Folklife Fieldnotes

Chris Boros, Pat Jarrett

Folklife Fieldnotes is a collaborative radio podcast series between WMRA and The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities - celebrating the people making art in the Commonwealth through sound recorded by Virginia Folklife with WMRA’s Chris Boros and Pat Jarrett from Folklife.

  1. 03/30/2023

    Episode Thirteen: Sephardic Traditions In Virginia

    In this episode of Folklife Fieldnotes, we ponder taking traditional Sephardic Jewish music into uncharted realms and how preserving the tradition, while expanding on it, is an essential way to introduce old music to new audiences.

    23 min

  2. 02/23/2023

    Episode Twelve: Richard Maxham and Daniel Smith

    With a lineage tracing back to the 1890s, Maxham Violins continues through Richard Maxham, the fifth generation in his family to carry on the legacy of making their instruments. He is currently apprenticing under Daniel Smith from Lynchburg, a master wood maker and violin maker through the 2022-2023 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class.

    23 min

  3. 01/26/2023

    Episode Eleven: Rocky McIntire & DIY Virginia Punk Houses

    Punk music has held strong to the ethos of doing it yourself, or DIY for short. Very few punk bands make a living playing this music. In most of America, established venues for heavy music are few and far between. This is where the DIY ethos shines, and how houses become DIY music venues.

    29 min

  4. 12/01/2022

    Episode Ten: Larry Bellorín & Joe Troop

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    29 min

  5. 10/27/2022

    Episode Nine: Rev. Tarrence Paschall & The Chosen Few

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    29 min

  6. 09/29/2022

    Episode Eight: Katy Clune

    Katy Clune is Virginia’s state folklorist and the new director of the Virginia Folklife Program.

    24 min

  7. 07/28/2022

    Episode Seven: Rev. Edward Scott & His Jazz Worship Service

    Dr. Rev. Edward Scott is the pastor at Allen Chapel AME Church in Staunton, VA. He’s also a jazz music enthusiast. He takes his love of jazz and combines it with his spiritual preaching at Allen Chapel’s “Jazz Worship Service.”

    27 min

  8. 06/30/2022

    Episode Six: Mac Traynham & Ashlee Watkins

    Mac Traynham is teaching Ashlee Watkins from Australia about the old time traditional music of Southwest Virginia.

    28 min
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Folklife Fieldnotes is a collaborative radio podcast series between WMRA and The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities - celebrating the people making art in the Commonwealth through sound recorded by Virginia Folklife with WMRA’s Chris Boros and Pat Jarrett from Folklife.

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  • Creator
    Chris Boros, Pat Jarrett
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Folklife Fieldnotes