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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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THE SPIRIT WORLD OF NEW ORLEANS

October 22nd, 2008

Explore the spiritual realm of New Orleans and South Louisiana through words and music on this weekend of All Souls’ and All Saints’. Our very own Ninth Ward R&B buddha, Fats Domino, drops by and unveils his personal spirituality. Visit the tomb of Voodoo queen Marie Laveau with author, anthropologist and believer Martha Ward. Plus, Creole artist, musician and traiteur Dennis Paul Williams discusses the mystical power of the zydeco and his own healing practices. And Meter man Charles Neville runs the old-school, uptown Voodoo down.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: VooDoo The Neville Brothers
    Yellow Moon, A & M
  • Louisiana Blues Muddy Waters
    His Best 1947 to 1955, MCA/Chess
  • Run the VooDoo Down Cassandra Wilson
    Traveling Miles, Blue Note
  • CLIP: Charles Neville
  • VooDoo The Neville Brothers
    Yellow Moon, A & M
  • SEGMENT: F & F Botanica
  • CLIP: Dr. John
  • I Been Hoodood Dr. John
    In the Right Place, ATCO
  • Instrumental: Plantation Inn The Mar-Keys
    Mojo Southern Soul, Mojo
  • Mojo Queen Ike & Tina Turner
    MOJO Southern Soul, Mojo
  • The Seventh Son Mose Allison
    Greatest Hits, Prestige
  • Hoodoo Lady Memphis Minnie
    Hoodoo Lady 1933 - 1937, Columbia/Legacy
  • You Gotta Move The Rolling Stones
    Sticky Fingers, Virgin
  • Instrumental: Voodoo Irvin Mayfield
    live performance,
  • Marie LaVeau Papa Celestin's New Orleans Band
    Marie LaVeau, GHB
  • SEGMENT: Martha Ward

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  • Algiers Hoodoo Woman Michael White
    Dancing in the Sky, Basin Street

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Trouble Blues Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • When the Saints Go Marching In Mahalia Jackson
    Gospel, Spirituals & Hymns, Vol.2, Sony
  • Indian Blues Donald Harrison
    Indian Blues, Candid
  • When I See You Olu Dara and the Natchezippi Band featuring Donald Harrison Jr.
    Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, Vanguard
  • CLIP:s: from short film Good For What Ails You
  • SEGMENT: Dennis Paul Williams

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  • Flammes de Enfer Lawtell Playboys
    Zodico: Louisiana Creole Music, Rounder
  • Instrumental: Amazing Grace Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Funeral for a Friend, Ropeadope
  • Over in the Gloryland Glen Andrews & The Lazy Six
    New Orleans Brass, Putumayo
  • CLIP: Tee Eva
  • Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air Sister Rosetta Tharpe
    The Original Soul Sister, Proper
  • I'll Fly Away Jerry Lee Lewis
    Good Old Country Gospel, UMG
  • Instrumental: I'll Fly Away New Birth Brass Band
    New Orleans Second Line, Mardi Gras
  • Valley of Tears Robert Plant and the Soweto Gospel Choir
    Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, Vanguard
  • Valley of Tears Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Fats Domino

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  • When The Saints Go Marching In Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Walter 'Wolfman' Washington and Theresa Andersson
    Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, Vanguard
  • End Bed: Dancing in the Sky (Transition) Dr. Michael White
    Dancing in the Sky, Basin Street

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    BREAKING OUT: BRITISH BLUES TO NEW ORLEANS BOUNCE

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