This is Tony Rice. Today, which is the year’s longest day, I would, if I could, be on the Torshávn ferry, and I would be at Regin Dahl’s burial tomorrow. Everyone else is there by now except for me and the one who has gone. His house will be snug like all Faroese houses, and … More I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
Estos son los Lamentos Del Viejo Guitarrero de Manuelcha Prado, ayacuchano. Axé, Manuelcha, y que vivan los pueblos de Ayacucho. Axé.
I Another book I would like to reread is Ishmael Reed’s Mumbo Jumbo. I think of it now because I have realized that academic writing is easier than blogging. I started blogging to jump-start academic writing, but their relationship seems to have reversed itself. This might be a sign of success. My scholarly texts would … More Jazz Poem, Voodoo Aesthetics
This documentary is great, and you can understand much of it without understanding the words. Axé.
This is Pacific Ocean Bluegrass, with fiddle player Katie Nakamura channelling Bill Monroe. Go Katie! Also, a piece of news I ought to have posted for Memorial Day, but am posting now for us to read and mourn, is this story of a PTSD-affected veteran, killed at home by a police sharpshooter after receiving a … More Orange Blossom Special
I have finally cracked the mystery of my paper – released it from the wicked spell that burdened it, perhaps. It has turned into mere work rather than spiritual toil. Therefore we will sing. This is Alphonse Picou (1878-1961) on his famous clarinet part in “High Society,” recorded with the Paul Barbarin band in New … More Alphonse Picou
This is Boukman Eksperyans on their classic Jou Nou Revolte. We are playing it in honor of tonight’s blue moon. Work your magic and look up these names: Mackandal, Boukman, Bois Caiman, and kalfou or crossroads. Axé.
It is time once again to post versions of Voi che sapete. Here are two: a serious and beautiful one by Giulietta Simionato, performed in Tokyo in 1956, and an animated French spoof which is hilarious. This post, however, is actually a continuation of my notes on writing from earlier today. Getting into a piece … More Giulietta Simionato
Thanks to Rebel Girl, we now present Dick Gaughan, Emmylou Harris, and Kate and Anna McGarrigle on Wild Mountain Thyme, just in time for the blue moon the night of May 31 / June 1. Axé.
I am delighted to be able to present the Perceptionists’ “Memorial Day” from the album Black Dialogue, which I know about thanks to a very intelligent disc jockey at KLSU. It was fun coming into Baton Rouge, where Republicans love to tread, and hearing “Where are the weapons of mass destruction / We been looking … More The Perceptionists
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