My___on Mondays

Episode 48: My EdUkecation - MING Studios Artist Interview with Kevin Carroll

Kevin Carroll is a musician and music educator based in Austin, Texas. After years performing with his own band, The Sleestacks, Kevin toured nationally and internationally as a guitarist with Jimmy LaFave and Charlie Robison, making two appearances on Austin City Limits. He now works as a composer, performer and teacher specializing in ukulele.

 

You can find out more about Kevin and his work via the following links:

https://www.kevincarroll.net

https://edukecation.com

 

*The song at the end of the podcast, arranged and played by Kevin, is the Ukranian national anthem.

 

Episode 47: My Conversation with Àdhamh Ó Broin - MING Studios Disappearing Worlds

Àdhamh Ó Broin is a cultural revivalist, language activist and Scottish Gaelic Consultant, known best for his work in film and television. He is also a storyteller, musical performer, and tradition bearer, fostering connections with indigenous people from all over the world who have come to visit his native Scotland.

 

You can find out more about Àdhamh and his work via the following links:

 

Personal website: https://scottishgaelic.scot/

Dalriada Gaelic: http://dalriada.scot/

1815: https://www.facebook.com/1815film/

Herring Girls: https://fb.watch/eLYM6KuPNR/

Episode 46: My Conversation with Laurita Siles - MING Studios Artist Interview Series

Laurita Siles shows concern for the land, from environmental crisis to the nostalgia provoked by loss of heritage. She is co-founder of Mutur Beltz, an agro-ecological initiative located in Karrantza, Biscay that raises awareness for the endangered Basque black-nosed sheep and the diminishing shepherd trade.

Over the course of her one-month residency at MING Studios, Siles explored Basque-American identity, the historical role of the Basque woman, and Basque agricultural history in Idaho with a concentration on shepherding and sheep lineages in the region. Her exhibition is Iruten Har Nuzu – I am making wool.

 

For more information about Laurita and her work, visit: https://folklorenomada.com/home.html

 

Field recording of the traditional song, Iruten Har Nuzu, performed by Basque-Americans in 1940: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017701893/

 

Episode 45: My 1920s Cuban Serenade - MING Studios Public Archives Series

Cuban recordings from 1924 by Trio Cubano, and the duo, Juan de la Cruz and Bienvenido Leon.

Episode 44: My 1980s Boise - MING Studios Disappearing Worlds: Scott Schmaljohn

Scott Schmaljohn is a brand designer, illustrator and musician from Boise, Idaho. In this episode, he talks about his involvement in the 1980s punk scene, what was important about that time, and differences he sees with the music scenes of today.

Episode 43: My Irish Song of Songs - MING Studios Public Archive Series

John Francis McCormack was an Irish tenor who lived from 1884-1945, well known for his operatic performances as well as his renditions of popular song. He became acquainted with James Joyce in 1904, before either became famous, giving him voice lessons and helping him to earn 3^rd place in Dublin's Feis Ceoil, which McCormack himself had won the previous year. He went on to study in Italy, receiving voice training from Vincenzo Sabatini and became Covent Garden's youngest principal tenor. Eventually, he became the most celebrated lyric tenor of his time.

Episode 42: My Oriflamme - MING Studios Public Archive Series

Three poems by Early 20^th century poets, Leonora Speyer, Jessie Redmon Fauset and Dorothy Parker.

Episode 41: My Chopin Morning

Frederic Chopin, considered Poland's greatest composer, enthralled audiences with his technically complicated yet poetically beautiful performances. He was prolific, leaving the world with at least 230 composed works before his untimely death at age 39.

Episode 40: My 1920s Banjo Finds - MING Studios Public Archives Series

1920s recordings from the Appalacian folk tradition by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, The North Carolina Ramblers and Dock Boggs.

 

Episode 39: My Healing by Elena Gallina

Elena Gallina grew up in the aftermath of the Kosovo war and has since lived and worked in many conflict settings. Her research has focused on combating gender-based violence in refugee camps and conflict zones. In her photography, she focuses on the complex quiet moments in these often misunderstood and sensationalized environments, specializing in co-creative portraiture. Based in Oxford, England on a Rhodes scholarship, her present work investigates how classism inhibits art access.

 

To learn more about Elena and her work, visit: https://www.elena-gallina.com/