Crackin' the Vault

Crackin' the Vault

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Crackin' the Vault 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

      1 hr
    • 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

      1 hr
    • 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

        1 hr
      • 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

          59 min
        • 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

            58 min
          • The Horse Flies, and other gems from 1987
            A listen to some of the folks who were at the 11th Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and a conversation with Judy Hyman and Jeff Claus. The festival was curated and managed by David Romtvedt that year.
             
            Featuring:
             
            The Horse Flies – Jeff and Judy plus the incomparable Richie Stearns and the late John Hayward.
            Marley’s Ghost – Danny Wheetman, Ed Littlefield, Mike Phelan, and Jon Wilcox.
            Tiny Moore, with his big band - Kevin Wimmer, Joe Weed, Bill Meyer, Nancy Katz, David Sebring, David Cahn, Dean and Debra Moore.
            Paul Hostetter and Irene Herrmann.
            Cleofes Ortiz with Jeanie McLerie, Ken Keppeler, Paul Rangell, and Emily Abbink.
            And Andre Alain from Quebec.
             
             
            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
            59 min
          • Fiddle Tunes Tour Radio Show
            This was a radio show that Centrum produced in 1992 featuring the players on a run-out tour – Clyde Davenport, Joe and Od4ell Thompson, John Dee Holeman, and Los Campesinos de Michoacán. Narrated by Barry Shultz.
             
            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
            1 hr 1 min
          • Bluegrass at Fort Worden
            Centrum’s musical archive tenders some bluegrass music this week, featuring Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands from 2003, as well as three disciples of Bill Monroe – Byron Berline, Blaine Sprouse, and Peter Rowan.
             
            Also appearing – Tom Rozum, Craig Smith, Scott Huffman (singing a Mark Graham song), Rich Levine, Eric Thompson, Craig Korth, Nancy Katz, and Patrick Sauber playing some superb banjo.
             
            Here’s a great story, in Blaine Sprouse’s own words, about how he became Kenny Baker’s friend:
            https://bluegrasstoday.com/blaine-sprouse-remembers-kenny-baker-2/
             
            This looks like Peter Rowan to me:
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeZPAQRl7TA
             
            50+ years later, Peter reprises Uncle Pen in today’s show.
             
            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
            1 hr 1 min
          • Guitar Music at Fort Worden
            This week we’ll explore some of the many kinds of guitar music that artists have brought to Centrum to share with participants. Featuring:
             
            Eddie Pennington
            RL Burnside
            John Doyle (supporting Liz Carroll)
            Emily Remler
            Bruce Forman
            Wayne Henderson
            Del Rey
            Lightnin’ Wells
            Guitar Gabriel
            Bill Kirchen, master of the Telecaster
            Etta Baker
             
            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
            59 min
          • Dance Music From the North – Magdalen Islands and Newfoundland and How One Person Can Make 3-Part Harmony
            Fast dance music from up where it’s cold, featuring
            Rufus Guinchard, Jim Payne, and Baxter Wareham;
            Bertrand Deraspe and Alain Turbide;
            Tim O’Brien;
            and Bruce Molsky.
            Recordings from 1989, 1990, and 2011.
            Here’s a cool little documentary on Rufus:  https://www.heritage.nf.ca/videos/rufus-guinchard.php
            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, hope you enjoy.
            Peter
            59 min

          About Crackin' the Vault

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          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…