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  • WS1011: Bands of The U.S. Armed Forces

    WS1011: Bands of The U.S. Armed Forces
    May 3 2021
    THE UNITED STATES NAVY BAND COUNTRY CURRENT is the Navy’s premier country-bluegrass ensemble. The group is nationally renowned for its versatility and "eye-popping" musicianship, performing cutting-edge bluegrass all over the world. Country Current is the only dedicated bluegrass outfit in the US military music program. CELTIC AIRE is the premier Celtic and folk ensemble of the United States Air Force. Formed in 2007, the group is comprised of five Airmen musicians from The United States Air Force Band’s Singing Sergeants, the official chorus of the U.S. Air Force. In 2009, Celtic Aire deployed to Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Kyrgyzstan in support of diplomatic and troop morale initiatives as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom. SIX-STRING SOLDIERS are part of the United States Army Field Band. They are a four-member acoustic group performing Americana, folk, bluegrass, and Irish music in an informal setting. With its focus on audience interaction and sharing its members’ stories and experiences as American Soldiers, Six-String Soldiers offers one of the most personal musical experiences found in the United States Army. PENTAGON WINDS is woodwind quintet was originally formed in 1989 as part of the Army Field Band’s College Clinic Team. The quintet has presented numerous recitals at colleges and universities in forty-nine states featuring repertoire from Renaissance to jazz and beyond. It has been featured at the Kennedy Center, the International Double Reed Society Conference, and other professional music conferences around the country.
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    59 min
  • WS1010: Kristy Cox and Lakota John

    WS1010: Kristy Cox and Lakota John
    May 4 2020
    KRISTY COX is Australia’s Queen of Bluegrass. Based in Nashville for a number of years, Kristy has been going from strength to strength taking her music to the world. Adored for her youthful energy infused bluegrass, she has been awarded with radio success and accolades for her talent. Kristy new album ‘No Headlights’ on Mountain Fever Records was recently released. The new album features 10 incredible tracks, including the Golden Guitar winning single ‘Yesterday’s Heartache’ and a duet with the one and only Tommy Emmanuel. LAKOTA JOHN is an old soul with a love for the blues. A talented Native American (Oglala Lakota/Lumbee) Blues guitarist/vocalist who plays Roots, Bottleneck slide and Country Blues Piedmont style guitar from Southeastern North Carolina. He sprinkles it with a bit of harmonica and mixes in part of his Indigenous heritage with sounds of the Native American flute. Lakota tours nationally, opening up for or sharing the stage with reknown Native artist, Pura Fe; Blues icon, Taj Mahal; Native American Blues Rocker, Keith Secola; American Songster, Dom Flemons and many others. He was nominated for Best Blues Recording in 2015 at the Native American Music Awards. His new album ‘The Winds of Time’ is available now. WoodSongs Kid: Payton Murphy is a sixteen-year-old State Finger-Style Guitar Championfrom Olathe, Kansas.
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    59 min
  • WS1009: Dom Flemons and Burnett Sisters

    WS1009: Dom Flemons and Burnett Sisters
    Apr 27 2020
    DOM FLEMONS has branded the moniker "The American Songster" since his repertoire of music covers over 100 years of early American popular music. The GRAMMY Award Winner, Two-Time EMMY Nominee and co-founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, music scholar, historian, and record collector. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones. His third solo album titled ‘Prospect Hill: The American Songster Omnibus’ on Omnivore Recordings was recently released. THE BURNETT SISTERS BAND is a five piece group who play and sing in the folk, bluegrass, country and Old-Time music traditions hailing from Boone, North Carolina. ​Ranging from ages 12 to 22, the band creates a unique blend of music in the bluegrass, old-time, old country, and folk traditions. Products of the very successful JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program, the members strive to carry on the old-time and bluegrass traditions, while providing their own characteristic renditions of classic favorites and originals. The band’s new album is titled ‘The Long Way Home’. WoodSongs Kid: Caleb Moore is a ten-year-old pianist from Lexington, Kentucky. He recently won an international piano competition.
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    59 min
  • WS1008: Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper and Heidi Newfield

    WS1008: Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper and Heidi Newfield
    Apr 20 2020
    MICHAEL CLEVELAND & FLAMEKEEPER return to the WoodSongs Stage to celebrate their 2020 GRAMMY Winner award winning album ‘Tall Fiddler’. Cleveland is one of the premier bluegrass fiddlers of his generation and, with twelve International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Fiddle Player of the Year awards under his belt, he is one the most awarded and celebrated fiddler in the history of the music. The GRAMMY winning album is peppered with the same level of musical potency that first lit a fire in Cleveland, prompting him to form his band Flamekeeper, recently profiled in the inspiring documentary ‘Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story’. HEIDI NEWFIELD is known for fronting Trick Pony, which rode songs including “Pour Me,” “On A Night Like This” and “It’s A Heartache” to awards, acclaim and packed houses nationwide. Armed with a collaborative history of platinum selling albums, Top 20 singles, ACM and AMA Awards to her credit, her distinctive voice and high-octane energy launched forward into a much-anticipated solo career. She is recognized for a remarkable evolution as a solo artist, writing and recording the poignant “Johnny & June” from a deeply personal place. Now in a deeply creative place in her solo career, Newfield is developing the sound for an explosive, groundbreaking new project due this year packed with emotion, raw energy, iconic special guests and surprises galore. WoodSongs Kid: The Cotton Pickin Kids are family bluegrass band that hail from Hanceville, Alabama.
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    59 min
  • WS1007: Abe Partridge and Nora Jane Struthers

    WS1007: Abe Partridge and Nora Jane Struthers
    Apr 13 2020
    ABE PARTRIDGE sounds older than his chronological age, and there’s a very good reason for that – he’s packed a lot of living into his 37 years. This troubadour grew up in Alabama, moved to a rural enclave of Kentucky, and served with the Air Force in Qatar in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Upon his return to the states, he turned his attention to being a singer/songwriter & creator of folk art paintings. Partridge draws listeners in with a combination of southern gothic storytelling and a dark humor reminiscent of the late Townes Van Zandt – delivered in a gravelly tone that conjures up images of Tom Waits in his barstool warming days. Partridge is currently putting the finishing touches on a new album he is recording with Nashville guitarist/producer Shawn Byrne. NORA JANE STRUTHERS has written "some of the most quietly powerful narratives within the new wave of Americana artists," says Ann Powers of NPR Music. Born in Virginia, raised in New Jersey and living now in Nashville, Strutters has built her career on these kinds of songs. There’s an honesty and energy to Nora Jane’s stage presence; a vulnerability that is part and parcel of great artistry. In one moment, she joyfully leads the audience in a dance party ... in the next, she lays her soul bare for the world to hear. Her new album ‘Bright Lights, Long Drives’ finds the poetry in the everyday and in life’s little miracles. WoodSongs Kid: Dylan James "Boogie Boy" Shaw is an award winning twelve-year-old blues pianist from Dallas Texas.
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    59 min
  • WS1006: Ted Yoder and The Henhouse Prowlers

    WS1006: Ted Yoder and The Henhouse Prowlers
    Apr 6 2020
    TED YODER is a master of the hammered dulcimer and FaceBook viral sensation. His hammered dulcimer cover of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” became one of the most-watched Facebook Live posts in 2016 when the song received more than 101 million views from music fans around the world. Based in Goshen, Indiana, Yoder’s played the dulcimer for decades (check out the raves here) and even won America’s National Hammered Dulcimer Championship in 2010. He will be performing material from his new album ‘Lean In’. THE HENHOUSE PROWLERS are bluegrass ambassadors. Founded over 15 years ago in Chicago, IL with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, this quartet now finds themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and education. The Prowlers have now been to more than 25 countries across the globe, working with the U.S. State Department and under their own nonprofit, Bluegrass Ambassadors - incorporating music from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and more into their already robust repertoire of unique traditional American music. WoodSongs Kids: Ashlyn Smith and Brannock McCartan are two incredible bluegrass instrumentalist from Kentucky.
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    59 min
  • WS1005: Bill and the Belles and Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike

    WS1005: Bill and the Belles and Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
    Mar 30 2020
    BILL AND THE BELLES have captured the freewheeling, lighthearted approach to music that has endeared them to listeners of every generation. With a spirited sound that falls somewhere between old-time country and vaudeville, the group puts its own spin on a golden era of music, specifically the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The band’s latest singles mark a new chapter for the Johnson City, TN-based stringband: a bigger, moodier, more decade-ambiguous American sound. VALERIE SMITH & LIBERTY PIKE have developed a unique style and sound that has rocked the bluegrass world for almost two decades with a string of national and international tours, critically acclaimed recordings, and Grammy, IBMA and Dove Award nominations. Originally from Missouri and now based in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, Val's vocals are impressive. She has a staggeringly expansive range and the ability to portray an amazing array of emotion. Her East Coast-based band, Liberty Pike featuring legendary Hall of Famer , Tom Gray on bass, are consistent audience pleasers and skilled musicians. The band’s latest release is ‘Small Town Heroes.’ WoodSongs Kid: Grace Koch is a sixteen-year-old blues musician from Fort Collins, Colorado.
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    59 min
  • WS1004: Carolina Blue and Jessie Clement

    WS1004: Carolina Blue and Jessie Clement
    Mar 23 2020
    CAROLINA BLUE is a Brevard, NC based band whose roots run deep in the tradition of Bill Monroe. Band members are Bobby Powell on guitar and vocals, Timmy Jones on mandolin and vocals, Reese Combs on upright bass and vocals, James McDowell on banjo and vocals, as well as American and Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, Aynsley Porchak on fiddle, who is recipient of the 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Instrumentalist Award. The band created a palpable buzz in bluegrass in 2020 with recently signed with Nashville's Billy Blue Records for an album due out in spring. JESSIE CLEMENT distinct sonic style reflects her heavy James Taylor and John Mayer influences. The Murfreesboro, TN,20-year-old's grew up in a family completely immersed in music. Now, she dives deep into her musical roots in her introspective, coming-of-age record ‘Slow Motion Philosophies,’ out via Corum Hill Records. The album is a collection of poetry that chronicles a young woman’s journey into adulthood as she experiences heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery — all set to the tone of vintage R&B grooves, loose Jazz swagger, and crystalline vocals. WoodSongs Kids: The Roberts Sisters hail from Lafollette, Tennessee and love to sing. They are joined by the Birdsongs.
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    59 min