KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Folk Music with Rolf Cahn: The Blues Music of Steve Talbot, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

FM.1962.11.26.c1.A

Program Series

Folk Music with Rolf Cahn

Program Length

42 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1962-11-26 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

Rolf Cahn introduces a selection of Blues music, performed by Steve Talbot and recorded by Cahn in his home during a late night visit by the guitarist. Talbot, who might be best known as the person who along with Jorma Kaukonen came up with the name Jefferson Airplane, was a musician in his own right,noted for his understated and deceptively simple version of the Blues. Utilizing a variety of tuning and picking techniques Talbot performs a selection of songs made popular by such Blues legends as Jim Jackson, Leadbelly, and Elizabeth Cotton.

Genres

Folk music

Musical Selections

[excerpt of unidentified blues guitar] (0:40) -- Down on a Rainy Night (2:15) -- [unidentified blues song] (3:15) -- She’s Gone (2:28) -- Wild About My Lovin’ (1:09) -- Portland Town (2:49) -- Poor Howard (2:49) -- Sebastopol (2:33)

Performers

Rolf Cahn, guitar and vocals (first two songs)
Steve Talbot, guitar and vocals (all other songs)

Subjects

Folk music
Blues (Music)
Folk music, English

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Cahn, Rolf
Talbot, Steve (Musician)