April 8, 2009, 9:24 a.m.
Interview with Anjali Gera Roy about the impact of Bollywood on the South Asian diapora and beyond. Bollywood has moved out of India, and is making its impact here in Canada. Roy discusses the history of the travels of Bollywood and more!



Between The Lines Week Ending 4/17/09

April 8, 2009, 7:45 a.m.
Federal Court decision: U.S. military detainees in Afghanistan are entitled to challenge detention in U.S. courts;Greenpeace environmental campaigns target, collaborate with corporations; new Iraqi labor confederation



IAW-Montreal Omar Barghouti

April 8, 2009, 6:27 a.m.



The Odyssey Hours

April 8, 2009, 3:10 a.m.
A few months ago, we were in Charlottesville when a hippy lady who claimed to be living in a commune of radical, revolutionary artists and poets tried to hawk some bumper stickers and a hippy art and poetry mag. i asked if she had a sufficient stock pile of molotov cocktails and bricks for the revolution. But she didn't. Her revolution was mostly to be fought on the backs of cars. What is the world coming to? Indeed. What happened to Abbie Hoffman? Oh yeah, suicide. Well, enjoy this set of music



A Symbol (original song)

April 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
LAST SET OF ORIGINALS IN THIS ALBUM HERE: Society Dysfunctional, fUck Books, The Encoder, M3M, wAR, Vox http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/32566



Sniff, Swig, Puff by Bea Arthur and Rock Hudson

April 7, 2009, 5:26 p.m.



If Music Could Talk - April 5, 2009 - Extra Golden

April 7, 2009, 5:23 p.m.



# 91 G 20 - Dump The Leaders

April 7, 2009, 3:59 p.m.
Collages and comedy about the G 20 failure with a dark ending by Professor Steve Keen



Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

April 7, 2009, 2:47 p.m.



Travelling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers

April 7, 2009, 2:37 p.m.



Radiotepec - 02 // Abril/April // 2009

April 7, 2009, 2:33 p.m.
Radiotepec es un programa de musica Latinoamericana y del mundo. Se transmite en vivo desde St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada por CHMR 93.5 FM Radio Universitaria/Comunitaria, todos los jueves a las 13;30 hora del pacifico, 15;30 Centro y 18;00 Newfoundland.



Soft Sounds of Spanish Guitar

April 7, 2009, 2:26 p.m.



A Cumulous Cloud on Guitar

April 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.



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