Friday, August 22, 2008

Studio Special with Carolina Road

Our August "Best Of" series of Studio Special rebroadcasts continues as we replay another program from March of this year. This week, we're featuring Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, and the next broadcast of that one is Saturday morning at 11:00 ET.

We took the photo you see here at the session, and we had a great time as usual with these folks. The atmosphere is always so "easy" when Lorraine and crew are around. They clearly enjoy each others' company and playing bluegrass.

A standout performance for me on the show was when Josh Goforth led the group in a wonderful version of "Just a Little Talk with Jesus." Josh not only sang the lead vocal on that one, but his finger-picked guitar on that performance was truly outstanding. Josh, as you know, normally plays fiddle in Carolina Road, so it was a treat to hear him play something so radically different. The rest of the band contributed some fine harmony on that song, which was included (with the same arrangement) on Why Don't You Give Jesus a Try, the gospel album Carolina Road has released since this show was originally broadcast.

Also listen for the in-studio version of "A Stop in South Port Towne" featuring Jerry Butler on the lead vocal.

The full schedule of Studio Special rebroadcasts is listed here. Don't miss this outstanding show.

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