VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER

Instruments: Accordions & Bagpipes, Oh My!

Episode Summary

Episode 5 is out and our hosts have a conversation about the accordion and bagpipe. Chris & Roger talk about the design and functions of these instruments as well as discussing the historical and cultural connections to each instrument, elaborating on ideas of tradition and transnational borders. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER, hosted by Chris Smith and Roger Landes, with funding from the Texas Tech University Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way!

Episode Notes

Intro - 0:00

• Tune called Planxty Sir Festus Burke | Randal Bays/fiddle, Chris Smith/tenor banjo, Roger Landes/bouzouki | composition by Turlough O’Carolan, from the album “Coyote Banjo” by Chris Smith

Part I, Accordion - 01:05

• Rouha, La Valse d’Amelie (Auvergnais café music)
• Andy Cutting, In Continental Mood/Flatworld (England) - 16:46
• Lucas Thébaut, Bal solo (France), button accordion - 21:10

Part II, Bagpipes - 23:37

• Pierre Bensusan (w/Eric Montbel), La Danse du Capricorne II
• Blowzabella, “Introduction” from A Richer Dust - 36:16
• Blowzabella, “The New Jigs” from A Richer Dust - 36:35
• Zephyrus, Jig - 44:55

Outro - 45:07

Full Playlist for EP 5

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