I am currently learning the Jackson Stomp and I have collected some information about this tune. The Jackson Stomp has been recorded in the 1920s by Charlie McCoy and the Mississippi Mud Steppers. This is a nice version of the Jackson Stomp with ukulele and mandolin: Jackson Stomp – Ukulele Igor Another nice version with [...]
During the last days I have listened to a concert with blues singer Rita Chiarelli that is available as concert on demand at the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20100122ritac Rita Chiarelli at the Empress Theatre Rita Chiarelli uses her amazing 3-octave voice to belt, to croon and to tell stories. She’s won multiple Maple Blues awards, a Juno [...]
Today I have found two different Mandolin Boogies at youtube. The first version was recorded by the Armstrong Twins in 1946. The Armstrong Twins were one of the successful duos who sang country songs with guitar and mandolin. Other duos were The Monroe Brothers, Jim and Jesse, Homer and Jethro or Lonzo and Oscar. The [...]
For this weekend I would like to recommend another Canada Live podcast. The podcast of January 15th is dedicated to Colin James, it was recorded in Vancouver, where the winter olympics were opened today. I liked this concert very much, I am just listening to it for the second time. Colin plays fantastic on his [...]
This morning I listened to the latest CBC Live podcast. In this podcast Harry Manx presents his unique blend of “Mystic-ssippi” blues, in an intimate solo show recorded in Kelowna, BC. The complete concert is also availabe on the CBC Concert on Demand site. There I have found the following description: Harry Manx’s touring has [...]