Audio Sep 13, 2012 Al Head Arts Advocate (and National Heritage Fellow) Al Head discusses the profound impact of traditional arts on communities, especially in Alabama where he headed the state arts agency.
Audio Jun 28, 2012 Andy Statman In part 2 of our conversation, we follow his musical path as he blends klezmer, jazz, blues, and bluegrass into a distinctive musical voice.
Audio Jun 21, 2012 Andy Statman In the first of two-part interview, National Heritage Fellow Andy Statman talks about his early musical career, including the importance of bluegrass for a boy born in Brooklyn.
Audio Mar 15, 2012 Liz Carroll Irish Fiddler and National Heritage Fellow Liz Carroll talks about and demonstrates the multiplicity of Irish music.
Audio Sep 15, 2011 Led Kaapana The Slack key guitar master and NEA National Heritage Fellow on making music the Hawaiian way.
Audio Aug 25, 2011 Roy and PJ Hirabayashi NEA National Heritage Fellows and co-founders of San Jose Taiko, Roy and PJ Hirabayashi talk about the importance of this traditional art in the Asian American community.
Audio Jun 23, 2011 Jim 'Texas Shorty' Chancellor 2010 National Heritage Fellow Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor talks about the great tradition of Texas fiddling.
Audio Feb 24, 2011 Mary Jackson The NEA National Heritage Fellow tells us about the art and tradition of sweetgrass basketmaking.
Audio Oct 28, 2010 Chuck Brown Musician Chuck Brown talks about his career, from honing his chops in prison in Lorton, Virginia, to developing his own musical genre in DC: go-go music.
Audio Sep 23, 2010 Judy McCulloh Awarded the 2010 Bess Lomax Hawes Award for the preservation of cultural heritage, Judith McCulloh talks about her extensive work as a folklorist and editor at the University of Illinois Press.
Audio Sep 16, 2010 Mike Rafferty The NEA National Heritage Fellow talks about growing up in East Galway, Ireland, and learning flute playing from his father, as well as coming to America and eventually returning to Irish music in his 50s as both a performer and teacher.
Audio Sep 09, 2010 Del McCoury Bluegrass legend Del McCoury discusses his 50-year career, from joining Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in the 1960s to multiple appearances at the Bonnaroo music and arts festival in the 2000s.