#2163: Americana, Old & New

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

On this edition of New Sounds, take a fresh look at traditional American music with Jorma Kaukonen and Joel Harrison, who reinterpret songs by the Rev. Gary Davis. Also, we hear composer and guitarist Joel Harrison's interpretations of Johnny Cash, and Johnny Cash interpreting Nine Inch Nails, among others.

PROGRAM #2163 Americana, Old & New (Tuesday, 6-10-03)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Various Artists	O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack	Hard Time Killing Floor Blues [2:30]	Mercury# 088 170-069** Available for purchase at Amazon.com*
Joel Harrison	Free Country	Twelve Gates to the City [5:00]	ACT#9419 www.actmusic.com
Jorma Kaukonen	New Sounds Live, 9/19/02, Merkin Hall	I Am the Light of this World [3:30]	Kaukonen has recorded other versions of this song. See his website: www.jormakaukonen.com
Johnny Cash	America IV: The Man Comes Around	The Man Comes Around [5:00]	American #440063339** Available for purchase at Amazon.com*
Joel Harrison (W/Norah Jones)	Free Country	I Walk The Line [5:00]	See above.
Tin Hat Trio (w/Willie Nelson)	The Rodeo Eroded	Willow Weep For Me [4:30]	Ropeadope Records #93134** www.ropeadope.com
Johnny Cash	America IV: The Man Comes Around	Hurt [3:00]	See above.
Zubot & Dawson (w/Kelly Joe Phelps)	Chicken Scratch	Hellhounds On My Trail [5:00]	True North Reocrds #277 www.truenorthrecords.com
Paul Williams & Friends	In Memory of Robert Johnson	Terraplane Blues [4:30]	Black Sun #15017. May be out of print. Try www.harmonies.com
Gary Lucas & Ellis Hooks	New Sounds Live, 9/14/00, Merkin Hall	If I Had Posession Over Judgement Day [4:00]	Not commercially available.
Dromedary	Live from the Make Believe	Wayfaring Strangers [3:30]	Dromedary Music #001 www.dromedarymusic.com

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

WNYC Homepage - Top Stories

The unlikely organizers: Even NYC luxury renters are starting tenant associations

Renters paying premium prices for New York City rentals are organizing with neighbors to get their money’s worth.

Gothamist |

Why New York Bagel and Pizza Recipes May Change

Julia Moskin talks about New York's proposed ban on potassium bromate, which is used in NY bagels and pizza.

The Brian Lehrer Show |

The U.F.C. President, Dana White, on Donald Trump: “He’s Not a Racist”

White discusses his relationship with the President, the upcoming match on the White House South Lawn, and why he thinks he’s above politics.

The New Yorker Radio Hour |

Episode 4 of American Emergency; The Movement to Kill FEMA

FEMA’s uncertain future. Plus, what happens when the next disaster strikes?

On the Media |