Start Over Date 2020

121. Interview with Rachel Reynolds, Fox, Arkansas (05:54)

Date:
September 11, 2020
Main contributors:
Rachel Reynolds
Summary:
Rachel Reynolds (Fox, Arkansas) Rachel is an artist and folklorist with a background in art and cultural policy and arts-focused grassroots organizing in underserved communities. Reynolds received...

122. Interview with Randy Sabien, St. Paul, Minnesota (05:53)

Date:
September 27, 2020
Main contributors:
Randy Sabien
Summary:
Randy Sabien (St. Paul, Minnesota) Randy Sabien has over forty years of performing experience as a contemporary violinist. He also has extensive touring and guesting experience, having toured as s...

123. Interview with Rickie Monie, New Orleans, Louisiana (05:54)

Date:
September 24, 2020
Main contributors:
Rickie Monie
Summary:
Rickie Monie (New Orleans, Louisiana) Preservation Hall pianist Rickie Monie was raised in New Orleans’s Ninth Ward. Monie’s parents played piano in church, and at home they would spin records by ...

124. Interview with Paul Anastasio, Richard, Louisiana (05:53)

Date:
September 4, 2020
Main contributors:
Paul Anastasio
Summary:
Paul Anastasio (Richard, Louisiana) Paul Anastasio began studying violin at age nine and soon gravitated to popular and folk music. By his mid-twenties, he had studied with jazz violin pioneer Joe...

125. Interview with Arturo Rodriguez, Seattle, Washington (05:59)

Date:
October 6, 2020
Main contributors:
Arturo Rodriguez
Summary:
Arturo Rodriguez (Seattle, Washington) An accomplished musician, author, teacher, and DJ, Arturo Rodriguez has performed worldwide, sharing the stage with such music legends as Tito Puente; Dave V...

127. Interview with Belén Escobedo, San Antonio, Texas (06:06)

Date:
September 16, 2020
Main contributors:
Belén Escobedo
Summary:
Belén Escobedo (San Antonio, Texas) Belén Escobedo plays rare and beautiful fiddle tunes in the South Texas-Mexican grass roots Tejano Conjunto tradition. Growing up on the south side of San Anton...

128. Interview with Bertram Levy, Port Townsend, Washington (05:47)

Date:
October 23, 2020
Main contributors:
Bertram Levy
Summary:
Bertram Levy (Port Townsend, Washington) Bertram Levy is one of the few accomplished bandoneonistas in North America. In 1989, Bertram first heard the instrument played live by Astor Piazzolla. He...

129. Interview with Bethany Highley, Bonners Ferry, Idaho (05:38)

Date:
October 5, 2020
Main contributors:
Bethany Highley
Summary:
Bethany Highley (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) Bethany is a professional recording artist and session vocalist with classical vocal training, choir, musical theater, and worship leading experience. She ca...

130. Interview with Carla Sciaky, Lakewood, Colorado (06:39)

Date:
October 12, 2020
Main contributors:
Carla Sciaky
Summary:
Carla Sciaky (Lakewood, Colorado) Carla Sciaky is a multi-instrumentalist and folk singer-songwriter based in Lakewood, Colorado. As a soloist, she toured the US and Europe throughout the 1980s an...

131. Interview with Brian Walther, Bismarck, North Dakota (05:59)

Date:
October 5, 2020
Main contributors:
Brian Walther
Summary:
Brian Walther (Bismarck, North Dakota) Brian Walther’s career in music goes all the way back to 1982 and he has played countless styles of music. Whether it be as a polka drummer, a bass player in...

132. Interview with Brian Marshall, Humble, Texas (05:38)

Date:
September 14, 2020
Main contributors:
Brian Marshall
Summary:
Brian Marshall (Humble, Texas) Brian Marshall is considered one of the keepers of the unique Texas Polish fiddle tradition. Performers like Brian Marshall have been responsible for a recent revita...

133. Interview with César "Jarochelo" Castro, Los Angeles, California (06:29)

Date:
September 15, 2020
Main contributors:
César "Jarochelo" Castro
Summary:
César “Jarochelo” Castro (Los Angeles, California) A professional son jarocho musician, luthier, and instructor, César Castro has been an active liaison between communities in the US and Veracruz,...

134. Interview with Dave Robinson, Phoenix, Arizona (05:20)

Date:
October 21, 2020
Main contributors:
Dave Robinson
Summary:
Dave Robinson (Phoenix, Arizona) Dave Robinson is a Phoenix-based classical musician and jazz guitarist who plays everything from classical to contemporary music. He has performed with Stevie Nick...

137. Interview with Dan Ansotegui, Boise, Idaho (06:06)

Date:
June 10, 2020
Main contributors:
Dan Ansotegui
Summary:
Dan Ansotegui (Boise, Idaho) Dan Ansotegui was raised by the scents and tastes of his mother’s cooking and the sound of his father’s music. The music came from the accordion and the aromas that fi...

138. Interview with Dewa Berata, Los Angeles, California (05:57)

Date:
October 23, 2020
Main contributors:
Dewa Berata
Summary:
Dewa Berata (Los Angeles, California) Bapak I Dewa Putu Berata is an internationally acclaimed Balinese musician, teacher, and composer based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and Pengosekan, Bali...

139. Interview with David Romtvedt, Buffalo, Wyoming (06:19)

Date:
September 10, 2020
Main contributors:
David Romtvedt
Summary:
David Romtvedt (Buffalo, Wyoming) David Romtvedt was born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in southern Arizona. He is a writer and a musician. A recipient of two NEA fellowships, the Pushcart Prize...

140. Interview with David Reihs, Portland, Oregon (05:40)

Date:
October 14, 2020
Main contributors:
David Reihs
Summary:
David Reihs (Portland, Oregon) Playing Arabic keyboard and accordion, Middle Eastern percussion, ud, and elektro-saz, David Reihs is a multi-instrumentalist turned producer and educator who curren...