{"id":4364,"date":"2012-08-13T10:53:53","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T08:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=4364"},"modified":"2017-10-06T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T11:04:03","slug":"john-cohen-the-new-lost-city-ramblers-joins-the-dust-busters-on-old-man-below-new-cd-release-by-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=4364","title":{"rendered":"John Cohen (The New Lost City Ramblers) joins the Dust Busters on \u2018Old Man Below\u2019 &#8211; New CD Release by Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new CD with the Dust Busters has just be released by Smithsonian Folkways &#8211; a collaboration between musician and filmmaker John Cohen and the Dust Busters.<\/p>\n<p>The following video presents John Cohen:<\/p>\n<h4>American Standard Time Presents John Cohen<\/h4>\n<p>http:\/\/vimeo.com\/26235625<\/p>\n<p>In the following great animation video John Cohen tells about his first meeting with Harry Smith:<\/p>\n<h4>Some Crazy Magic: Meeting Harry Smith<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Some Crazy Magic: Meeting Harry Smith\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/32711338?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The following press release gives all the details about this new and interesting CD release:<\/p>\n<h4>Press Release<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>JOHN COHEN (THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS) JOINS THE DUST BUSTERS ON \u2018OLD MAN BELOW\u2019 OUT AUG. 14 FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 14, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release \u2018Old Man Below,\u2019 a collaboration between Brooklyn, New York-based folk trio The Dust Busters and their mentor, folk music legend John Cohen of The New Lost City Ramblers.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-song collection features old-time American folk, jug band blues, fiddle tunes, and ballads passed down through earlier generations of folk musicians and learned from 1920s and \u201930s recordings. John Cohen has helped guide The Dust Busters (all in their 20s) since the group formed in 2008 and began visiting Cohen\u2019s home in Putnam Valley, New York, to jam, cook, and soak up as much of the music and its history as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dust Busters start where the New Lost City Ramblers left off, evoking the golden age of the 1920s and 1930s.\u201d \u2013 John Cohen<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe words and music in these songs reveal human stories that anyone can relate to.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013The Dust Busters\u2019 Eli Smith<\/p>\n<p>Listen to a sneak preview of \u2019The Old Man Below\u2019: <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/6rnTu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/6rnTu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch a performance of \u201cTwo Soldiers\u201d live from the Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn, NY:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dust Busters &quot;The Two Soldiers&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/buumYiqwufo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->Watch a performance of \u201cRoving Gambler\u201d live from the WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dust Busters perform &quot;Roving Gambler&quot; on Woodsongs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgF0aPAxB3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>About the Dust Busters<\/strong><br \/>\nOriginally hailing from New York City, Minnesota, and Seattle respectively, Eli Smith, Walker Shepard, and Craig Judelman met while performing with Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders (an influential \u201960s-era New York City folk group) and formed The Dust Busters soon after. On \u2018Old Man Below<em>,<\/em>\u2019 the group\u2019s third album following two self-released efforts, the musicians share lead vocals and a wide variety of instruments: fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin harmonica, pump organ, piano, \u201cmanjo,\u201d \u201cbantar,\u201d jew\u2019s harp, and fiddle sticks. The Dust Busters honor the sound and spirit of past generations of folk musicians by putting the music in a modern context.<\/p>\n<p>The Dust Busters have appeared at numerous festivals and gatherings such as the Clifftop Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia; the Dock Boggs Festival in Norton, VA; the Black Banjo Gathering at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina; South by Southwest in Austin; and the Brooklyn Folk Festival in Brooklyn, NY. They have also appeared at venues including Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts; the Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn; and the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, and have been guests on and the Wood Songs Old Time Radio Hour and Sound Check with John Schaefer (WNYC 93.9 FM).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to performing with The Dust Busters, Eli Smith produces two New York City folk festivals annually (the Brooklyn Folk Festival in the spring and Washington Square Park Folk Festival in the fall) and is the host of the Down Home Radio Show, \u201ca hardcore, unreconstructed, paleo-acoustic folk music podcast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About John Cohen<\/p>\n<p>John Cohen, widely heralded as a master of American folk music, is primarily known as a founding member of The New Lost City Ramblers, one of the most important groups of the folk music revival that recorded dozens of albums for Folkways Records. In this role he is handing his expertise down to The Dust Busters and a brand new generation of old-time music enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>Also a renowned photographer, filmmaker, and music collector, he was the subject of The Smithsonian Network\u2019s recent documentary film, \u201cPlay On, John: A Life in Music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information please visit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thedustbusters.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/thedustbusters.<wbr \/>blogspot.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/folkways.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/folkways.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\u2018Old Man Below\u2019 Track list:<\/h4>\n<p>1. The Honest Farmer<br \/>\n2. Arkansas Traveler<br \/>\n3. Black Jack Daisy<br \/>\n4. Roving Gambler<br \/>\n5. The Old Man Below<br \/>\n6. Wimbush Rag<br \/>\n7. Because He Loved Her So<br \/>\n8. Barnyard Medley<br \/>\n9. Waltz of Roses<br \/>\n10. Cotton Pickers Drag<br \/>\n11. Combination Rag<br \/>\n12. A Lazy Farmer Boy<br \/>\n13. Free Little Bird<br \/>\n14. Arthritis Blues<br \/>\n15. Fort Smith Breakdown<br \/>\n16. Johnny Booker<br \/>\n17. Two Soldiers<br \/>\n18. Baby, Your Time Ain\u2019t Long<br \/>\n19. Yellow Rose of Texas<br \/>\n20. Saturday Night Waltz<\/p>\n<h4>Additional Information<\/h4>\n<p>Album Old Man Below at Smithsonian: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.folkways.si.edu\/dust-busters-john-cohen\/old-man-below\/old-time-american-folk\/music\/album\/smithsonian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.folkways.si.edu\/dust-busters-john-cohen\/old-man-below\/old-time-american-folk\/music\/album\/smithsonian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Homepage John Cohen: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johncohenworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.johncohenworks.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia about John Cohen: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Cohen_%28musician%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Cohen_%28musician%29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interview with Art Rosenbaum: <a href=\"http:\/\/1690wmlb.com\/john-cohen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/1690wmlb.com\/john-cohen\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Playlist Dust Busters &amp; John Cohen<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dust Busters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL32B1C0491F50537E\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Buy the CD &#8220;The Dust Busters&#8221; at amazon.com (partner link):<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=mandoisland00-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B008DL48HY&amp;asins=B008DL48HY&amp;linkId=605d151e1036b9cdb441922a7f3a813c&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Merken<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new CD with the Dust Busters has just be released by Smithsonian Folkways &#8211; a collaboration between musician and filmmaker John Cohen and the Dust Busters. The following video presents John Cohen: American Standard Time Presents John Cohen http:\/\/vimeo.com\/26235625 In the following great animation video John Cohen tells about his first meeting with Harry 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