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We’re pretty thrilled to welcome the Turtle Island Quartet to the KSUT studios Wednesday (5/9) at 12:15 PM. They perform at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday evening. The “Turtles” will be joined by Mike Marshall, one of the world’s most accomplished and versatile string instrumentalists.
Its name derived from Native American Folklore, the Turtle Island Quartet has been cited as a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings, and called the quintessential American string quartet of the 21st century. Winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy for Best Classical Crossover, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles. The repertoire consists of hundreds of ingenious arrangements and originals.
Mike Marshall has been a part of the new acoustic music scene since the early 1980s. He has performed and recorded with many musicians in a variety of styles, including bluegrass, classical, jazz and Brazilian music. In addition to several instruments within the mandolin family, Marshall also plays the guitar and violin.
Pacific Northwest indie-folk duo Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks are touring in support of the release of their debut full-length CD, Take The Air. We’re looking forward to having them on KSUT, Tuesday (5/8) at 1:30 for some live music and conversation.
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We love this old video clip of The Outta Hand String Band in front of Animas Trading from the 2005 Meltdown. Just a reminder of the fun to be had around town this weekend.
Get a complete lineup and schedule of events at durangomeltdown.com.
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Three great musicians will join us for three separate in-studio performances on Thursday afternoon.
We’ll kick things off with Patty Larkin shortly after 1:00 PM. Patty celebrated 25 years in the recording industry in 2010 with her CD “25″ featuring love songs reworked and newly recorded with a host of musician friends. She’s performing Thursday and Friday night at the Millwood Junction in Mancos. A singer-songwriter and amazing guitarist, Patty remains a core artist of the KSUT Music Blend and we look forward to a great session.
Eric Bibb will join us shortly after 2:00 PM for some traditional live blues. Bibb was last here in 2010 on his “Booker’s Guitar” tour, paying homage to the Delta Blues of Booker White. This time, he’ll be performing at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College along with fellow bluesman Guy Davis on their “Blues Pilgrims” tour.
Guy Davis will be joining us as well at approximately 2:30 for his first in-studio performance on KSUT. Blues guitarist, banjo player and actor, Davis is about to release “The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues”, an audio play that combines Davis’ original songs with those of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy and others. We look forward to some blues and storytelling to top off our afternoon of live guests.
Houston’s Icehouse Music has released “This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark” in celebration of Clark’s 70th birthday.
The tribute includes 30 tracks by 33 Americana artists who are friends and colleagues of Clark or who have been influenced by his remarkable compositions.
“Let’s give her a good go and make ol’ Guy proud of us…” said Rodney Crowell kicking off the collection on the first day as he readied to record “That Old Time Feeling.” The double CD set was recorded live in studio with a core house band that included multi-instrumentalist Shawn Camp, guitarist Verlon Thompson, & pianist Jen Gunderman. The tribute was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and Austin, Texas with a rotating cast of other musicians including multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Maines, bass players Glenn Fukunaga, Mike Bub and Glenn Worf, and drummers Kenny Malone and Larry Atamanuik.
Folks mostly laughed throughout the sessions. Swapped stories. Enjoyed company. Picked and grinned like those dusky evenings over at Guy and Susanna’s near Old Hickory Lake in the 1970s. Fittingly, Crowell issued our collective mission statement the very first day.
The collection was produced by grammy-winner Tamara Saviano —who is also working with Clark on his definitive biography—and frequent Clark co-writer Shawn Camp.
Clark was born in Monahans, Texas on November 6, 1941.
KSUT will feature disc 1 on Friday at noon.
Join us on New Year’s Eve for an end-of-year Saturday Blend with Jim Belcher from noon-3 pm. Then, help us ring in 2012 with the Capitol Steps and their annual year-in-review awards ceremony “Politics Takes a Holiday 2011!” at 3 PM.
Jake Shimabukuro will be featured on APHC
Garrison Keillor follows at 4:00 with A Prairie Home Companion live from Oahu, Hawaii. With special guests, ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, slack key guitarist Danny Carvalho, and legendary Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner; multi-instrumentalist Ledward Kaapana. Also, vocalist Heather Masse, slack key Kahuna Jeff Peterson, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
Nick Spitzer, host of American Routes.
American Routes New Year’s Special from 7-9 PM features Kermit Ruffins with an all-star Crescent City band featuring vocalist Thais Clark. Lafayette, Louisiana’s Pine Leaf Boys bring rock and roll to their own version of traditional Cajun music. Step into a holiday soiree of reels, jigs and waltzes by French fiddlers in Westbrook, Maine, and more with host Nick Spitzer.
NPR Music, WGBH and WBGO once again present Toast of the Nation, a broadcast of live jazz from venues across the U.S. The broadcast checks in with live music from Boston to Los Angeles, and celebrates midnight in four U.S. time zones. Many of the live performances will be recorded and archived at NPR Music, via npr.org/toastofthenation. WBGO’s Rhonda Hamilton anchors the broadcast, with additional voices along the way. KSUT will carry the broadcast from 9-12 midnight beginning with Wynton Marsalis in New York City.
Wishing you a happy, healthy and safe New Year!
The Decemberists, The King Is Dead
Ryan Adams, Ashes & Fire
Adele , 21
The Civil Wars, Barton Hollow
Raphael Saadiq, Stone Rollin’
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Rare Bird Alert
Wilco, The Whole Love
Paul Simon, So Beautiful Or So What
The Head & The Heart, The Head & The Heart
Amos Lee, Mission Bell
Gillian Welch, The Harrow And The Harvest
The Jayhawks, Mockingbird Time
Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues
Lucinda Williams, Blessed
Sarah Jarosz, Follow Me Down
Iron and Wine, Kiss Each Other Clean
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Revelator
Indigo Girls, Beauty Queen Sister
The Green Cards, The Brick Album
Ollabelle, Neon Bluebird
Feist, Metals
Alison Kraus & Union Station, Paper Airplane
k d lang , Sing It Loud
The Black Lillies, 100 Miles of Wreckage
Ry Cooder, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
David Bromberg, Use Me
Emmylou Harris, Hard Bargain
Hot Tuna, Steady As She Goes
John Hiatt, Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns
Robbie Robertson, How To Become Clairvoyant
Steve Earle, I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Wanda Jackson, The Party Ain’t Over
Bon Iver, Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Tom Waits, Bad as Me
Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge
Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues
Marcia Ball, Roadside Attraction
Guy Clark, Songs and Stories
Cash Box Kings, Holler and Stomp
Imelda May, Mayhem
Bruce Cockburn, Small Source of Comfort
Robert Earl Keen, Ready For Confetti
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, The Goat Rodeo Sessions
The Gourds, Old Mad Joy
Various Artists, Hank – The Lost Notebooks
Etta James, The Dreamer
Gary Clark Jr, Bright Lights
Nick Lowe, The Old Magic
Dawes, Nothing Is Wrong
Booker T. Jones, The Road From Memphis
We wish you a happy and healthy holiday season and a wonderful new year. Thank you for listening to, and supporting KSUT. Tune-in to the Music Blend for a not so typical selection of holiday tunes and join us for these special broadcasts to celebrate the season:
Thursday 12/22
12 noon: Putumayo World Music Hour – Winter Holidays
7 PM: E-Town holiday special with Mark O’Connor and Matt Wertz
8 PM: Grass is Bluer Christmas
Friday 12/23
12 noon feature CD: David Ian – A Vintage Christmas
7 PM: A Holiday Global Groove
10 PM: World Cafe Christmas featuring Jack Johnson, Carole King and Scott Weiland
Saturday 12/24
12 noon-4 pm: KSUT Christmas Eve Blend
4 PM: A Prairie Home Companion Christmas Show
7 PM: American Routes Red White and Green Christmas
9 PM: A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols – hosted by Michael Barone, a live music and spoken word broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England
10 PM: Echoes of Christmas – Choral classics celebrating Christmas with The Dale Warland Singers’ signature holiday concert.
Sunday, 12/25 Christmas Day:
6 AM: St. Olaf Christmas Festival
8 AM: Christmas Daybreak with Bill McLaughlin
11:00 AM: A Christmas Carol with Jonathan Winters
12 noon: A Folk Alley Christmas Special
3:00 PM: The Splendid Table Holiday
4 PM: Travel with Rick Steves – International Christmas Party
5:00 PM: All Songs Considered for the Holidays
7:00 PM: This American Life Christmas Special
8 PM: Tinsel Tales - NPR Archives featuring stories from Bailey White, David Sedaris and others.
We invite you to join us Tuesday evening as we celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas and the Winter Solstice with words and music.
7 PM: HANUKKAH LIGHTS 2011 presents a collection of specially-commissioned works — featuring brand new stories in which a bookish schoolboy finds a troublesome streak of defiance, a young woman finds a rewarding new life while confronting sudden tragedy, and a few desperate men find miraculous comfort in a quiet ceremony of light - all read by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. NPR launches the third decade of this annual, holiday favorite, with four brand new works: ”Finding Golda” by Margot Singer, “Legacy” by Lev Raphael,” “Geek Week” by Rebecca O’Connell, and “Moon Landing,” by Shira Nayman.
8PM: JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER - Kim Burrell’s Jazz Gospel Holiday Special
Vocalist Kim Burrell fills The Allen Room with the sounds of holiday spirit. Her festive ensemble includes Leon Lacey & his Orchestra, and Damien Snead with his vocal ensemble tribute. They offer soulful renditions of holiday classics including Silent Night and Little Drummer Boy.
9 PM: JAZZ PIANO CHRISTMAS
NPR Music is onstage once again at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for another live incarnation of one of our most popular programs. This year’s Jazz Piano Christmas features jazz greats Monty Alexander, Helio Alves, Freddy Cole, Renee Rosnes, and Jessica Williams. Felix Contreras hosts.
10 PM: A PAUL WINTER SOLSTICE 2011
The holiday tradition continues with Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice Celebration. A dynamic musical celebration in the extraordinary acoustics of the worlds largest Gothic cathedral – New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Hear a unique exploration of the solstice tradition in cultures near and far. The Paul Winter Consort is joined by musicians from all over the world, including Russia’s Dimitri Pokrovsky Ensemble and gospel singer Theresa Thomasson. John Schaefer hosts.
We were quite impressed by the volume and diversity of the music-related stories on NPR this weekend. As a station that devotes a considerable amount of programming to multiple melodic genres, we appreciate NPR’s excellent and eclectic coverage. All of these stories are archived for listening to online at nprmusic, a great web destination for music fans.
The stories included:
The Doors Prove Strange Days Are Still With Us
Mayer Hawthorne: A Motor City Kid Looks To The Future
The Black Keys: Necessary Roughness
Spotify Is Good For The Music Industry, Its CEO Says
From Knee-To-Knee To CD: The Evolution Of Oral Tradition In Mountain Ballads
