Mr. Amidon makes his first live in studio appearance with host Albert O at 4P
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Dawes latest record, Stories Don't Tell, is their much-anticipated third release and first on their own label
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eTown welcomes back Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Dave Alvin this week. Aside from his career as a solo artist, Alvin is known for his work with bands such as X, The Blasters and The Knitters. He has worn multiple hats over his long career as a songwriter, producer, session musician and even as an actor in television shows and movies on occasion. Rolling Stone magazine has called him “an under recognized guitar hero,” and we couldn’t agree more. Also joining us, is up-and-coming musician Max Gomez. The son of an artisanal furniture craftsman, Gomez grew up watching his father, learning the tools of the trade while simultaneously learning his way around the frets of his guitar. The workmanlike quality of his songwriting carries over from his days spent in the woodshed through an economy of words, phrase and narrative.
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Minnesota featuring Peter Himmelman and Barbara Jean also perform
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accordion player John Whelan's music will be featured
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Cloud Cult is an experimental indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota led by singer/songwriter Craig Minowa. The name originated from the ancient prophecies of indigenous North Americans.
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JJ Grey & Mofro bring a grimy blend of front porch soul and down-home storytelling to the WoodSongs stage. Over the course of six albums and a decade of touring, he and his band Mofro have sewn a continuous thread of laying-it-on-the-line shows that move folks to dance and at times to tears. Many of Grey’s songs reflect his love for the North Florida wilderness in which he grew up. JJ's sixth studio album, 'This River'on Alligator Records was named for the St. John's River -- a centering point for his childhood near Jacksonville, Florida and features some of his strongest songwriting to date. Slade Warnken is only 15 but has incredible bluesy voice. Listen as Slade brings down the house with his version of Otis Reddings "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay".
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It's a blues and country showdown on American Routes with two instrumental showmen. Jerry Douglas is a master of the dobro, and a favorite session man and band member for so many musicians: from Allison Krauss to Elvis Costello. We'll talk to Jerry about his recent project, which leads him beyond bluegrass to New Orleans. Then, a visit with the acrobatic bluesman Guitar Shorty, who shares some history on his times traveling the Chitlin Circuit.
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Best known for his work in the 70s and 80s with Roxy Music, Bryan is one of the most innovative and iconic voices in popular music. Born in England, Bryan Ferry would show exceptional promise as both a creative writer and as an actor during his school years. But his principal passions were music and fine art, and he finally opted to study Fine Art at the University of Newcastle. There he studied with the founder of British Pop Art, Richard Hamilton, whose influence and inspiration would become an important piece of Bryan’s artistic vision. He would later say that his earliest writings and recordings with Roxy Music were a direct attempt to combine his love of music with the creative possibilities and ideas that he had learned from fine art. We spoke with Bryan about the release of his CD The Jazz Age, a collection of his tunes re-imagined in a1920s jazz style.
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Rachel Kaprelian of the Registry of Motor Vehicles will be interviewed by host Ira Jackson
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