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This program was originally posted in January, 2000.

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Latin American artist Gustavo Santaolalla
Joplin on guitar from Giovanni De Chiaro
Jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood
Knut Hamre and Steve Tibbetts
A symphonic work of Paul McCartney
Squirrel sits in with Kaila Flexer
Chamber blues from Corky Siegel
Traditional Sami music according to Wimme
Good dog - happy man Bill Frisell
New year's eve with the Beau Hunks
A tribute from the Cowboy Junkies

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Gustavo Santaolalla has been
a major force in Latin American
music since the 1960s, fusing
rock, soul, African rhythms
and Latin American folk with
his Argentinian roots.

Gustavo Santaolalla

Listen to Gaucho:
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from Ron Roco (Nonesuch Records)

Listen to a feature on Gustavo Santaolalla from All Things Considered.

De Chiaro's interpretations of
Scott Joplin's Rags were
inspired by the film, The Sting.

Giovanni De Chiaro

Listen to Solace: A Mexican Serenade:
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from Scott Joplin on Guitar (Centaur)

Listen to Linda Wertheimer's interview with Giovanni De Chiaro.

Medeski Martin and Wood first
shared the stage together
as a trio at the Villiage Gage
in New York City in the summer
of 1991. Soon after, they
recorded their debut album,
Notes From the Underground.

Medeski Martin and Wood

Listen to Bubblehouse:
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from Bubblehouse (Rykodisc)

Listen to Liane Hansen's interview with guitarist John Scofield and keyboardist John Medeski about the trio's CD "A Go Go". The interview is from 1998.

Visit the official Web site for Medeski Martin and Wood.

In 1999, Steve Tibbets
released a critically acclaimed
CD called Cho on which he
added his own music to an
acappella song cycle
performed by Buddhist nuns
from Nepal.

Knut Hamre and Steve Tibbetts

Listen to Olav Bergsland:
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from Å (Rykodisc)

Listen to a feature on Steve Tibbetts from All Things Considered.

Thank you to the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America, the Norwegian Tourist Board and Wulffenstein for the use of Hardanger fiddle images.

Paul McCartney began his
musical career performing for
an obscure British pop band
called "The Beatles".

Paul McCartney

Listen to Maybe I'm Amazed:
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from Working Classical (EMI/Angel Records)

Listen to an interview with Paul McCartney, where he discusses the emotions of performing songs dedicated to George Harrison and John Lennon. From NPR's Morning Edition, 11/26/02.

Visit Paul McCartney's official Web site.

In addition to touring and
performing, Flexer is also
the founder and host of the
Klezmer Mania! music
festival.

Kaila Flexer

Listen to Squirrel Sits In:
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from Next Village (Compass Records)

Visit the official Kaila Flexer Web site.

"The music is made up of
chords, melodies, harmonies,
counterpoint, dynamics,
articulations, and rhythm. It
doesn't know about smoke-
filled rooms, blue jeans, or
tuxedoes."

--Corky Siegel

Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues

Listen to Complementary Colors:
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from Complementary Colors (Gadfly)

Visit the official Web site for Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues.

Yoik is a traditional Sami
music - an archaic mode of
unaccompanied solo singing.
It is found all over the vast
Samiland from the central
regions of Scandinavia to
the eastern tip of the Kola
Penninsula.

Wimme

Listen to Gierran:
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from Gierran (Northside Records)

Thank you to Rockadillo Records for the use of the Wimme Saari photos and information on yoiking.

Read a nice biography on Wimme from Artist Direct.

Bill Frisell has been a regular
player of "Cobra" - a musical
game invented by avate
garde composer John Zorn.

Bill Frisell

Listen to Shenandoah:
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from Good Dog, Happy Man (Nonesuch)

Listen to a review of Bill Frisell's work from NPR's All Things Considered.

Manhattan Minuet is the
second collection of the Beau
Hunks' faithful recreations
of Raymond Scott's "novelty
jazz" pieces. Many of the 14
selections have a semi-
classical slant.

The Beau Hunks Sextette

Listen to New Year's Eve in a Haunted House: Real Audio | Windows Media

from Manhattan Minuet (Basta/Koch)

Listen to an interview with Gert Jan Blom of the Beau Hunks.

Visit the Beau Hunks' official Web site.

A portion of the proceeds from
Return of the Grievous
Angel are being donated to
the Vietnam Veterans of
America Foundation's
"Campaign for a Landmine Free
World."

The Cowboy Junkies

Listen to Ooh Las Vegas:
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from Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons (Almo Sounds)

Listen to a review this album.

Visit the official Web site for the Cowboy Junkies.

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