Hey, Curtis Metcalf here — we’re gonna have some fun on this edition of From the Vault… When I began volunteering at the Pacifica Radio Archives in 2002, I saw an opportunity to contribute to Pacifica by helping make important programs from Pacifica’s rich broadcast history available to a wide audience. In that first year I discovered a shelf of old recordings from the San Diego Folk Festival that caught my attention– it just so happens that I have a personal interest in many types of folk music, including country blues, 1950’s country western, African and reggae. When I took a closer look at the musicians performing at the San Diego Folk Festival I noticed some amazing names like Rose Maddox, Patsy Montana, Lydia Mendoza,and The Balfa Brothers — all names that made me want to take these programs off the shelves and have a good listen. And when I listened, I just knew that I had to share…
This week, I’m happy to present some of the songs that would amaze me if I heard them on the radio today… so please - sit back and enjoy this priceless collection of live recordings from thirty years past, courtesy of the Pacifica Radio Archives.
Patsy Montana \"She Buckaroo\"
Patsy Montana \"Sue City Sue\"
Patsy Montana \"A Cowboy\'s Sweetheart\"
Ray & Ina Patterson \"Blue Ridge Mountain Home\"
Tommy Jarrel \"A Hundred Miles\"
Mary McCaslin \"Ghost Riders\"
Glen & Kay Orlin \"Days of the 49\"
Glen & Kay Orlin \"Dancehall Girl\"
Cliff Carlyl & Wilbur Ball \"Birmingham Jail\"
Mary McCaslin \"Oh Hollywood\"
U. Utah Phillips \"Jesse Garcia\"
Johnny Bond \"Hot Rod Lincoln\"
Tommy Jarrell \"Old Jimmie Sutton\"
Strange Creek Singers \"Keep on the Sunny Side\"
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