Remembering Henry Butler
New Orleans piano virtuoso Henry Butler died July 2, 2018, in New York City at age 68. Read more about his life here. To hear Henry Butler’s story and music, check out our 1998 special Color with Henry Butler.
For St Patrick’s, it’s old and new cultural connections of singers, fiddlers and pickers from Ireland to rural and urban America. Reels and jigs for dancing, jazz takes on Irish tunes and songs about love, immigration and drinking from Hank Locklin, The Clancy Brothers and Louis Armstrong. Then a live set from the 80th National Folk Festival exploring the musical connections of Ireland and Appalachia with Irish musicians John Doyle and Seamus Egan and bluegrassers Rob and Ronnie McCoury.
New Orleans piano virtuoso Henry Butler died July 2, 2018, in New York City at age 68. Read more about his life here. To hear Henry Butler’s story and music, check out our 1998 special Color with Henry Butler.