#2534: Blues Fallin' Down Like Rain, part 3

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

For this New Sounds, hear still more excerpts from the NY Guitar Festival concert series, reinterpretations of classic blues by Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Elizabeth Cotten, and Charlie Patton. Some of the live performers included Jorma Kaukonen, Taj Mahal, Toshi Reagon, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and many more.

PROGRAM # 2534, Blues Fallin’ Down Like Rain, Pt. 3
(First aired on Wednesday, April 12, 2006)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Harry Manx	New York Guitar Festival, Jan. & Feb. 2006, Merkin Hall	Won’t Be Worried Long [5:30]	This performance not commercially available. Info at www.harrymanx.com
Taj Mahal		Zanzibar [3:30] Come on In My Kitchen [5:00]	These performances not commercially available. Info at www.tajblues.com
David Spelman & Kerryn Tollhurst		Devil Got My Woman [5:00]	Not commercially available, but see newyorkguitarfestival.org for more info.
Rory Block w/ Stefan Grossman		Moon’s Goin’ Down [3:00]	Not commercially available. Info at www.roryblock.com
Leni Stern	NY Guitar Festival, 1/22/06, Flushing Town Hall	The Goddess, excerpt [13:00]	Not commercially available, but see www.lenistern.com for more info.
Chocolate Genius, Inc. (Marc Anthony Thompson w/ Oren Bloedow)	New York Guitar Festival, Jan./Feb. 2006, Merkin Hall	Enough For You [4:00]	Not commercially available, but see www.chocolategeniusinc.com
Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar		How Long Buck [3:00]	Not commercially available, but see www.sonnylandreth.com AND www.cindycashdollar.com

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