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Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows May 25th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows

Join us this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. Each year, the NEA recognizes traditional artists for their excellence and contributions to our nation’s heritage. It’s the highest award in the traditional arts. This year’s honorees include: Filipino rondalla musician Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon; Osage ribbon worker and ceramicist Anita Fields; documentary filmmaker and preservationist Tom Davenport; Louisiana’s Winnsboro Easter Rock gospel ensemble; Hill Country blues drummer and guitarist Cedric Burnside; Puerto Rican mundillo lace weaver Nellie Vera; Irish flute and whistle maven Joanie Madden; Chicago tap dancer Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin; and the Mexican American band from East Los Angeles, Los Lobos. Plus music from prior awardees including Del McCoury, Mavis Staples, Dr. Michael White and John Lee Hooker.

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KATRINA: 10 YEARS AFTER THE FLOOD

August 26th, 2015

How has New Orleans fared in the decade since the levee breaks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina? Trying to answer the question, we listen back to the music and musicians who helped the city’s culture to stay afloat, including Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas. Also scenes from the Superdome roof, where workers repaired of a 9.7 acre hole, and Cajun musicians Michael and David Doucet on a 100 years of hurricanes. Finally humorist Harry Shearer and Creole bandleader Deacon John talk today about their hopes for New Orleans’ tomorrow, as the landscape of culture and economy changes.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: "Minor Tipitina" Allen Toussaint
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • "Louisiana 1927" Randy Newman
    Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1, Nonesuch
  • "Didn't It Rain" Mahalia Jackson
    The Essential Mahalia Jackson, Sony
  • SEGMENT: Allen Toussaint

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  • "Yes We Can Can" Allen Toussaint
    Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: "The Lost Souls (of Southern Louisiana)" Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Whatcha Gonna Do For the Rest of Your Life, Columbia
  • SEGMENT: Irma Thomas

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  • "Backwater Blues" Irma Thomas
    Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
  • "Shelter in the Rain" Irma Thomas
    After the Rain, Rounder
  • Instrumental: "9th Ward Blues" Irvin Mayfield
    Irvin Mayfield , Basin Street Records
  • SEGMENT: Harry Shearer

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  • "Meet the Boys on the Battlefront" Wild Tchoupitoulas
    The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Mango
  • "Wade in the River" Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
    New Orleans: Rebuild, Restore, Rejoice, Mardi Gras Records
  • End Bed: "Wade in the Water" Dr. John
    Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Clean Cuts

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: "Blue Horizon" Sidney Bechet
    Blue Horizon: The Sidney Bechet Story, Proper Records
  • "Working on a Building" Highway Q.C's
    The Roots of Bob Dylan, Mojo
  • SEGMENT: Superdome Roof Repair with Tom Keller

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  • "Fixing a Hole" The Beatles
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol
  • Instrumental: "Eleanor Rigby" James Booker
    Spiders on the Keys, Rounder
  • SEGMENT: Michael and David Doucet

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  • "L'Ouragon" Beausoleil
    Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: "Down By the Riverside" Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Funeral for a Friend, Ropeadope
  • "Going Back to New Orleans" Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers
    Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
  • "No Place Like Home" Soul Rebels with Trombone Shorty
    No Place Like Home, Independent
  • SEGMENT: Deacon John

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  • "Many Rivers to Cross" Deacon John
    Gotta Have Love The Best of Chase Records vol. 2, Night Train
  • "Walk Through the Streets of the City" Joe Lastie and Family
    Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Gospel, Preservation Hall
  • "Walkin' to New Orleans" Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • End Bed: "Walkin' Home" Donald Harrison with Dr. John
    Indian Blues, Candid

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    CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOWS

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    BLUES AND JAZZ, AFRICAN ROOTS AND BRANCHES WITH SHEMEKIA COPELAND & BALLA KOUYATé

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    BREAKING OUT: BRITISH BLUES TO NEW ORLEANS BOUNCE

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