This Week's Show: January 7, 2011

This week we'll start our winter journey through the blues with Frank Hutchison, Hersal Thomas, Reverand J.M. Gates and Dora Carr.  Then, woven around today's two stories, we'll hear the blues by women vocalists accompanied by the piano, songs by Bessie Smith, Louise Johnson, Alberta Hunter, Mama Yancey, Hattie Hudson, Lizzie Miles, Hazel Scott Nellie Lutcher, Nina Simone, Katie Webster, Odetta and Rory Block.

Today's first story, aired about 4:30 will be by Pattie Waters.  It seems the pathways to becoming a vegetarian are many and diverse.  I went over to Pattie's house in Shelburne Falls recently

More stories and music

Following the 6 stories by Kendy of her travels in Africa, we had 3 by Dorrie Merriam about her time in Alaska as a young nurse, nurse practitioner and fisherwoman and one by Alicia about a different kind of bus trip in Brazil. The two most recent shows were devoted to recordings made at this year's Lowell Folk Festival - just the music, no stories - my insincere apologies to those who looked forward to Jaime de Angulo's stories and others'. I felt the music in itself was the story of a folk festival.
This week we will return to the stories with one told by Demeny, Nick and Graham about a tubing adventure on the Deerfield River this summer after much rain. And if you want to know what the reference is to "the garage owners card" go to www.girlingtongarage.com. And of course we will have the next story by Jaime de Angulo.
Coming up in the not too far future are 3 more stories by local storyteller Jay Goldspinner and one about skateboarding I hope.
Stay tuned each Friday to Spinning Tales From All Walks of Life, 4p-6p, you never know what might be up.