The Father of Bluegrass
Friday, September 30 2011
THE FATHER OF BLUEGRASS
Not all music traces back to one founder ... but bluegrass does. Bill Monroe invented bluegrass and played it for decades. We'll hear about his autobiographical songs that came to be called "true songs." Producers Bradley Klein and Stephanie Coleman explore the music and stories from people who knew Bill Monroe well.
HEARING HARLAN COUNTY
Another voice from Kentucky ... Allessandro Portelli is Italian, but he spent hours collecting oral histories in Appalachia and came to preserve hidden history of the people who live there.
- Check out Alessandro's book They Say in Harlan County
- Hear a web special with Alessandro's advice about interviewing here.
Music in this program:
Songs by Bill Monroe: Memories of Mother and Dad, Uncle Pen, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Bluegrass Breakdown, Little Maggie, Heavy Traffic Ahead, Can't You Hear Me Callin', Letter from My Darling, I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home, Tennessee Blues, Pike County Breakdown, Blue Moon of Kentucky
Others: Appalachian Waltz, Edgar Meyer; Etienne et Petunia, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor & Yo-Yo Ma
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