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		National Heritage Fellowship Concert and Celebration

		December 23rd, 2009 ~ Live from the Nation's Capital, it's the 2009 National Heritage Fellowship Concert. Each year, the National Endowment for the Arts recognizes citizens for their contributions to our nation's traditional arts. We'll hear from this year's honorees, including zydeco's Queen Ida, the gospel group The Birmingham Sunlights and Puerto Rican cuatro genius Edwin Colon Zayas. Plus visits with an array of previous National Heritage Fellows, from B.B. King to Earl Scruggs. Listen To Hour 1 Listen To Hour 2 Share This

Hour One		Hour Two		Helpful Links
Open Bed: Stealing Time Eddie Pennington Walks the Strings... and Even Sings , Smithsonian Folkways CLIP: B.B. King Why I Sing the Blues B.B. King Do The Boogie! B.B. King's Early 50s Classics , Flair Papirossen Dave Tarrass and Sam Musiker Tanz! With Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers , Sony CLIP: Earl Scruggs Foggy Mountain Chimes Earl Scruggs The Essential Earl Scruggs , Sony Papacito Blinky & the Roadmasters Crucian Scratch Band Music , Rounder CLIP: Lalo Guerrero Cancion Mexicana Lalo Guerrero Recuerdos - Memories , self-published Instrumental: Canta Contrabajo Cachao La Leyenda Vol.1 , Kubaney John Henry John Jackson American Routes original recording, Barack Obama Boogie Henry Gray & the Cats Times Are Gettin' Hard , Lucky Cat Better Day Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing , Smithsonian Folkways CLIP: Mavis Staples Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Staples Singers Freedom Highway , Sony CLIP: Koko Taylor I Got What It Takes Koko Taylor What it Takes: The Chess Years , MCA So Sweet To Be Saved Five Blind Boys of Alabama I Saw the Light , Liquid 8 Instrumental: Razzmadazz Robert Jr. Lockwood Just the Blues , Bullseye CLIP: Mingo Saldivar Rueda de Fuego Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas , Rounder Les Flammes D'enfer The Balfa Brothers The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music, Vol. 1 & 2 , Swallow CLIP: Wanda Jackson Hard Headed Woman Wanda Jackson Vintage Collections , Captiol Little Boy, How Old Are You? Shirley Caesar A Collection of Her Finest Recordings , Music Collection End Bed: Marching Jaybird Etta Baker Banjo , Music Maker		Open Bed: Alegria Boricua Edwin Colon Zayas Homenaje A Los Maestros del Cuatro Vol. 1 , ECZ Medley Edwin Colon Zayas Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert, INTERVIEW: Basketmaker Teri Rofkar Yoruban traditional song Amma McKen Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert, CLIP: Mike Seeger from The New Lost City Ramblers in Always Been a Rambler DVD , Arhoolie Instrumental: Dallas Rag The New Lost City Ramblers Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go? , Smithsonian Folkways Dance Medley Dudley Laufman Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert, INTERVIEW: Basketmaker LeRoy Graber INTERVIEW: Cambodian Choreographer and Dancer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro Somewhere to Lay My Head Birmingham Sunlights Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert, Instrumental: Flores de Mayo Edwin Colon Zayas Homenaje A Los Maestros del Cuatro Vol. 1 , ECZ INTERVIEW: Indian Katak Dancer Chitresh Das Words poem by Joel Nelson Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert, Creole From Lake Charles Queen Ida Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert, When The Saints Go Marching In The Heritage Award Winners Live at 2009 National Heritage Fellows Concert,

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