The latest episode of Northern Remedy featured Barbara Shiller, President of the Board of CT Folk, talking about the Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, which comes to Edgerton Park at Whitney Avenue and Cliff Street this Saturday, Sept. 12. The conversation ranged from the past and present of the festival to the question of what exactly folk music is.
The lineup of the festival this year features Della Mae and John Gorka, and includes local banjo legend Roger Sprung as well as numerous regional acts, such as Hayley Reardon, Piedmont Blues, and Echo Green.
The festival begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 10 p.m. Admission is free. Click here for more information.
The full playlist for this episode of Northern Remedy (click on the sound file above to listen) is as follows:
Jim & Liz Beloff, “Charles Ives”
Roger Sprung, “Rider Blues”
Hayley Reardon, “Numb Blue”
Paddy Mills, “Hot Stove”
The Fiddleheads, “Moses Hoe Your Corn / Duck River”
Piedmont Bluz, “Blue Rat Swing”
Matt Borrello, “Steady Rolling”
Charles Ives, “The Unanswered Question”
Proud Flesh, “One Lone Bird”
Nutmegs, “Whispering Sorrows”
Manny James, “Just Being Honest”
New Haven Improvisers Collective, “Oberek Sokkyo”
Spring-Heeled Jack, “Peg Leg Bates”
Bram Rigg Set, “I Can Only Give You Everything”
James Velvet, “New England”
Pale White Moon, “The Seven Year Cicadas”
International Q, “English Eyes”
Nick Di Maria, “Drift”
Tet Offensive, “Dumb”
Electric President, “The Violent Blue”
