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Roots And Roads: RNR Trains Pt 1

Programme
Roots And Roads
Date
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Length
57 min

About this show

Introduction

In this episode of Roots and Roads, Dominik explores the connection between trains and the bluegrass imagination, focusing on bluegrass, country, and gospel genres. The programme examines trains as symbols of nostalgia, sadness, and departure. Key moments include a feature song by the Czech band Hoboes and an unexpected studio intrusion by a dog.

Dominik presents the first part of a two-show theme centered on trains and train travel. This initial segment focuses on the bluegrass, country, and gospel genres, exploring the connection between trains and the bluegrass imagination. The discussion touches upon the emotional associations of rail travel, specifically nostalgia, sadness, and the use of trains as symbols for leaving and saying goodbye. The broadcast includes a non-English language song by the Czech band Hoboes and is interrupted by a dog entering the studio.

Topics

  • The emotional associations of train travel, including nostalgia and sadness.
  • Trains as a symbol for leaving and saying goodbye.
  • The connection between trains and the bluegrass imagination.

Participants

  • Dominik

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Metaphors, analogies, the journey of life, and the journeys that we take in life. Meeting people and saying goodbye to people.

Is inlaid with steel, and sometimes the steel makes forms into a dagger that punctures your heart with just that bit of sadness.

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Trains, Part One

  1. 1
    Orange Blossom Special · Johnny Cash

    Why it was chosen The speaker considers it one of the most famous train songs in certain circles.

  2. 2
    I Feel Like A Train · Malcolm Holcombe
  3. 3
    Railroad Song · Jim Croce
  4. 4
    Steel Rails · Alison Krauss And The Union Stations
  5. 5
    Southbound Passenger Train · Doc Watson
  6. 6
    This Old Train · Ginger Boatwright

    Why it was chosen The speaker links the song to the idea of a fellow passenger on the journey of life.

  7. 7
    A Few More Rails · Old School, School Freight Train

    Why it was chosen The band's name is particularly fitting for a railroad-themed program.

  8. 8
    Railroad Earth · Railroad Earth

    Why it was chosen The speaker chooses another train-themed band for the train-themed show.

  9. 9
    Tak Už Mi Má Holka Mává · Hoboes
  10. 10
    The Train That Carried The Girl Away · Frank Hutchinson

    Why it was chosen The speaker wants to stay with the feeling of the train as a symbol of saying goodbye.

  11. 11
    It Takes A Lot To Laugh, Takes A Train To Cry · Bob Dylan

    Why it was chosen The speaker wants to stay with the notion that trains always carry a hint of sadness.

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    Untitled · Mountain Heart
  13. 13
    Last Train · Arlo Guthrie