More songs about home and other favorites from the 60s and 70s playlist.Intro from Urge for Going1:41 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel6:03 Misty roses Tim Hardin8:00 Mother of Pearl Roxy Music

Coming On Home - Part 1

Apr 4th, 2019 1h 1m

Songs about the joys and sorrows of HomeComing On Home Show 1PlaylistIntro from Sugar Mountain1:35 Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel4:05 California Dreamin Mamas and Pappas7:00 Up On Cripple Creek The Band11:30 Sub

Knock Knock Jokes Part 2

Dec 10th, 2018 6m 5s

Natalie and her goofy Grampa Bob Emmons get together again for another silly fast-paced session of Knock-knocks after Bob primed her with pizza and ice cream. Too bad he couldn't keep up. This kid has talent!

Contemporary blues songs with an emphasis on music from Georgia and Mississippi

Nov 28th, 2018 1h 19m

Our final session of Blues from the Summer Room created by Mark Addison focuses on some sweet Southern stylin.'Playlist:Intro. From Delta Raga3:16 One Way Out The Allman Brothers Blues Band 8:12 Come See About Me Tedeschi Trucks Band

Blues from the Summer Room: Contemporary Blues 1

Oct 11th, 2018 1h 9m

Playlist Intro from A Whole Lotta Soul2:14 -- Catfish Blues Gary Clark Jr. 10:14 -- Dirty Pool Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 15:13 -- Blue Jean Blues ZZ Top 20:20 -- You Left Me Nothin' But The Bill And The Blues Joe Bonam

Blues from the Summer Room: Jimi Hendrix

May 31st, 2018 1h 18m

Jimi Hendrix was perhaps the best electric guitar player of his generation. As demonstrated in the CD Jimi Hendrix: Blues, he was well-versed in the traditional musical art form of the blues. Hendrix program playlist:Intro from Voodoo Ch

All That Jazz 37: Ah um, Part 2

May 31st, 2018 59m 28s

You'll go for that - Part 2 of All That Jazz episode Ah Um. Eleventunes featuring more lyrical excerpts from Charles Mingus' seminalalbum "Ah Um," released in 1959.1I Go For ThatDaryl Sherman and John CocuzziCelebrating Mildred Bailey an

All That Jazz 37: Ah Um... Part 1

May 25th, 2018 57m 38s

You'll be in a happy frame of mind when listening to "Ah Um," this edition of All That Jazz. We're featuring excerpts from Charles Mingus landmark album "Ah Um," plus background information and associated sidemen.INTROAlgiers BounceRed All

The Great Library Mystery

May 11th, 2018 3m 49s

Maria and Robert Diaz were 8-year-old twins. They loved detective stories. Maria and Robert wanted to be detectives when they grew up. They daydreamed about solving big cases and becoming famous. But when they went searching for a mystery, they

All That Jazz 36A - You Are The Kind

Apr 18th, 2018 1h

Hugh Masekela was a fine musician and, most of all, a human rights campaigner in South Africa. You know Grazin' In The Grass. Today you'll hear another example of his artistry. You are, indeed, the kind who?ll like this program.1Grazing

All That Jazz 36 - It's About Lester

Apr 5th, 2018 1h

Featured on this program is Lester Young, one of the greatest tenor sax players of the classic era in jazz. His cool, light tones and laid back style was much different than the full-tone sounds that Coleman Hawkins built in the 1930s. Put

All That Jazz - Lyrics By Mitchell Parish Part 2

Mar 12th, 2018 1h

Mitchell Parish added lyrics to popular tunes by Hoagy Carmichael and Duke Ellington, among others. This was the heyday of American Popular Song.Part one begins with a birthday set by Gerry Mulligan and Sonny Stitt.INTRO: Algiers BounceRe

ALL THAT JAZZ - Lyrics By Mitchell Parish Part 1

Mar 12th, 2018 58m 41s

All That Jazz 034a: Hi-Fly

Feb 27th, 2018 1h

Randy Reinhart and a host of other musicians show that, from gypsy jazz to bop, swing is still the king. There's a song discovery. You'll like it, too. --KernanHere's the playlist to whet your appetite:1Darkness On The DeltaDan Levinson

All That Jazz 34: Butterflies In The Rain

Feb 15th, 2018 59m 59s

Sax player Hilton Jefferson is featured on this edition. We make a connection between Bria Skonberg and Sidney Bechet, then finish with Melody Gardot./Kernan CrossINTRO: Algiers BounceRed AllenWorld On A String1 You Don't Know What Love

Skidompha Sketches: Don Edwards

Feb 8th, 2018 8m 24s

Bob Emmons' interview of local resident Don Edwards reveals someone with a truly unique and fascinating background. Edwards is a retired Army major general, as well as a former Vermont state legislator. Later, he became an aide and military a

Skidompha Sketches: The Further Adventures of Betsy Noyce

Feb 8th, 2018 25m 17s

We first interviewed our friend Betsy Noyce in 1972 when she recounted her childhood memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. This time she vividly describes her exotic--and often funny--life as a military diplomat's child growing up i

All That Jazz 033 - Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool

Feb 1st, 2018 1h

INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String 1 Harlem Air Shaft Duke Ellington Orchestra 2 Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool Novel Jazz Septet Ellington And Strayhorn Rediscovered 3 Echoes Of Harlem Steve Turre 4 The Mooche Dave Frishberg 5 I

Bob Emmons & Natalie: Knock-knock!

Jan 21st, 2018 4m 18s

Skidompha friend Bob Emmons and his granddaughter Natalie exchange The World's Best knock-knock jokes. Think you can do better? Let us know!

Sketches: Bob Emmons Interview with Norman Saucier

Jan 18th, 2018 11m 37s

Bob's neighbor Norman Saucier describes some of the many cultural surprises, adventures, misadventures, and narrow escapes he experienced while traveling around the world as a corporate accountant.

All That Jazz – 32 – Just Coolin’

Jan 16th, 2018 57m 55s

Hank Mobley’s tenor is hot in this here week’s music selections. Other than dat dere, we add some pickles, three little words, an Ellington medley and then head down the lonesome road. You’ll see what I mean.INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen

All That Jazz - Desert Sands

Jan 9th, 2018 1h

Gerry Beaudoin with The Kings Of Strings begin our program today. Included, at no extra cost, in this hour's episode of All That Jazz are Cassandra Wilson and a segment called In Blue. Here's the playlist:1 Desert Sands Jay Geils Kings Of St

Bob Emmons: Snow Job

Jan 9th, 2018 8m 33s

Long-time Skidompha Library friend and Owl Radio contributor Bob Emmons sent us this eight-and-a-half minute recording of wintertime recollections and hard-earned wisdom that will give anyone--except maybe Minnesotans--a chill. (Note: can be

Bob Emmons: Snow Job

Jan 9th, 2018 8m 33s

All That Jazz 031 - Light And Airy part 2

Jan 5th, 2018 59m 43s

Part 2 continues with some California sounds. Included are vintage players, like Wingy Manone, whose names might make a fine baseball team. Listen to Nancy Harrow, one of the women of cool. Here's the playlist:9 You'd Be So Nice To Come