On today’s show I’m happy to be bringing out a new addition to Down Home Radio. Well known field recordist, painter and musician Art Rosenbaum hosts his own weekly 15 minute radio program, “Backroads & Banjos” on AM 1690, WMLB out of Atlanta, GA. We will be periodically re-airing this wonderful program here on Down Home Radio. Rosenbaum is perhaps best known for his recent Grammy Award winning collections of his own field recordings, “The Art of Field Recording” on the Dust to Digital label.
On this episode Art Rosenbaum and Phil Tanner remembers their friend, guitarist Smokey Joe Miller who passed on in November of 2009. Miller played with 4 generations of Tanners – he played with Gid Tanner in the old original Skillet Lickers back in the 30’s, as well as with Gid’s son Gordon, then Phil and most lately Russ Tanner, the latest member of this Georgia musical family. This 1/2 hour program brings together 2 episodes of “Backroads & Banjos” dedicated to Smokey Joe.
Art Rosenbaum (right) talks with guest Phil Tanner as he tapes a segment of his radio show at AM 1690 in Atlanta, photo from an article about Rosenbaum on AccessAtlanta.com
Art Rosenbaum plays six string banjo in front of one of his paintings.
Gidday ART first let me say i think your banjo playing is great/ i have received my copy of your OLD TIME BANJO BOOK and dvds Fantastic THank you for putting in the time to do this for us hopefull banjo pickers from AUSTRALIA DOWN UNDER i have been doing clawhammer as i call it for a few years now i did not know any other tunings besides G/ ilove the oll time tunes i just hope i can a few like chilly winds goin down the road felling bad i have started with Sourwood Mountain Again thank You ATHOL TOTTERDELL