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Bluegrass Theme On Future Radio

In this episode of Textures / Undercurrents on Future Radio 96.9 FM, Dominik explores bluegrass music, describing its origins in the Appalachian Mountains. He discusses the genre's typical instrumentation, the influence of Béla Bartók on Béla Fleck, and the Czech band Druha Trava. The broadcast covers various styles, ranging from traditional figures like Bill Monroe to progressive 'newgrass' and jam bands.

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Bluegrass Theme On Future Radio
Programme
Textures
Date
1 June 2008

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    Hat And Beard · Eric Dolphy
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    One Foot In The Gutter · Psychograss
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    Why it was chosen To start with a track that is a very different progressive bluegrass, not something you might at first glance associate with bluegrass, to ease listeners into the theme.

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    Wayfaring Stranger · Druha Trava
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    Why it was chosen To approach the new version of bluegrass from a country or perhaps bluesy perspective, using a band from the presenter's home country, the Czech Republic.

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    Lord, Don't Forsake Me · Alison Krauss And Union Station
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    Another Night · Ricky Skaggs
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    Step It Up And Go · The Stanley Brothers
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    Why it was chosen To introduce a track that is all bluegrass.

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    Earl's Breakdown · Earl Scruggs
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    Blue Bonnet Lane · JD Crowe And The New South
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    Why it was chosen To play a track by one of the New Grass founders from the nineteen seventies.

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    Let It Alone · Old Crow Medicine Show
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    Why it was chosen To explore people who take different perspectives on bluegrass to make it sound different and richer.

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    Burned For Free · Trampled By Turtles
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    Why it was chosen To present a bit angrier approach to the bluegrass theme.

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    Sean · Tony Trischka
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    Rider · Seldom Seen
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    The Hunting Song · Railroad Earth
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    Why it was chosen To explore the jam band subgenre of bluegrass.

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    Funk Fifty Five · Sam Bush
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    Why it was chosen To play a very different, funky take on bluegrass.

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    Doctor Pangloss · Old School Freight Train
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    Why it was chosen To play another jam band with a different approach to their parent genre of bluegrass.

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    Dogmatism · David Grisman's Quintet
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    Summertime · David Grisman, Jerry Garcia And Tony Rice
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    Why it was chosen It is a great take on Dominik's all-time favorite song.

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    Fiddle Piggy · Barbara Lyman
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    Chicken · Bobby McFerrin And The Flecktones
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    Why it was chosen Bobby McFerrin is another jazz favorite of Dominik.

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    The Ballad Of Jed Clampett · The Flecktones
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    Why it was chosen For the melding of the styles, the jazz and the rapping.

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    The Senorita · Chick Corea And Bela Fleck
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    Why it was chosen Because it is worth listening to more than just one thing with Bela Fleck.