Playlist for Sue Schardt on WMBR's In The Margin Of The Other, Wednesday, December 27, 2023 (4-5:30pm)

Time:

4:00

Artist:

Betty White [Betty White]

Song:

Introduction

Album:

Betty White Show

Format:

Betty White Show

Misc:

(NBC, 1954)

Comment:

The show was a daytime talk show that also featured entertainment segments that are typical of variety shows. Betty White served as both host and producer.One of White's regular performers was the African American tap dancer Arthur Duncan; whose appearances marked the first time a black person was a series regular on a US talk show. His appearances were the big break that launched his career. However, as the show was syndicated nationally, television stations in the Southern United States threatened a boycott if Duncan remained on the show because his performances conflicted with the racial segregation policies of the Jim Crow laws. White refused to fire him, saying _I'm sorry, but, you know, he stays. Live with it._ Duncan was unaware of the controversy until years later. In addition to the issue about Duncan, the show struggled to attract sponsors. - wiki Lawrence Welk eventurally offered Duncan a permanent spot on his weekly variety show. See him dance (link)

Time:

4:01

Artist:

Peter Bastian [Traditional]

Song:

Bulgarian folk-tune played on a plastic drinking straw

Album:

Rareandstrangeinstruments.com

Format:

Rareandstrangeinstruments.com

Misc:

(2017)

Comment:

Bastien (1943-2007) was a Danish musician educated in theoretical physics and classical bassoon.

Time:

4:04

Artist:

Yvonne and Jacques Lasry, Daniel Ouzounoff, and Jacques Chollet (brief hello re: instruments and transformation -- the Baschet Brothers)" [Francois and Bernard Baschet]

Song:

Marche

Album:

Structures for Sound - Musical Instruments by François and Bernard Baschet

Format:

Structures for Sound - Musical Instruments by François and Bernard Baschet

Misc:

("BAM Records, Paris", 1963)

Comment:

The LP was released in the US after the exhibition _Structures for Sound - Musical Instruments by François and Bernard Baschet_ (1965) shown at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. It includes 6 pieces composed for the Baschet -invented instruments, demonstrating their sound qualities. The compositions _Pièces Nouvelles_, _Suite_, _Sonatine_ and _Spontanéité_ are by Jacques Lasry. _Marche_ and _Valse_ are by Daniel Ouzounoff. The instruments used are two _Baschet Cristals_ (created in 1957, made from metal rods, glass rods and plastic balloons. Played with moistened fingers, sounds like an organ), one _Tubes Graves_ (created in 1959, made from metal rods, glass rods, aluminum cylinders. Played with moistened fingers, sounds like a string bass) and a percussion instrument.

Time:

4:06

Artist:

Fiona Silver [Barry McGuire]

Song:

The Eve of Destruction

Album:

"Hey Stop, What's that Sound?"

Format:

"Hey Stop, What's that Sound?"

Misc:

(Petaluma Records, 2016)

Comment:

Protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964 made famous by Barry McGuire. McGuire's single hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1965. Apple (b: 1977) is an award winning performer who has released five albums from 1996 to 2020, all of which reached the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. Her parents were both cast members of Applause, and subsequently married.

Time:

4:09

Artist:

Lolita Triana con Banda de Cornetas y Tambores [Traditional]

Song:

Saetas (arrow or dart)

Album:

Antología del Cante Flamenco, Vol. 1 y 2

Format:

Antología del Cante Flamenco, Vol. 1 y 2

Misc:

(Hispavox, 1960)

Comment:

The saeta is a song of Catholic Andalusia dating back many centuries.[1] The saeta antigua [old saeta] probably arose from the recitation of psalms under the influence of liturgical music.[2] _Saetas vary greatly in form and style, ranging from simple syllabic melodies to highly ornamented ones._[3] In the older tradition, solemn drums and horns might accompany the singer, or the saetero sang alone. Possessing a plaintive emotional intensity, and dramatic charge, the saeta is sung by the saetero, often from a balcony, The immediate emotional response to the saeta, often of intense sorrow, may be the reason for its name, as the Spanish word saeta can mean _arrow or dart_.

Time:

4:18

Artist:

Ben LaMar Gay [Ben LaMar Gay]

Song:

Oh Great Be the Lake

Album:

Open Arms to Open Us

Format:

Open Arms to Open Us

Misc:

(Nonesuch, 2021)

Comment:

Gay is a Chicago based instrumentalist, vocals and composer who, according to Jazzwise.com, has spent years in Chicago's black bohemian underground, contributing cornet, synths, vocals and poetry to an evocative array of projects, including the AACM, and first came to relative prominence with a compilation of seven (then) unreleased albums, plus Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun (2018), and signed to Nonesuch in 2021. - see link for full article

Time:

4:21

Artist:

Mary Youngblood (Seminole and Aleut) [Mary Youngblood (Seminole and Aleut)]

Song:

Dream with Me

Album:

Beneath the Raven Moon

Format:

Beneath the Raven Moon

Misc:

(Silver Wave Records, 2002)

Comment:

Youngblood (b: 1958) (Seminole and Aleut) is the first woman to professionally record the Native American flute. She's won two grammies, including one for this album -- her 3rd. She has a collection of more than 250 hand carved flutes which she uses in her recording projects and performances. Each is masterfully crafted from different types of wood, bringing a unique sound and texture to each song. She live with her family in Northern California - maryyoungblood.com

Time:

4:27

Artist:

Batien Picot [Bastien Picot]

Song:

Improvisation on the Voice Leaf instrument

Album:

Youtube

Format:

Youtube

Misc:

(2018)

Comment:

This is a recording if the _first encounter_ between singer Bastien Picot and unique instrument Voice Leaf made by Baschet Brothers in 1963, a stringed and metal leaf instrument made to resonate and saturate with singer's voice. The two were French artists who concentrated on creating sound sculptures and musical instruments -- one was an engineer, the other a musician. They also worked on bell towers and clocks. All sounds and reverbs heard in this recordingh come from the Voice Leaf.

Time:

4:30

Artist:

"Yvonne and Jacques Lasry, Daniel Ouzounoff, and Jacques Chollet (repeat/talk)" [Francois and Bernard Baschet]

Song:

Spontaneite

Album:

Structures for Sound - Musical Instruments by François and Bernard Baschet

Format:

Structures for Sound - Musical Instruments by François and Bernard Baschet

Misc:

("BAM Records, Paris", 1963)

Comment:

Time:

4:33

Artist:

Richmond Shape Note Singers [John Newton (1779) & DH Mansfied (1849)]

Song:

In from Evil

Album:

live @ Keystone Sacred Harp Convention

Format:

live @ Keystone Sacred Harp Convention

Misc:

(2013)

Comment:

D.H. Mansfield's song In Evil Long was published in the American Vocalist in 1849. The Keystone Sacred Harp Convention was last presented in 2020 in Philadelphia. Shape-note singing is community music that takes its name from the four shaped notes patented in Philadelphia in 1798: Fa, Sol, La, and Mi. This living singing tradition is unlike any other form of American sacred music both in its vibrant sound and in its distinctive singing practice. See link for more.

Time:

4:37

Artist:

Alex Kalil [Alex Kalil]

Song:

Amelia

Album:

Single

Format:

Single

Misc:

(Bandcamp, 2020)

Comment:

"A cut from ITMOTO listener, Alex Kahlil"

Time:

4:38

Artist:

Unknown [Evgueni Galperine]

Song:

Tango on a Thin Wire

Album:

Beanpole (Soundtrack)

Format:

Beanpole (Soundtrack)

Misc:

(2020)

Comment:

Taken from a Russian movie about a _hospital where few patients are ever healed, overseen by a doctor who only delivers bad news_. The film's director, Kantemir Balagov, won Cannes' best director award. Galparine (b: 1974) is from Tcheliabinsk, Ural, Russia

Time:

4:42

Artist:

Marianne Faithful ["Mick Jagger, Andrew Loog Oldham, Kieth Richards"]

Song:

As Tears Go By

Album:

Negative Capability

Format:

Negative Capability

Misc:

(Panta Rei, 2019)

Comment:

She became Mick Jagger's girlfriend shortly after he and Keith Richards wrote this song for her. This was her debut hit, recorded by The Rolling Stones themselves about a year later. She first recorded at 17 years old, again at 40, and with this version, she's 71, She says of the 3 recordings, _I liked the last one, the one I did on [2018’s] Negative Capability, best. It took me a long time to really get it. I thought the first one was just too bright and breezy and poppy, and the second one was too sad, and the third one is really balanced._

Time:

4:45

Artist:

3 Heath Brothers [Traditional/Christian]

Song:

I'll Fly Away

Album:

Allegiance

Format:

Allegiance

Misc:

(Self-released, 2016)

Comment:

Nicholas, 18, Christian, 16, and his twin, Clayton…this taken from a collection of a cappella hymns.

Time:

4:46

Artist:

Francois and Bernard Baschet [Baschet Brothers]

Song:

Trumpet Fanfare

Album:

Le Testament d'Orphee

Format:

Le Testament d'Orphee

Misc:

(1960)

Comment:

The Baschet Brothers, Francois and Bernard together with Jacques and Yvonne Lasry were invited by Jean Cocteau to compose the soundtrack for his 1960 film, Le Testament d'Orphee. Jacques was a composer, Yvonne an organist, Francois an artist and Bernard an engineer. The four shared a passion for inventing sound sculptures and began collaborating in 1954 soon after they met.

Time:

4:47

Artist:

Charlie McCoy, Robert Krestan & Druhá Tráva [Traditional]

Song:

Amazing Grace

Album:

Live in Brno

Format:

Live in Brno

Misc:

(Venkow Records, 2004)

Comment:

McCoy, born March 28, 1941 in Oak Hill, West Virginia is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who has also been a prolific Nashville session musician, especially on harmonica. Long-time music director for TV variety show Hee Haw. - discogs For this recording, he teamed up with Czech singer, mandolin , composer and translator Krestan (b: 1958), and the Czech bluegrass band, Druhá Tráva.

Time:

4:50

Artist:

David Byrne [David Byrne]

Song:

A long time ago

Album:

David Byrne

Format:

David Byrne

Misc:

(Luka Bop, 1994)

Comment:

Scottish-American singer, songwriter, artist, film and record producer born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland and now based in New York City. Best known as the lead singer of Talking Heads, David Byrne has also collaborated with many artists from Brian Eno to X-Press 2, and has also released several solo albums on his own Luaka Bop and Todomundo labels - discogs

Time:

4:53

Artist:

Skank Me Crazy feat Das Divarius (talk)

Song:

Riddam #5 Triangle

Album:

Soul Symphony

Format:

Soul Symphony

Misc:

(Bandcamp, 2020)

Comment:

Skank Me Crazy is a Reggae and Dub riddim creation project, with Guitars : Florent Fusillie; Bass : Nabla Wo; Percussions : Aurel Percu; Keyboards / Midi / Mix : Tom Hitch and recorded at home. Wide opened to collaborations with musicians and song-writers. Das Davarius is a (German?) violinist.

Time:

4:58

Artist:

Miz Dee Logwood [Etta James]

Song:

I'd Rather Go Blind

Album:

Letters from the Bootland

Format:

Letters from the Bootland

Misc:

(Maurizio Pugno, 2012)

Comment:

Mz. Dee/DeJuana Logwood was born in Oakland, California and lives in the East Bay. Although Mz. Dee recalls that she was very shy when she was young, she started to entertain people early in life and has become one of the Bay Area's most sought after singers. The main credit for all this talent is due to her mother Rochon Hemmans, who is not only one of the best church organists and arrangers in the Bay Area, she is also Mz. Dee's greatest influence & inspiration. - www.bay-area-bands.com

Time:

5:07

Artist:

Heath Brothers with Stanley Cowell [The Heath Brothers]

Song:

Smilin' Billy Suite Pt 2

Album:

Marchin' On

Format:

Marchin' On

Misc:

(Strata-East Records, 1976)

Comment:

The Heath Brothers was an American jazz group, formed in 1975 in Philadelphia, by the brothers Jimmy (ts), Percy (b), and Albert _Tootie_ Heath (d); and pianist Stanley Cowell. Cowell went on to co-found the Strata-East Records label. He was among the first jazz musicians to make prominent use of the kalimba, a thumb piano from southeastern Africa. In his later decades he worked often with a digital sound-design program, Kyma, which allowed him to alter the pitch and texture of an acoustic piano’s sound.

Time:

5:11

Artist:

Jane Hirshfield [Jane Hirshfield]

Song:

The Fullness of Things (Cataclysm)

Album:

Excerpt from On Being with Krista Tippett

Format:

Live radio

Excerpt from On Being with Krista Tippett [Live radio]

Misc:

(American Public Media, 2019)

Comment:

Jane Hirshfield has been a Zen monk and a visiting artist among neuroscientists. She has said this: “It’s my nature to question, to look at the opposite side. I believe that the best writing also does this … It tells us that where there is sorrow, there will be joy; where there is joy, there will be sorrow … The acknowledgement of the fully complex scope of being is why good art thrills … Acknowledging the fullness of things,” she insists, “is our human task.” The poem is taken from her 202o poetry collection, _Ledger_.

Time:

5:16

Artist:

The Ephemeral Stringband with Tatiana Hargreaves [William Walker]

Song:

I am a Stranger Here Below

Album:

Land of Rest

Format:

Land of Rest

Misc:

(Self-released, 2014)

Comment:

"Out of Northahmpton, MA Molly Merrett: Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals; Maggie Shar: Banjo, Guitar, Vocals. This is an 19th century baptist hymn based on the tune _The Pilgrim's Song_ The album dedication reads: _In Memory of Gina G. Shar: Beyond this veil of tears there is a life above, unmeasured by the flight of years, an endless life of love. _

Time:

5:19

Artist:

This is the Kit [This is the Kit]

Song:

MisUnderstanding

Album:

Bashed Out

Format:

Bashed Out

Misc:

(Brassland, 2015)

Comment:

Compilation of 30 recordings by a variety of field recordists. This one was taken by Willaard Rhodes, a professor at Columbia University who (according to Discogs) made extensive recordings of Native American people spanning 1939-1952.

Time:

5:24

Artist:

Margaret [Traditional]

Song:

Lullaby

Album:

A Treasury of Field Recordings

Format:

A Treasury of Field Recordings

Misc:

["Compilation of 30 recordings by a variety of field recordists. This one was taken by Willaard Rhodes, a professor at Columbia University who (according to Discogs) made extensive recordings of Native American people spanning 1939-1952. "] • (Rounder Records, 1997)

Time:

5:25

Artist:

Musa Erolu & Cem Adrian [Traditional (Turkish)]

Song:

Yolun Sonu Görünüyor (End of the Road)

Album:

Live studio recording (YouTube)

Format:

Live studio recording (YouTube)

Misc:

(2018)

Comment:

Two master Turkish musicians. Musa Ero_lu (b: 1948) is a master of the ba_lama (or saz) is a family of plucked string instruments, long-necked lutes used in Ottoman classical music, Turkish folk music, Turkish Arabesque music, Azerbaijani music, Bosnian music (Sevdalinka), Kurdish music, Armenian music. Translated, ba_lamak means _to tie_ Adrian (b: 1980) is a Turkish musician of Bosniak descent is a singer-songwriter and record producer. The YouTube video of this pick garnerred more than 68 million views.

Movement 52: Recast