Host Joe Jencks visits with Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen.
Rogers began her career as a full-time touring musician in 1979, after encouragement from Stan Rogers, the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter. That was followed by an invitation from Garrison Keillor to appear on A Prairie Home Companion. She appeared more than a dozen times on that show, which launched her performing career. Her travels have since taken her to Europe, China, Hungary and Poland, England and Scotland and across the United States.
Sally has released fourteen albums, including several collaborative projects with other artists.
Howie Bursen is best known for his gravity-defying, triplet-filled, fiddle-tune variations and is one of today’s foremost practitioners of clawhammer banjo style. He has taught clawhammer at the Maryland Banjo Academy, Common Ground and the California Traditional Solstice Festival. Howie also is an excellent singer, songwriter and guitarist, and he makes his living as manager and head wine-maker for a Connecticut vineyard.
