Folk Alley Extras Podcasts

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Interviews with folk artists and exclusive live folk music recordings Primary Format : Folk Music Also Listed as: Folk Folk Music City : Kent State/Province : OH Country : USA Country : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: New music | Music | View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of Folk Alley Extras Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of Folk Alley Extras Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of Folk Alley Extras Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Folk Alley Extras -- The Greencards Part 1 The Greencards sit down with Jim Blum to discuss roots music and their own roots in Australia and England. The band brings an unusual global perspective to the bluegrass band they assembled while living in Austin. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website David Olney Interview David Olney tells Jim Blum about, among other things, his musical journey from Rhodes Island to Nashville via North Carolina and New York, a friendship with musician/playwright Bland Simpson that solidified over candles, how his first songs were successful by not standing out, and more in a music-rich interview. Olney performs live versions of"Upside Down/Wait Here for the Cops"from his new CD, Migration, and"Jerusalem Tomorrow"from 1989's Deeper Well while discussing songs including"1917" ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hot Buttered Rum String Band Interview Listen to Jim Blum's interview with the Hot Buttered Rum String Band: Another exciting, up and coming string band from the West Coast, members of the Hot Buttered Rum String Band sit down with Jim Blum in their vegetable oil powered "Veggie Bus." They talk about how they met, their backgrounds and how they find inspiration for their music at high elevations in the Sierra Mountains. They also tell us about what it's like to tour in a bus powered by recycled french fry oil. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Peter Rowan Interview Listen to Jim Blum’s backstage interview with Peter Rowan as they talk about Peter’s early days as one of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys and what it means to play at Bean Blossom today. They discuss a bit about Peter’s new release with Tony Rice, You Were There for Me (Rounder Records), some earlier releases, and how Peter keeps his shows fresh after performing all these years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Duhks Interview Hailing from Winnipeg, The Duhks are one of the hottest, most exciting young‘contemporary-traditional’ bands arriving on the scene. Jim Blum talks with Leonard and Jessica about what it feels like to be performing on Bill Monroe’s stage for the first time, the band’s diverse musical background that influences their sound, and‘what’s up with this new wave of young string bands anyway?’ Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website David Olney - My Lovely Assistant Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website David Olney - Jerusalem Tomorrow Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website David Olney - Upside Down / Wait Here For The Cops Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- The Greencards Part 2 English fiddler Eamon McLoughlin adds musical elements from the British Isles. Other band influences include Australian trad, jazz and the New Grass Revival. Kym Warner talks about the importance of learning bluegrass playing firsthand. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- The Greencards Part 3 The band gives background on their songs– including the old-time, scratchiness of“Jolly Hockeysticks,” the live version of“Time,” arranging“Almost Home,” using a bouzouki on“Like a Melody” and working with New Grass Revival guitarist Pat Flynn. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- The Greencards Part 4 On touring minor-league ballparks this summer with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan and producing The Greencards soon-to-be-released new album, Weather and Water. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- The Greencards Part 5 The Greencards tell Jim Blum about choosing songs for the band and the members’ admiration for Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and other influential artists. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Randy Sparks Interview Part 1 Randy Sparks tells the story behind his satirical song, Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio, a surprise hit for John Denver. Sparks shied awayfrom writing negative or angry songs, but he did not enjoy his visit to Toledo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Randy Sparks Interview Part 2 Blum and Sparks talk about the inspiration behind the recent New Christy Minstrels reunion in Arizona, the genesis of the group and meeting Sparks'idol, Burl Ives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Randy Sparks Interview Part 3 Sparks on striking gold by creating the New Christy Minstrels in 1961– originally as a platform for his songwriting. The 10-people strong group faced an uphill battle to get recognition, but were an almost instant success. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Randy Sparks Interview Part 4 Blum brings Sparks up to his present life as a California ranch-owner. The pair discuss Dolan Ellis (the official balladeer of Arizona), Barry McGuire and taking the stage of the Troubadour under very sketchy circumstances. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Randy Sparks Interview Part 5 Life after the New Christy Minstrels - Sparks and Blum discuss starting new ventures, writing the hit tune Today and the wisdom that comes with age. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Randy Sparks Interview Part 6 Sparks and Blum join together in support of the future of folk music and plead the case of older music - even if it comes in the form of a parody like A Mighty Wind. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Rhonda Vincent Interview Part 1 Jim talks with Rhonda about the making of her new album, Ragin' Live, bluegrass vs. country, Alison Krauss and growing up as part of the Sally Mountain Show. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Rhonda Vincent Interview Part 2 Rhonda describes the "authenticity" of the bluegrass sound of her onstage performances with her band, The Rage - including playing music with her daughter, fiddle player Hunter Berry and the incomparable banjo player Kenny Ingram. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Rhonda Vincent Interview Part 3 Jim and Rhonda discuss creating music and the difference in country and bluegrass instrumentation and song structure. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Rhonda Vincent Interview Part 4 Rhonda looks to the future of her life as a touring musician and bandleader and talks about the different role of women in bluegrass, spending time with her family and serving as the "voice" of Martha White Flour. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 1 Vance and Jim discuss the music on his latest album, Unfamiliar Moon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 2 After years on the road, Jim asks Vance about keeping it "real" on the road, comedy vs. music and finding his way to music as a profession. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 3 Vance on life with his hair, creating the perfect album cover, songwriting, Dave Carter, Richard Shindell and bringing a song to life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 4 Finding motivation from songs of other generations - including Sam Cooke and Doc Pomus - the beauty of soulfulness and giving songwriters their due. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Eric Bibb Interview Part 1 Bibb talks about staying the course and building a career over a lifetime. He describes his journey as a performer and songwriter that included time spent living and discovering the Blues in Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Eric Bibb Interview Part 2 Bibb gives his take on the historical aspects of African Americans and their relationships with Blues and other African - and rural - based musical forms. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Eric Bibb Interview Part 3 Growing up among musicians - Bibb talks about his personal connection to the folk revival and some of his earliest influences: his family, Odetta, Judy Collins, Richie Havens and a young man named Bob Dylan who offered the 11 year-old sage advice. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Eric Bibb Interview Part 4 Bibb tells Gunderman about meeting Maria Muldaur and teaming up with Rory Block for the album Sisters and Brothers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Eric Bibb Interview Part 5 A Family Affair, Bibb's album collaboration with his father Leon, was prompted in part by a joint appearance of father and son on WKSU's holiday folk special, Ornaments and Icing. Program producer Gunderman accepts some credit and talks with Bibb about the unique experience of creating work with a famous parent. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Eric Bibb Interview Part 6 Actor/singer/activist Paul Robeson, a friend of Leon Bibb's, was Eric Bibb's godfather. Bibb previews a new project he's working on with his dad that celebrates Robeson's music and life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Eric Bibb Interview Part 7 On Friends, Bibb's most recent Telarc release, Bibb is joined on a series of collaborations with a wide range of artists, including Guy Davis, Ruthie Foster, Kristina Olsen and Mamadou Diabate. He outlines how he chose the particular musicians and describes the recording process for the CD. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 1 Vance and Jim discuss the music on his latest album, Unfamiliar Moon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 2 After years on the road, Jim asks Vance about keeping it "real" on the road, comedy vs. music and finding his way to music as a profession. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 3 Vance on life with his hair, creating the perfect album cover, songwriting, Dave Carter, Richard Shindell and bringing a song to life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Vance Gilbert Interview Part 4 Finding motivation from songs of other generations - including Sam Cooke and Doc Pomus - the beauty of soulfulness and giving songwriters their due. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Folk Alley Extras -- Slaid Cleaves Interview Slaid Cleaves chats about his recent album, Wishbone. 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