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Philip Nusbaum 

Bluegrass Review #1115

Series: The Bluegrass Review
From: Philip Nusbaum
Length: 00:59:00

program for April 9-15, 2011. Lyrics are important, and that's what the Gems of Bluegrass weekly feature is about. Plus, new bluegrass, an interview with Matt Ford and songs about emotional prisons Read the full description.

Phil2-web_small We open with some songs in praise of long awaited spring. Then, out Gem of Bluegrass feature directs attention to song lyrics because some of them tell us much about our shared history and experience. We play some songs relating to prisons people erect for them selves. Then, we talk to Matt Ford about the inspiration for some of the songs his group, Runaway Freight is recording. The show then features some significant new releases.

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We open with some songs in praise of long awaited spring. Then, out Gem of Bluegrass feature directs attention to song lyrics because some of them tell us much about our shared history and experience. We play some songs relating to prisons people erect for them selves. Then, we talk to Matt Ford about the inspiration for some of the songs his group, Runaway Freight is recording. The show then features some significant new releases.

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Transcript

Bluegrass Review 1115
April 9 – April 15, 2011

Label Artist CD Song
MCM Larry Sparks The Last Suit You Wear I’m Country and Nothing More
(Smoky Hill Mary Henderson & Geoff Shannon Prairie Smoke The First Robin)
Rebel Lilly Bros Early Recordings Little Annie
Rounder Steve martin Rare Bird Alert Northern Island

Gems of Bluegrass 1115 – Listen to the Lyrics
Label Artist CD Song
Pinecastle Nothing’ Fancy Reflections Last Letter Home
Live Oak Kathy Kallick Between the Hollow and the High Rise My House
Rural Rhythm The Roys Lonesome Whistle That's What Makes it Love
Skaggs Family Ricky Skaggs Brand New Strings If I Had it All to Do Again
Live Oak Kathy Kallick Between the Hollow and the High Rise My House

Mental and physical prisons
Label Artist CD Song
Rebel Charlie Sizemore The Story is Pamela Brown
Rural Rhythm Blue Moon Rising Strange New World Stone by Stone

Break

Mental and physical...
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Timing and Cues

1) 28:02
2) voice out) 29:12
2) total) 30:58

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The Bluegrass Review is supported by a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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