I talked with eco-troubadour Bill Oliver back in episode 3 of That’s Soundacious, and this is a very timely song about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the “response” of Texas governor (and current Republican Presidential candidate) Rick Perry. You can hear more of Bill’s music at his website, mrhabitat.net.
John Voorhees talks with Ken Gaines about the origins of Camp Stupid at the Kerrville Folk Festival and how to know folk music when you hear it. Plus, tunes from Gary Sapone, Hans York, Val D’Alessio and Dave Tinder.
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The only incidental music in this episode is Asking For Trouble from the album Asking For Trouble by John Voorhees.
In this episode, we hear the second half of our visit with the 2011 finalists of Kerrville Folk Festival’s University Songwriters competition. We also get a lesson in KFF history from “eco-troubadour” Bill Oliver
Want to hear more of this week’s University Songwriters Finalists?
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Incidental music:
Episode 4 will be available Monday July 25, and will feature an interview with renowned folkie David Wilcox.