Philip Nusbaum
Recent Pieces from Philip Nusbaum
Gems of Bluegrass # 1323. Everybody Wants to Be the Banjo. for regular users, piece for June 1-7...
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From: Philip Nusbaum
A light-hearted look at people and other entities imitations fo the banjo.
Bluegrass Review #1321. Program for May 18-24, 2013
(59:00)
From: Philip Nusbaum
Ralph Stanley is a bluegrass icon. To honor him, Don Rigsby put out a tribute CD. We play a selection from the CD, and then play selections from previous Ralph Stanley ...
Bluegrass Review #1319. Program for May 4– May 10, 2013
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From: Philip Nusbaum
We open with new and recent bluegrass, including a modernistic piece featuring Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Our Gem of Bluegrass feature tells about the characteristics of ...
Gems of Bluegrass #1314 Peace in Bluegrass nation. For regular users, piece for Mar 30-Apr 5, 20...
(08:45)
From: Philip Nusbaum
Old Time Music and bluegrass enjoyed a burst of interest in the 1950s into 1960s. At that time, the media got interested, and the folk music establishment discovered that old ...
Gems of Bluegrass # 1314. Program for March 30 - April 5, 2013
(59:00)
From: Philip Nusbaum
Our program opens with new bluegrass. Many say that bluegrass is in a period of change, with a new generation taking over. There are conflicting versions too regarding the ...
Bluegrass Review #1306. Show for Feb 2-8, 2013
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From: Philip Nusbaum
Towards the beginning, the show plays some philosophical songs. Then, the Gem fo Bluegrass presents the evolution of the song “Take the Hammer.” It’s evolved from an African ...
Gems #1249 Grayson and Whitter. Regular users, show for Nov 24-30, 2012. Others use anytime.
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From: Philip Nusbaum
Grayson and Whitter played only a short time till the act ended in 1930. They recorded only about 40 songs, but so many of them have become standards that on a percentage ...
Bluegrass Review # 1247. Program for November 17-23, 2012
(59:00)
From: Philip Nusbaum
Bluegrass is coal country. When you combine the economics and danger of the industry, plus the enormity of the mines and implements used to work them, you understand why coal ...
Gems of Bluegrass #1245. Bluegrass Jails
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From: Philip Nusbaum
There are a lot of bluegrass songs where the people in the songs wind up in jail. There are circumstances where people find themselves in emotional holes. But this ...
