The National Folk Festival

Celebrate the National Folk Festival with American Routes. For over 70 years, the National Folk Festival has traveled from coast to coast, bringing the music of the people to the people. We’ll head to the old mining town of Butte, Montana to meet the folks who recently put on the show and the city that came out to see them. Then we’ll mine the archives and listen in on classic moments from past National Folk Festivals. All this plus music to get you in the summer festival frame of mind.

HOUR ONE

Open Bed: Cincinnati Shout Rabbit Muse
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

I'm Beginning to See the Light Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Driftin' Blues Charles Brown
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Buffalo Gals Wylie and the Wild West
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

La Ti Da Marcia Ball
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Instrumental: Steel Guitar Rag Speedy West and the Oklahoma Swing Band
recorded live at the National Folk Festival,

SEGMENT: Joe Wilson

La Terre De Mon Grandpere (My Grandfather's Land) Beausoleil
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Paradise John Prine
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Blackland Farm Bill Neely
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

In the Jailhouse Now John Jackson
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Instrumental: Old Jimmy Sutton Greg Hooven And The Backstep Band
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Talking 'Bout A Good Time Moving Star Hall Singers
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

(Somebody Got) Sew, Sew, Sew The Wild Magnolias
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Pot Pourri Barachois
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Johnny's Gone for a Soldier Solas
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

King George IV (Medley) Cape Breton Fiddlers
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Jolie Bassette Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

End Bed: La Hache a Deux Taillants Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

HOUR TWO

Take the A Train The Quebe Sisters
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Froggy Went a Courtin' Peg Leg Sam
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

He May Be Your Man Edith Wilson and Little Brother Montgomery
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Muskrat Ramble Bob French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

SEGMENT: Butte, Montana with Bill Richards at the Old Berkley Pit, Tim & Karen Laity at Joe's Pasty Shop, and singer Albert James

Instrumental: San Antonio Rose The Quebe Sisters
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Semi-Truck Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Down, Down, Down Rose Maddux and the Southern Mountain Boys
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Hey Bartender, There's a Big Bug in My Beer Warner Williams
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Every Which-A-Way The Quebe Sisters
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Llegaron Los Camperos (The Countrymen Arrived) Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Instrumental: Paul Barbarin's Second Line Treme Brass Band
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

SEGMENT: Rev. John Wilkins

Drinking of the Wine The Menhaden Chanteymen
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

Wally Alabega's Carousel Blinky and the Roadmasters
recorded live at the National Folk Festival

End Bed: Indian on a Stomp The Balfa Brothers
recorded live at the National Folk Festival