00:20 Demonstration Miner introduces New Orleans guitarist Bohren who plays traditional blues with gospel and country mixed in. He’s interested in preserving the American music and starts with a 12 bar blues. 07:10 Demonstration Demonstrates using slide, getting a very different sound from same chords. Changes to an acoustic guitar and does a pre 1920’s style, references Charlie Patton 12:12 Demonstration Adds that when these songs were being sung there were no paved roads in Mississippi. Blues are stories. He likes to find a piece of a conversation and build a song from that. 16:40 Demonstration Plays same song from a version recorded 10 years later by Tommy Johnson, then an original. 26:50 Talks about gospel roots of the blues, much of it without instruments, just vocals. 27:28 Demonstration Vocal version of “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and a work song he just recorded, by a New Orleans woman, Jetta White, “We Got Da Watermelon” 31:50 Demonstration Plays blues on a Hawaiian guitar. Asks for audience questions. Generally plays in key of A, plays the national guitar in G, slide in D and G, plays electric in regular tuning. Talks about recent recordings, one not yet released. 37:54 Demonstration Plays the “Witch Doctor” song to close
