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Labor Day 2012
Labor Day 2012 Labor Day is this coming Monday, September 3rd, so yesterday’s Ramblers’ Retreat focused on songs about working people. A few highlights are listed below. As always, the full playlist is posted. Blackberry Bushes: “Nine Pound Hammer” (Washington) Hokum Hi-Flyers: “Seven … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberry bushes, dick weissman, hokum hi-flyers, john larsen, utah phillips
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Ramblers’ Retreat Retrospective
Today’s Ramblers’ Retreat was a retrospective, looking back at some of the music featured since the show started last May. The full playlist is posted. Below are a few videos of songs featured on today’s show. Ian Tyson: “Roll On Owyhee” … Continue reading
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Tagged coty hogue, high desert band, ian tyson, shaney mccoy, utah phillips
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Looking Back: 2008
Looking Back: 2008 A long time ago I started this Looking Back series, but for whatever reason I didn’t keep it going. To call it a series right now is a bit of misnomer. But I’m ready to get started … Continue reading
Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis Today’s Ramblers’ Retreat featured a celebration of Laurie Lewis‘s birthday. Lewis has twice won the IBMA award for Female Vocalist Of The Year, and was recently honored as Best Of The West by the Folk Alliance Region West. There was … Continue reading
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Tagged folk alliance, ibma, jason romero, laurie lewis, pharis romero, utah phillips, wade mainer
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Anthem
An Anthem for Ramblers’ Retreat Since the first episode of Rambler’s Retreat I’ve had a theme song, “Bonaparte’s Retreat” performed by Skip Gorman. I’ve decided it’s time to declare an anthem for the show: “Singing Through The Hard Times” written … Continue reading
Utah Phillips
U. Utah Phillips U. Utah Phillips is on my short list of the greatest American folk singers. He sang traditional songs of cowboys and miners and working people, the labor songs of Harry McClintock and Joe Hill, and wrote a number … Continue reading
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Tagged harry mcclintock, ian tyson, joe hill, rosalie sorrels, tom waits, utah phillips
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