Barbara Taylor Woodall on Feb 4

It’s Not My Mountain Anymore author Barbara Taylor Woodall will be the special guest for the February 4, 2012 edition of “From the Roots” on WMMT-FM 88.7 from the Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY. The show will air from 11 AM until 2 PM Eastern.

You can hear my interview with Barbara by clicking here.

Dirk Powell Profile

Dirk Powell is profiled in North Vancouver, British Columbia's North Shore News for January 20, 2012. The occasion was a concert with Foghorn. For a newspaper article, it does a good job of covering the many basis of his career, with a focus on the inspiration from his grandfather.

You can read it here.

I have not played enough of either since the move. I am disconnected from most of my CDs yet and still. I'll be working on the February 4 From the Roots with the Lazy Farm Boy on WMMT-FM 88.7 this week.

Phil Ochs documentary

By Art Menius 1/20/2012

Most PBS stations will be rebroadcasting "There But For Fortune," the one hour documentary about Phil Ochs on Monday night at 10 PM. The film website is here. Those who have Netflix streaming can see it there anytime.

Angela Page has produced a radio special, including Sonny Ochs, that is airing Saturday on WFTE at 3pm www.wfte.org or WJFF at 2 pm, www.WJFFradio.org Eastern time.

 For my obits about Johnny Otis and Etta James, please visit http://artmenius.com

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New Chocolate Drops Album Feb 28

From a Nonesuch Records Press Release: North Carolina–based Carolina Chocolate Drops follow up their critically lauded label debut—2010’s Grammy Award–winning Genuine Negro Jig, which reached #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart and #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers and Folk Charts—with Leaving Eden, due February 28 on Nonesuch Records. The group returns with a record of original compositions, covers, and traditional songs produced by Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Solomon Burke). The album is available for pre-order now at carolinachocolatedrops.com and here in the Nonesuch Store, where a download of the track “Country Girl” is included and the first 300 CDs will be signed by the band. Carolina Chocolate Drops will tour the US throughout the winter and spring. For details and ticket links, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.

From the Roots Jan 7 2012

From the Roots, January 7, 2012, on WMMT-FM 88.7, real people’s radio from the Appalshop (91 Madison Ave; Whitesburg, KY 41858. www.wmmtfm.org). Hosted – remotely - on the first Saturday of each month by the Lazy Farm Boy (aka Art Menius; 3525 Young Rd; Manchester, MD 21102), 11 AM and on until 2 PM eastern. http://artmenius.com and lazyfarmboy.blogspot.com.

John Hartford / Turn Your Radio On (II) / Aeroplane / Warner Brothers / 2:16

Hazel & Alice / Don't Put Her Down You Helped Put Her There / The Rounder Records Story / Rounder / 3:46

Hazel Dickens / The Yablonski Murder / Music of Coal / Lonesome Day Records / 2:57

Hazel Dickens / Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again / By The Sweat of My Brow / Rounder / 2:53

J.P. Fraley / Bonaparte’s Retreat / Harper Van Hoy Presents Fiddler's Grove Traditional Ole Time & Bluegrass Music V. 10 1979 / Fiddler’s Grove / 2:45

J.P. Fraley / Wild Rose of the Mountain / Mountain Journey: Stars of Old Time Music / Rounder / 2:13

J.P. Fraley & Robin Warren / Loreena / Celebrating 70 Years of Traditional Music / Fiddler’s Grove / 3:31

Paul Smith & Burl Hatfield / Rock Andy / Cowan Creek Mountain Music School / June Appal / 2:27

PAUL SMITH & FRIENDS / Boatin’ Up Sandy / The Devil Eat the Groundhog / Rounder/ 1:47

PAUL SMITH & FRIENDS / GOING DOWN TO CHARLESTON / The Devil Eat the Groundhog / Rounder / 1:49

Benton Flippen / Carroll County Blues / Old Time, New Times / Rounder / 3:26

Benton Flippen / Long Tongued Woman / Old Time, New Times / Rounder / 1:39

Benton Flippen / Benton’s Dream / Old Time, New Times / Rounder / 1:39

Bill Morrissey / Robert Johnson / The Essential Collection / Rounder / 4:42

David Honeyboy Edwards / Roamin' And Ramblin' Blues / Delta Bluesman / Earwig / 3:00

David Honeyboy Edwards / Bad Whiskey And Cocaine / Delta Bluesman / Earwig / 4:36

Howlin’ Wolf / Smokestack Lightning / The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers / The Smithsonian Collection of Recordings / 3:04

Johnnie & Jack / Poison Love / Best of Johnnie & Jack / Koch / 2:15

Johnnie & Jack / Ashes of Love / Best of Johnnie & Jack / Koch / 2:21

Ira & Charlie Louvin / Freight Train Boogie / A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers / Capitol / 3:01

Louvin Brothers / The Family That Prays / Songs that Tell a Story / Rounder / 3:15

Charlie Louvin / Cash on the Barrelhead / Live at Seedtime 2007 / Appalshop / 2:55

Wade Mainer & the Sons of the Mountaineers / Mitchell Blues / Ragged but Right / RCA Legacy / 2:46

Wade & Julia Mainer / Charles Lawson / In the Land of Melody / June Appal / 2:51

Wade Mainer’s  Smilin’ Rangers / Old Ruben / Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953: Classic Recordings Remastered / JSP / 2:39

John Hartford / Tear Down The Grand Ole Opry / Aeroplane / Warner Brothers / 3:28

Carolina Chocolate Drops & Luminescent Orchestrii / Hit 'Em Up Style / Carolina Chocolate Drops & Luminescent Orchestrii EP / Nonesuch / 4:52

The Decemberists / All Arise! / The King Is Dead / Capitol Records / 3:09
released on Capitol Records on 14 January 2011.

Old Sledge / Undone in Sorrow / Don't Let Your Deal Go Down / Old Sledge / 4:11

Dehlia Low / Cannonball Blues / Ravens & Crows / Rebel / 3:07

Pharis & Jason Romero / Engine 143 / A Passing Glimpse / Lula Records / 3:40

Red Hen String Band / Cluck Old Hen / Birds of a Feather / Wepecket / 3:48

Grant Dermody / Waterbound / Lay My Burden Down / grantdermody.com / 4:05

Tangleweed / Logan Square Dance / Please Punch Richard For Me / Squatney / 2:02

Hal Cannon / That’s How It Is on the Range / Hal Cannon / Okehdokee Records / 2:57

Pharis & Jason Romero / Out on the Western Plains / A Passing Glimpse / Lula Records / 2:46

Slaid Cleaves / Texas Top Hand / Sorrow and Smoke / Music Road Records / 3:16

Abigail Washburn / City Of Refuge / City of Refuge / Rounder / 3:42

Tara Nevins / Deep South Blues / Wood & Stone / Sugar Hill / 2:43

Gillian Welch / Hard Times / The Harrow & the Harvest / Acony / 4:54

Laurelynn Dossett, Rhiannon Giddens, Mike Compton, Joe Newberry, Jason Sypher / Lights In The Lowlands / The Gathering / Sycamore Road / 4:07

Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra / Summer Will Come Round Again / Song of Solstice / SunSign Records / 5:29