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Old Time And Bluegrass: Two Main Strains Of Music Along The Crooked Road, Ted Olson Dec 2017

Old Time And Bluegrass: Two Main Strains Of Music Along The Crooked Road, Ted Olson

Ted Olson

Excerpt: Visitors to the Crooked Road and the Mountains of Music Homecoming will hear both old time and bluegrass music, though the difference between the two is sometimes unclear.


Carroll Best: Old-Time 'Fiddle-Style Banjo' From The Great Smoky Mountains, Ted Olson Dec 2017

Carroll Best: Old-Time 'Fiddle-Style Banjo' From The Great Smoky Mountains, Ted Olson

Ted Olson

Excerpt: In an interview published in the February 1992 issue of The Banjo Newsletter and conducted by bluegrass historian Neil Rosenberg and banjo player and instruction book author Tony Trischka, Carroll Best conveyed the depth of his connections to the instrument he had mastered: “When I was old enough to pick up a banjo I wanted to play.”


'Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music?': The Johnson City Sessions, Ted Olson Dec 2017

'Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music?': The Johnson City Sessions, Ted Olson

Ted Olson

Excerpt: In a recent interview, musician Wynton Marsalis said, “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve suggested to musicians to get The Bristol Sessions—Anglo-American folk music.


In The Deep Heart’S Core: A Mystic Cabaret By Joseph Sobol, Lee Bidgood Nov 2017

In The Deep Heart’S Core: A Mystic Cabaret By Joseph Sobol, Lee Bidgood

Lee Bidgood

A cycle of songs and spoken pieces from the verses and essays of Ireland's master poet, W. B. Yeats, In the Deep Heart’s Core is a stunning evening of musical theatre. The Chicago Tribune called it "A joy--poetry to the ears, alternately tender and rousing." Featuring Joseph Sobol and original cast member Kathy Cowan. Performers include Lee Bidgood, Dominic Aquilino, Clara Ray Burrus, and Robbie Link.