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Last 20 Shows WS559: Ronny Cox and Lonesome County RONNY COX started out as a musician, but is also one of the most respected and sought after actors in Hollywood. Since his debut in the classic movie "Deliverance," where he played guitar in the famous Dueling Banjos scene, Ronny has appeared in over 50 films, including "Beverly Hills Cop," "Bound for Glory," "Robocop" and "Total Recall," as well as numerous TV series. In the past few years Ronny has concentrated on his music. His latest album is Ronny Cox: Songs with Repercussions. The mus ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS558: The Emmitt-Nershi Band, Doug and Telisha WilliamsThe EMMITT-NERSHI BAND is Drew Emmitt, the dynamic lead singer and mandolin player of Leftover Salmon, and Bill Nershi, the founding member of the String Cheese Incident. The idea for the Emmitt-Nershi band has been in the works for years as Drew Emmitt and Bill Nershi created a strong friendship at shows and festivals where they crossed paths. Rounding out the band is Andy Thorn, a young banjoist who is fast emerging as one of a new generation of hot pickers, and Tyler Grant, an award winn ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS557: Corey Harris and Ashley ClevelandCOREY HARRIS has dug for the deepest and truest essence of the blues, reggae, gospel and other roots music by examining and celebrating their origins in various cultural centers – Africa, the Caribbean, Appalachia, Europe and beyond. In 2007, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant – commonly referred to as a “genius award.” Corey’s latest CD on Telarc Records is blu.black. It’s a collection of primarily blues and reggae songs that examine the African-American story of earli ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS556: Michelle Shocked and DalaMICHELLE SHOCKED returns to the WoodSongs stage to celebrate the release of her thirteenth album, Soul of My Soul. Michelle is a Texas born troubadour and political activist whose 23-year musical career has seen critical acclaim at every juncture. Her debut album The Texas Campfire Tapes was infamously recorded by a campfire and garnered international exposure in Europe. Her break in the US came with the release of Short Sharp Shocked and includes the classic song “Anchorage.”
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WS555: David Holt and Josh Goforth, Malcolm DalglishDAVID HOLT and JOSH GOFORTH are two master musicians from North Carolina. David is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost folk musicians and storytellers. He has earned four Grammy Awards, and performed and recorded with many of his mentors including Doc Watson, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff and Chet Atkins. He has been a frequent guest on Hee Haw, Nashville Now and The Grand Ole Opry. David also appears as a musician in the popular film, O Brother Where Art Thou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS554: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas and King WilkieALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS is a musical partnership between Scotland's premier fiddle ambassador and the sizzlingly-talented young California cellist. Fraser, acclaimed by the San Francisco Examiner as "the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling," has a concert and recording career spanning 30 years, with a long list of awards, accolades, television credits, and feature performances on top movie soundtracks (Last of the Mohicans, Titanic). Natalie Haas, a graduate of the Julliard School of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS553: The Sam Bush BandSAM BUSH is the Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist who helped to expand the horizons of bluegrass music, fusing it with jazz, rock, blues, funk and other styles. He's the co-founder of the genre-bending band New Grass Revival, and played with everyone from Emmylou Harris, Bela Fleck to Lyle Lovett and Garth Brooks. Though Bush is best known for jaw-dropping skills on the mandolin, he is also a three time national junior fiddle champion and a Grammy Award winning vocalist. Alternatel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS552: Billy Dean and Erin McKeownBILLY DEAN is one of the major voices on country radio. He moved to Nashville in 1983 and by 1990 had recorded his first Top 5 Hit "Only Here For A Little While." Since then, Billy has earned numerous awards, including: The ACM’s Song of the Year "Somewhere In My Broken Heart," ACM New Male Vocalist of The Year, BMI Pop Awards, BMI Song Awards, BMI Million Air Plays Award, Country Music Television Rising Star Award, NSAI Song of The Year, and a Grammy for a Country Tribute "Amazing Grace. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS551: The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are heroes of the Americana and country-folk world. The band's major hits include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Merle Travis and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold and won two Grammy Awards and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS550: Battlefield Band and Pauly ZarbBATTLEFIELD BAND from Scotland has been performing on the international scene for more than three decades, and is one of the premier Celtic bands in the world. Founded in 1969 and named after the ‘Battlefield’ area of Glasgow, the band pioneered the integration of bagpipes with fiddle, keyboards, guitar and voice, mixing the old songs and tunes with new self-penned material, playing them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments. Their new CD is Zama Zama ... try your luck ex ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Single Song: "New Wood" - Odetta and Michael JohnathonMichael and Odetta sing together on the beautiful song NEW WOOD. Note: Full Odetta show will be on the podcast soon!Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS549: Judy CollinsJUDY COLLINS is one of the major interpretive singers in the world. She launched her recording career at the age of 22 with her 1961 guitar-based folk debut A Maid of Constant Sorrow, has been going with her gut ever since she released 1966’s lushly orchestrated In My Life, which featured such songwriters as Jacques Brel and Kurt Weill. On her 1967 album, Wildflowers, she began to record her own compositions and earned her first gold record and major hit, the Grammy-Award winning “Both ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS547: Chris Smither and G2CHRIS SMITHER’s unique brand of blues-infused folk has, over the years, proven him to be what The Boston Herald aptly deemed "a one-man band of blues-inspired power that can justly be called locomotive." After hearing Lightnin’ Hopkins album Blues in the Bottle in 1960, Chris was inspired and began performing. His career has stretched four decades and 13 albums. He has a long standing relationship with Bonnie Raitt that took shape in 1972 when Bonnie recorded Chris’s “Love Me Like a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS548: Mark O'Connor and the Appalachia Waltz Trio + Tommy EmmanuelMARK O’CONNOR returns to the WoodSongs stage for a Special Event Broadcast where he’ll be the sole artist for the broadcast. Mark is a multi-Grammy-winning violinist and composer who is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America, and one of the brightest talents of his generation. He's studied and recorded with some of the 20th Century's greatest musicians, including Stephane Grappeli, Benny Thomasson, and Yo Yo Ma. Along the way, between these many ma ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS546: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Zach BrockBIG BAD VOODOO DADDY bring their big-band fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, to Dixieland to the WoodSongs Stage for one incredible night of music. Since their arrival on the music scene in 1993 in a legendary residency at Los Angeles’ Brown Derby nightclub, BBVD’s irresistible live show and aggressive, musically perceptive approach has proven them over time to be the singular standout among the numerous bands that launched the Nineties swing revival. BBVD’s originals ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS545: Diana Jones and Carbon LeafDIANA JONES returns to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new CD titled Better Times Will Come on Proper American Records. It’s been three years since her breakthrough CD My Remembrance of You made Diana a major figure in Americana music. Since then, Diana has landed the opening slot on high-profile European tours with Richard Thompson and Mary Gauthier and has been the featured invitee at folk festivals in Ireland, England, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. One of her songs, “Henry Russell' ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS544: Chuck McCabe and Mitch BarrettCHUCK McCABE is a master storyteller in the tradition of the great folk troubadours. A vein of humor and a theme of respect run through McCabe’s distinctly award winning songwriting. His delivery demonstrates an understated elegance that is a rare find among performers – especially those who cross the lines between wit and wisdom. Chuck's latest CD is "Creatures of Habit."
MITCH BARRETT is one of Kentucky’s most sought-after and talented singer songwriter sons. His approach to lyrica ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS543: Jonathan Edwards and Amy SpeaceJONATHAN EDWARDS is a singer/songwriter who is best known for his crossover folk singles "Sunshine" and "Shanty." Born in Minnesota, Jonathan picked up the guitar in high school in the early 60s. He studied art in college but continued to play music. Soon Jonathan was booked to open for acts such as the Allman Brothers Band and B. B. King, and he signed with Capricorn Records. In 1971, his energetic, happy-sounding statement of protest and independence called "Sunshine" earned him a gold re ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS542: Ray Bonneville and Those DarlinsRAY BONNEVILLE is a distinctive artist, a man who cooks up a deep blues groove, blending a unique percussive electric guitar style, a weathered voice, and soulful rack harmonica into image provoking songs that can be believed. Born in Canada, he moved to the Boston area in his early teens where he started playing guitar and harmonica. His last 30 or so years have seen him seeking adventure and playing music throughout the world. Being a dual citizen allows him the freedom to live between Mo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WS540: The Greencards and Reid GenauerTHE GREENCARDS return to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new album called "Fascination" on Sugar Hill Records. The critically acclaimed band’s love and respect for country, Americana, blues and bluegrass brought them together in 2003. They’ve already toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, earned the Americana Music Award in 2006 for“Emerging Artist of the Year” and in 2008 landed a Grammy nomination (“Best Country Instrumental Performance” for Viridian).
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