Banjo legend Bill Emerson is today’s guest on Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU. He will join host Carol Beaugard at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).
Carol tells us that she will spend the 10:00 a.m. hour showcasing Bill’s early recordings with The Country Gentlemen and Pete Goble, and plans to speak with him at 11:00 about this time in his life.
Of course, they will also discuss his current band, Sweet Dixie, and their latest CD, Southern, released in January on Rural Rhythm.
The show can be heard in the NYC metro area on 89.1 FM and is streamed live on www.wfdu.fm. If you miss the program, the show will be archived for two weeks on WFDU’s web site, and will be taped for later broadcast on WAMU’S Bluegrass Country.