Alaska/Hawaii
From Alaska to Hawaii, the Newest States of Being Cool and warm seasonal music for dog sledding and surfing, Eskimo rock and slack-key hula guitar. We’ll hear songs about these places from the imaginations of Danny Kaye,The Sons of Hawaii, Michelle Shocked and the Nunamta Yupik Singers. Plus visits to a Hawaiian luau, radio station KBHR of “Northern Exposure” fame and a real Alaskan public radio station, KNBA in Anchorage.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Hula Blues Bob Brozman and Ledward Kaapana
Kika Kila Meets Kiho'alu, Dancing Cat
Li' Uli' U Aloha Na Mele O Paniolo
Songs of the Hawaiian Cowboy, WB
Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a Moon Mullican
Sings His All Time Greatest Hits, King
Hanakeoki Sons of Hawaii
The Best of the Sons of Hawaii, Hawaii Sons
The New Hula Blues Taj Mahal
Sacred Island, Private Music
Everybody Does it in Hawaii Jimmie Rodgers
On the Way Up, 1929, Rounder
Tomi, Tomi Kanui & Lula
Blue Hawaii, ASV
Hula Lou Danny Kaye
Sings Your Favorite Songs, The Entertainers
Instrumental: Blues for Hawaiians Chuck Berry
More Slide Guitar Classics, Rhino
Cowboy Hula Na Mele O Paniolo
Songs Of The Hawaiian Cowboy, WB
Hillbilly Hula Gal Junior Brown
12 Shades of Brown, Curb
Hawaii Five-O The Ventures
Hawaii Five-O"/"Swamp Rock, One Way Records
Makaha Waves Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Spellbound! (1955-1974), Bear Family
SEGMENT: Lahaina Luau
Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley
Elvis Blue Hawaii, RCA
Instrumental: Coconut Boogaloo Medeski, Martin and Wood
Combustication, Blue Note
Kai Malino George Kahumoko Jr
Troubled Paradise, Flying Fish
Mele Pule Kahea: Hula Ka'i Sam Pua Ha'aheo
The Master Chanters of Hawaii, Mountain Apple Co.
Aia ‘O Kalani I Maleka Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu
Po'Oleka Chants, Dudoit
Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) Ella Fitzgerald
Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too, Capitol
I'll Fly to Hawaii Gowans' Rhapsody makers
Jazz the World Forgot Vol. 1, Yazoo
HOUR TWO
Keeping Warm Merideth Monk and Bob Een
Facing North, ECM
Ah hum mum ma Tudjaat
Heartbeat 2: More Voices of First Nations Women, Folkways
Igloo Betty Hutton
The Best of the RCA Years, One Way
North to Alaska Dwight Yoakum
Under the Covers, Reprise
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Frank Zappa
Apostrophe, Ryko
The Coldest Stuff in Town Whistling Bob Howe & Frankie Griggs
Please Warm My Weiner, Yazoo
Baby It's Cold Outside Dean Martin
Christmas Cocktails 2, Capitol
Instrumental: The Casbah Buddy Rich and Max Roach
Rich Versus Roach, Mercury
Eagle Island Blues Bill Stevens
Folk Masters Radio Series
Stranded Nunamta Yupik Singers
Folk Masters Radio Series
SEGMENT: Cold and music from Barrow, AK
North to Alaska Rose Maddox
The Complete, Bear Family
South To Louisiana (North To Alaska) Johnnie Allan
Swamp Pop Legend, Jin
Instrumental: Theme From Northern Exposure David Schwartz
More Music From Northern Exposure, MCA
Chris in the Morning (KBHR): "On Spring"
Northern Exposure TV Series
When It's Springtime In Alaska Johnny Horton
1956-1960, Bear Family
INTERVIEW: Jim Stratton: Alaska DJ
Anchorage Michelle Shocked
Short Sharp Shocked, Mercury
Ice Daniel Lanois
Acadie, Warner
End Bed: Stand Up, Sit Down Bill Frisell Quartet
Bill Frisell Quartet, Nonesuch