#2817: Twisted Roots

New Sounds | Jul 10, 2010

Listen to some contemporary compositions based on the sounds of American folk, blues, and other "roots" music for this New Sounds. We'll hear from Joel Harrison's latest, "The Wheel," along with music by Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, and Last Forever.

There's also a live performance by Edgar Meyer, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush of "From Ankara To Izmir" recorded in the WNYC studios. Plus, music from Bill Frisell rounds out the show.

PROGRAM # 2817, Twisted Roots (First aired on Thursday 6/26/08)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
John King	Allsteel	Slow And Down [6:30]	Tzadik #8023 www.tzadik.com
Joel Harrison	The Wheel	American Farewell [6:00]	Intuition #3426 ** www.joelharrison.com*
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion	Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion	Pretty Polly [6:30]	Nonesuch #79897 ** www.nonesuch.com
Last Forever	NS Live, 2/7/02, Merkin Hall	Boll Weevil Blues [13:00]	Not commercially available. Last Forever has CDs available at www.nonesuch.com
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones	Ten from little Worlds	Off the Top (The Gravity Wheel ) [4:00]	Columbia #90539 ** www.flecktones.com *
Edgar Meyer/Sam Bush/Jerry Douglas	Live, WNYC, 3/24/04	From Ankara To Izmir [6:00]	This performance not available. A version of this tune is on “Changing Channels,” on MCA Records, which is out of print, but try Amazon.com*.
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion	Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, excerpt [3:00]	See above.

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