Elders, Mentors, and Legacies

VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER

Intro - 0:00

  • Tune called Planxty Sir Festus Burke | Randal Bays/fiddle, Chris Smith/tenor banjo, Roger Landes/bouzouki | composition by Turlough O’Carolan, from the album “Coyote Banjo” by Chris Smith

Part I, What does Elders, Mentors, and Legacies mean? - 01:13

Part II, Defining Tradition Bearers - 17:59

Part III, Adapted Vernacular Pedagogies in the VMC Ensembles - 30:51

Part IV, What is the Next Step? - 43:42

Part V, Dedication to our Mentors - 50:50

  • Paddy Moloney
  • Tony MacMahon
  • Lee Scratch Perry
  • Pat Martino
  • Nanci Griffith
  • Dusty Hill
  • Rusty Young
  • Charlie Watts
  • Bunny Wailer
  • Tony Rice
  • Robin Morton
  • Don Everly
  • Tom T. Hall
  • Robby Steinhardt
  • B.J. Thomas

Outro - 52:22

  • Planxty Sir Festus Burke

Full Playlist for EP 30
VVMC: Friends & Voices, a Collaborative Playlist 
VVMC Book Club
Voices from the Vernacular Music Center

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