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Message 1.听
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
Reginald D Hunter takes a look at the history of the music of the American South in this 3 part series.
In the first of a three-part road trip, Georgia-born but London-based Reginald D Hunter returns home to explore the American south both past and present through its world-famous songs. Reg begins by exploring the sounds of Kentucky and Tennessee and the disturbing tradition of blackface minstrelsy.
Hunter is led through the south by its signature songs, including Dolly Parton's My Tennessee Mountain Home, Knoxville Girl, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Chattanooga Choo Choo and minstrel songs such as My Ol' Kentucky Home and Old Folks at Home.
On his voyage Reg visits Dollywood, a slave plantation in Bardstown, Nashville - the home of country music, a moonshine distillery in Gatlinburg and a string band festival in Mount Airy.
Featuring Dolly Parton, the Handsome Family and Del McCoury. 听
Sounds good.
(Started another thread as, despite my pleas, the MODS have not amended my timing error in my original one and the thread is simply marked 'hidden'. If they could not change the heading, they surely could have just reinstated the post? Oh well.....)Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 2
Posted by Johnnymol (U14690244) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
Bidie.........The Comeback (thread) Kid
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Message 3
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
I would hate to mislead anyone into wrongly setting their timer.....
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Message 4
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
And we're back!
It is the weekend so there's probably no Mods working. Hidden posts do normally take until Monday.
I'm quite looking forward to this. I like Reg and I love Delta Blues and soul. Gospel can be pretty good too.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 5
Posted by wolfie (U15842015) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
you know decisions like that aren't made over the weekend...
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Message 6
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
you know decisions like that aren't made over the weekend...听 I know now Wolfie.
How I wish we had an *edit* facility....so handy for when you post the wrong day or time for a new series.....Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 7
Posted by wolfie (U15842015) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
ah apologies...Miranda...we seem to have posted at the same time...
to think we both had the same thoughts at exactly the same time...
that's spooky...Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 8
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
.....I should add that the series IS on in Scotland - at 10pm.
But for most UK viewers, it is on at 9.
Maybe I should begin a 3rd thread headed
'Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - Check local listings'
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Message 9
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
So many songs I haven't heard in years on this. Need to find my bluegrass CDs.....
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Message 10
Posted by the bfg (U6141852) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
Reginal D Hunter is a very convivial travel host. Good TV. 馃憤
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Message 11
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
Lordy me, I thought someone was getting married dressed liked that! I was shouting 'Run Reginald, RUN!'
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Message 12
Posted by deliacooks (U14151010) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
Reginal D Hunter is a very convivial travel host. Good TV. 馃憤听
Enjoying this.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 13
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
Me too.
I'd given up on Country Music, TBH. Gareth Brooks and Taylor Swift..... uh. But judgning from this, there is a whole other world of Country outside the commercial stuff.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 14
Posted by happydaze (U12442898) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
Reginal D Hunter is a very convivial travel host. Good TV. 馃憤听 He's intelligent too. Knows when to speak and when to shut up. That's more than a lot of better known presenters do.
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Message 15
Posted by deliacooks (U14151010) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
You should watch Transatlantic Sessions when it comes on to 麻豆官网首页入口4..... brilliant.
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Message 16
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
When is the next one on?
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Message 17
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
I just googled it and I remember! It was advertised as 'folk music' and that put me off as sticking your finger in your ear and nasal singing is really not my thing.....
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Message 18
Posted by Geometry_Man (U12739007) on Saturday, 21st February 2015
I found it really enjoyable. Reginald turned out to be surprisingly good - and for some reason reminiscent of Billy Connolly in his travel series (or is that just me?).
I noticed quite a few of the specialist renditions of classics were being done in front of a 麻豆官网首页入口 microphone - I sense an album release looming!Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 19
Posted by jennyj (U15939066) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
You should watch Transatlantic Sessions when it comes on to 麻豆官网首页入口4..... brilliant.听 Definitely agree!
Transatlantic Sessions is brilliant - they all look like they are having such fun playing the music together.
I like it too because, although I know nothing about music other than enjoying it (or not, in the case of jazz!!!!! ), I like how TA shows the 'line of descent' from Celtic music to American 'hillbilly' music or whatever the category actually is.
And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 'folk fiddle' sound best of all.
Plus I defy anyone not to start foot tapping to this sort of music.
I really enjoyed the RH programme last night - it was a very interesting 'take' on two quite different cultures ( 'White' and 'Black') that have been co-terminous, but with so many 'divides' yet 'interactions'.
I also thought he tackled the Minstrelsy 'issue' robustly and fairly.
One 'explanation' for Minstrelsy, though, that I think he didn't suggest was one that occurs to me. Once the slaves were emancipated, they become potentially 'dangerous' (nothing so dangerous to a jailer as a prisoner freed!!!!!!), and so maybe Minstrelsy, which, as RH pointed out depicted black people as 'ridiculous' and 'stupid' might have given comfort and reassurance to 'whites'. It could have said to whites 'Look, no need to be scared of all these freed slaves, because they're all harmlessly thick'.......?????
I do think he was spot on in pointing out that we can take for granted in one generation things that seem outrageous in another ..... I look back now to my childhood watching the B&W Minstrel show, and cannot believe that it was actually on the TV!!!! (Ditto, of course, with sexism, as well as racism.)Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 20
Posted by SATM67 (U14061947) ** on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
You should watch Transatlantic Sessions when it comes on to 麻豆官网首页入口4..... brilliant.听 Given the 麻豆官网首页入口 4 budget cuts, I wonder if there will be a further series of Transatlantic Sessions.
Previous series introduced me to artists that were unknown to me.
For example, Joan Osborne
The Sessions provided an opportunity to listen to favourite artists such as Eric Bibb
The DVDs of the previous series are well worth buying.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 21
Posted by the incredible Hulk (U15986805) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
A very enjoyable programme and Reginald's presentation was a lesson in how to do the job.
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Message 22
Posted by billy_bumble (U14467942) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Well that WAS good wasn't it
I looked at the playlist and thought "hmmm - Presly and Parton - really?" but it was very skillfully thought out and put together
The only jarring note for me was the Handsome Family - adequate at best and I thought they didn't have a true feeling for the music.And why present them twice?
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Message 23
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Reginal D Hunter is a very convivial travel host. Good TV. 馃憤听 He's intelligent too. Knows when to speak and when to shut up. That's more than a lot of better known presenters do.听 Very enjoyable first programme. Genial host, excellent archive research, stunning scenery and some truly brilliant music.
The Square Dancing (a form of speed dating) clearly developed from the various settlers own traditions - I think every culture has dancing which involves holding hands and going round in a circle. Reginald had a decent go at it, even if he swore "never again".
The look at the minstrel music - though jaw droppingly crass nowadays - has to be acknowledged and mentioned. Maybe there WERE freed slaves who missed the security of the life on the plantation?
Looking forward to the next 2 episodes.
(Spike Lee made a wonderful film called 'Bamboozled' some years ago in which a TV executive wants to get fired in order to get a huge dismissal pay off - so he gives Saturday night viewers a traditional Minstrel show.
Only to find - to his horror - that he has a hit on his hands!
There is a wonderful scene where some medallion wearing, uber cool gang members look in horror at their TV - until one starts singing along to 'I Wish I Was In Dixie' with the excuse "My granny loved that song!" )Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 24
Posted by lluncoolj (U7676659) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Ooops, didn't see this thread. Why didn't they close the other one instead of just hiding the title?
Repost;
I was pleasantly surprised by Songs of the South. I wouldn't normally give most of that music house-room but, put in context, it had a whole new meaning and didn't sound half bad.
RDH did a good job and appears to have eclipsed Rich Hall as the 麻豆官网首页入口's preferred deep-South documentary presenter. It was obvious that he didn't actually meet Dolly Parton, but it didn't detract from the show as a whole.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 25
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
My fault entirely, Ll - I put the wrong time in my original heading and wanted the MODS to amend it. But of course there are fewer of them at the weekend and although the post was hidden, no correction was forthcoming.
So I started a fresh post in the evening.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 26
Posted by Turner (U14992668) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Well that WAS good wasn't it
I looked at the playlist and thought "hmmm - Presly and Parton - really?" but it was very skillfully thought out and put together
The only jarring note for me was the Handsome Family - adequate at best and I thought they didn't have a true feeling for the music.And why present them twice?
Eagerly looking forward to the next 2 episodes听
Ok, I'm biased - I adore them - but I thought the HF were the highlight of the programme... not only their music but their clever analysis of the American South.
Loved what Rennie said about the American South psyche, that because the founders of the country and those that subsequently were attracted to it were outsiders, socially inept psychopaths, there is a tendency there to be more comfortable with death than sexuality and the American Gothis encapsulates this beautifully... brilliant!
Really enjoyable programme, particularly loved Reginald's candour about the contradictions and downright nastiness of the place, as well as its beauty, and his cheekiness about Dolly Parton's, erm, commercial enterprise!
There wasn't perhaps enough music, but that really is my only criticism of what was otherwise a really very good programme.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 27
Posted by Turner (U14992668) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
That should have been American *Gothic*, of course.
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Message 28
Posted by billy_bumble (U14467942) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Be boring if we all had the same opinions wouldn't it?
And I certainly agree that Renee came over as a thoughtful and charming person
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Message 29
Posted by Turner (U14992668) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Yeah, I laughed at that one too - and immediately proposed to make it part of my own vocabulary!
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Message 30
Posted by happydaze (U12442898) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Well that WAS good wasn't it
I looked at the playlist and thought "hmmm - Presly and Parton - really?" but it was very skillfully thought out and put together
The only jarring note for me was the Handsome Family - adequate at best and I thought they didn't have a true feeling for the music.And why present them twice?
Eagerly looking forward to the next 2 episodes听 It was the first time I had seen or heard the Handsome Family and I was quite impressed with the way they interpreted the songs The exposition of Stephen Foster's Old Folks Back Home was particularly good.
The whole programme was well put together as a picture of how the fractured past has become coexisting present with music as the backdrop and evidence. I'm looking forward to the next one.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 31
Posted by wolfie (U15842015) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Came across this..which might be of interest...
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Message 32
Posted by angelictennisfan (U8898769) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Just watched this on catch up. Absolutely brilliant. Great music, great presenter.
Loved the lady dancing Appalachian step. Could have watched more of her.
Thought Reginald's viiews on the minstrelry were fair and well balanced. As were those of the two singers in the Stephen Foster show.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 33
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Came across this..which might be of interest...
听 It would be if it played more than 20 seconds of each song!
Or am I missing something?Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 34
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
It was the first time I had seen or heard the Handsome Family and I was quite impressed with the way they interpreted the songs The exposition of Stephen Foster's Old Folks Back Home was particularly good. 听
Agree.
I thought the man's singing was particularly good.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 35
Posted by wolfie (U15842015) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
the bbc are only allowed to play a short clip of each song as they don't own the rights....
its to show whats on each program rather than listen to them in full....Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 36
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
So what's the point of it?
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Message 37
Posted by Turner (U14992668) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
If you have a Spotify or Deezer account you can listen to the songs in full, Miranda.
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Message 38
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
I know and often do.
Which makes me wonder even more what Playlister is actually for.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 39
Posted by Turner (U14992668) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
I meant that if you log in to your Deezer or Spotify accounts on the Playlister page you can play the playlist in full, without searching for each individual song elsewhere; you can do the same with many other ad-hoc playlists from 麻豆官网首页入口 radio programmes.
But yeah, unless you have those accounts it's of very limited use. Bit of a gimmick, basically.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 40
Posted by mirandashell (U1946590) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Oh I see what you mean. Sorry Turner!
But yeah, it's a gimmick.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 41
Posted by billy_bumble (U14467942) on Sunday, 22nd February 2015
It's a big help if you can't recognize the artist/s from the short clip
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Message 42
Posted by Guv-nor (U7476305) ** on Monday, 23rd February 2015
Reginal D Hunter is a very convivial travel host. Good TV. 馃憤听 He's intelligent too. Knows when to speak and when to shut up. That's more than a lot of better known presenters do.听 Adding my agreement, a nice change in presenting style from the recent presenter centric norm.
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Message 43
Posted by groovyoldwoman (U1679885) on Monday, 23rd February 2015
I've visited the south many times, been on the Tennessee Railroad, been to Gatlinburg and stayed in the Chattanooga Choo choo. Bought back a lot of memories and I'd love to go back some day.
One of the highlights was visiting the Signal Mountain Opry. Shame Reginald couldn't have visited that, real old style music sung by guys in dungarees, Amazing.
Did not like the not so handsome couple though.
Looking forward to next week but he didn't visit Memphis which I was surprised about. He makes a good host and tbh I have more than a passing crush.....blush...Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 44
Posted by MAY-DAY (U14316705) on Friday, 27th February 2015
I finally caught up with Part One.
Yep, excellent!
Reginald is a superb presenter; and some useful historical insights into types of music I don't listen to very often (but know I should get to know more of).
And, as has been mentioned, great archive footage; as well as some brilliantly filmed set-pieces, encounters.
Best programme of this type since the "Storyville" Muscle Shoals film a couple of years ago.Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 45
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Friday, 27th February 2015
He makes a good host and tbh I have more than a passing crush.....blush...听
Form a queue Groovy - he could charm the birds from the trees.
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Message 46
Posted by Paul Sherratt (U1632637) ** on Friday, 27th February 2015
Saw Reg's trip on last Saturday until drifting off towards the end.
Boy was he apprehensive. The serie sstarter states did crackle the colour cream/white ...
PS
Personal note.
Didn't really appreciate those Dolly Parton ' inserts 'Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 47
Posted by Bidie-In (U2747062) on Saturday, 28th February 2015
Part 2 tonight - 9.15 for most, 10.15 for viewers in Scotland.
Alabama and Georgia
In the second of a three-part road trip, Georgia-born but London-based Reginald D Hunter heads home to explore the interplay between gospel, soul and hip hop. Passing through Alabama, Reg witnesses a Lynryrd Skynyrd gig and discovers the soul riches of the town of Muscle Shoals.
Arriving in Georgia, Reg visits the Athens of the B52s and REM, as well as Martin Luther King's and Ludacris's Atlanta.
Featuring Arrested Development, St Paul & The Broken Bones, Clarence Carter and Sharon Jones. 听
LOL at the name 'St Paul & The Broken Bones'
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Message 48
Posted by Paul Sherratt (U1632637) ** on Saturday, 28th February 2015
I can guarantee that ' St ' Paul Janeway's voice will delight any Eddie Hinton fans out there
Are there any ?????Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 49
Posted by MAY-DAY (U14316705) on Saturday, 28th February 2015
Hi Paul
Yep, I know and love some of Eddie's stuff; and I bet our pal, Doug, plays some!
Give the drummer some!
I meant to say to our friend, "groovy" -
It sounds like you've lead an interesting life, girl!Link to this forum: Songs of the South - 麻豆官网首页入口2 - 21/2 - 9pm
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Message 50
Posted by groovyoldwoman (U1679885) on Saturday, 28th February 2015
One day you can get me drunk and I'll tell you all about it....
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