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From July 20, 2004:

Archived Show: Episode 66

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Featured: Stephen Foster

Gottschalk by pianist Frank French
New music from guitar wonder Leo Kottke
Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience
An Omaha oddity: Tilly and the Wall
Experimental silence from Adem Ilhan
Brooklyn art pop group Ambulance LTD
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Gospel singer Mavis Staples is one of several artists appearing on this new collection celebrating the music of Stephen Foster.


Featured: Stephen Foster

CD: Beautiful Dreamer: The Music of Stephen Foster
Song: "Hard Times Come Again No More"
Label: American Roots Publishing

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Louis Gottschalk was a contemporary of Stephen Foster who composed Pan American tunes. Pianist Frank French performs a mix of Gottschalk's work on this new CD.


Frank French

CD: American Originals: The Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Song: "Danza"
Label: Viridiana

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Leo Kottke is widely recognized as one of the greatest finger style guitarists of all time. This new CD contains his most improvised work to date.


Leo Kottke

CD: Try and Stop Me
Song: "Bristol Sloth"
Label: BMG/Bluebird

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Kings of Convenience play gentle guitar melodies with harmonies reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel.


Kings of Convenience

CD: Riot on An Empty Street
Song: "Homesick"
Label: Astralwerks

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Tilly and the Wall are a quirky, playful group with an unusual percussionist: tap dancer Jamie Williams, whose amplified stomping and clapping keeps the beat.


Tilly and the Wall

CD: Wild Like Children
Song: "Fell Down the Stairs"
Label: Team Love

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London-based Adem Ilhan (pronounced AR-dem ee-LAHN) uses space and silence as much as sound in his songs, creating his lo-fi recordings at a home studio.


Adem

CD: Homesongs
Song: "Statued"
Label: Domino

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You can hear a number of influences in the music of Ambulance LTD, from Lou Reed to My Bloody Valentine. This is the New York group's debut release.


Ambulance LTD

CD: Ambulance LTD
Song: "Heavy Lifting"
Label: TVT

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