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It's not really jazz-oriented, but this year the Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall will have some great music from Texas: Western Swing, country songwriters, Tex-Mex, blues, Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco. Check it out! Free.

Gas prices will never come down, but maybe my salary will go up in the future to offset the expense! Planning to drive to Nova Scotia in August, first to the Acadian area along the Bay of Fundy to celebrate my Cajun ancestry, then to Cape Breton and Cheticamp to see puffins and whales and gorgeous scenery. I've never been through New England so the drive should be great!

FWIW, Fahey claimed his best guitar playing was on Fare Forward Voyagers. See these notes at the Fahey Files: http://www.johnfahey.com/pages/ffv2.html

Never been a sinner, I never sinned I got a friend in Jesus So you know that when I die He's gonna set me up with The spirit in the sky Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky That's where I'm gonna go when I die When I die and they lay me to rest I'm gonna go to the place that's the best Go to the place that's the best Jesus Freak Norman Greenbaum

They're Internet only albums. 1 and 2 are all taken from his previous releases. 3 has some outtakes and alternate titles for songs from his album Railroad. If you don't have any Fahey, all 3 would be good and represent a variety of styles. 1. Songs from Live from Tasmania; Vol. 2 Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes; and Old Fashioned Love. Boodle Am Shake and Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning are with an old New Orleans-style jazz band. 2. Songs from Vol. 1 Blind Joe Death, Vol. 3 Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites, and Old Fashioned Love. His stuff can be hard to find. ETA: I got this information from a member of the "International Fahey Committee" on the Yahoo Group John Fahey Guitar

Sorry this happened! Take them out of their jackets for sure and dry them all off. Once they are dry you can clean the records with distilled water only and a soft cloth. Tap water has too many chemicals.

At work we've started using instant messaging as a way of getting quicker responses than with e-mail. I just look at it as cutting in line ahead of e-mails that were sent earlier, expecting more immediate treatment! Can't do anything about it though because my boss is a big fan of instant messaging.

Yeah but he's never quoted like an important comedian That's my signature from now on. What poetry!

9. What's that long sandwich with lots of cold cuts and toppings? A poor boy, of course

Happy Birthday! Celebrate with some Henry Red Allen!

I wouldn't let this discussion reach Congress or constitutional lawyers if I were you. They think the only thing that gives incentive to create music is a long long term of copyright, extending beyond the grave!

You lost a lot! I am sorry for you and your family!

I think someone is referring to Jethro Bodine the character on the show and another is referring to Jethro Burns the mandolin player who indeed could play jazz beyond his playing with the comedy act Homer and Jethro. I have an album called S'Wonderful with Jethro Burns on mandolin and Joe Venuti on violin, Eldon Shamblin of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys on electric lead guitar and a steel guitarist whose name I can't remember.

And I'll be curious to hear a reasonable justification for the term of copyright in the United States.

Who needs copyright monopoly for the duration of his life plus 70 years in order to be motivated to be creative, or turn a profit?

Someone mentioned comedy teams? Not really stand up, but what about the Two Ronnies? Very clever! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq8ZnQ95cKk

TNT, Tanner-N-Texas, a San Antonio-based label

I hope she will be able to talk out of both mouths and say different things at the same time! Destined for a life in politics...

For Cajun music visit my Web site at http://www.npmusic.org/artists.html See the areas on 1920s-30s and Joseph Falcon For the Cajun string band music of the 1930s go to Arhoolie for Cajun Breakdown at http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/7014.shtml

Down in the Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of American Primitive Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (on Revenant) all good releases from the past few years.

Digitizing more shellac from Joe Bussard Preston Jackson & His Uptown Band Jeanette James & Her Synco Jazzers Celestin’s Original Tuxedo Jazz Orch. Joe Manone’s Harmony Kings Jimmy Bertrand’s Washboard Band Neal Montgomery & His Orch. Fowler’s Favorites Jones & Collins’ Astoria Hot Eight Paul Howard’s Quality Serenaders Joe Bussard 78s Hot Jazz of the 1920s Side 2 J-1 1. Preston Jackson & His Uptown Band: It’s Tight Jim 2. Jeanette James & Her Synco Jazzers: The Bumps 3. Celestin’s Original Tuxedo Jazz Orch.: Dear Almanzoer 4. Papa’s Got the Jim-Jims 5. It’s Jam Up 6. Joe Manone’s Harmony Kings: Cat’s Head 7. Jimmy Bertrand’s Washboard Band: Little Bits 8. Neal Montgomery & His Orch.: Atlanta Low Down 9. Auburn Avenue Stomp 10. Fowler’s Favorites: Hot Strut 11. Percolatin’ Blues 12. Jones & Collins’ Astoria Hot Eight: Astoria Strut 13. Duet Stomp 14 Paul Howard’s Quality Serenaders: Stuff Stomp 15. The Ramble 4-3-08

Digitizing more shellac from Joe Bussard: Arthur Sims’ Creole Roof Orch. The Missourians Thomas Morris & His 7 Hot Babies Thomas Morris Past Jazz Masters Perry Bradford’s Jazz Phools Joe Bussard 78s Hot Jazz of the 1920s Side 1 J-1 1. Arthur Sims’ Creole Roof Orch.: How Do You Like It Blues 2. Soapstick Blues 3. The Missourians: Missouri Moan 4. Market Street Stomp 5. I’ve Got Someone 6. Vine Street Drag 7. Prohibition Blues 8. Thomas Morris and His 7 Hot Babies: Those Blues 9. Thomas Morris Past Jazz Masters: Beaucoup de Jazz 10. Thomas Morris and His 7 Hot Babies: Charleston Stampede 11. The Mess 12. Lazy Drag 13. Perry Bradford’s Jazz Phools: Day Break Blues 14 Fade Away Blues 15. Rock, Jenny, Rock 4-3-08

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You can get a good idea of the early days of Zydeco from the program playing Saturday from 7-10. Doesn't have anything to do with country music, but the music being played is very good! I am hearing vintage Clifton Chenier right now.

This link does a good job explaining it: http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/history.htm It would have been more appropriate to include Cajun music, which is like the country music of the French speaking Cajuns, than Zydeco, which began as a mix of Creole and blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll but now is mixed with hip hop and soul. Including Zydeco in the program is about like including electric blues music like Muddy Waters and Bobby Blue Bland. This Web site that I authored represents Cajun music from the 20s to the 60s basically: http://npmusic.org (Didn't mean to shanghai the thread! The radio program looks interesting!)