This program was originally posted in July, 2000.
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Gaelic Scottish "Mouth Music" Former Creme drummer Ginger Baker Singin' the blues with Bix Beiderbecke The gifted voice of Susana Baca Helium and the Tin Hat Trio Revisiting the remarkable Nick Drake
The name "Mouth Music" comes from a traditional form of Gaelic Scottish music.
Mouth Music
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from Mouth Music (Rykodisc)
Listen to a feature on Mouth Music from NPR's All Things Considered. Listen to an interview with Martin Swan.
Peter Baker was nicknamed Ginger because of his red hair and took it as his stage name.
Ginger Baker Trio
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from Going Back home (Atlantic). Listen to a review of this album.
Band leader Eddie Condon said Bix's tone on the cornet was "like a girl saying 'yes'."
Bix Beiderbecke
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from Volume 1: Singin' the Blues (Sony)
Listen to a 1991 profile of Bix Beiderbecke from NPR's Morning Edition. Visit the official Web site for Bix Beiderbecke.
With her gifts of song and dance, Susana Baca lights a way beyond the past, a way into healing.
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from eco de sombras (Luka Bop Records) Listen to a review of this CD. Visit the official Web site for Susana Baca.
The Tin Hat Trio contributed the original images used for our multimedia program here.
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from Helium (Angel Records) Listen to a feature on Tin Hat Trio from NPR's All Things Considered.
Visit the Tin Hat Trio Web site.
Twenty five years after his death, Nick Drake's music is finding more recognition than ever before.
Nick Drake
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from Way to Blue (Ryko/Hannibal) Listen to a feature on Nick Drake from NPR's Weekend Edition.
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