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Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins July 6th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins

New Orleans’ own Basin Street Records is a homegrown record label featuring superstars of the local sound like the Rebirth Brass Band, Davell Crawford, Jason Marsalis and Kermit Ruffins. The label got its start with a live recording of Kermit’s band at the Uptown club Tipitina’s in 1997. Now, over two decades later and several Grammy Awards under its belt, Basin Street Records still holds true to the sounds of New Orleans. We talk with Basin Street founder Mark Samuels about the label’s history. We listen in on the artists who call it home, including Jon Cleary, whose “Quarantini Sessions” streamed live from his Funk Headquarters in the 9th Ward and helped us get through these challenging times. Then, a live concert and conversation with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers from Esplanade Studios in the Historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

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THE NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL

June 1st, 2011

Celebrate the National Folk Festival with American Routes. For over 70 years, the National Folk Festival has traveled from coast to coast, bringing the music of the people to the people. We’ll head to the old mining town of Butte, Montana to meet the folks who recently put on the show and the city that came out to see them. Then we’ll mine the archives and listen in on classic moments from past National Folk Festivals. All this plus music to get you in the summer festival frame of mind.

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  • Listen to Hour Two

HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Cincinnati Shout Rabbit Muse
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Driftin' Blues Charles Brown
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Buffalo Gals Wylie and the Wild West
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • La Ti Da Marcia Ball
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Instrumental: Steel Guitar Rag Speedy West and the Oklahoma Swing Band
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • SEGMENT: Joe Wilson

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  • La Terre De Mon Grandpere (My Grandfather's Land) Beausoleil
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Paradise John Prine
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Blackland Farm Bill Neely
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • In the Jailhouse Now John Jackson
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Instrumental: Old Jimmy Sutton Greg Hooven And The Backstep Band
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Talking 'Bout A Good Time Moving Star Hall Singers
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • (Somebody Got) Sew, Sew, Sew The Wild Magnolias
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Pot Pourri Barachois
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Johnny's Gone for a Soldier Solas
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • King George IV (Medley) Cape Breton Fiddlers
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Jolie Bassette Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • End Bed: La Hache a Deux Taillants Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,

HOUR two

  • Take the A Train The Quebe Sisters
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Froggy Went a Courtin' Peg Leg Sam
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • He May Be Your Man Edith Wilson and Little Brother Montgomery
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Muskrat Ramble Bob French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • SEGMENT: Butte, Montana with Bill Richards at the Old Berkley Pit, Tim & Karen Laity at Joe's Pasty Shop, and singer Albert James

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  • Instrumental: San Antonio Rose The Quebe Sisters
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Semi-Truck Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Down, Down, Down Rose Maddux and the Southern Mountain Boys
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Hey Bartender, There's a Big Bug in My Beer Warner Williams
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Every Which-A-Way The Quebe Sisters
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Llegaron Los Camperos (The Countrymen Arrived) Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Instrumental: Paul Barbarin's Second Line Treme Brass Band
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • SEGMENT: Rev. John Wilkins

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  • Drinking of the Wine The Menhaden Chanteymen
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • Wally Alabega's Carousel Blinky and the Roadmasters
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,
  • End Bed: Indian on a Stomp The Balfa Brothers
    recorded live at the National Folk Festival,

THE LATEST STREAMS

  • July 6th, 2022

    RECORDING NEW ORLEANS: BASIN STREET RECORDS WITH JON CLEARY & KERMIT RUFFINS

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  • June 29th, 2022

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    EARL SCRUGGS & TOM RUSH

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