Sounds to Grow On
By Smithsonian Folkways
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Podcast Description
The CKUA Radio Network presents Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On, a new 26-part series featuring the original recordings of the Folkways Collection, now a cornerstone of Smithsonian Folkways Records' vast catalogue. Hosted by Michael Asch, the only child of Folkways Records' founder Moses Asch, the weekly one-hour program debuted Sunday, January 18th, 2009. This series, researched by Robert Wiznura, is a co-production of The Smithsonian Women's Committee, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, folkwaysAlive! at the University of Alberta, and the CKUA Radio Network.
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1 |
Love (Program #25) | -- | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Struggle and Protest (Program #24) | -- | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Piano (Program #23) | -- | 10/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Rainbow (Program #22) | -- | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Children's Music (Program #21) | -- | 4/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6 |
It Came from Canada (Program #19) | -- | 3/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Pete Did That? Program #20) | -- | 3/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Jazz (Program #18) | -- | 1/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9 |
The Letter J (Program #17) | -- | 12/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Work Songs (Program #16) | -- | 12/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11 |
Time (Program #15) | -- | 11/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12 |
Talking About the Blues (Program #14) | -- | 11/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13 |
Sacco and Vanzetti(Program #13) | -- | 11/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14 |
Days of the Week (Program #12) | -- | 10/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15 |
Black and White (Program #11) | -- | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16 |
Tony Schwartz (Program #10) | -- | 9/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17 |
Going to the Dogs (Program #9) | -- | 8/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18 |
Broadsides (Program #8) | -- | 8/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19 |
Songs of Animals (Program #7) | -- | 7/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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20 |
Bluegrass (Program #6) | -- | 6/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21 |
The Unfortunate Rake (Program #5) | -- | 5/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22 |
The Harlem Renaissance (Program #4) | -- | 5/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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23 |
Introduction (Program #1) | -- | 4/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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24 |
My Favourite Things (Program #2) | -- | 4/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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25 |
The Midnight Special (Program #3) | -- | 4/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Smithonian Folkways
Wonderful
Tom Schwartz
Tom's episode #10 is remarkable. NYC in the 50's... Out in the streets. It doesn't get any better than this. Real Life for a change.
Not the Obvious Show
There's no two ways about it, there's a smattering of good shows here (Broadsides, Bluegrass, The Unfortunate Rake). Unfortunately more often than not the host tells you about the show he COULD have made, then does something else instead - something not as obvious, but also invariably deadly dull (I've heard more clips of musicians mumbling under their breath and checking the tuning on their instruments...). Invariably the show he COULD have done would have been riveting and educational; the show he DID make is deadly dull. This is most particularly noteworthy on the JAZZ show, where the host talks about all the great musicians and the music they created recorded by Smithsonian Folkways, then fills the show up NOT with that music, but instead with their warm-ups or between numbers cross-talk. The show is always slapdash and lazy and the JAZZ show alone will kill more jazz fans than it ever creates.
I'm not sure what the purpose of this show is, but if it's anything other than the half-hearted hobby of a host obsessed with not making the "obvious" show, it's an epic failure. Don't waste your time here, this show is more frustrating than rewarding and if the host's ennui is an indication, will only get worse, not better.
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