Episode 5: Folk Songs from the Tyrol by Inge and Rudi Meixner

Yodeling gets a bad rap. It really can be quite lovely. We cheerfully sing along with chickens and things that sound like amusement park ride theme songs and you should too. Or at least that baby chicken song is going to be stuck in your head wether you like it or not.

Folk Songs from the Tyrol by world famous YODELERS Inge and Rudi Meixner

Folk Songs from the Tyrol by world famous YODELERS Inge and Rudi Meixner

"People weren't meant to hear music with such clarity! People need to hear cracks and pops and that sh*t!" We are all Dylan. Maybe we need an episode about megaphone crooners?

I'm sorry Meixner family, but this is the best ever version of Mei Bibihendi (my baby chickens)

Bibi Hendl Gangnam Style. We just want to make sure you get this song 100% stuck in your head.

Episode 4: Tche Belew by Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band

Turns out that this episode's featured artist is a local DC treasure. We'll introduce you to some super funky, 1970s Ethiopian jams by Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band.

Beirut at Lincoln Theater, Washington, DC, November 2015, after Hailu Mergia's set

Beirut at Lincoln Theater, Washington, DC, November 2015, after Hailu Mergia's set

Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band

Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band

Short Documentary/Interview with Hailu Mergia by Far Out Sounds

Episode 2: Guantanamera by the Sandpipers

Spanish language easy listening versions of pop songs? Why? Why not?! This episode features a classic recording from our extensive collection of A&M records.

Chubby 1960s typeface.

Chubby 1960s typeface.

Put on your caftan and cuddle in for some poetry about The Sandpipers.

Put on your caftan and cuddle in for some poetry about The Sandpipers.

The Sandpipers with a very earnest rendition of La Bamba

Episode 1: The Fiddling Viking by Svend Asmussen and his Dancing Strings

This episode features a 1959 recording by Danish violinist Svend Asmussen. We name drop some other hot jazz violinists, and talk about our eclectic record collection

Update: since the recording of this episode, Svend Asmussen has passed away. Washington Post Obituary.

The Fiddling Viking, Svend Asmussen and his Dancing Strings

The Fiddling Viking, Svend Asmussen and his Dancing Strings

Swe-Danes Georgia Camp Meeting 1962

Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, Dinah (1928)

Stuff Smith, Skip It. One of his few songs NOT about smoking marijuana. Or maybe it is? It's instrumental.