#2081: Program #2081

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

It's pop songs, New Sounds-style on tonight's program. Host John Schaefer features fractured reinventions of tunes you know, and may even love, by accordion master Guy Klucevsek (covering Burt Bacharach's "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"); Brave Combo (a polka-tinged rendering of Gade/Blooms's "Jealousy"); guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel (George Harrison's "Something"); Josh Roseman Unit (Nirvana's Smells Like teen Spirit); and guitarist Tony Trischka (indulging in the Grateful Dead's timeless hit "Truckin'"). (Photo of Wolfgang Muthspiel: © Erich Reismann)

PROGRAM # 2081, Popular Songs, New Sounds Style (First aired on October 8, 2002)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Tony Trischka	New Sounds Live, New York Guitar Festival, 9-19-02, Merkin Hall	Grateful Dead: Truckin' [2:30]	Not commercially available. His website is www.tonytrischka.com
Nora York & Ensemble	New Sounds Live, Merkin Hall 4-11-02	Stephen Foster: Beautiful Dreamer / Jimi Hendrix: Can You See me [8:00]	Not commercially available, but visit her website: www.norayork.com
Wolfgang Muthspiel	New Sounds Live, New York Guitar Festival, 9-26-02, Merkin Hall	George Harrison: Something [8:00]	Not commercially available. Wolfgang's website is www.materialrecords.com
Brave Combo	A Night On Earth	Gade/Blooms: Jealousy [3:30]	Rounder #9029** www.rounder.com
Guy Klucevsek	Altered Landscapes	Burt Bacharach: Raindrops Keep Falling On My (Wives And Lovers) Head [4:30]	Evva#33011. Out of Print
Josh Roseman Unit	Cherry	Nirvana: Smells Like teen Spirit [5:00]	Knitting Factory #303** www.knittingfactory.com
Bang On A Can All-Stars	New Sounds Live, Merkin Hall 4-11-02	Nirvana: Lithium [5:00]	Not commercially available. More info at www.bangonacan.org
Unsung String Duo	Live, WNYC 5-3-95	Doctrine of Denial [6:00]	Not commercially available.
Either Orchestra	The Half-Life of Desire	King Crimson: Red [7:00]	Accurate #3242.** www.accuraterecords.com

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