Homespun: November 26, 2017

WCMU | By Robert Barclay

Published November 27, 2017 at 12:18 PM EST

While the veteran host of "Homespun," Tom Ball, takes some time off, Robert Barclay filled in and played selections from these releases. You'll hear some wonderful vocal harmonies from John Prine & Iris Dement, Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrrard along with Emmy Lou Harris & Rodney Crowell. He also played some vintage Joan Baez and some great fingerstyle guitar picking from Mississippi John Hurt and Doc & Merle Watson.

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Robert Barclay

Robert Barclay launched "The Juke Joint" broadcast on WCMU in April 1985. It has been a Sunday night fixture from 8:00-11:00 pm ever since. A devoted listener dubbed him the "Duke of Juke." He includes nearly a century's worth of blues history on his program including traditional and contemporary blues along with boogie woogie, soul music, rhythm & blues, zydeco and gospel music.

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