Smudger wrote:Thursday 10 May on Radio 2:
14:00–15:00
2DAY 2012
Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo explores the country genre and builds his own supergroup.
kev wrote:Smudger wrote:Thursday 10 May on Radio 2:
14:00–15:00
2DAY 2012
Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo explores the country genre and builds his own supergroup.
"Supergroup"?? Hmmm!
"As 2 Day continues, Simon Mayo explores the country genre and builds his own Nashville-based supergroup with six session musicians of the highest calibre.
With the help of country aficionado and fellow presenter, Alex Lester, Simon delves into a genre, which is not widely explored on our daytime schedule, to find out more about its roots and influences.
The six musicians helping Simon, live from "Music City", are John Wheeler (fiddle/band leader), Mike Daly (pedal steel/dobro), Dave Pomeroy (upright/electric bass), Don Wayne Reno (banjo), and Cathryn Craig (vocals); with each showcasing their instrument, picking an inspirational tune and talking to Simon about their careers.
John Wheeler is the founding member of Hayseed Dixie who has played with many great names in Nashville sessions. With Hayseed, he has toured all over the world playing bluegrass and country, and is currently working on his own album.
Mike Daly is a stalwart of the country music scene, having spent a lot of his career playing for Hank Williams Jnr. He is also the steel player for Travis Tritt, and will be leaving to tour with him straight after our show.
Dave Pomeroy is not only the current President of the Nashville Musicians Union, but has a list of credits as long as his arm. Over the last 30 years he has recorded with hundreds of great country artists, featuring on over 400 albums, including Willie Nelson, Elton John, Alison Krauss and Guy Clark. He has performed with many stars, including Mose Allison, Dr John and has toured on many occasions with the great Don Williams.
Don Wayne Reno is also a member of Haysee Dixie and has played with John for many years. Don's love for bluegrass is evident, and there are no finer banjo players around. His father also co-wrote Duelling Banjos.
Cathryn is no stranger to Nashville, having lived there most of her life. She spends half of her time here in the UK, half in Music City, and has worked with and sung for artists such as Emmylou Harris, Mickey Newbury, Shel Silverstein and Tommy Boyce. The partner of Brian Willoughby, from the Strawbs, she has also put out several records with him under the name Craig & Willoughby.
At the end of the programme, the supergroup will perform a couple of country classics exclusively for Radio 2"
Smudger wrote:Just been listening to this. I don't think the music would have encouraged many listeners to become country fans if they weren't already - certainly not the younger generation anyway. The "supergroup", in Nashville, each chose a favourite song for Simon Mayo to play in London, none of which was particularly brilliant, apart from maybe "Devil went down to Georgia". Then at the end the band played live "Stand by your man" and "Grandma's feather bed"....................
I feel that this could have been a great opportunity to win people over to country, but it was wasted.
Moshe wrote:some great tracks were played
kev wrote:Bet if this was televised they'd all be sitting on haybales!
Space Cowboy wrote:There was definitely a touch of "Down Memory Lane" with Mayo's questions to the guests on their careers, influences and choice of tracks to illustrate their instruments - and as such, that worked.
Moshe wrote:The selection was slanted towards oldies as the musos were asked, as I recall, to pick a track that got them into country. As they were not spring chickens it would be the older tunes, It could hardly have been Carrie Underwoods' "Good Girl"
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