May 2008 Podcast: the New Orleans Show

This new Rambling Podcast is The New Orleans Show, about the musical tradition of New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. If you care as much about these issues as I do, here are two charities I recommend contributing to: Habitat for Humanity has specific projects to rebuild homes in the Ninth Ward. The Tipitina's Foundation collects and donates instruments for disenfrenchised schools to preserve and nurture the New Orleans musical tradition.

Here is the setlist:

• Johnny Dodd’s Washboard Band – Bucktown Stomp (02:50-5:55)
• Fats Domino – No No Baby (06:50-09:10)
• The Meters – Cissy Strut (10:05-13:50)
• Snooks Eaglin – Hello Josephine (15:00-18:30)
• Professor Longhair – Big Chief (19:05-22:50)
• Dr. John – Walk on Guilded Splinters (24:00-29:10)
• Guitar Slim – The Things that I Used to Do (29:30-32:30)
• Jelly Roll Morton – Sweet Substitute (33:35-36:30)
• Louis Armstrong – Basin Street Blues (36:50-43:35)
• Rebirth Brass Band – Tubaluba (44:40-50-25)
• Galactic – Crazyhorse Mongoose (50-55:58:55)
• John Butler Trio – Gov’ did Nothing (01.00.15-01:07:45)
• Dirty Dozen Brass Band – What’s Going On (01:08:45-01:13:10)
• Bob Brozman – Look at New Orleans (01:13:10-01:18:55)
• Stanton Moore – When the Levee Breaks (01:20:05-01:25:40)

I'm afraid I don't have the guts and time to do a full write-up anymore, so you'll have to make do with the setlist. Let me just take the time to thank Rebirth Brass Band, John Butler Trio, Bob Brozman, Stanton Moore and/or their management for allowing me to use commercially released material. Thanks also to Greg Szlapczynski for the intro/outro soundbyte and to Amélie for the gorgeous banner!

Comments

[fred]

Bravo pour cette super edition du Podcast !
Comme d'habitude, j'ai decouvert plein d'artistes.
Merci !

[Cédric Ferrand]

As usual, a great show.
I really enjoyed each show, it's very instructive for a philistine like me.

You know, Ben, if you want to join us for the Jazz Festival of Montréal, you're welcome: we got a spare room for you.

Cédric

[Jim]

Terrific podcast!