On this episode of Meraki Radio, Ambreen Bano Imran joins us to discuss fasting during Ramadan. We ebb into fasting as a spiritual practice and discuss technological fasts as well.
This week's session presents selections from the Dublin-based band Lankum and their new album, False Lankum. Also featured are Dervish, Ye Vagabonds, whistle player Mary Bergin, Emily Smith with Hawk & Crow, Altan, Kris Colt, Martin Carthy, Sandy Denny, Spiers & Boden, and DeDannan.
An opinion piece on why non-Christian religious holidays such as Ramadan should be school holidays, a Creed 3 movie review, a look into popular colleges, and insight into the Race and Social Justice Project.
Packages by Saadya Mahmood, Ben Mitchell, Boyeon Choi, and Naneh Grigor.
On today's program we talk about Lady Banks rose, lilacs, gardening for hummingbirds, and more.
Don't miss the inaugural edition of IMPLOSION on Wednesday, April 5. This new show is hosted by Nick Saloman, leader of the English rock band The Bevis Frond, a trusted and prolific source of brilliant sounds spanning five decades! IMPLOSION features Nick sharing his favorite music and musical knowledge — from rock to folk, psyche to punk, jazz to soul... Tune in every Wednesday evening 5–6 p.m. Pacific for the latest episode, with Sunday morning replays at 11 a.m.
Amelia Baker -- a.k.a. Cinder Well -- is a native Californian who played in folk/punk bands around Santa Cruz. She was introduced to Irish traditional music through meeting members of the Dublin-based experimental folk band Lankum at a festival in Amsterdam. Subsequently Baker moved to County Clare to enroll in a master's program in Irish traditional music performance at Limerick University. This spring, both Well and Lankum have released new albums which are helping define the current sound of Irish folk music.
In 1981, Irish supergroup Planxty -- then at the point of disbanding -- were commissioned to create a music and dance piece for the Eurovision contest held that year in Dublin. Apparently that project, entitled "Timedance," was an inspiration for Michael Flatley to create "Riverdance" in 1994.
We focus on jazz piano tonight. We’ll hear from The Tommy Flanagan Trio, Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, Johnny Hodges, Monty Alexander, Nancy Wilson & Ramsey Lewis, Richard Elliot, Hank Jones, Houston Person, Ben Paterson, Johnny Varro, and Toots Thielemans.
Benjy Egel says he’s been interested in food ever since he was a kid in Davis. “I grew up doing cooking camps through the city of Davis programs, at like Cesar Chavez Elementary,” he said. After cooking during his college years and working as a journalist after graduating, “I just sort of fell into [food writing] professionally by accident.”
Today he is the Sacramento Bee’s food and beverage writer, which includes writing reviews as well as reporting food trends and news in the region. He’s had the job about 5 years so far. Today our subjects include food and restaurants in Greater Sacramento, trends, staffing, the scene in Davis, and how he approaches his job.
On today's program: Early planting issues, making a mixed perennial border, and more.
Tonight’s show has lots of rhythm, spanning 1926 to 1999: Benny Goodman, Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers, Dizzy Gillespie with Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Red Norvo, Hank Jones. Also Machito with Cannonball Adderley, Milt Jackson, Dave Brubeck with Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy and Mal Waldron, Ray Bryant, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Herbie Mann, The Crusaders, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Wynton Marsalis.
