We celebrate black female folk musicians and the February 21 birthday of Nina Simone and Rhiannon Giddens

Hosted by: 
Paul Roland
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Folk Espresso
Air date: 
Mon, 02/20/2023 - 5:30am to 7:00am
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Episode Playlist

  • Time
    6:08
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens
    Song
    Freedom Highway
    Album
    Freedom Highway
    Label
    Nonesuch
  • Time
    6:12
    Artist
    瑪哈莉雅傑克森
    Song
    Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
    Album
    The Essential Mahalia Jackson
    Label
    SME - Columbia/Legacy
  • Time
    6:20
    Artist
    Sister Rosetta Tharpe
    Song
    Down By the Riverside
    Album
    Black Dog Blues
    Label
    MERLIN - Blue Lagoon
  • Time
    6:23
    Artist
    Mahalia Jackson & The Falls-Jones Ensemble
    Song
    Trouble of the World
    Album
    Take My Hand Precious Lord
    Label
    BELIEVE - Gospel Train
  • Time
    6:27
    Artist
    Nina Simone
    Song
    Backlash Blues
    Album
    The Vietnam War - A Film By Ken Burns & Lynn Novick
    Label
    UMG - Ken Burns - Vietnam
  • Time
    6:33
    Artist
    Our Native Daughters
    Song
    Black Myself
    Album
    Black Myself
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:37
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens
    Song
    Angel City
    Album
    Angel City
    Label
    WMG - Nonesuch
  • Time
    6:44
    Artist
    Our Native Daughters
    Song
    Moon Meets the Sun
    Album
    Songs of Our Native Daughters
    Label
    ORCHARD - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:55
    Artist
    Nina Simone
    Song
    Feeling Good
    Album
    Four Women: The Complete Nina Simone On Philips
    Label
    Verve

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:32
    Artist
    Nina Simone
    Song
    Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
    Album
    Just Like a Woman: Nina Simone Sings Classic Songs of the '60s
    Label
    RCA/Legacy
  • Time
    5:36
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens
    Song
    Shake Sugaree
    Album
    Tomorrow Is My Turn
    Label
    Nonesuch
  • Time
    5:40
    Artist
    Odetta
    Song
    If I Had a Hammer (Live)
    Album
    Odetta: Live
    Label
    Discos Cada
  • Time
    5:42
    Artist
    Ella Jenkins
    Song
    Racing With the Sun
    Album
    African-American Folk Rhythms
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    5:45
    Artist
    Ella Jenkins
    Song
    Come Dance By the Ocean
    Album
    Come Dance By the Ocean
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    5:49
    Artist
    Nina Simone
    Song
    Suzanne
    Album
    Just Like a Woman: Nina Simone Sings Classic Songs of the '60s
    Label
    RCA/Legacy
  • Time
    5:54
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens
    Song
    Tomorrow is My Turn
    Album
    Tomorrow Is My Turn
    Label
    Nonesuch
  • Time
    6:00
    Artist
    Pete Seeger, Si Kahn & Jane Sapp
    Song
    Black, Brown And White Blues
    Album
    Carry It On: Songs Of America's Working People
    Label
    Flying Fish
  • Time
    6:03
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens
    Song
    Freedom Highway
    Album
    Freedom Highway
    Label
    Nonesuch
  • Time
    6:08
    Artist
    Mahalia Jackson
    Song
    Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
    Album
    The Essential Mahalia Jackson
    Label
    Columbia/Legacy
  • Time
    6:11
    Artist
    Jane Sapp
    Song
    Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
    Album
    Take a Look at My People
    Label
    Flying Fish Records
  • Time
    6:15
    Artist
    Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Sam Price and His Trio
    Song
    Down By The Riverside (feat. The Dependable Boys)
    Album
    Gospel Train (Expanded Edition)
    Label
    Verve Reissues
  • Time
    6:18
    Artist
    Mahalia Jackson
    Song
    Trouble of the World
    Album
    Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
    Label
    Columbia/Legacy
  • Time
    6:23
    Artist
    Nina Simone
    Song
    Backlash Blues
    Album
    The Blues
    Label
    BMG/Novus
  • Time
    6:26
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russel
    Song
    Black Myself
    Album
    Songs of Our Native Daughters
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:29
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens
    Song
    Angel City
    Album
    Tomorrow Is My Turn
    Label
    Nonesuch
  • Time
    6:33
    Artist
    Jane Sapp
    Song
    Don't Let the Devil Ride
    Album
    Take a Look at My People
    Label
    Flying Fish Records
  • Time
    6:37
    Artist
    Amythyst Kiah, Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell
    Song
    Moon Meets the Sun
    Album
    Songs of Our Native Daughters
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways
  • Time
    6:41
    Artist
    Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
    Song
    An American Tune
    Album
    Live at Other Voices Dignity, Dublin 2022
    Label
  • Time
    6:47
    Artist
    Nina Simone
    Song
    Feeling Good
    Album
    Feeling Good - EP
    Label
    UME - Global Clearing House
  • Time
    6:50
    Artist
    Elizabeth Cotten
    Song
    Washington Blues
    Album
    Shake Sugaree
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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