WoodSongs 858: Blue Sisters and Jimmy "Duck" Holmes - a podcast by The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour Vodcast

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THE BLUE SISTERS are Ina Forsman (Finland), Layla Zoe (Canada), and Tasha Taylor (USA). Three of blues scene?s next-big-things that are showcasing in Ruf Records 2016 Blues Caravan in it?s 12th triumphant year. These three tremendous singers all have new studio records, but are performing together for fans who want to catch them before lift- off. Their careers are ready to explode.

JIMMY ?DUCK? HOLMES is one of the most celebrated rural blues musicians performing today. He is the last living practitioner of the celebrated style of Bentonia blues made famous by Skip James and Jack Owens. In addition, Holmes operates what is arguably the oldest juke joint left in Mississippi and is the organizer of one of the longest-running festivals in the state - the Bentonia Blues Festival. Holmes has released a new album ?It Is What It Is? on his own label Blue Front Records.

WoodSongs Kid: Vivian Leigh is 12 year- old from Lexington, Kentucky. She performs Elizabeth Cotten timeless song?Freight Train? for the broadcast.

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