Hannah Leatherbury, E-Services Manager, Southern Arts Federation, talks with composermusicianstoryteller, John McCutcheon. When asked how he got into folk music, John told her that he took off from college to do an independent study in the hills of Kentucky with his banjo and that today hes still on that trip. John is featured on the Southern Arts Federations juried, online artist registry, SouthernArtistry.org. This interview features how he learned to play, what challenges he faces as a performer, and the relationship between communities and music.
Recorded January 20, 2008. Initial broadcast, February 15, 2008.
Soundscape
Intro Kenny Brown. Goin Down South. Stingray.
Interlude 1 John McCutcheon. Leviathan
Interlude 2 John McCutcheon. Wholl Rock the Cradle
Interlude 3 John McCutcheon. This Fire
Interlude 4 John McCutcheon. This Fire