[78-L] Western swing festival on now!

[Thomas Stern]

Hi Cary,
  Depressing to hear they are mangling this opportunity.  Did the person who interviewed you sound as if they knew anything about
the music/performers?  Perhaps these comments should go to the producer in the hope that there won't be 3 days of displayed
ignorance.  Or perhaps put together a  pronunciation guide for their neophytes.
  Best wishes, Thomas.

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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Cary Ginell
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Western swing festival on now!



Cajun pioneer Leo Soileau's last name was just pronounced "so-LAY" instead of "swa-LOW," as it should be pronounced, one of many
mangled pronunciations on WKCR's western swing broadcast today.

Cary Ginell

> From: soundthink at live.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:10:40 -0700
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Western swing festival on now!
>
>
> If you go to the first of my two links, there are two options for clicking on the live broadcast. You can do it with Real Player
or via MP3 Stream. I'm using the former and have had it on since I got up this morning. The announcer is really pretty pathetic.
Sounds like a total beginner. There is really no learning to be done here - a string of maybe 8-10 songs by one artist are played
in a row with minimal back announcing of just tune titles. No personnel, no instrumentation, not even any intelligent programming.
They just played about a half hour of Jimmie Revard/Modern Mountaineers and are now playing a string of Washboard Wonders
Bluebirds, which are hard to take played all in a row. I suppose if you want a western swing jukebox, this is your place, but so
far, nothing at all has been said about the music. Makes me yearn to be back in radio...
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:57:54 +0000
> > From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Western swing festival on now!
> >
> > Cary Ginell wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > WKCR's weekend western swing festival has begun. They've started off by playing strictly music from the '20s and '30s. The
music is great but the announcing is pretty horrible. I turned on the show just now and already heard halting talk and Jimmie
Revard's name mispronounced.
> > >
> > > Here's the link to the streaming. http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/
> > >
> > > And here's the program schedule for the weekend: http://honkytonkinradio.blogspot.com/
> > >
> > > "The Milton Brown Guy" is on at 1 p.m. EDT.
> > >
> > > Cary Ginell
> > >
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> >
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