Non Pacifica Programming

Craig Harris and David Murray and Amiri Baraka / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.

Performance music documentary. Trombonist Harris, one of the new wave of modern jazz performers, has brought about a renewed interest in the possibilities and range of the trombone. Saxophonist Murray carries the rich tradition to a new direction.

Sileas and Phil Cunningham / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.

Performance music documentary. Patsy Seddon and Mary MacMasters, two musicians and singers, came together to form "Sileas." They perform in the tradition of Celtic clarsach harps within a modern context.

John Hartford and Utah Phillips / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.

Performance music documentary. Hartford, composer of "Gentle on my Mind," and many other his tunes, sings his old and new songs and plays the guitar, fiddle and banjo. Phillips, a satirical humorist, spins tales, songs, poems, anecdotes and political humor.|JOHN HARTFORD AND UTAH PHILLIPS / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.

Liz Story, Philip Glass and Jon Gibson / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.

Performance music documentary. Story, a pianist and composer, draws her imagery from a wide variety of sources--from his Georgia childhood experiences to contemporary sounds. Glass plays piano in a small setting with saxophonist and flutist Gibson.|LIZ STORY, PHILIP GLASS AND JON GIBSON / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.

Ola Beele Reed : I've endured / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artist, illustrating her contribution to developing the genre.|OLA BELLE REED : I'VE ENDURED / produced by Rachel Anne Goodman. SERIES: Southern songbirds : the women of early country music| no.

This program looks at Reed's songwriting, banjo playing, and her outspoken philosophy of life.

Hazel Dickens : they'll never keep us down / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artist, illustrating her contribution to developing the genre.|HAZEL DICKENS : THEY'LL NEVER KEEP US DOWN / produced by Rachel Anne Goodman.

This program looks at Dickens, who writes songs based on traditional ballads and mountain hymns from where she grew up. She sings about working people's rights, and her life growing up poor in the coalfields of West Virginia.

Etta Baker : picking the blues / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artist, illustrating her contribution to developing the genre.|ETTA BAKER : PICKING THE BLUES / produced by Rachel Anne Goodman. SERIES: Southern songbirds : the women of early country music| no.

This program documents Baker, a blues guitar picker.

Wilma Lee Cooper : singing out! / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artist, illustrating her contribution to developing the genre.|WILMA LEE COOPER : SINGING OUT! / produced by Rachel Anne Goodman. SERIES: Southern songbirds : the women of early country music| no.

This program features Cooper describing her style as just good, old time, country music. She traces her days of live radio, and her music from childhood to the Grand Ole Opry.

Jean Ritchie : Kentucky born and bred / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artist, illustrating her contribution to developing the genre.|JEAN RITCHIE : KENTUCKY BORN AND BRED / produced by Rachel Anne Goodman. SERIES: Southern songbirds : the women of early country music| no.

This program explores the music and life of Ritchie, one of country's most beloved traditional folk singers. Recorded from her front porch in Viper, Kentucky.

Matokie Slaughter : Blue Ridge banjo picker / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artist, illustrating her contribution to developing the genre.|MATOKIE SLUGHTER : BLUE RIDGE BANJO PICKER / produced by Rachel Anne Goodman.

This program traces the life of Slaughter, a little-known talent who performs traditional banjo picking. She discusses women in traditional music, and the forces threatening this part of American folk heritage.

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