Remembering Lazy Lester
Baton Rouge bluesman Lazy Lester died on August 22, after battling stomach cancer for the last few months. He was 85.
You can find out more about his life here.
To hear our 2001 interview with Lazy Lester, click here.
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.
Baton Rouge bluesman Lazy Lester died on August 22, after battling stomach cancer for the last few months. He was 85.
You can find out more about his life here.
To hear our 2001 interview with Lazy Lester, click here.