The Boudin Barndance - 4/22/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
A little of this, a little of that on the Barndance tonight. Among the
flavors: crunch, tonk, mex, and crescent. New stuff gettin' first-time
Boudin Barndance spins this evening included the latest from
The Boudin Barndance - 4/15/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
A bunch of live show previews this evening including Geoff Muldaur at the
Common Fence, Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison at Johnny D's, and Bare Jr. at
the Met Cafe for which weez did a ticket giveaway. The
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Ferguson, Dan wrote:
If you can find it, the "George Jones Sings Leon Payne" release on
Hollywood () is a pretty good substitute if you can't find the real
deal.
and Don wrote:
I've avoided picking that up simply 'cuz the sound from that label (and
all the other
bill f-w wrote:
he had a number of hits, such as "jail bait" and "the greasy chicken," in
the
'50s, for the fortune label (the imprint that nolan strong the diablos, a
big influence on smokey and the miracles, recorded for). and i'm pretty sure
that williams wrote or cowrote "shake a
The Boudin Barndance - 4/8/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
After last week's annual radiothon and fundraising shenanigans, it was back
to business. In-studio guests tonight down from Boston were rockabilly cats
The Bourbonaires (of which fellow P2-er Jon Johnson is
I made the mistake of not showing up till 10:15 pm, about 20 mins
before Watson took the stage. The Rodeo was as packed as I've
ever seen it. I wormed my way as far forward as I could but..
So here's Dale Watson in NYC packing a joint and he gets zilch for radio
airplay and still doesn't
While there's been little or no speak of it, must admit the new Jon Dee
record is pretty darn worth your hard-earned dollars. Staying in a Southwest
frame of mind, the recent Lydia Mendoza collection from Arhoolie as well as
their "best of" Flaco disc are also worth seeking out. And while a
The Boudin Barndance - 3/25/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
Lots happening on the Barndance tonight. Began on a sad note as we remembered
Charles Sawtelle of Hot Rize/Red Knuckles fame. Attempted to focus on tunes
with Charles in the limelight. Did our annual Lefty
The Boudin Barndance - 3/18/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
A low key night as far as special stuff tonight on the Barndance. Previewed
Deke Dickerson's appearance at Johnny D's in Sommerville by spinning a bunch
from him. Getting first-time Boudin Barndance spins
The Boudin Barndance - 3/11/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
There's no doubt the ol' Possum was in a lot of folks prayers this week, so
kicked things off with a "reminder set" of just how important this old cat is.
Also, despite the fact they're playing about 3 hours
The Boudin Barndance - 3/4/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
Welcomed in-studio guest Jack Smith this evening on the Barndance. A
rockabilly-and-then-some hero in these parts, Jack's got his first full-
lengther in 11 years called "Can't Help Myself" just out on Run
The Boudin Barndance - 2/25/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
An odds and end evening on the Barndance tonight. We remembered Myrtle Cooper
(aka Lulu Belle) of "Lule Belle Scotty" fame. Also previewed Bobby "Blue"
Bland's appearance in Providence at Lupo's on Friday
jroll wrote:
I certainly don't hear any Louvins in there at all . . .
What the heck is it about whenever a band has a sibling harmony thing going,
it's always a Louvin's comparison? Talk about unoriginal reviewing.
BTW Mr. Roll, you rock!
Boudin Dan
The Boudin Barndance - 2/18/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
NEA fallout dominated tonight's opening set. Also went West for a set
(inspired by some great performances by Cisco the Reasons Why and Mark
Insley down at NEA). Also previewed the Cajun Zydeco Mardi Gras
The Boudin Barndance - 2/11/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
Lots of special sets on the Barndance tonight. In anticpation of makin' a
first trip to Nashvegas tomorrow for X99, did a set of Checkered Past stuff
(seeing they're doing a showcase). Did a tribute set to
Slim wrote:
I just heard the four greatest words in sports:
"Gentlemen, start your engines!"
LET'S GO RACIN'!
Slim
twang content: u... I love country music?
From one gearhead to another, life is good again. Now if we can just do
something about this Gordon kid (though it was darn
Steve G. wrote:
Ray Price: I love the guy. I must admit that I ignore the stuff past the
honky tonk years and live in bliss. I have the one CD "essential" recording
from Columbia and would recommend it to anyone with ears. I've been saving
up for the Bear Family box. A few weeks ago I
Don wrote:
Or somethin' like that. Both sides of Bloodshot's tribute 7" to Loretta
Lynn are winners for me. Kelly Hogan delivers a rather suave version of
"Hanky Panky Woman,"
And Kelly also does a real swell job singin' with Jon Boy on "The Hand That
Throws the Bottle Down" from the
The Boudin Barndance - 2/4/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
A show that wasn't supposed to be more than 45 minutes long ended up going the
distance when the URI basketball broadcast team couldn't find the UMass
campus. Dumb college kids. Hence no real plans other than
I'm planning to be in Nashville on a little vacation from 2/12-16. While NEA
will occupy the evenings, I was wondering if anyone in P2-land could offer
some tips on off-the-beaten-track diversions (i.e., eating joints, record
stores, odd shops, natural or unnatural curiosities, good dingy bars,
The Boudin Barndance - 1/28/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
It was an evening where we paid respect to both Jimmy Day and Charles Brown.
I feel pretty fortunate to have had the opportunity to see each of these men
perform. Of Mr. Day, it was over a long weekend in
The Boudin Barndance - 1/14/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
Back to a regular old grab-bag night on the Barndance. Also finally got to
air out some tracks from the new Ernest Tubb box from Bear Family. Lots of
new stuff tongiht. Barndance first-time spins included
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