Featured in this Episode:
Traditional - Whiskey in the Jar
Billie Holiday
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Charlie Parr

Support American Songcatcher:

Join the Patreon
Send a one-time donation through Venmo or PayPal


Teaser:
Arguably the most popular Irish drinking song has a more unique origin than being sung at the pub, celebrating the spirit of Whiskey. She’s one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time, yet her personal life was ripe with adversity from family, abusive relationships, and a war with the United States Government over a song. They blurred the lines for white and black audiences alike through the 60’s revival as a duo, yet both men’s legacies stand on their own footing. A man redefining the definitions of independent success, overcoming each obstacle thrown at him while reviving fingerpicking styles of Piedmont and Delta blues.
—
Follow American Songcatcher

Credits:
Nicholas Edward Williams - Production, research, writing, editing, recording
Jack Browning - Writing

Source Credits:
Whiskey in the Jar | Irish Central | Accordeon World | Keston Primary | AV Club
Billie Holiday | Ronnie Deschepper | Downbeat | Woman Around Town | Flood Mag | Legacy | Learning English | ASU | EOnline | PBS
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | All About Blues | Early Blues | Keeping the Blues Alive | Arts.Gov | Blues & Country | Black History Now
Charlie Parr | Country Blues | Official | Minnesota Monthly | Erica Rivera | First Avenue | Kennedy Center | Issue Magazine

---

Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americansongcatcher/support