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Big Guitars from Texas |
Bulldoggin' Boogie
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This tune was written by Don Leady, formerly of LeRoi Bros & Tailgators, two great Austin bands. | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) |
Gabor Szabo |
Three King Fishers
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Terrific guitar player from Budapest, Hungary; died in 1986 at age 45. | 0:02:12 (Pop-up) |
Goat Rodeo |
Attaboy
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This is Yo Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan. Serious players. | 0:07:14 (Pop-up) |
Norman Blake |
Rubagfre
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From 1975, "Old and New" on Flying Fish | 0:12:39 (Pop-up) |
Bela Fleck |
Cheeseballs in Cowtown
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From "Tales from the Acoustic Planet" (WB, 1994) | 0:16:13 (Pop-up) |
Sam Bush |
Leather Britches
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This one is from a collection: "Bluegrass Class of 1990"-- which also includes Bela Fleck and Norman Blake | 0:20:56 (Pop-up) |
Chet Atkins |
Carnavalito
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This country guitar giant can play lots of different kinds of music. Sweet. | 0:24:36 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: Gabor Szabo |
Dear Prudence ![]() |
In 1968 & 69, Gabor Szabo covered a lot of popular hit songs. Not all of them worked. |
0:27:51 (Pop-up) |
Caetano Veloso |
The Carioca
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Caetano sings in English, on "A Foreign Sound" (Nonesuch, 2004) | 0:30:43 (Pop-up) |
Caetano Veloso |
Diana
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Sometimes it's hard to take Paul Anka but this one works | 0:33:56 (Pop-up) |
Antonio Carlos Jobim |
The Girl from Ipanema
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Not what I intended but it's a great song, albeit overplayed. Vocals by Astrud & João Gilberto, with Stan Getz on sax, Tom Jobim on piano | 0:37:21 (Pop-up) |
Antonio Carlos Jobim |
Favela
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The master of Brazilian music, with strings. (This is what I meant to play) | 0:43:06 (Pop-up) |
Ani Cordero |
El Flamboyan
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Based in Brooklyn, Ani Cordero is a founding member of terrific Mexican band Pistolera and played drums on tour with Os Mutantes | 0:46:00 (Pop-up) |
Betopey |
Cumbia del Carnival
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From "The Original Sound of Cumbia" | 0:48:40 (Pop-up) |
Daddy-O Grande |
Camino Grande
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This is Danny Amis from Los Straitjackets, now con Lost Acapulco. Sorry for the glitch. | 0:51:21 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: Daddy-O Grande |
Malteada de Chocolate ![]() |
0:56:43 (Pop-up) |
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Feufollet |
Tired of Your Tears
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Good band out of Lafayette, LA | 1:01:17 (Pop-up) |
Feufollet |
Pris Dans la Vie Farouche
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Love that swamp pop ritmo | 1:04:55 (Pop-up) |
Clifton Chenier |
One Step At A Time
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The master of zydeco | 1:07:08 (Pop-up) |
Los Folkloristas |
La Golondrina
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From an amazing album-- about a sad powerful story: ""San Patricio" by the Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder. The next few songs are from that album. | 1:11:29 (Pop-up) |
Carlos Nunez |
Sailing to Mexico
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This is the story of a few hundred mostly Irish kids who deserted the US army to fight in the Mexican War, against brazen American imperialism. | 1:14:32 (Pop-up) |
Los Campesinos de Valles |
El Caballo
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Ry Cooder brought the Chieftains to Los Angeles to play with all these Mexican musicians. The result is special-- both musically and as a tribute to these brave young men. | 1:16:58 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: Moya Brennan |
Lullaby for the Dead ![]() |
1:19:17 (Pop-up) |
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Los Cenzontles et al |
Finale
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The defeat of the San Patricio Brigade led to the largest mass hanging in U.S. history. But, to this day, the Mexicans salute their brave Irish brothers. | 1:23:49 (Pop-up) |
M Shanghai String Band |
Knob Creek Boogie
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Short instrumental from the fine Brooklyn band | 1:29:34 (Pop-up) |
M Shanghai String Band |
Tic Tac Toe Chicken
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They had a monthly gig at a Brooklyn Chinese restaurant ("an Asian bistro in Williamsburg") from 2002-2009-- and they are still around. | 1:30:17 (Pop-up) |
Carolina Chocolate Drops |
Rickett's Hornpipe
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This band is a modern day tribute to black string band music from 100 years ago. Very cool. | 1:33:30 (Pop-up) |
Carolina Chocolate Drops |
Cornbread and Butterbeans
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Vocals by Rhiannon Giddens | 1:36:23 (Pop-up) |
The Duhks |
Camptown Races
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From a terrific album: "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster" on American Roots Music (2004) | 1:40:11 (Pop-up) |
Henry Kaiser |
Autumn Waltz
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More Stephen Foster, born in 1826, the year the USA celebrated 50 years since the Declaration. | 1:42:37 (Pop-up) |
Steve Goodman |
The Dutchman
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A sweet sad song, written by Michael Smith, an underappreciated songwriter | 1:45:34 (Pop-up) |
Willie Murphy |
My Own Fault
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Minneapolis bluesman died last month. He does this John Lee Hooker cover, with his band ("The Angel Headed Hipsters") on his "Hustlin’ Man Blues" album (1999) | 1:50:06 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: Willie Murphy |
Fairy Tale ![]() |
2:01:14 (Pop-up) |
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Link Wray |
Law of the Jungle
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Inspired by "Rumble: Indians Who Rocked the World" about Native American influence on American music. On PBS | 2:01:30 (Pop-up) |
Link Wray |
The Earth Is Crying
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Link Wray was born in NC in 1929; his parents were from the Shawnee tribe. He is one of the people who first used the power chord in his guitar playing. | 2:03:16 (Pop-up) |
Mildred Bailey |
Lover Come Back
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Mildred Bailey grew up on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation in Idaho | 2:06:32 (Pop-up) |
Charlie Patton |
Pony Blues
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Poor recording, great music. Charlie Patton is said to have had one grandmother who was Cherokee or Choctaw; there is certainly a touch of Indian in his music. | 2:09:41 (Pop-up) |
Charlie Patton |
Running Wild Blues
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Some people say this is the guy who started it all, the "father of Delta blues." | 2:12:14 (Pop-up) |
Thelonious Monk |
Bemsha Swing
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A breathtakingly great jazz classic. | 2:15:51 (Pop-up) |
Jackie Mittoo |
North of the Sun
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When this ska keyboard genius died of cancer at age 42, his funeral was held at the National Arena in Kingston, Jamaica. | 2:19:59 (Pop-up) |
Daniel Romano |
The Long Mirror of Time
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New music on New West | 2:24:16 (Pop-up) |
Sharon Van Etten |
No One's Easy to Love
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From "Remind Me Tomorrow" on Jagjaguwar (2019) | 2:27:54 (Pop-up) |
Dan Hicks |
Garden in the Rain
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This guy has been haunting me lately. | 2:32:27 (Pop-up) |
Dan Hicks |
Walkin' My Baby Back Home
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Charming, just charming. With vocal assistance from Maryann Price. | 2:35:39 (Pop-up) |
Cauley Family |
New River Train
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From "In the Pines: Tar Heel Folks Songs & Fiddle Tune Old Time Music of North Carolina 1926-1936" (Old Hat Records, 2008) | 2:39:18 (Pop-up) |
Steve Earle |
To Live Is to Fly
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In 2009, Steve Earle did an album of Townes Van Zandt songs on New West | 2:42:07 (Pop-up) |
Flying Burrito Brothers |
Tried So Hard
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Written by Gene Clark, who was supposed to be in the band but bailed. No Gram here either. | 2:45:35 (Pop-up) |
Bill Frisell |
Pipeline
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I've been waiting since 6 am to play this. He does something special with this tune. | 2:48:57 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: Bill Frisell |
The Shortest Day ![]() |
2:58:45 (Pop-up) |
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