#2817: Twisted Roots
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)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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John King |
Allsteel |
Slow And Down [6:30] |
Tzadik #8023 www.tzadik.com |
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Joel Harrison |
The Wheel |
American Farewell [6:00] |
Intuition #3426 ** www.joelharrison.com* |
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Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion |
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion |
Pretty Polly [6:30] |
Nonesuch #79897 ** www.nonesuch.com |
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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 |
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Bela Fleck & the Flecktones |
Ten from little Worlds |
Off the Top (The Gravity Wheel ) [4:00] |
Columbia #90539 ** www.flecktones.com * |
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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*. |
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Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion |
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motion |
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, excerpt [3:00] |
See above. |
