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 25th 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
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Hey Y’all, Just a quick note about our Tuesday, May 13 Chuck Brodsky show at the Red Dragon Listening Room. When we set up the show four months ago we hoped to do another hot dog roast on the deck. I’m afraid my work schedule makes that impossible. A couple of folks asked me about it and I figured I had better get an e-mail out. No food Tuesday, but plenty of tasty music. Our good friend Jason Hanks will open the show promptly at 8:00 and Chuck will hit the stage at 8:30. Thanks to our sponsors, we will have plenty of free soft drinks, bottled water and beer. So pass the word….we still have about 20 seats I would love to fill.
And it is not too soon to start thinking about June (what a poet!). On Friday, June 20 we will host Christine Albert and Chris Gage. Christine will blow you away singing in both English and French while her husband Chris will teach you guitar freaks a few new things. What amazes me about a guitar hero like Chris (he spent many years as Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s right hand man) is that he plays piano just as well!!! Sometimes y’all know the folks who play at the Dragon better than I do and sometimes we get people you aren’t yet familiar with. If you don’t know Chris & Christine, please take my word for it. Have I ever steered you wrong? I guarantee you will LOVE this show.
Time for a curveball (I am a washed up baseball player, you know!). Bill Kirchen’s management called last night and moved us to Sunday, July 13. I know Sundays are tough, but I will take Bill any day we can get him. So we will move the show up to 7:00pm just like we did on our last Sunday show (David Olney). For those who don’t know, Bill is the scorching guitar from Commander Cody’s Lost Planet Airman (HOT ROD LINCOLN!!!!). His Dieselbilly playing has become a genre all its own. I had to guarantee more $$ than we ever have to get this one, so it will have to be a $20 show. Along with that I could sure use some VIPs (an extra $10 for seating choice) and three room/food sponsors. So I officially open the floodgates for reservations. Reserve early because this one will sell out and sell out BIG. And I will rub it in with “I told you so” if you don’t get seats!
8:00 P.M., SATURDAY, MAY 31st, 2008 - MANSHIP THEATRE STUDIO
BATON ROUGE – Acoustic & vocal group Smithfield Fair will feature the music of its predecessor – CHARMER – including a reunion of the group’s full line-up at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in the Manship Theatre Studio at the Shaw Center in downtown Baton Rouge. Tickets are $20 available at the Manship Box Office (225-344-0334) and on-line at www.manshiptheatre.org.
Long a favorite in Baton Rouge, many people still cite the last time they heard Charmer, known for it’s eclectic songs, powerful family “blood harmonies”, and always intriguing presentation. With constant humor and interplay between siblings Dudley-Brian, Bob & Joel Smith, Charmer was a long-standing concert favorite, opening shows with such legendary acts as Arlo Guthrie, John Prine, Nanci Griffith, Louisiana’s LeRoux and Jesse Winchester among many. Singer/songwriter Jan Dedon Smith joined the group in 1983 and the quartet would ultimately release eight albums of original material.
The quartet is also releasing The Perfect Café, a 20-song retrospective celebrating Charmer’s 35th anniversary, and will include their most popular songs, as well as new recordings of the group’s first single, “A Place In Your Heart”, and “The Eleventh Hour Tango”, a track from Dudley-Brian’s 1983 solo release. The Perfect Café will be available at the concert.
Smithfield Fair is currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary and released Twenty for Twenty in late 2007. Three of the current members of Smithfield Fair are former members of Charmer. In the late 1980’s, Charmer became Smithfield Fair, later adding nephew Frang Bladen on bodhran and percussion. Bladen also participated in the new recordings.
Songwriter Spotlight...Sunday, May 11, 2008, from 6:00pm until 9:30pm. BrewHaHa Coffee Shop (711 Jefferson Highway in mid-city BR). Here is the lineup:
6:00pm-6:30pm Yohanna 6:30pm-7:00pm Jason Hanks 7:00pm-7:30pm Donald Gelpi 7:30pm-8:00pm Christopher Polk 8:00pm-8:30pm David Craig 8:30pm-9:00pm Daniel Patterson 9:00pm-9:30pm Eric DiSanto
For more information, contact Dorothy at 225-932-9841.
The Louisiana Music Hall OF Fame is running strong with recent 2008 inductions of major artists including: Bill Conti, Buddy Guy, and NOLA artists Pete Fountain, the Boswell Sisters (Connee, Martha and Vet) and Deacon John at sites including French Quarter Festival, LSU and NOCCA.
World famous composer/arranger/conductor Bill Conti was inducted in ceremonies at the LSU Union Theatre in conjunction with LSU's presentation of awards for his fundraising activities and contributions top the university's band program and music department. Dignitaries present included President William Jenkins and Dr. Sara Lynn Baird. The LSU wind ensemble performed a set conducted by Bill Conti of his music featuring several of compositions including"Rocky", "The Right Stuff", "For Your Eyes Only", "Dynasty", "Cagney and Lacey", "The North and South" and more. The incredible Pete Fountain, Dixieland and Jazz clarinetist and long time NOLA Mardi Gras personality was honored and inducted in ceremonies at Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis. Master bluesman Buddy Guy, known as a mentor to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton was inducted in ceremonies at The Texas Club in BRLA with the assistance of BRLA Mayor Kip Holden. Deacon John Moore was inducted in ceremonies at NOCCA in conjunction with his presentation of the 2008 NO Jazz Fest USPS First Day envelope bearing his likeness and info. Present at that ceremony included President and Board members of the Jazz Fest Foundation, the NOLA District Postmaster, representative of Mayor Ray Nagin's office and other dignitaries. Deacon John was also presented with a leter of thanks from Governor Bobby Jindal, First Lady Supriya Jindal and LMHOF's Mike Shepherd for his incredible performance of "God Bless America" to close the 2008 inauguration and his dynamite set at the Inaugural Ball. Deacon John and special guests including Judy Spellman (daughter of Benny Spellman) performed a great set afterward. The Boswells, a NOLA major vocal act of the 1920s thru 1950s were inducted in ceremonies on the NOLA.com stage at French Quarter Festival, during a performance of NOLA's Pfister Sisters. These most recent inductees bring the LMHOF roster to two dozen with several major inductees planned for the immediate future. For more information, including videos of the performers induction concerts and more, please visit The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame website at www.lmhof.org or www.louisianamusichalloffame.org.
Mrs. Dorothy & Her Traveling Shaky Egg Band is back...with new tunes, a new cd, and very creative homemade percussion instruments...to play music with your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc. (Frankly, you'll want to play along, too!) Yes, the children in attendance pick up a "shaky bottle" or "plastic cymbals" or a "paper towel rainstick" and magically morph into her Traveling Shaky Egg Band...and in the process, they experience the joy of music! They're having so much fun that they don't know they're actually learning as they use rhyming words to help her craft a song or use numbers and patterning as they shake a percussion instrument to the beat! Sound fun? Please mark your calendars and bring the kids to BrewHaHa Coffee Shop (711 Jefferson Highway, mid-city Baton Rouge) on Saturday, June 14, from 9:30am until 11:00am, and again on Saturday, June 28, from 9:30am until 11:00am.
For more information, and to hear snippets from her new cd, please visit Mrs. Dorothy's website at www.shakyeggband.com or call her at 225-932-9841.
Thank you for your continued help in promoting family-friendly activities in our community...
May 9 Hot Art Cool Nights in Mid City at Caffery Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA 6-10 pm
May 31 Smithfield Fair featuring the music of Charmer with Special guests Joel Smith & David Preat at the Manship Theatre Studio, Baton Rouge, LA 8 pm
For more dates, please check the calendar at Smithfieldfair.com
Acoustic & vocal group Smithfield Fair will be featured in two distinctly unique concerts during the month of May 2008.
· On Friday, May 9th – Smithfield Fair will perform as pa rt of the “Hot Art, Cool Nights in Mid-City” arts extravaganza with performances “under the stars” at Caffery Gallery (4016 Government Street at Richland). The performance is free and open to the public and the band takes the stage at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Those attending are encouraged to bring out their lawnchairs and relax.
· On Saturday, May 31st – Smithfield Fair will present “the music of CHARMER” - its predecessor – including a reunion of the group’s full line-up at 8:00 p.m., in the Manship Theatre Studio at the Shaw Center in downtown Baton Rouge (100 Lafayette Street, downtown < /SPAN>Baton Rouge). Tickets are $20 available at the Manship Box Office (225-344-0334) and on-line at www.manshiptheatre.com.
Smithfield Fair is currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary and released Twenty for Twenty in late 2007. Three current members of Smithfield Fair are former members of Charmer. In the late 1980’s, Charmer became Smithfield Fair, later adding nephew Frang Bladen on bodhran and percussion.
Long a favorite in Baton Rouge, many people still cite the last time they heard Charmer, known for it’s eclectic songs, powerful family “blood harmonies”, and always intriguing presentation. A concert favorite, siblings Dudley-Brian, Bob & Joel Smith of Alexandria were joined in 1983 by Baton Rouge singer-songwriter Jan Dedon. Also being released is Charmer: The Perfect Café, a 20-song retrospective celebrating Charmer’s 35th anniversary, and will include their most popular songs and some new recordings. For information: www.myspace.com/smithfieldfair & www.myspace.com/charmeracousticmusic.
Sat, Apr 26th 8:00PM Baton Rouge Blues Week at Happy's Backyard Patio 225-389-1282 136 3rd St Downtown Baton Rouge (with Papa Grows Funk!!) Free Admission!!
SNEAK PEEK - 1st Weekend in May in Texas!!: Thu, May 1st - Mardi Gras Seafood, Mount Pleasant, Fri, May 2nd - Into the Glass, Grapevine and Sat, May 3rd I'll open up Fred Fest at Fred's Texas Cafe in Fort Worth, TX at 1pm!! Live music all day - Free!!! All the best!
From A Listener Regarding Hootenanny Power Playlists
Comments: Love your show, but you need to update your playlists. Please. I try to write down the names of the artists and songs I like during the show, but sometimes miss the backannounce. I know you have to file the playlists...just put them up here...please.
I used to be able to open this website and update it just after the close of the radio show, but the current station computer in the studio, which I use to type my playlist during the show Saturday nights, can't handle all the pop-ups and javascript junk that Network Solutions throws at it in order to update. Then, if I don't have time Sunday to get to my office and post the list to the site, it is not easy to grab the time away from law stuff during the week. I have generally been able to get it up during the week after the show. But, I can do this to make sure those who want a playlist can get it quickly ... Within the half hour after the show ends (so about 12:30 am Sunday), I send an email posting the playlist to www.folkradio.org. I can include anyone who so wishes on the "bcc" of the email. Just write me ( taylor@wrkf.org ) and ask me to include you in the playlist emails.
The springtime version of the free Live After Five concert series in Baton Rouge is sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association, Live After Five will continue for eight weeks with a different live band each Friday. For information visit http://liveafterfiveonline.com.
I send this link to you because you need to at least listen to this ladies beautiful voice and songs. Sarah has been a friend for many years, she writes songs from deep in the heart that we all need to hear, enjoy and share. No matter what style of music you like I think you'll love this one.
Give it a listen and judge for yourself. It doesn't cost a thing to at least LISTEN!
Please if you have other friends that might like this music share it with them too.
Until we meet again remember this.
Once you hear great music, you'll never forget it.
Music, culture, politics, poetry, history, scenery ... (not to mention Guinness Stout!) ... Ireland has it all... and I'd love to show it to you. And now, thanks to my wonderful Irish partner, Tom Pigott, of Enchanted Way Tours, I can...
I'm leading small tours to the west of Ireland this summer on:
June 10-19 (filling up fast!) August 15-24 (only one seat left!) September 30- October 9th
The $1750 cost of this tour includes ALL ground transportation, ALL accommodations, ALL breakfasts, THREE dinners AND admission to many many special events... making this an extraordinary value, not to mention WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much fun!
Tom and I will show you the 'best of the west' -- the real Ireland. I really hope you can join us ... if not this year, then next...
From Clay Eals, author of the Steve Goodman biography w/ cd, "Facing The Music":
I deeply am grateful to all of you and many others whose support for "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music" prompted its first printing of 5,000 copies to sell out in just eight months. My publisher, ECW Press, graciously has taken the plunge for a second printing of 5,000. Those copies are hot off the press and now available at my site. Just visit <www.clayeals.com> and click on the "Online Store" tab to order it at a discount. Included inside each book ordered from my site is a signed postcard (new version) that can be used as a bookmark.
The new edition is more than a mere reprint. It includes hundreds of little fixes, clarifications, updates and additions, including 30 new photos, bringing the total number of images in the book to 575, all in the same 800 pages. My thanks go to ECW for allowing me to revise the book for its second printing and for taking this huge financial step to meet the demand that has been building for several months. www.clayeals.com
Starting April 11th and continuing for 8 consecutive Friday evenings, the Trailhead Foundation and the Backbeat Foundation will present "Free Music Fridays" at the Mandeville Trailhead. This music series is geared towards bringing a quality family cultural experience to the Northshore.
With the onset of springtime weather Free Music Fridays will offer an enjoyable and affordable way to spend a Friday evening. The musical line-up includes: Five Finger Discount, Four Unplugged, Pine Leaf Boys Trio, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Maggie Brown, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, AsheSon Cuban Band, The Iguanas, 30 x 90 Blues Band, The Stringbeans, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, Paula and the Pontiacs, Christian Serpas and Ghost Town, Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show, Robert Fortune Band, and Big Sam's Funky Nation.
The venue gates will open at 5:30pm with the opening musical act starting at 6:00pm and the headliner starting at 7:00pm. Please feel free to bring Lawn chairs, blankets, cameras, and children are all welcome. Sorry- no outside food or drink allowed. Concessions sales keep it free. See you at the Mandeville Trailhead!
Music Schedule:
May 16 - Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys / Paula and the Pontiacs
May 23 - Christian Serpas and Ghost Town / Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show
May 30 - Robert Fortune Band / Big Sam's Funky Nation
We are very close to finalizing the 2008 Festival (May 22 – June 8) Schedule, but we don’t want to wait any longer. We’ve posted the schedules as they stand today (www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/2008schedules.htm). You may notice several “tba”s listed…These spots have been filled by booked performers, but we are not allowed to release names as of yet. Please check back soon as we will be added more names often. Here are some of the highlights:
-First Weekend Performers Include: Jimmy Lafave, Eliza Gilkyson, Kevin Welch, Zoe Lewis, Twilight Hotel, The Belleville Outfit, Jud Caswell, Jon Vezner, Tom Russell, Peppino D’Agostino, Sara Hickman, Albert & Gage, Caroline Aiken, Dave Crossland, Dale Watson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Two High String Band, a Reunion of the Lost Gonzo Band and others to be announced.
-Second Weekend Performers Include: Slaid Cleaves, Band of Heathens, The Gourds, David Wilcox, Austin Lounge Lizards, Ronny Cox, Freebo, Scott Ainslie, Sam Lardner, Madcat & Kane, Pat Wictor, Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, “Peter, Bethany & Rufus”, Blame Sally, and others to be announced.
-Third Weekend Performers Include: Kathy Mattea, Guy Forsyth, Trout Fishing in America, Randy Rogers, Terri Hendrix, South Austin Jug Band, Small Potatoes, Jon Michaels, Sally Barris, Anais Mitchell, Wheatfield, Bobby Bridger, Amilia K Spicer, and others to be announced.
Hi, friends in New Orleans, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and other fine places in Louisiana! I just wanted to let you know that three of my CDs are available at the Louisiana Music Factory on Decatur Street in New Orleans. If you are doing your Christmas shopping and want to give my music as a gift, please support this great store that does so much to promote Louisiana music and musicians. It was a treat to perform in the store last year and I appreciate that opportunity. You can order online at this link www.louisianamusicfactory.com (search for Les Kerr and you’ll get to my CDs), visit the store at 210 Decatur Street, New Orleans, or call 504-586-1094. Thanks for your support of my music and I hope you’ll contact the Louisiana Music Factory if you would like to order the CDs listed below. Have a wonderful holiday season! Les Les Kerr CDs available at Louisiana Music Factory: Christmas on the Coast 10 songs including Jingle Bells (Christmas in New Orleans) and the title track about Christmas in Pascagoula with vocal accompaniment by The Jordanaires Red Blues 13 songs including Pray for New Orleans, Mackinac Blues, Streetcar in the Rain and Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On Crawfish Caravan 15 songs including The Camellia Grill, Slippin’ into Slidell and House of the Rising Sun www.louisianamusicfactory.com
Lilli Lewis is an up and coming singer/songwriter who plays at Garrison's Global Coffee Bar every Friday night and Sunday afternoons in Hammond. I guess you could say her sound is kind of "earthy/bluesy" but her songs are much harder to categorize. All I can say is, everyone who hears her thinks she's the next big thing.
Her web site is www.lillilewis.com and she's at www.myspace.com/lillilewis. Please check her out and add her to your calendar: Lilli Lewis, Garrison's Global Coffeebar, 105 South Cate Street, Hammond, LA 70401, (985) 419-1180, Fridays: 7:30-9:30pm, Sundays: 3-5pm
Clarence Moritz, Jr.'s Cajun/Zydeco show is on WBRH, 90.3 fm, Saturdays 7-8 pm, and area Cajun and Zydeco radio info are always found at www.cajunradio.org , Cajun music jams at http://www.cajunradio.org/cajunjams.html, and don't forget the Baton Rouge Blues Society and all its events and listings, at www.batonrougeblues.org
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.
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Your basic collector's item: The General Store Hootenanny Power t-shirt
"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." --Emma Goldman
I am Taylor Caffery your host for the folk music program Hootenanny Power, in its 24th year (starting in 1981 as The Spaghetti Western Hour, then The General Store) on WRKF in Baton Rouge, now Saturday nights 9 to midnight. There's more information at www.wrkf.org and you can write to me at e-mail address: tlcaffery@yahoo.com . By all means, be sure to take every opportunity to visit the program's regular underwriter at the website: Caffery Gallery, or in person at 4016 Government in Baton Rouge.
Important warning advisory disclaimer and/or notice: This site, HootenannyPower.com is solely my responsibility as a folk music fan, and does not represent, in any capacity, official or "unofficial," the opinions of WRKF Public Radio Inc., the board, the staff, the underwriters, the labels, folksingers, other persons mentioned herein, major league baseball, or anybody else you can think of except moi.
Looking for timely, lovingly, painstakingly updated Cajun/Zydeco listings and links? Your first stop should be this site from Patsy Hebert of Youngsville: The Patsy Report
