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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7:00 p.m., Friday, August 7th, 2009 – Westminster Presbyterian Church
Singer-songwriters Smithfield Fair will perform a concert at 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 7th, 2009 in the fellowship hall of Westminster Presbyterian Church (3701 Jones Creek Road in Baton Rouge). The Baton Rouge-based ensemble will be returning from performances in Florida and is to present music from its traditional Scottish/Celtic repertoire as well as original songs the band has become known for over the course of its career. The concert is free and open to the public.
The members of Smithfield Fair – husband-and-wife team of Dudley-Brian & Jan Smith with bassist Bob Smith – are currently celebrating 20 years as Smithfield Fair, as well as performing music from their previous incarnation – Charmer, a popular Louisiana act throughout the 70’s and 80’s. Smithfield Fair is preparing to release its 16th album, The Longing, and has long been a staple of the Americana, roots-oriented, independent music movement.
Again, the general public is invited to this concert of uplifting and entertaining music. The admission is free and there is plenty of parking.
Adam Carroll & Owen Temple Fri, Oct 23 8:00pm $15 www.AdamCarroll.com Michael O'Conner opens!!
Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines Thur, Nov 5 7:30pm $50 www.TerriHendrix.com Martin Flanagan opens MANSHIP THEATER
David Olney Fri, Nov 13 8:00pm $20 www.DavidOlney.com Eric Schmitt opens!!
Regular Seat Prices Above (ALL $$ go to the artist!!) VIP Seats – For an extra $10 per seat (which helps cover show expenses) you get your choice of seating.
Room Sponsor - If you sponsor a hotel room for an artist ($75), you get your choice of seating for your whole party (up to 8 people). Reserve your seats by emailing Chris Maxwell at cmaxwell@premier.net
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
Hey Everybody! For those of you that are new, welcome to the mailing list! Below are my dates for June/July. I'll be in two new venues so for those of you in the Baton Rouge and Dallas areas can check them out if you want.
Summer's gettin' pretty hot so we're putting on a cool new show with my Underground Blues Trio next weekend at D'Jon's in Baton Rouge featuring Andy Cornett (Harmonica/Bass) and Earl "the Bishop" Christopher (Drums). Come on out for dinner and a show!
On the 4th of July I'll be Bluesin' it on the patio at the Wine Loft in Southlake, TX (North of Dallas) for their Red, White and Blues celebration. Indoors if it rains (right!) Also, I've included a link below to a tune I just recorded that you can go and listen to or download for free as an mp3. It's called Friday Afternoon tune and it's just a laid back guitar groove that I think you'll dig. Hope you are all well and seeya' soon!!
Marty's Blues Calendar for June/July:
Fri, Jul 10, 2009 - Grapevine, TX, 8pm-11pm @ Into the Glass, 322 S. Main St. (817) 442-1969
Fri, Jul 11, 2009 - Dallas, TX, 9:30pm-1:30am @ West End Pub 1801 N Lamar St # 100, (214) 748-5711
Sat, Jul 25, 2009 - Lafayette, LA, 7pm-10pm@ Blue Dog Cafe, 1211 W. Pinhook Rd. 337-237-0005
Enjoy a film screening of the documentary "The Promised Land". This film was an official selection at the SXSW, Tribecca, and Canne film festivals. Immediately following the screening of the film, a live performance by Lil' Band O' Gold. Take a Swamp Pop Journey with Lil' Band O' Gold...8 memnbers, 25 egos, and 6 livers! Tickets - $35.00
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Chris Thomas King Saturday, August 15, 2009 8:00 P.M.
Baton Rouge native and Grammy winner Chris Thomas King has sold more than 10 million records. He is featured on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? , Down From the Mountain and More Music From Ray soundtracks. This is one performanace you won't want to miss!
For more information, or to purchase tickets, call the Manship Theatre Ticket Desk at 225-344-0334 or click www.manshiptheatre.org to buy tickets online.
NEWS FROM CLARENCE THE CAJUN DJ ... INCLUDING NEW KLSU CAJUN SHOW
Hi, this is Clarence the Cajun DJ in Baton Rouge and www.cajunradio.org Baton Rouge has a new Cajun Zydeco radio show on Sundays 9pm - 11pm on KLSU 91.1 FM.
Yea!!! It broadcasts on the internet at www.klsuradio.fm Request line: (225) 578-5578
Producers of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., are donating $240,000 to music-related nonprofits in New Orleans. Bonnaroo is co-produced by Superfly Presents, which started off promoting Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest concerts in New Orleans. The 2009 Bonnaroo wraps up four days of music on a 700-acre farm on Sunday, June 14; it was expected to attract upwards of 70,000 music fans.
The 2008 Bonnaroo featured the "Somethin' Else" tent with New Orleans music; fans were asked to make a donation upon entering. Those funds made up part of the festival's nearly quarter-million-dollar gift. Additional money comes from the Sept. 2005 "From the Big Apple to the Big Easy" benefit concert in New York, which Superfly co-produced.
Local beneficiaries include New Orleans Habitat for Humanity's Musicians Village and the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music; the New Orleans Musicians Clinic; the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts; and the Tipitina's Foundation....
On August 21-23, 2009, the 2009 James Burton International Guitar Festival will take in Shreveport, Louisiana with three days of incredible music to benefit The James Burton Foundation. Almost 40 years ago, Elvis called James Burton and asked him to put together a band as he was going to return to the stage and tour. Each of James’ special guests at this year’s festival will perform their hit songs plus their favorite Elvis song. On Friday, August 21st, there will be “The James Burton Birthday Bash” along with local bands in concert.
The Foundation is dedicated to providing music training and guitars to children and young adults in schools, communities, and hospitals. For more information, call 318-424-5000 or log onto the website at www.jamesburtonmusic.com
HOUMA — Jerry Raines never pretended to know the music business. He just wanted to make music. Key Documents:
In the early 1960s, Raines was a nationally known swamp-pop songwriter out of Houma, swept to fame with his first song “Our Teenage Love” when he was 18 years old.
Stardom didn’t last long, however, and while in his 20s and 30s, Raines found himself working in local cane fields.
“Nobody knew who I was,” said Raines, whose real name is Rubin Bergeron. “One day you’re up there, the next day you’re down. What I did in the music business, I never thought I’d get this far.”
Raines, 68, now lives in Senator Circle, one of Houma’s two public-housing developments, with his third wife, 71-year-old Florence Lovell Bergeron, whom he credits with inspiring him to return to music.
Nine years ago, Raines started writing songs again....
Smithfield Fair will return to the Manship Studio on Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. with special guest David Praet.
From Dirty Linen:
For 20 years...Smithfield Fair has managed to blend original, Celtic-based songs with aspects of bluegrass, Appalachian, and other forms of American music. The quartet features Dudley-Brian Smith's powerful guitar playing, singing, and songwriting; Jan Smith's melodic and ethereal accordion work and adept vocals and harmonies; Bob Smith's rock-steady and solid bass; and the singularly names Frang's percussion. The general subject matter tends toward Scottish songs, such as the driving Longships, the Dougie Maclean-influenced James of the Glen, the melodic My Heart's in the Highlands, and the majestic Moon Over Caledonia. This compilation (20420) gathers 20 tracks from the group's 10 albums and certainly represents a very best of this unique and passionate band.
Charmer was an acoustic and vocal quartet that featured Dudley-Brian Smith, Jan and Bob Smith, and brother Joel on guitar and vocals. Unlike Smithfield Fair, Charmer focused more on American singer/songwriter content with a very strong melodic and harmony-centered approach. The Perfect Cafe is a 20-song 'best of' collection of original material from their eight albums over a 16-year run. There were strong influences of contemporary writers including Dan Fogelberg, Jesse Winchester, Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley in the group's timeless Americana approach, and songs such as 'Flying High', 'Wishing Well', 'Compassion in the Crowd', and 'Rebecca' demonstrated them to be accomplished writers and musicians. The Perfect Cafe is a chance to rediscover a band that should have received wider recognition for its excellent music. - Lahri Bond, Dirty Linen Magazine
Clarence recommends: Cajun Radio Shows in Baton Rouge every Saturday 5am-7am WYPY 100.7 FM - Roland Doucet's Cajun Show 7am-10am WYPY 100.7 FM - Roland Doucet's Swamp Pop Show 7pm-8pm WBRH 90.3 FM - Clarence's Cajun Show (225) 388-9030
*You Can Dress 'Em Up But You Can't Take 'Em Nowhere*
The Boyz latest release, /You Can Dress 'Em Up But You Can't Take 'Em Nowhere/ is a mixture of styles as was their previous album, /Not Your Daddy's Bluegrass/. The Boyz latest album is presented as the /The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz Bluegrass Hour/ on KRUD in Albany, Louisiana with Doug Anderson (The Larry Wallace and and the Patchwork String Band) and Buz Sibley (The Cane Grinders and The Way-Goners). This is second entertaining album by The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz that I have been fortunate enough to review. The Boyz have a comical wit that makes listening to their music quite entertaining. More than just good music, there is a jovial air that surrounds them as well.
This program consists of 20 songs and 20 announcer tracks for a total of 40. This makes for an interesting presentation that is as unique as this band, their humor and their music. This allows the listener to hear just the music...Just the commentary...Or both. It is, however, the music AND the humor that keeps it all together. The album plays out like a story presented in a radio DJ fashion. The story gives one a good look at the band and a fresh style with a not so formal presentation.
The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz play bluegrass, bluegrass styled music and more. The album covers a lot more than bluegrass as the listener will hear "Here Comes My Baby", a Cat Stevens tune and a Jim Croce favorite, "Age". You'll get some Bob Dylan and even Lilley Loesser's famous "I Got Spurs That Jingle Jangle Jingle." The Boyz tie it together with traditional tunes such as "Pretty Saro", "East Virginia Blues", Flowers of Edinburgh", and "Mountain Girl." Filling it all in are songs written by Hans 'Fritz' Mayers, the band's banjo musician.
The music it intertwined with dialog from the fictitious radio station KRUD. The first half of the program is sponsored by stylish "White Socks" is a good indication of where things are going for the rest of the album. The latter half is sponsored by "Moist Towelettes." The Boyz may just be right -- You Can Dress 'Em Up But You Can't Take 'Em Nowhere. Sometimes, you just have to get serious and toss all seriousness aside. That is the nature of this album.
The harmonies are very good and when you dress the Boyz up just a bit, they put their talents to work. "Pretty Saro" is an excellent example of what the Boyz can do when, and if, decide to get serious. Doug's mandolin work on "East Virginia Blues" illustrates the bluegrass qualities as the banjo fills in. Yes, the Boyz can put together some mighty fine music when they get a mind to. Bob Dylan's, "I Shall Be Released" works here with the bluegrass instrumentation.
Buz Sibley guests on the album and provides fiddle on the Texas Swing track, "There's a New Moon, Over My Shoulder" and other tracks. Doug Anderson's F5 mandolin is an essential part of this album as well. After all, bluegrass is more than bass, banjo and guitar! You gotta have a fiddle in the band and bluegrass isn't bluegrass without a mandolin.
If you're looking for the super-produced, and reproduced, spit and polished perfection of music, well, this ain't it! If you're looking for something original, entertaining and fun, well, give this album a spin. I find myself listening to the Boyz more than some of the hifalutin' super fancy chrome-plated spit-polished bluegrass productions out there today. One thing is for sure -- after listening to this album, it is apparent that /You Can Dress 'Em Up But You Can't Take 'Em Nowhere/!
Willi Sager plays the Bass while Rex Hall picks Guitar and Hans 'Fritz' Mayers plays the Banjo and some Mandolin and they all share vocals -- That's the The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz. The band gets their name, Bagasse, from the biomass remaining after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice.
Today I had the pleasure of hearing my song, 'A Little Less Louisiana' on WWL radio 870 AM on Garland Robinette's 'Think Tank' program. I called in to thank them for the airplay and the programmer notified me that they'd played it for the intro and outro for the entire 11 o'clock hour.
I was gratified to say the least!
Look for a picture of 'The Mosspickers' in the December issue of the Houma monthly free magazine 'Point of Vue'.
The Mosspickers are performing at 'Christmas in the Pines' in Independence, LA on Friday December 5th 6pm and at the Thibodaux American Legion on Sunday December 7th, 10:30 - 1pm. Then look for us at the Grapevine Cafe' and Gallery on December 12th from 7-9:30 pm.
Check out this link to my brother Tom Sylvest Jr's 'Hurricane Song' video. You'll enjoy this!
Les Kerr’s new New Orleans Set CD is Now Available at www.leskerr.com !
Also – All CDs, Tennessee Book, Poster On Sale to Celebrate!
Dear Friends,
My new CD, New Orleans Set, is now available at www.leskerr.com To celebrate, all CDs on the web site, the Tennessee book and Mardi Gras posters are also on sale! Basically, I'll pay the postage, autograph them if you want, and get 'em to you as soon as possible. You can order online or print the order form and send a check, whichever you prefer.
After lots of requests, many of my New Orleans songs are now on one disc. A new song, Smile Upon Your Soul and a new recording of Below the Level of the Sea start the album off and favorites like The Camellia Grill, Pray for New Orleans and New Orleans in the Spring are among the twelve tracks on the disc. As a little lagniappe, Mackinac Blues and Tourist in a Rental Car round out the CD.
Complete song list:
1. Smile Upon Your Soul 2. Below the Level of the Sea 3. The Camellia Grill 4. Pray for New Orleans 5. Mardi Gras Song 6. Streetcar in the Rain 7. The Sun Also Rises 8. New Orleans in the Spring 9. Tourist in a Rental Car 10. Midriff Mama Blues 11. Mackinac Blues 12. Jingle Bells (Christmas in New Orleans) w/The Jordanaires
Order now to get your copy or a gift copy before Christmas.
As always, thanks for listening and I hope you'll enjoy New Orleans Set.
We are pleased to announce that the Smithfield Fair has increased on YouTube. Big thanks to Hans Wax of American A/V for cutting down our footage from the 2006-2007 WUWL Live shows in to postable files.
Local treasures often remain hidden to the many Columbuses seeking weekend entertainment, but it does not have to be that way. Ask Google. The god of online search engines possesses boundless scoop on everything from politics to music. Afterall, you won’t receive an e-mail notifying you that musician Patrick Sylvest performs monthly at the Grapevine Cafe in Donaldsonville, but he does. Patrick Sylvest, you ask? Google him.
Sylvest is a lifelong Louisianian who recently fulfilled his dream of recording a bluegrass-tinged album with renowned session players in Nashville and Franklin, Tenn. Boasting family roots in music dating prior to his grandparents, the local musician was filled with pride in discussing his latest accomplishment.“I hope the album is a legacy to my family and Louisiana,” says Sylvest....
Area guitarist and singer Robert Calmes (formerly of Drifthouse) is playing a venue where he says he will be singing folk music for part of the night. It's at Gio's Mezza Luna at 37436 Ultima Plaza Blvd. (Corner of Ultima Plaza and Airline Hwy.) on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 10 PM.
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.
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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"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
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