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Acoustic Roots

on BBC Radio 2

Colin Irwin examines different musical cultures and discovers some unlikely links. Western Swing
Back to the days of the Depression in Texas when life was desperate; but from singing cowboys, hillbilly fiddlers and jazz emerged a totally new kind of music. Pioneers like BOB WILLS and MILTON BROWN are illustrated alongside the RED CLAY RAMBLERS and the bizarre RED INGLE. Producer IAN GRANT

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Colin Irwin
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Milton Brown

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