National Heritage Fellowship Concert and Celebration
Live from the Nation’s Capital, it’s the 2009 National Heritage Fellowship Concert. Each year, the National Endowment for the Arts recognizes citizens for their contributions to our nation’s traditional arts. We’ll hear from this year’s honorees, including zydeco’s Queen Ida, the gospel group The Birmingham Sunlights and Puerto Rican cuatro genius Edwin Colon Zayas. Plus visits with an array of previous National Heritage Fellows, from B.B. King to Earl Scruggs.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Stealing Time Eddie Pennington
Walks the Strings... and Even Sings, Smithsonian Folkways
CLIP: B.B. King
Why I Sing the Blues B.B. King
Do The Boogie! B.B. King's Early 50s Classics, Flair
Papirossen Dave Tarrass and Sam Musiker
Tanz! With Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers, Sony
CLIP: Earl Scruggs
Foggy Mountain Chimes Earl Scruggs
The Essential Earl Scruggs, Sony
Papacito Blinky & the Roadmasters
Crucian Scratch Band Music, Rounder
CLIP: Lalo Guerrero
Cancion Mexicana Lalo Guerrero
Recuerdos - Memories, self-published
Instrumental: Canta Contrabajo Cachao
La Leyenda Vol.1, Kubaney
John Henry John Jackson
American Routes original recording
Barack Obama Boogie Henry Gray & the Cats
Times Are Gettin' Hard, Lucky Cat
Better Day Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing, Smithsonian Folkways
CLIP: Mavis Staples
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Staples Singers
Freedom Highway, Sony
CLIP: Koko Taylor
I Got What It Takes Koko Taylor
What it Takes: The Chess Years, MCA
So Sweet To Be Saved Five Blind Boys of Alabama
I Saw the Light, Liquid 8
Instrumental: Razzmadazz Robert Jr. Lockwood
Just the Blues, Bullseye
CLIP: Mingo Saldivar
Rueda de Fuego Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas
I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas, Rounder
Les Flammes D'enfer The Balfa Brothers
The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music, Vol. 1 & 2, Swallow
CLIP: Wanda Jackson
Hard Headed Woman Wanda Jackson
Vintage Collections, Capitol
Little Boy, How Old Are You? Shirley Caesar
A Collection of Her Finest Recordings, Music Collection
End Bed: Marching Jaybird Etta Baker
Banjo, Music Maker
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Alegria Boricua Edwin Colon Zayas
Homenaje A Los Maestros del Cuatro Vol. 1, ECZ
Medley Edwin Colon Zayas
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INTERVIEW: Basketmaker Teri Rofkar
Yoruban traditional song Amma McKen
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CLIP: Mike Seeger
from The New Lost City Ramblers in Always Been a Rambler DVD, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Dallas Rag The New Lost City Ramblers
Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?, Smithsonian Folkways
Dance Medley Dudley Laufman
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INTERVIEW: Basketmaker LeRoy Graber
INTERVIEW: Cambodian Choreographer and Dancer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro
Somewhere to Lay My Head Birmingham Sunlights
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Instrumental: Flores de Mayo Edwin Colon Zayas
Homenaje A Los Maestros del Cuatro Vol. 1, ECZ
INTERVIEW: Indian Katak Dancer Chitresh Das
Words poem by Joel Nelson
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Creole From Lake Charles Queen Ida
Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert
When The Saints Go Marching In The Heritage Award Winners
Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert