Eric on The Road

Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Thursday, September 04, 2008

New Podcast Posting: An Introductory Journey into American Folk

“Bluegrass and ballads. Chicken scratch and gospel. Polka and powwows. Perhaps Mike Seeger summed it up best: When he was asked what genres come under the rubric of American folk, he said ‘All the music that fits in between the cracks”.

So wrote Kip Lornell as part of his book, “The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to American Folk”.
Kip Lornell joins us in this introduction to all the music that fits between the cracks.

And he should know.

Kip Lornell has been researching and writing about American roots music since the late 1960’s. Since 1973 he has lived and worked in the South on music-related films, record projects and books. He teaches at George Washington University, has authored 8 books (ranging from Leadbelly to Gospel, and has even won a Grammy).

He is a uniquely qualified and most helpful guide as he starts us on this journey about us and our musics.

At:
http://conversationsontheroad.com/

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