The Folk Brothers, March 30, 2022: The story behind a song

Wed, 03/30/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

This morning, we played Dublin-based Lankum's rendition of the song "Salonika." Although not traditional -- its authorship is unknown -- it was a popular dance hall song in Cork during World War 1. The Munster Fusiliers were attached to British forces stationed in Thessaloniki, Greece. Wives of the Irish soldiers received a stipend. Young Irishmen who didn't join up were called "slackers" -- there certainly wasn't much love for the British army at the time -- but their families suffered financially. The song went out of fashion for decades, but was repopularized by groups like The Dubliners and The Clancy Brothers during the '60s folk revival. Singer Jimmy Crowley says "it's a tremendous song, because it gives insights into the lives of Irish women during WW1."

The Folk Brothers playlist for 03/30/2022

Jazz After Dark March 29 2022

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

Jazz from the 1940s, 1960s, and more: Billie Holiday, Erroll Garner, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday, Lee Morgan, Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans, Herbie Mann & The Bill Evans Trio, Pete Fountain, Eddie Jefferson, Stan Getz, Pedro Iturralde with Donna Hightower, and Cassandra Wilson.

The Folk Brothers for March 23, 2022: Some folk for Women's History Month

Wed, 03/23/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

The Brothers celebrate some of the women who have made history in the world of folk and roots music, including Odetta, Barbara Dane, Lydia Mendoza and Big Mama Thornton. Also, new tracks from Karine Polwart, Nick Hart, Ye Vagabonds, and TRIP.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 03/23/2022

Jazz After Dark March 22 2022

Tue, 03/22/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Mostly 1940s jazz selections tonight: swing, big band, a little bebop and more.

We’ll hear: Mildred Bailey & Red Norvo and His Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars, and Erroll Garner.

From the 1950s we’ll hear Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Jimmy Scott, Stan Getz with Zoot Sims, Johnny Hodges with Duke Ellington, Sonny Stitt, and Oscar Peterson.

Davisville, March 21, 2022: Andy Jones updates us on teaching at UC Davis during the pandemic

Mon, 03/21/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

It'll take awhile to fully understand what the pandemic has changed at UC Davis, but we learn more about the impact today during a return visit with longtime instructor Andy Jones. Andy, who is also an educational technologist, last appeared on Davisville a year ago, when the pandemic was about a year old. At the time, he was teaching one of the first classes to meet in person since the pandemic shut down the campus in spring 2020. Conditions have improved this past year — UC Davis will mostly stop requiring masks indoors on March 19 — but “normal” no longer means what it did. We talk about what that means, plus opportunities that have emerged from the disruption.

The Folk Brothers for March 16, 2022: Whales are folks too

Wed, 03/16/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

Brother Bill is back from Baja, where he spent a week petting baby blue whales ... awww. And he brought in a bunch of whale songs this morning from the likes of Tom Lewis, Country Joe McDonald, Tom Pacheco, and other fishy folkies. We also have Molly Tuttle singing about her grampa's farm, I Draw Slow singing about the coming apocalypse, and Black 47 with Finbar Furey singing about Father Mychal Judge, the first official fatality of 9/11.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 03/16/2022
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