Kurt looks into the tricky relationship between money and the big-time art world. And we’ll hear how folk music keeps on ticking. A folk music collector explains his scramble to save America’s traditional sounds one field recording at a time. A 92-year-old blues legend, Honeyboy Edwards, remembers his lean days as a boxcar hobo. And outspoken English folk rocker Billy Bragg, who has a new record out, stops by to perform.
The Art Market Goes Global
The global credit squeeze has created all kinds of economic jitters, so why hasn’t it reached the art market? Kurt talks with András Szántó, senior lecturer at the Sotheby's Institute of Art and a co-founder of Artworldsalon.com, about the relationship between money and ...
Save the Wails
Since the 1950s, Art Rosenbaum has traveled all over the U.S. recording endangered music -- from Appalachian banjo players to Mexican farm workers. Philip Graitcer went with Rosenbaum on a recent recording trip in northern Georgia.
Bonus Track: "I'm Dying, Mother"
"I'm Dying, Mother" by Bert Hare, from Art Rosenbaum's Art of Field Recording Vol. 1.
Aha Moment: Jane Austen
Gina Fattore writes for Showtime's racy "Californication," but she learned about love from Jane Austen. Fattore was a newspaper copy editor when she saw "Clueless" (a Beverly Hills version of Austen's "Emma") and decided to change her path. Produced by Studio 360's
Honeyboy Edwards
Before he was a famous blues guitarist known as "Honeyboy," David Edwards was a different kind of legend -- a boxcar hobo. Gianluca Tramontana visited him on the South Side of Chicago.
Billy Bragg
Since he burst onto the UK scene with his "punk-folk" in the 1980s, Billy Bragg has been known for his outspoken politics. Bragg is back with his first new album in six years: Mr. Love and Justice. Kurt spoke with Bragg in 2006.
Bonus Track: "To Have and Have Not"
Billy Bragg performs "To Have and Have Not" live in Studio 360.
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Yes...This was the best Studio 360 I've ever heard... and "Tesla" is STILL an incredible Band as well.... (they will ...
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Great Story. Every high school physics and electronics class should listen to this!
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