The Art and Craft of Blacksmithing with Lewis Meyer
From: WFPL News
Series: Kentucky Works
Length: 09:00
This is part one in a year-long series I'm currently working on called Kentucky Works.
The focus of the series is to look at people in their professions and how jobs have helped mold traditions and the culture of Kentucky.
Most of the pieces in Kentucky Works will be told solely by the worker.
This is my first attempt at doing a piece where my voice is not a part of the story.
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This is part one in a year-long series I'm currently working on called Kentucky Works. The focus of the series is to look at people in their professions and how jobs have helped mold traditions and the culture of Kentucky. Most of the pieces in Kentucky Works will be told solely by the worker. This is my first attempt at doing a piece where my voice is not a part of the story.
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Review of The Art and Craft of Blacksmithing with Lewis MeyerThis piece has a really nice mix of information on the art and craft of blacksmithing mixed with some excellent passages of Lewis discussing what I would call the soul of the craft. Producer Kim Sorise does an admirable job blending these elements together which doesn't always happen in these "slice of life / road less traveled" pieces. The musical choices for the piece are also top notch. Echoing acoustic guitar provides just the right tone for the piece and puts one's mind right in the shop with Lewis. Lastly, Sorise's voice is only heard on the intro and she manages to let the tape speak for itself, which I really appreciated. Great stuff. This piece deserves more airtime. |
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Beverly - performed by John Fahey, from the return of the repressed collection on revenant records.
Ben Trefny
Posted on December 13, 2005 at 08:39 AM | Permalink
Review of The Art and Craft of Blacksmithing with Lewis Meyer
Beautifully made. I had a lot of hope before listening to this piece - blacksmithing just seems right for radio. And, happily, my hopes were well met.
The subject of this story is a good storyteller, and the producer did a nice job of recording both his tales as well as the sounds of his shop. There is nice use of accent music as well, helping the piece flow.
Though the stories in this series are fairly long, particularly for profiles, they move fast, and this is no exception. It's a nice portrait of a time-honored profession, and that sense of history and significance comes through well in this piece.