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Piedmont Blues and the Fine Line of Gospel With Jontavious Willis (opens the original)
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Don’t let the straightforward, down-to-earth aesthetic of Jontavious Willis’ music lead you to think that there is little complexity or depth to his art. Indeed, Willis exemplifies making something that isn’t really easy at all seem like a stroll down a country road in his native Georgia hill country. He is also well versed in the history and dynamics of his style of blues. From a recent post on his social media, for example, he said:Ethnomusicologist Pete Lowry coined the term “Piedmont Blues”
The Moonlit Glow of Maggie Rose (opens the original)
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Not too long ago I made a point to count how many episodes there were in this podcast series, and it was in the 170s, but since then I have lost track of where I noted that. Podcast platforms may show 100 episodes, so going beyond that falls back on me to count them. This feeling of not knowing exactly where things stand parallels where I am generally: my family is moving in the fall after I took a new job at WFAE in Charlotte; I am staying with a friend in neighboring Union County during the we
The Happy Warriors of Fiery Folk: Scythian (opens the original)
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Back in 2019, I found myself in an off-the-cuff interview with the band Scythian in the caboose at MerleFest, as one does when in Wilkesboro when late April rolls around. It was a lively conversation, and as much as I wanted to make it the foundation for a podcast episode, it lacked the level of focus that I like to bring to interviews, and ultimately, reluctantly, I left it all on the cutting room floor. In the years since, I knew that the next time I could dial up Scythian for a conversation,
Bluegrass That Is Traditional and Transcendent All at Once: Ettore Buzzini (opens the original)
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One of the greatest things about roots music in general, and bluegrass specifically, is that it continually brings in new generations of players to the fold. These young artists cut their teeth on the classics of the genre and then, very often, branch out into new directions, pushing the boundaries of the form, and inventing new styles while reinvigorating the overall framework of the music they love.Ettore Buzzini only recently graduated from high school, but you might never guess that from lis
Be Comfortable With Yourself and Live Loud: Tift Merritt (opens the original)
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Greetings from my new hometown of Charlotte! Last month I began work at public radio station WFAE here in the Queen City, where I am the program director. It has been invigorating, and I love being here. It seems that the feeling is mutual, which is encouraging. The team here is incredibly talented, and genuinely welcoming. My first podcast produced in Charlotte is on an artist even further east of where I was just a month ago: Tift Merritt, now back in her hometown of Raleigh. Check out the pod
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