You can catch Acoustic Blend with Barrett Myers on the second Saturday of each month at 8pm, right after Cultural Manifesto on WBAA. Listen online at wbaa.org or over the airwaves (105.9 FM and AM 920). My hope is that you’d find in the music a space for reflection and the peace that comes from a word spoken (or sung) at just the right moment. From time to time I’ll also share some of my original compositions and the work of other local artists. Take a load off and settle in, and thanks for your support of this creative effort by sharing and subscribing.
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Summer is moving right along, and this month’s bluesy episode is somewhat inspired by the upcoming Downtown Blues and Jazz Festival, scheduled for the evening of Saturday, July 20th in downtown Lafayette. Tickets are available online, and the first of four acts will hit the stage at 5pm.
If you attend Downtown Blues and Jazz you may catch local artist Brent Laidler, who will be performing with The Swing 48 Quintet. You’ll hear a couple tracks this hour from his 2017 album No Matter Where Noir, and if you are intrigued, then you should definitely go check out his most recent release Wouldn’t Be Here Without You.
Just before Brent Laidler we’ll feature some Sinatra, and you’ll probably be able to see the smile on my face because Ol’ Blue Eyes reminds me of my grandmother. She loved to sing and was over the moon when I started writing and recording my own music. One of my favorite memories is the two of us singing “You Make Me Feel So Young” and “Come Fly With Me” at Thanksgiving karaoke a number of years back1.
As we wind down the hour, we’ll pause for a moment to breathe with a little something different (another theme for this show) — beat poet Bob Kaufman’s poem “Believe, Believe,” followed by an energetic track from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
Acoustic Blend airs Saturday, July 13 at 8pm EDT on WBAA AM 920 in Lafayette / West Lafayette, and streaming live on wbaa.org. You can view the full playlist below. ‘Til next month!
01. Eva Cassidy - "People Get Ready"
02. Clifford Brown - "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
03. Eva Cassidy - "Stormy Monday"
04. Frank Sinatra, Count Basie - "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)"
05. Frank Sinatra - "The Way You Look Tonight"
06. Eva Cassidy, Chuck Brown - "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You"
07. John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman - "My One And Only Love"
08. Frank Sinatra - "I've Got The World On A String"
09. Brent Laidler - "Downtown by Nine"
10. Brent Laidler - "Meet Me at the Havana Hilton"
11. Ella Fitzgerald, The Delta Rhythm Boys - "It's Only A Paper Moon"
12. Rikard From - "Moving Forward"
13. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - "What I Need"
14. The Little Willies - "Roll On"
15. Van Morrison, Mavis Staples - "If I Ever Needed Someone"