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Across the Blue Ridge #154 - Jason Cade

by Paul Brown

Fiddlin’ Bill Hensley (L, Ben Shahn, Library of Congress) and Jason Cade (R, Jamie Derevere) represent two ends of our story this week: the historic old time players whose music is preserved in early recordings, and today’s performers interpreting the old music and creating their own.

Jason Cade is a Georgia fiddler with roots all over the south, an artist who reveres the historic fiddlers of the past while contributing new interpretations, energy and new tunes to a longstanding tradition. His latest album, with Rob McMaken and several other friends, is Hog-Eyed Man – Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians. On this week's show, it becomes the string through our story of musical evolution in the south.  We hear fascinating performances of the past from greats including Fiddlin' Bill Hensley, Marcus Martin, Manco Snead, Earl Murphy and others – plus tracks from Cade's new album and recordings from some of his contemporaries. Be sure to take in this fascinating Across the Blue Ridge episode.

Playlist

  1. Redican's Trip To Appalachia
    Hog-Eyed Man
    Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians
    Tiki Parlour Recordings
     
  2. Cumberland Gap
    Hog-Eyed Man
    Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians
    Tiki Parlour Recordings
     
  3. Rymer's Favorite
    Allen Sisson & John Burckhardt
    Edison disc
    Edison
     
  4. Kentucky Winder
    Hog-Eyed Man
    Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians
    Tiki Parlour Recordings
     
  5. Billy In The Lowground
    John Morgan Salyer
    John Morgan Salyer
    Berea College Appalachian Center
     
  6. Break 1 - Snow Bird
    Manco Snead
    Byard Ray, Manco Sneed & Mike Rogers
    FRC Field Recorders Collective
     
  7. Saline County
    Hog-Eyed Man
    Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians
    Tiki Parlour Recordings
     
  8. 12 Rooms Upstairs
    Earl Murphy
    The Kitchen Session
    Earl Murphy
     
  9. Marcus Martin's Jig/Snowbird
    Hog-Eyed Man
    Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians
    Tiki Parlour Recordings
     
  10. Jenny Run Away In The Mud In The Night
    Marcus Martin
    When I Get My New House Done
    SFC Southern Folklife Collection
     
  11. Soldier's Joy
    Bill Hensley
    field recording
    Library of Congress
     
  12. Georgia Horseshoe
    Hog-Eyed Man
    Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians
    Tiki Parlour Recordings
     
  13. Georgia Belles
    Manco Snead
    Byard Ray, Manco Sneed & Mike Rogers
    FRC Field Recorders Collective
     
  14. Break 2 - Original Gray Eagle
    Marcus Martin
    When I Get My New House Done
    SFC Southern Folklife Collection
     
  15. Ninety Degrees
    Brad Leftwich & Linda Higginbotham
    The Lost Child
    Dark Train Records
     
  16. The Blackest Crow
    Brad Leftwich & Linda Higginbotham
    The Lost Child
    Dark Train Records
     
  17. Georgia Blues
    Art Rosenbaum
    Georgia Banjo Blues
    Global Village
     
  18. My Georgia Mountain Home
    Hawk Proof Rooster
    Got A Little Home
    Hawk Proof Rooster
     
  19. Cedar Waxwing
    Hawk Proof Rooster
    Got A Little Home 
    Hawk Proof Rooster

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