Crackin' the Vault Castos https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com Crackin the Vault features musical nuggets from the last five decades of Centrum programming, including Country Blues, Fiddle Tunes, Voice Works, Slide and Steel, and one-time shows from the 90s. More than 55 National Heritage Fellows have participated in Centrum programming, and we’ll be broadcasting some of their finest performances. Hosted by Peter McCracken Fri, 14 May 2021 18:53:00 +0000 en © 2020 US CA GB https://episodes.castos.com/5ed7fb311a1cc8-00834045/images/thumbnail-02-Vault-r2.jpg Crackin' the Vault https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com Crackin the Vault features musical nuggets from the last five decades of Centrum programming, including Country Blues, Fiddle Tunes, Voice Works, Slide and Steel, and one-time shows from the 90s. More than 55 National Heritage Fellows have participated in Centrum programming, and we’ll be broadcasting some of their finest performances. Hosted by Peter McCracken Centrum | Peter McCracken episodic Crackin the Vault features musical nuggets from the last five decades of Centrum programming, including Country Blues, Fiddle Tunes, Voice Works, Slide and Steel, and one-time shows from the 90s. More than 55 National Heritage Fellows have participated in Centrum programming, and we’ll be broadcasting some of their finest performances. Hosted by Peter McCracken Joe Gillard jgillard@centrum.org false https://feeds.castos.com/ox3k yes <![CDATA[Remembering John Dee Holeman, and John Hartford]]> Fri, 14 May 2021 18:53:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/remembering-john-dee-holeman-and-john-hartford https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/remembering-john-dee-holeman-and-john-hartford Remembering John Dee Holeman
who passed last week at the age of 92

Never before heard cuts from John Dee at a house party in 1991

… and a John Hartford retrospective from 1999

This is a special day, the 10th birthday of KPTZ, and coincidentally the birthday of Larry Stein. Hope you tune in.

Crackin’ the Vault will go on hiatus for the summer, this will be the last show for a while (though we will play a rerun next week). Thank you dear listeners, we hope you’ve enjoyed these shows. They’ll still be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

See you soon I hope – enjoy every sandwich!

Peter

]]> full 44 false Remembering John Dee Holeman
who passed last week at the age of 92

Never before heard cuts from John Dee at a house party in 1991

… and a John Hartford retrospective from 1999

This is a special day, the 10th birthday of KPTZ, and coincidentally the birthday of Larry Stein. Hope you tune in.

Crackin’ the Vault will go on hiatus for the summer, this will be the last show for a while (though we will play a rerun next week). Thank you dear listeners, we hope you’ve enjoyed these shows. They’ll still be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

See you soon I hope – enjoy every sandwich!

Peter

]]> 01:03:00 <![CDATA[Best and Weirdest Gigs]]> Fri, 07 May 2021 15:23:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/best-and-weirdest-gigs https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/best-and-weirdest-gigs Strange and Wondrous Gigs

Gregg Miller and The Lips go head-to-head with the Mafia, and…?

George Rezendes’ Dream Gig comes true, but how?

Del Rey – the good, the bad, and the ugly, from Amsterdam to Texas

The Original Foghorn String band represents all of American music - in Borneo!

… and some pickin’ from Jerry Ricks


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

]]> full 43 false Strange and Wondrous Gigs

Gregg Miller and The Lips go head-to-head with the Mafia, and…?

George Rezendes’ Dream Gig comes true, but how?

Del Rey – the good, the bad, and the ugly, from Amsterdam to Texas

The Original Foghorn String band represents all of American music - in Borneo!

… and some pickin’ from Jerry Ricks


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

]]> 01:01:29 <![CDATA[Run the Entire River, the Mighty Mississippi]]> Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/run-the-entire-river-the-mighty-mississippi https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/run-the-entire-river-the-mighty-mississippi Floating Down the Mississippi

From the headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, some music from every state we pass


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 42 false Floating Down the Mississippi

From the headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, some music from every state we pass


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 01:00:26 <![CDATA[Mariachi with Don Esteban Hernandez]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:06:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/mariachi-with-don-esteban-hernandez https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/mariachi-with-don-esteban-hernandez Don Esteban Hernandez and Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey

A look and a listen to some of the six generations of the Hernandez dynasty, from the middle of the 19th century until today and some Balkan, blues, and banjo

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 41 false Don Esteban Hernandez and Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey

A look and a listen to some of the six generations of the Hernandez dynasty, from the middle of the 19th century until today and some Balkan, blues, and banjo

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:58:33 <![CDATA[Musicians from Port Townsend]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:23:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/musicians-from-port-townsend https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/musicians-from-port-townsend A look at the eclectic and creative musicians in our town, featuring:

George Rezendes * George Radebaugh * The Delta Rays

Simon Lynge * Janna Marit

Murphy and Marckx * Those Darn Accordions

Bobbie Nikles * The Jack Dwyer Band

Abakis * Micaela Kingslight

Bertram Levy and Kirk Sutphin * Neville Pearsall

Danny Barnes * Jonathan Doyle * LA Jones * David Grisman

and The Blue Crows


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 40 false A look at the eclectic and creative musicians in our town, featuring:

George Rezendes * George Radebaugh * The Delta Rays

Simon Lynge * Janna Marit

Murphy and Marckx * Those Darn Accordions

Bobbie Nikles * The Jack Dwyer Band

Abakis * Micaela Kingslight

Bertram Levy and Kirk Sutphin * Neville Pearsall

Danny Barnes * Jonathan Doyle * LA Jones * David Grisman

and The Blue Crows


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 01:00:18 <![CDATA[Accordions Rule!]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:46:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/accordions-rule https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/accordions-rule Featuring:

Joseba Tapia
Dwight Lamb
Joshua Horowitz
Raynald Ouellet
Smokey McKeen
Chrissie Marshall


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 39 false Featuring:

Joseba Tapia
Dwight Lamb
Joshua Horowitz
Raynald Ouellet
Smokey McKeen
Chrissie Marshall


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:58:49 <![CDATA[The First Fiddle Tunes 1977 - March 26]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:33:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/the-first-fiddle-tunes-1977-march-26 https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/the-first-fiddle-tunes-1977-march-26 1977 Fiddle Tunes Festival, the first one
Featuring:

Benny Thomasson  *  Mark Graham
Kenny Hall  * Hank Bradley  * Larry Hanks
Jerry Gallaher  *  Nancy Katz  *  Tony Marcus
Marty Somberg  *  Ann Hansen  *  Scott Nygaard
and The Gypsy Gyppo String Band

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

]]> full 38 false 1977 Fiddle Tunes Festival, the first one
Featuring:

Benny Thomasson  *  Mark Graham
Kenny Hall  * Hank Bradley  * Larry Hanks
Jerry Gallaher  *  Nancy Katz  *  Tony Marcus
Marty Somberg  *  Ann Hansen  *  Scott Nygaard
and The Gypsy Gyppo String Band

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

]]> 00:58:03 <![CDATA[Let's Celebrate St. Patrick's Day]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:59:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/let39s-celebrate-st-patrick39s-day https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/let39s-celebrate-st-patrick39s-day Éirinn go Brách - Irish musical delights
Get ready for St. Patrick’s Day with selections from:

Liz Carroll and John Doyle
Martin Mulhaire, Seamus Connolly, Seamus Egan
Liz and Yvonne Kane, with Django Amerson
Martin Hayes

And a short moment of reflection for Vesta Johnson, who passed away last week.


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 37 false Éirinn go Brách - Irish musical delights
Get ready for St. Patrick’s Day with selections from:

Liz Carroll and John Doyle
Martin Mulhaire, Seamus Connolly, Seamus Egan
Liz and Yvonne Kane, with Django Amerson
Martin Hayes

And a short moment of reflection for Vesta Johnson, who passed away last week.


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:57:47 <![CDATA[Denmark Makes Me Happy]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:21:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/denmark-makes-me-happy https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/denmark-makes-me-happy Danish Music with Morten Alfred Høirup and Mia Guldhammer,

A conversation with Morten and Mia

And selections from Ruthie Dornfeld, Kristian Bugge, Sonnich Lydom, and Jamie Fox

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 36 false Danish Music with Morten Alfred Høirup and Mia Guldhammer,

A conversation with Morten and Mia

And selections from Ruthie Dornfeld, Kristian Bugge, Sonnich Lydom, and Jamie Fox

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:58:15 <![CDATA[The Gu-Achi Fiddlers, and Manmay Lakay]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:41:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/the-gu-achi-fiddlers-and-manmay-lakay https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/the-gu-achi-fiddlers-and-manmay-lakay The Gu-Achi Fiddlers, and Manmay Lakay


Music from hot places:
the Tohono O’odham from Arizona, led by Elliot Johnson
and Manmay Lakay from St. Lucia, led by Augustin “Charley” Julian
And thoughts from Jeanie McLerie and Ken Keppeler


For a sobering and heart-breaking video about the wall built through the middle of the Tohono O’odham reservation (19 minutes):
https://emergencemagazine.org/story/border-nation/


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 35 false The Gu-Achi Fiddlers, and Manmay Lakay


Music from hot places:
the Tohono O’odham from Arizona, led by Elliot Johnson
and Manmay Lakay from St. Lucia, led by Augustin “Charley” Julian
And thoughts from Jeanie McLerie and Ken Keppeler


For a sobering and heart-breaking video about the wall built through the middle of the Tohono O’odham reservation (19 minutes):
https://emergencemagazine.org/story/border-nation/


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 01:00:20 <![CDATA[Singers of Note ]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:08:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/singers-of-note https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/singers-of-note Singers of Note
Singers from many Centrum programs, lots of duets, including:
The Brain Marshall Family Band,
Laurel Bliss and Cliff Perry
Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin,  Pharis and Jason Romero,
Mary Sherhart,  Alice Gerrard,
Julie Fowlis,
Shaye Cohn and Erika Lewis, the Lonesome Doves,
Morten Alfred Høirup and Mia Guldhammer,
Riley Baugus,
and the Birmingham Sunlights


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 34 false Singers of Note
Singers from many Centrum programs, lots of duets, including:
The Brain Marshall Family Band,
Laurel Bliss and Cliff Perry
Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin,  Pharis and Jason Romero,
Mary Sherhart,  Alice Gerrard,
Julie Fowlis,
Shaye Cohn and Erika Lewis, the Lonesome Doves,
Morten Alfred Høirup and Mia Guldhammer,
Riley Baugus,
and the Birmingham Sunlights


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 01:00:08 <![CDATA[Every Month is Black History Month]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:54:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/every-month-is-black-history-month https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/every-month-is-black-history-month Every Month is Black History Month
Let’s retire Black History Month and incorporate Black history into every year-round history curriculum nationwide.
In the meantime, we’ll listen to some Black musicians who have participated in Centrum programs.

Including:

The Carolina Chocolate Drops, with Joe Thompson
Jerron Paxton and Phil Wiggins
Howard Armstrong
Boo Hanks and Dom Flemons
Lynn August
The Creole Cowboys
and a little bit of Etta Baker

Rhiannon Giddens has been loading one awesome post per day this month on her Facebook page, about Black history in general, highly recommended:

https://www.facebook.com/RhiannonGiddensMusic/

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 33 false Every Month is Black History Month
Let’s retire Black History Month and incorporate Black history into every year-round history curriculum nationwide.
In the meantime, we’ll listen to some Black musicians who have participated in Centrum programs.

Including:

The Carolina Chocolate Drops, with Joe Thompson
Jerron Paxton and Phil Wiggins
Howard Armstrong
Boo Hanks and Dom Flemons
Lynn August
The Creole Cowboys
and a little bit of Etta Baker

Rhiannon Giddens has been loading one awesome post per day this month on her Facebook page, about Black history in general, highly recommended:

https://www.facebook.com/RhiannonGiddensMusic/

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:59:51 <![CDATA[New Mexican fiddlers and players]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:17:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/new-mexican-fiddlers-and-players https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/new-mexican-fiddlers-and-players Cleofes Ortiz
Fiddlers from Northern New Mexico are all but gone.
We’ll spend some time talking with Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie
about Cleofes and Tonie Apodaca, and the disappearance of culture.

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 32 false Cleofes Ortiz
Fiddlers from Northern New Mexico are all but gone.
We’ll spend some time talking with Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie
about Cleofes and Tonie Apodaca, and the disappearance of culture.

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:58:58 <![CDATA[Honoring Pedro Dimas]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:17:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/honoring-pedro-dimas https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/honoring-pedro-dimas Don Pedro Dimas

El Maestro, the dean of Purepecha fiddlers, passed last week, and we’ll spend some time listening to his music and telling some stories, and remembering him.

… and a conversation with Zaidee Stavely about his life and legacy.

For a look at Mirando al Lago (it’s worth it), Don Pedro’s orchestra, with dancers wearing regalia that he designed, dancing his choreography - tune in to the Quarantine Happy hour on Sunday, January 31, at 5:30pm PST.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 31 false Don Pedro Dimas

El Maestro, the dean of Purepecha fiddlers, passed last week, and we’ll spend some time listening to his music and telling some stories, and remembering him.

… and a conversation with Zaidee Stavely about his life and legacy.

For a look at Mirando al Lago (it’s worth it), Don Pedro’s orchestra, with dancers wearing regalia that he designed, dancing his choreography - tune in to the Quarantine Happy hour on Sunday, January 31, at 5:30pm PST.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:57:55 <![CDATA[Voice Works 2015 and a chat with The Bobs]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:36:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/voice-works-2015-and-a-chat-with-the-bobs https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/voice-works-2015-and-a-chat-with-the-bobs The Bobs!

How they started, how they got their name, and a chat with Matthew Stull, founding member and selections from a Voice Works concert in 2015.

 

Including:

 

  • The Thundering Cannonballs;
  • Moira Smiley;
  • Elizabeth Laprelle;
  • Eli West;
  • Cedric Watson;
  • The Peña-Govea Family – Miguel, Susan, Rene, and Cecilia;
  • and some of the Bobs early hits

 

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 30 false The Bobs!

How they started, how they got their name, and a chat with Matthew Stull, founding member and selections from a Voice Works concert in 2015.

 

Including:

 

  • The Thundering Cannonballs;
  • Moira Smiley;
  • Elizabeth Laprelle;
  • Eli West;
  • Cedric Watson;
  • The Peña-Govea Family – Miguel, Susan, Rene, and Cecilia;
  • and some of the Bobs early hits

 

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:57:58 <![CDATA[Voice Works 2015 and a Chat with Cathy Jordan]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:57:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/voice-works-2015-and-a-chat-with-cathy-jordan https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/voice-works-2015-and-a-chat-with-cathy-jordan A chat with Cathy Jordan, lead singer with Dervish, and how Reeb Willms came to know her. And selections from a Voice Works concert in 2015.

 

Including:

 

A look back at Christine Balfa’s triangle record;
Cedric Watson;
The Peña-Govea Family – Miguel, Susan, Rene, and Cecilia – with a corrido and a polka;
Joel Savoy, Kelli Jones, Reeb Willms, Caleb Klauder;
Cathy Jordan herself, with Mark Simos and Moira Smiley;


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 29 false A chat with Cathy Jordan, lead singer with Dervish, and how Reeb Willms came to know her. And selections from a Voice Works concert in 2015.

 

Including:

 

A look back at Christine Balfa’s triangle record;
Cedric Watson;
The Peña-Govea Family – Miguel, Susan, Rene, and Cecilia – with a corrido and a polka;
Joel Savoy, Kelli Jones, Reeb Willms, Caleb Klauder;
Cathy Jordan herself, with Mark Simos and Moira Smiley;


If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:59:17 <![CDATA[ Remembering John Morton]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:13:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/remembering-john-morton https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/remembering-john-morton Alas, John passed way too soon, on January 2.

We'll take an (inadequate) listen to some of the music John loved, vintage jazz, choro, and Italian dance music.

 

With:

  • a few cuts of John on clarinet and bass clarinet;
  • some of the source material for the Italian music that John played, including
  • Tony Flores and his family and his connection to Port Townsend;
  • Ricardo Tunzi;
  • Paul Rangell and Emily Abbink;
  • Irene Herrmann and Paul Hostetter

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 28 false Alas, John passed way too soon, on January 2.

We'll take an (inadequate) listen to some of the music John loved, vintage jazz, choro, and Italian dance music.

 

With:

  • a few cuts of John on clarinet and bass clarinet;
  • some of the source material for the Italian music that John played, including
  • Tony Flores and his family and his connection to Port Townsend;
  • Ricardo Tunzi;
  • Paul Rangell and Emily Abbink;
  • Irene Herrmann and Paul Hostetter

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:58:47 <![CDATA[Songs About Drinking]]> Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:55:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/songs-about-drinking https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/songs-about-drinking Songs About Drinking (and other mood-altering substances), wishes for 2021, and a conversation with Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms about what it was like to be a touring band in 2020 and what it might look like going forward.

 

With:

  • Neville Pearsall
  • The Whiskey Spitters
  • Steve James
  • Tex Jackson and the Panhandlers
  • Richie Stearns
  • Tiny Moore
  • Bearcat Wildcat
  • Eric and Suzy Thompson
  • Caleb and Reeb
  • Bill Kirchen
  • Outlaw Social (featuring Pharis Romero)
  • Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong
]]> full 27 false Songs About Drinking (and other mood-altering substances), wishes for 2021, and a conversation with Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms about what it was like to be a touring band in 2020 and what it might look like going forward.

 

With:

  • Neville Pearsall
  • The Whiskey Spitters
  • Steve James
  • Tex Jackson and the Panhandlers
  • Richie Stearns
  • Tiny Moore
  • Bearcat Wildcat
  • Eric and Suzy Thompson
  • Caleb and Reeb
  • Bill Kirchen
  • Outlaw Social (featuring Pharis Romero)
  • Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong
]]> 00:59:58 <![CDATA[Unusual Christmas Music]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2020 00:06:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/unusual-christmas-music https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/unusual-christmas-music New Christmas Music from Louisiana, and a chat with Chas Justus about his recent Yuletide Project

 

With:

 

  • Dirk Powell, fret-free
  • The Roches
  • Red Simpson
  • The Stony Point Quartet (Dudley Connell, David McLaughlin, Linda Lay, and Bill Lux)
  • Bill Kirchen
  • The Silent Knights, featuring Brody Douglas Hunt
  • Chas Justus
  • Blake Miller and Amelia Biere
  • Jamie Lynn Fontenot and Miriam McCracken
  • Megan Constantin and Kelli Jones
  • Corey Porche and Bird
  • Courtney Granger (my favorite living male singer)
  • Johnny Paycheck

                … and a few others

 

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 26 false New Christmas Music from Louisiana, and a chat with Chas Justus about his recent Yuletide Project

 

With:

 

  • Dirk Powell, fret-free
  • The Roches
  • Red Simpson
  • The Stony Point Quartet (Dudley Connell, David McLaughlin, Linda Lay, and Bill Lux)
  • Bill Kirchen
  • The Silent Knights, featuring Brody Douglas Hunt
  • Chas Justus
  • Blake Miller and Amelia Biere
  • Jamie Lynn Fontenot and Miriam McCracken
  • Megan Constantin and Kelli Jones
  • Corey Porche and Bird
  • Courtney Granger (my favorite living male singer)
  • Johnny Paycheck

                … and a few others

 

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:58:52 <![CDATA[Klezmer Music]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2020 18:37:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/klezmer-music https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/klezmer-music Klezmer Music, Thoughts from Alicia Svigals about celebrating Hanukkah, Seven-Day Weddings, and Inviting Itzhak Perlman to Fiddle Tunes

With:

  • Alicia Svigals, Patrick Farrell, Lauren Brody
  • Cookie Segelstein, Margot Leverett, Don Weeda, and Mark Rubin

 

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 25 false Klezmer Music, Thoughts from Alicia Svigals about celebrating Hanukkah, Seven-Day Weddings, and Inviting Itzhak Perlman to Fiddle Tunes

With:

  • Alicia Svigals, Patrick Farrell, Lauren Brody
  • Cookie Segelstein, Margot Leverett, Don Weeda, and Mark Rubin

 

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:58:57 <![CDATA[Dance Music from Quebec ]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2020 23:06:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/dance-music-from-quebec https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/dance-music-from-quebec With:

  • De Temps Antan - Andre Brunet, Pierre Luc-Dupuis, and Eric Beaudry;
  • Genticorum - Pascal Gemme,  Yann Falquet, and Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand.
  • Kevin Desrosiers with the mighty Lisa Ornstein

….. and a big band update from the McBeebee Twins leading off the show.

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> full 24 false With:

  • De Temps Antan - Andre Brunet, Pierre Luc-Dupuis, and Eric Beaudry;
  • Genticorum - Pascal Gemme,  Yann Falquet, and Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand.
  • Kevin Desrosiers with the mighty Lisa Ornstein

….. and a big band update from the McBeebee Twins leading off the show.

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

Thanks for listening, have fun!

Peter

]]> 00:59:50 <![CDATA[ Gospel Music at Centrum]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:50:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/gospel-music-at-centrum https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/gospel-music-at-centrum You’ll hear:

 

Ross Brown with George Reynolds

Mark Graham and Sandy Silva

Marley’s Ghost

Pete Sutherland

The Neolithic Broadcasters

Sheila Kay Adams

Scott Nygaard, Jerry Gallaher, and Jack Link

Lightnin Wells  

Ethel Caffie Austin

 

And another episode of itmightabeen, featuring Abner Jay.

 

Most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 23 false You’ll hear:

 

Ross Brown with George Reynolds

Mark Graham and Sandy Silva

Marley’s Ghost

Pete Sutherland

The Neolithic Broadcasters

Sheila Kay Adams

Scott Nygaard, Jerry Gallaher, and Jack Link

Lightnin Wells  

Ethel Caffie Austin

 

And another episode of itmightabeen, featuring Abner Jay.

 

Most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:59:45 <![CDATA[1988 Fiddle Tunes Choice Cuts]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 21:09:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/1988-fiddle-tunes-choice-cuts https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/1988-fiddle-tunes-choice-cuts With a spotlight on the Heartbeats

and a short chat with Tara Nevins

 

You’ll hear:

  • Jimmy and Nancy Borsdorf
  • Molly Tenenbaum and Mark Graham
  • Tony Marcus                                     
  • Evo and Jemmy Bluestein
  • The Hillbillies from Mars
  • Eileen Ivers and Mick Moloney
  • Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers
  • And the Heartbeats – Tara Nevins, Rose Sinclair, Beverly Smith, and June Drucker

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 22 false With a spotlight on the Heartbeats

and a short chat with Tara Nevins

 

You’ll hear:

  • Jimmy and Nancy Borsdorf
  • Molly Tenenbaum and Mark Graham
  • Tony Marcus                                     
  • Evo and Jemmy Bluestein
  • The Hillbillies from Mars
  • Eileen Ivers and Mick Moloney
  • Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers
  • And the Heartbeats – Tara Nevins, Rose Sinclair, Beverly Smith, and June Drucker

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:59:06 <![CDATA[ The 1994 Port Townsend Country Blues Festival Part 2]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 18:11:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/the-1994-port-townsend-country-blues-festival-part-2 https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/the-1994-port-townsend-country-blues-festival-part-2 Selections from the Country Blues festival featuring all 12 faculty members, including six National Heritage Fellows.

 

  • John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
  • Rich and Maureen DelGrosso
  • Orville Johnson
  • Jack Owens
  • Mary Flower
  • John Jackson
  • Suzy Thompson
  • John Dee Holeman
  • Steve James
  • Howard Armstrong
  • Del Rey
  • John Miller

 

Lagniappe of the week: look here for a video of John Dee Holeman and Algia Mae Hinton buck dancing.

https://www.facebook.com/ptcentrum

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 21 false Selections from the Country Blues festival featuring all 12 faculty members, including six National Heritage Fellows.

 

  • John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
  • Rich and Maureen DelGrosso
  • Orville Johnson
  • Jack Owens
  • Mary Flower
  • John Jackson
  • Suzy Thompson
  • John Dee Holeman
  • Steve James
  • Howard Armstrong
  • Del Rey
  • John Miller

 

Lagniappe of the week: look here for a video of John Dee Holeman and Algia Mae Hinton buck dancing.

https://www.facebook.com/ptcentrum

 

If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> 00:58:31 <![CDATA[ The 1994 Port Townsend Country Blues Festival]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:59:00 +0000 Centrum | Peter McCracken https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/podcasts/9249/episodes/the-1994-port-townsend-country-blues-festival https://crackin-the-vault.castos.com/episodes/the-1994-port-townsend-country-blues-festival If you like country blues, this is your meat. Selections from all 12 faculty members, including six National Heritage Fellows.

 

Featuring:

 

  • John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
  • Rich and Maureen DelGrosso
  • Orville Johnson
  • Jack Owens
  • Mary Flower
  • John Jackson
  • Suzy Thompson
  • John Dee Holeman
  • Steve James
  • Howard Armstrong
  • Del Rey
  • John Miller

 

Lagniappe of the week: attached is an example of Howard Armstrong’s handwriting.

 

Most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

]]> full 20 false If you like country blues, this is your meat. Selections from all 12 faculty members, including six National Heritage Fellows.

 

Featuring:

 

  • John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
  • Rich and Maureen DelGrosso
  • Orville Johnson
  • Jack Owens
  • Mary Flower
  • John Jackson
  • Suzy Thompson
  • John Dee Holeman
  • Steve James
  • Howard Armstrong
  • Del Rey
  • John Miller

 

Lagniappe of the week: attached is an example of Howard Armstrong’s handwriting.

 

Most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:

https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/

 

Thanks for listening, have fun!

 

Peter

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