Welcome Back To The Hootenanny Power Pages, Folk and Roots Music Playlist, and Coming Events in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. The Hootenanny Power radio show is in its 31st year on WRKF Baton Rouge. The live audio stream may be heard via computer, Saturday nights, 9 pm to midnight central time, at www.wrkf.org, or on the airwaves at 89.3
Hootenanny Power Live Streaming Only! Broadcast regulations and licensing make podcasting or archiving rights for music programs murky murky murky. Unless and until these matters are cleared up, Hootenanny Power will be live streaming only, 9 pm to midnight central time, Saturday nights http://www.wrkf.org
I’m still trying to round folks up for our Sunday, May 13 (4pm) Guy Clark show. Seat donation is $100 and we still have 13 seats left to reserve. MARTIN FLANAGAN will open the show and our good friend George will have jambalaya ready around 3pm. Drop me a note if you can make it.
It is not too early to start reserving for our CHUCK BRODSKY (video above) show on Friday, May 25. Chuck is one of the greatest story tellers in the world…..he just happens to tell his stories in song. Seat donation is $20. Or be a vip for an extra $10….help us pay for Chuck’s food and lodging!
Sat, July 7 BUTCH HANCOCK seat donation = $20 ERIC SCHMITT opens 8pm
We are still hammering down several dates beyond this point including the return of ERIC BRACE & PETER COOPER, SLAID CLEAVES, BUDDY MONDLOCK, TERRI HENDRIX & LLOYD MAINES, RAY BONNEVILLE and DAVID OLNEY. I will update things as we get ‘em!!
On May 19th Pierce Pettis will be here at BirdMan, 7:00 pm – Clay Parker will open the show $20
“Pierce Pettis doesn’t write mere songs, he writes literature...End to end the songwriting is brilliant...Pierce Pettis albums are events in my listening. His writing just gets better all the time and his singing is marvelous, wry and warm..." Sing Out! Pierce has written songs recorded by Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, and many more…
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Clarence Recommends: May 13, 2012 (Sat) - La Famille Musique cajun band at Philay's Catfish & More, 13386 Airline Hwy, Gonzales, LA 70737-6601 from 11:30am-2:30pm Info: (225) 647-3999
Cajun Fiddle Lessons by Ann Vidrine: Clarence's friend Ann Vidrine gives cajun fiddle lessons. If you are interested in playing the cajun fiddle, she would be a good person to learn from. For lessons, call 225-343-7398 or email: annvidrine [type the at sign] cox.net
Baton Rouge's Cajun and Zydeco Radio Shows: * Sat 6am-8am WTGE 100.7 FM Roland Doucet's Cajun Radio show www.newcountry1007.com * Sat 7pm-9pm WBRH 90.3 FM Clarence's Cajun Saturday Night www.cajunradio.org * Sun 5pm-7pm WHYR 96.9 FM Ann Vidrine's Cajun Experience Radio Show www.whyr.org
I host a local BG / folk/gospel radio show that airs on several country stations on Sunday morning. If you have a recent recording that would reflect this format, please send along. I would be glad to air. Please let me know what song that you are trying to push.
I do this only as a labor of love for this kind of music and to promote local artist.
A new documentary on Arhoolie Records and founder Chris Strachwitz - working title is "No Mouse Music" - is being produced and funded through a kickstarter campaign.
GARRISON KEILLOR WROTE THIS FOR HIS FACEBOOK SITE:
A person never stops asking What is the point? Why do I do what I do? Well, last night at an event a young man named Richard, in a wheelchair, body contorted from some debilitating disease, maybe ALS, hardly able to scrunch the words out, but brain still functioning, told me he was a huge FAN of Guy Noir and Lake Wobegon and Writers Almanac and he took such delight in regaling me with all the stuff he loved, Emmylou, the sound effects, the St. Olaf choir, the cowboys. His head was rolling side to side, arms waving, hands frozen stiff, mouth gaping, spit flying, but he was transported with delight and laughing and laughing ----- this isn't the demographic one envisions ----- one envisions an audience of cool people including kewl teenagers and twentyish hipsters. But here is my listener, Richard. He lives in a group home, and evidently radio is an intense experience for someone trapped in a twisted unwieldy body. I felt sort of redeemed. I'm not a saintly person, nor even especially high-minded, but for Richard's sake, I'd like the show to be good. Other people can turn off the radio and go trotting off to a club; he can't. So he's going to be on my mind for awhile. Maybe we'll do a sketch about an action hero in a wheelchair.
On June 15th, 2012, we will have the distinct pleasure of opening for our dear, long-time friend Gina Forsyth in the debut of her new CD at the Red Dragon Listening Room in Baton Rouge. We go on at 8 and Gina at 9.
We'll open for Texas Singer-Songwriter Greg Whitfield at "In The Music Room" in Waxahachie, Texas on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012. We're also still looking for a June 22nd performance/venue as we head from BR to Waxahachie (Austin, Houston, Woodlands, Tyler, Shreveport, etc.)
We're still working on a "Hootenanny Night" with the Fabulous Bagasse Boys in July and will have more details on that soon.
Some of the rest of the year dates include:
August 24th - 6 Strings & Coffee Beans Coffeehaus, Arlington, Texas August 25th - In the Music Room (Featured), Waxahachie, Texas September 7-9 - Mississippi Celtic Fest in Jackson, MS September 21 - O'Susanna Concerts, Blytheville, AR September 22 - Riverfront Concerts, New Haven, MO
We've finished and submitted the music for the new "Tugg the Bull Terrier" animated series, and are working on other similar projects. There's more to come and more information at our trusty website: www.smithfieldfair.com We wish you all the best and thank you for continuing to support the uncommon and original music of Smithfield Fair. Cheers, all! dbs
Breakfast is now being served at BOUTIN's beginning at 7 am, Mon-Sat .
I tried it Wed morning. Fantastic! all fresh prepared grits, potatoes, bacon, eggs, biscuits, gravy, fruit, hot cakes. Modestly priced.
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2012 regular jams . Sun afternoon Bluegrass & Olde Tyme Jam - BOUTIN'S - 3 p.m. Mon nite - bluegrass Jam "HI HO Lounge" - St. Claude Ave - New Orleans 7 pm Mon nite - bluegrass Jam - Lafayette - downtown Cite des Arts Theatre 7 pm Mon nite - Lagniappe Dulcimer Soc'y - 6 pm, Community Bible Church, 8354 Jefferson Hwy - BR Wed nite - open mic. at LaFonda's rest. in BR - 6 pm Thurs nite - bluegrass JAM - Orlando's Cafe 7 - 9 pm. Hwy 22 in Madisonville - 1st & 3rd Sat - Lagniappe Dulcimer group @ Main St. Market - BR 2nd & 4th Sat - bluegrass JAM - 11 am @ Main St. Market - BR 2nd & 4th Sat - Cajun Dulcimer Soc'y - 10 am - Acad'n Cultrl Cntr - Laf. 4th Tues - Gospel Jam - Faith Presb Ch - Hwy 1085 in Covington - 7 pm.
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Baton Rouge Bluegrass & Olde Tyme Music Association (Jonathan Harris, Secretary/Social Chairman/Janitor) P O Box 4112, Baton Rouge LA 70821 (Louisiana) BRbluegrass@aol.com Tel. (225) 387-1600 ================================================
The moment that you all have been dreading is finally nigh . . . proof that the end times are near . . . the Mayans were right, it's this year . . . much to the consternation of all that is right and righteous . . . so much for truth, justice and the American way . . . The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz video has finally burst forth from the depths of mediocrity!!!! "It Took A Woman Like You To Make A Man Outta Me" is on the Internet and available for viewing by going to www.bagasseboyz.com and clicking on the "Video" tab. The video was produced by Randy Rome Walsh of Stray Records Studio and is all his fault . . . he made us do it, he threatened to tell Mom about that little incident with the car if we didn't . . . There is also a bonus feature, "The Making of 'It Took A Woman Like You . . .' showcasing the photo talents of Linda McLellan. A couple of pointers that we learned (the hard way) at the Red Carpet Gala World Premiere last Saturday . . . be sure to be sitting down when viewing the video and have a glass of water and smelling salts handy . . . we're just sayin' . . .
And now is the perfect time to get back at that obnoxious brother-in-law or that annoying neighbor who keeps bugging you. Send them link to this video and the odds are you'll never hear from them again. We don't expect it to go viral, we expect it to go septic . . .
This is the list of artists at 2012 FA conference recommended to each other by the DJs who attended the Friday luncheon.
(this list is in the order written down as the paper was passed around, with each person's own spelling and verbal comments that I was trying to quickly jot down)
Lucas Chaisson - young Canadian songwriter Bradon Gates - Canadian songwriter Natasha Borzilova - Russian-born songwriter, now in Nashville, 2 CDs at conference JT Nero and Alison Russell - Chicago artists Genticorum - Melody Guy - Nashville Jimmy Robinson - LeoKottke-esque style with long sets Joanna Cotton - Big voice SW with R+B influences Eddie Berman - Louisiana SW with guitar and banjo accomp Milk Drive - 4 part Austin TX MAZ - Quebecois music with modern influences Sierra Noble - Canadian fiddler, specializes in Meti styles SHEL - 4 women group from Fort Collins CO, with creative arrangements and 3 part Vox harmonies Brad Yoder - Sarah MacDougall - Whitehorse YKT SW T. Buckley - Calgary SW Dust Busters - younger trad music group, new CD with John Cohen coming out Elizabeth Laprelle - Trad singer, honored with Mike Seeger scholarship Jonell Mosser - Nashville soulful style, frequent session singer Steve Dawson - multi-instrumentalist from Vancouver, heavily used as a sideman in Canada Ghosts Along the Brazos - Austin TX Kaia Kater - 18yo Canadian Milk Carton Kids - Los Angeles duo Bill Lestock - Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys - Humming House - 5 person string band Bishop/ Davidson - multi-instrumental duo Steve Pultz -San Diego CA Harpeth Rising -
added by Steve Edge at the last moment: Jim Byrnes and the Sojouners - Bluesman with a Gospel group The Sojourners Sherman Downey - Newfoundland 3 piece band
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Les Kerr, Old Lighthouse
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Robert Calmes/Drifthouse - Kennesaw Line
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FROM MARTY CHRISTIAN:
You can catch a free download right now by going to the Facebook page:
Once you do that, keep checking back and you can get the next tune free as well, released sometime before the next release. Just make some noise about it while you wait, OK?
TOP FOLK ARTISTS OF FEBRUARY 2012 Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists Based on 11776 airplays from 142 different DJs www.folkradio.org
1. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer 2. The Refugees 3. Red Molly 4. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer 4. Gina Forsyth 6. The Chieftains 7. Drew Nelson 8. Darrell Scott 8. John McCutcheon 10. Jackstraw 10. Johnny Cash 12. John Flynn 12. Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen 14. Gillian Welch 15. Honor Finnegan 16. Tom Russell 17. Dennis Warner 18. Guy Clark 19. Stan Rogers 20. Leonard Cohen 21. Ernest Troost 21. Richard Shindell 23. Alison Krauss 23. Karen Dahlstrom 23. The Pines 23. Sultans Of String 23. Truckstop Honeymoon 28. Bob Dylan 29. Still On The Hill 30. Dan Crary 30. Mary Black 30. The Once 33. Eliza Gilkyson 33. Emma's Revolution 33. Oliver Schroer And Nuala Kennedy 33. Ruthie Foster 37. Gretchen Peters 37. John Gorka 37. Katya Chorover 37. Laurie Lewis 37. Otter Creek
Special thanks to our friends Stuart Poulton, David Nall & Scott Rogers at First Concepts, Inc. in Baton Rouge for these. (They do such wonderful work on this and support the community with the Around Town Show.)
Hi, all - I'm learning how to use the Windows Movie Maker and I've successfully created two shorts - both now uploaded to You Tube. (My mother always says, "Fools' names like fools' faces often appear in public places!)
The first, above, is a Smithfield Fair promotional piece
and the second is this pictoral history of Charmer
My name is Rebecca Sharky. I am the GM of Cafe Des Amis in Breaux Bridge, LA. I'd like for Cafe Des Amis to be considered as an alternative non-smoking venue to your folk friends. If you have any suggestions, please email me.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BREATHE SECONDHAND SMOKE AT WORK. WHY SHOULD I?
"I have been affected by secondhand smoke. I remember one night I was playing in a club and I went to hit a high note and I almost blacked out on stage. I had to hold the microphone to keep from falling down. There was so much smoke in the place that it had a negative impact on my singing."
Music selections from audio collections at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Southern Folklife Collection are now being streamed online. Visitors can tune in to channels that feature music in five genres: old-time music; country and bluegrass; folk revival; rhythm, blues, and boogie; and the eclectic “SFC Mix.” The purpose of our radio stream is to make our holdings available for educational use.
I thought you might want to check out this video clip from WCAX TV News about the CD that I am featured on Singing Through The Hard Times , a Tribute To Utah Phillips. Enjoy and pass it along
I've set up a Twitter account. I have no idea where it will lead. I will tweet this, retweet that, and see what happens next. www.twitter.com/hootenannypower
When the song of the angel is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flocks, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry, To release the prisoner, To rebuild the nations, To bring peace among brothers, To make music in the heart.
Hundreds of early Rendez-vous des Cajuns broadcasts, featuring some of the greatest names in Cajun music, have now been preserved for all time.
As of the now, the first six years of performances — almost 300 episodes — have been digitally remastered by experts at the Center for Louisiana Acadian Studies at UL's Dupre Library.
"We helped to fund it, and they did the transfer," said Larry Miller, chairman of the Cajun Music Hall of Fame in Eunice.....
This website is updated Saturdays, before the Hootenanny Power radio show at 9 pm on WRKF. Please don't wait until Monday or Tuesday after the radio show to send me info on a performance that coming Friday. It definitely won't make the show, and probably won't make the website. tlcaffery at yahoo dot com
Latino music, art and cultural events are listed at www.LaTno.com, described as "A loose Spanglish acronym for 'La. T n.o.' - Lah-TEE-noh, the Louisiana (La.) and New Orleans (n.o.) connection."
For fun, traditional country music, check out the Old South Jamboree, Walker LA. (I wish they had a website!) ===========================================================================
For this week's Hootenanny Power show, thanks to Caffery Gallery www.cafferygallery.com ==========================================================================
Write me via e-mail if your upcoming folk music, blues, celtic, world, cajun, or similar event should be here. WRKF's signal covers much of South Central Louisiana, so I'd like to include as much info as I can about events listeners might want to know about throughout the state. --Taylor Caffery, WRKF tlcaffery@yahoo.com
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Remember, The Neutral Ground Coffee House in New Orleans is Louisiana's oldest regular folk venue. There's ALWAYS somebody worth hearing on their schedule, year 'round (an assertion supported by NPR's interview with owner Philip Melancon on Saturday, Aug 2, 2003's Weekend Edition, with Philip playing Roy Rogers songs on accordion!) If you'll be in the Nawlins area, be sure to check the Neutral Ground calendar at www.neutralground.org (Since Katrina, the website has not shown a current schedule, but it has a guestbook for artists and customers to check in)
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MORE BATON ROUGE ROOTS RADIO
Rob Payer Rhythm Review WBRH 90.3 FM Saturday / 7am-1pm Tabby Thomas Tabby's Blues Box on WBRH 90.3 FM Saturday / 1pm-2pm Weekly Guest host Blues Buffet WBRH 90.3 FM Saturday / 2pm-3pm Pat McBride, Louisiana Gumbo on WBRH 90.3 Saturday / 3pm-4pm S.J. Montalbano, Roots of Rock & Roll on WBRH 90.3 Saturday / 4pm-7pm Zia Tammami, Spontaneous Combustion & Cat's Corner Sunday KLSU 91.1 10am-2pm WBRH 90.3 3pm-7pm Noel Jackson, The Southern Soul Show on KBRH 1260 AM / Sunday 11am-noon Clarence Moritz Jr., Cajun and Zydeco Radio Show, KBRH 1260 AM / Sunday noon - 2 pm
People do express that sentiment to me oftimes, but the station schedule is guided by all sorts of important considerations, and I'm happy to continue to have the opportunity to bring this alternative music to our area and support the touring performers in whatever way possible. Now, my friend Rich Warren in Chicago on WFMT hosts a show called The Midnight Special, which has been around since the 1950s, when the host was Mike Nichols. Rich loves the late-night hours for folk music, but he knows some folks can't listen to the radio at that time (asleep? out partying?), so he has detailed instructions for taping his show, which can be done on a video recorder (vcr). Recognizing that his station's FM frequency is different, and you'd want to tune to 89.3, here's a link to Rich Warren's "manual" for taping a two-hour radio show on your VCR. Thanks, Rich.
ANOTHER WAY:
Get an iPhone or Android phone. Download the WRKF app. When the show starts, hit pause on your app. Play it later.
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