#2528: Blues Fallin' Down Like Rain, part 2
For this New Sounds, hear more excerpts from the New York Guitar Festival concert series, reinterpretations of classic blues by Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Elizabeth Cotten, and Charley Patton. Some of the live performers included Jorma Kaukonen, Taj Mahal, Toshi Reagon, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and many more.
» New York Guitar Festival web site
PROGRAM # 2528, “Blues Fallin’ Down Like Rain” Music from the New York Guitar Festival 2006
(First aired on Wednesday, March 29, 2006)
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Mississippi John Hurt |
1928 Sessions |
Big Leg Blues [1:30] |
Yazoo #1065, available for purchase at Amazon.com* Or download from Emusic.com |
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Toshi Reagon |
New York Guitar Festival, Jan/Feb 2006, Merkin Hall
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Goin’ Home [5:00] |
Not available commercially. See the New York Guitar Festival website for details about the performers. www.newyorkguitarfestival.org
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Jorma Kaukonen |
Big Leg Blues/Embryonic Journey [10:00] |
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Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar |
Illinois Blues [4:00] |
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Jolie Holland |
Jesus Lifted Me [3:00] |
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Bill Morrissey |
Hot Times in the Old Town Tonight [3:00] |
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Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar |
If You Haven’t Any Hay get On Down The Road [3:30] |
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Brandon Ross |
Chicken [2:00] |
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Alvin Youngblood Hart |
Blues for Henry Townsend [3:00] |
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Gary Lucas |
I’m So Glad / Poison Tree Medley [8:00] |
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Mike Seeger |
Freight Train [4:00] |
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