Summary:
Singing legend Judy Collins headlines the third in a series of hour-long holiday specials featuring musicians from around the country performing original holiday songs and some classics. Artists include Steve Earle, Jesse Colin Young, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tish Hinojosa and many more.
Website:
http://www.paulingles.com/collins4.html
Timely on:
December: Holiday Programming
Tones:
Engaging,
Polished,
Sweet
Description:
Singing legend Judy Collins headlines an hour-long holiday special featuring musicians from around the country. Performing original songs along with a few holiday favorites, Collins and her guests reflect on the season and tell the stories behind their music.
Featured artists include Collins herself, Trout Fishing in America, Steve Earle, Jesse Colin Young, The Blind Boys of Alabama with Tom Waits, Tish Hinojosa, Bill Miller, Peter Case, and Lowen + Navarro. Ian Anderson of Jehro Tull makes a guest appearance from London.
This program was distributed by NPR in 2004 and is available for the first time to all public radio outlets. It comes with an optional 5:00 content window making it newscast compatible. It includes one 60-second break opportunity midway through program.
The performers include:
Judy Collins ("Silent Night" and "All On A Wintry Night");
Trout Fishing in America ("I Got A Cheese Log");
Steve Earle and Maria McKee ("Nothing But A Child");
Tish Hinojosa ("Arbolito");
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull ("Last Man At The Party");
Bill Miller ("I Saw The Star of Bethlehem"):
The Blind Boys of Alabama with Tom Waits("Go Tell It On The Mountain");
Peter Case ("Fourth of July/Christmas Rag");
Jesse Colin Young ("Some Children See Him")
and Lowen + Navarro ("A Song of Christmas");
The program is a follow-up to the successful specials "Do You Hear What I Hear: A Holiday Folk Tour with Judy Collins," and "Peace on Earth: A Holiday Folk Tour with Judy Collins."
Both are also available at PRX (http://www.prx.org/pieces/6742)
(http://www.prx.org/pieces/6766).