Sunday, August 19, 2007

Casting for pods

Do you like Billy Bragg, but don't know who Phil Ochs is?

Do you wonder where your Dad ever found a whole album of sea shanties?

If like me your always looking for a good podcast, and if you interested in roots music and the history of popular music then you should try the Folkways Collection podcasts from Smithsonian Folkways.



http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discover/folkways_collection.html
A series of shows around an hour each, features Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, and Phil Ochs among others. Also all the background information on the founder of Folkways records Moses Asch, who I think was quite inspired in collecting all the valuable stuff he did.

Who needs TV? - you'll get more knitting done with a podcast!

You'll also find it on iTunes.

No comments: