VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER

Written by: Roger Landes and Chris Smith
  • Summary

  • VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Hosts Roger Landes and Chris Smith, musicians and directors of the VMC, explore vernacular art forms: musics and dance which are learned, taught, and passed on by ear and in the memory. We talk about how the VMC engages with music and dance from around the world, and about the connections, histories, and community meanings of these art forms. We hear from players, scholars, dancers, builders, and listeners; we hear about times and places and people, and together with our audience we seek to discover and celebrate the webs of human meaning which connect all of them. We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!
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Episodes
  • Elders, Mentors, and Legacies
    Jan 3 2022

    Intro - 0:00

    • Tune called Planxty Sir Festus Burke | Randal Bays/fiddle, Chris Smith/tenor banjo, Roger Landes/bouzouki | composition by Turlough O’Carolan, from the album “Coyote Banjo” by Chris Smith

    Part I, What does Elders, Mentors, and Legacies mean? - 01:13

    Part II, Defining Tradition Bearers - 17:59

    Part III, Adapted Vernacular Pedagogies in the VMC Ensembles - 30:51

    Part IV, What is the Next Step? - 43:42

    Part V, Dedication to our Mentors - 50:50

    • Paddy Moloney
    • Tony MacMahon
    • Lee Scratch Perry
    • Pat Martino
    • Nanci Griffith
    • Dusty Hill
    • Rusty Young
    • Charlie Watts
    • Bunny Wailer
    • Tony Rice
    • Robin Morton
    • Don Everly
    • Tom T. Hall
    • Robby Steinhardt
    • B.J. Thomas

    Outro - 52:22

    • Planxty Sir Festus Burke

     

    Full Playlist for EP 30
    VVMC: Friends & Voices, a Collaborative Playlist 
    VVMC Book Club
    Voices from the Vernacular Music Center

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    54 mins
  • VVMC in the Kitchen: Sampler Plate
    Dec 21 2021

    Intro - 0:00

    • Tune called Planxty Sir Festus Burke | Randal Bays/fiddle, Chris Smith/tenor banjo, Roger Landes/bouzouki | composition by Turlough O’Carolan, from the album “Coyote Banjo” by Chris Smith

    Part I, Starting off the Foodways Sampler! - 01:09

    Part II, Baking w/ Gevyn Stockard (Production Engineer) - 3:20

    Part III, Holiday Food in Texas w/ Heather Beltz (Administrative Coordinator) - 5:47

    Part IV, Sampler Guest List - 9:52

    Part V, Vietnam Dishes w/ Ron Milam (EP 22) - 10:21

    Part VI, Dissertation Fuel w/ Roger Landes (Co-Host) - 12:09

    Part VI, From the Back Yard Vegetarian Pizzas w/ Aileen Dillane (EP 24) -  14:09

    Part VII, Learning the Indian Splash w/ Nicholas Gerardin (EP 17) - 16:26

    Part VIII, Local Foods in Washington D.C. w/ Patrick Warfield (EP 23) - 18:22

    Part IX, Anthony Bourdain Restaurant Tour w/ Rob Peaslee and Panamanian Fried Yuka w/ Rob Weiner (EP 26) - 20:37

    Part X, Bug Anecdotes & The Wrong White Chocolate w/ Rich Remsberg (EP 19) - 23:03

    Part XI, NOLA Jambalaya w/ Steve Waksman (EP 18) - 26:14

    Part XII, Onion Tarts w/ Cassandre Balosso-Bardin (EP 21) - 30:45

    Part XIII, Vegetarian Learning to Cook Meat w/ Genevieve Durham-DeCesaro (EP 28) - 33:22

    Outro - 36:12

    • Planxty Sir Festus Burke

     

    Full Playlist for EP 29
    VVMC: Friends & Voices, a Collaborative Playlist 
    VVMC Book Club
    Voices from the Vernacular Music Center

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    38 mins
  • Dance, Movement, and a Changing World w/ Guest Interim Dean Genevieve Durham DeCesaro
    Nov 15 2021

    Intro - 0:00

    • Tune called Planxty Sir Festus Burke | Randal Bays/fiddle, Chris Smith/tenor banjo, Roger Landes/bouzouki | composition by Turlough O’Carolan, from the album “Coyote Banjo” by Chris Smith

    Part I, Meet Interim Dean Genevieve Durham DeCesaro - 01:10

    Part II, The Role of Dance in Both the Program & the Community - 12:38

    Part III, How to Learn from Our Body - 15:31

    Part IV, Music & Dance Coexist - 22:35

    Part V, Making Higher Education Inclusive - 30:00

    Part VI, Live Performances & Leadership Post-COVID - 39:55

    Part VI, Engaging with Students & Cultural Traditions in an Ethical Way -  44:28

    Part VII, What is Vernacular Dance & Why Does It Matter? - 50:15

    Outro - 54:04

    • Planxty Sir Festus Burke

     

    BIO:  Prior to her appointment as Interim Dean, Professor of Dance Genevieve Durham DeCesaro served Texas Tech University as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs since 2014. She joined the Provost's staff after serving as Head of Dance since 2004 and as Associate Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance since 2008. Her choreography has been commissioned and performed across the country, with notable presentations at Virginia Tech, Spelman College, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

    More recently, her artistic and scholarly research agenda has foregrounded perceptions of the human condition as understood and expressed through movement and other types of performance. Her work in this area, including the 2016 monograph Ordinary Wars: Doing Transdisciplinary Research (with Dr. Elizabeth Sharp) has been featured nationally and internationally, with key presentations at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, Liverpool John Moores University, and the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Interim Dean Durham DeCesaro currently serves as the Vice President for Regional Planning for the American College Dance Association and is a Visiting Evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Dance.

    Somatic Authority and the Myth of the Ideal Body in Dance Education

     

    Full Playlist for EP 28
    VVMC: Friends & Voices, a Collaborative Playlist 
    VVMC Book Club
    Voices from the Vernacular Music Center

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    56 mins

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