The BBC recently commissioned singer-songwriters -- including Martyn Joseph, pictured here -- to pen ballads about ordinary people in northeast England who have done extraordinary things for their community. Joseph wrote "Albert's Place," a song about a soup kitchen and food bank in Sunderland run by Andrea Bell.
Also on today's show, Brother Bill celebrates Black History Month with songs by African-American country and western singers.
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Tonight’s show: Duke Ellington, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman Quartet, Sidney Bechet, Oscar Peterson (with Billie Holiday), Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Hodges, Buddy Collette, George Barnes Quartet, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hank Jones, Jimmy Rosenberg, and Count Basie and the Kansas City Septem.
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Tue, 02/21/2023 - 3:00pm | Ned
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This week on Celtic Songlines, The Elders share their cover of the Steve Earle song Galway Girl and later in the program we have Steve's original take on this popular song. For those "weary travelers" we have a tune from John Theodore, Norwegain folk from Myrkur, the band We Banjo Three, Traffic, Celtic pysch-folk from In Gowan Ring, the band Dervish, Celtic spirituality with Caitland Matthew & RJ Stewart, Todd Denman & Dale Russ.
Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM with replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 6-7pm. Outside the broadcast area you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.
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If you’re reading this, you likely already know at least a little about the Tuskegee Airmen. These 16,000 men and women helped defend the United States during World War II even though as Black Americans they had to overcome Jim Crow laws and racism just to be allowed to fight for their home.
Today’s guests are Leigh Roberts and Lanelle Brent, whose father George “Spanky” Roberts was a fighter pilot and Tuskegees’ commander during the war. The sisters help run the Tuskegee Airmen Heritage Chapter of Greater Sacramento. You might have heard them speak in Davis. |
