278 - Various Artists - Anthology of American Folk Music - Dusty Slay
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
It's hard to distill an entire genre's worth of music down into one monolithic entity without doing all that art a major disservice. But then again some music is so old and obscure that there may be no better way to consume it. So compilations like the 1997 Anthology of American Folk Music really do provide an invaluable resource for keeping a cultural epoch of a country's musical history accessible and relevant. For comedian Dusty Slay it helps him connect with both his own past and his deeper roots.
SHOW NOTES:
01:00 - Intro
08:00 - Born in a trailer park
15:00 - Country is... good?
26:15 - That good eatin'
35:00 - Can't beat authenticity
45:00 - The sketchier the better
55:00 - Pornstar or folk singer?
1:05:00 - The Grind
1:11:00 - Lightning round
1:15:30 - Outro/New music