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November 26
- December 2, 2008
Family
Harmony
Join us around the piano for a good helping of family harmonies,
led by the Haden Triplets and their father,
jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Then get down
to the sounds of Tupelo, Mississippi's Homemade Jamz
Blues Band, featuring the Perry brothers and their
little sister Taya on drums. Plus music from famous family bands
and songs about grandmas, cousins and long lost relatives. |
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December
3 - December 9, 2008
Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam
Cooke
Tune in for a tribute to the man who melded gospel,
soul and pop in music and life, Sam Cooke.
We'll follow the singer from Clarksdale to Chicago and from
the church to the Copa as he revolutionized gospel music with
the Soul Stirrers and then secular music with self-penned
hits "You Send Me," "Change is Gonna Come,"
and more. Plus an hour of the musical roots and branches of
Sam Cooke. |
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December 10
- December 16, 2008
Bustin'
Loose: Go-Go and Zydeco with Chuck Brown and Jeffrey Broussard
Come meet us at the club as we jump into two distinct American
musics: go-go and zydeco. From the Nation's Capital, we'll visit
with the "Godfather of Go-Go," funk and jazz guitarist Chuck
Brown who'll explain the finer points of jamming and
showing the audience some love. Then, we're back in Louisiana
getting down to the Creole sounds of zydeco with the Creole
cowboy Jeffrey Broussard, who's fiddle and
accordion playing brings the music back its source. The son
of the late accordion legend Delton Broussard, Jeffery knows
the deep roots of d'vrais zarico (real zydeco), but
also the appeal of tradition in a modern sound. |
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December 17
- December 23, 2008
Xmas
with Diana Krall and the Heath Brothers
There's no place like home for the holidays. Our guests for
this holiday version of American Routes wax nostalgically
in words and music. Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall
recalls her childhood on Vancouver Island and how
those traditions are being carried on in her own home today.
Jimmy and Tootie Heath of the Heath
Brothers reminisce about a life in jazz and late brother Percy.
Baby, it's cold outside. Stay in, snuggle up and enjoy. |
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December 24
- December 30, 2008
Hank
Williams
American Routes travels the Lost Highway in
memory of Hank Williams, who died in the back seat of his Cadillac
en route to a New Years Day concert. We'll remember Hank's lasting
contribution to American music with two hours of stories and
songs from his musical ancestors, collaborators and descendants,
including band member Don Helms, biographer
Colin Escott, and grandson Hank III.
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December 31
- January 6, 2008
American
Routes Live on New Year's
Ring in the new year with some of our favorite live
music. We'll have a set from New Orleans' trumpet player, Kermit
Ruffins with an all-star Crescent City band featuring
vocalist Thais Clark. Lafayette, Louisiana's
Pine Leaf Boys bring rock and roll energy
to their own version of traditional Cajun music. Step into a
holiday soireé of reels, jigs and waltzes by French fiddlers
in Westbrook, Maine. And pull up a set for a club set from singer
and banjo player Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders.
It's a festive set of live music that will keep you
swinging well into 2009. |
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