EP 30 is out and our hosts have a conversation about Elders, Mentors, and Legacies, elaborating on what those titles mean, what tradition bearers mean, and their experiences with music, culture, and traditions. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2 and 3. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 29 is out and we invite you all to the VVMC Kitchens and dive into vernacular foodways with the VVMC Team and some of the guest from previous episodes. Foodways connect us through the process of gathering the ingredients, making the meals, the act of sitting together and eating the meals, and even cleaning up. So please enjoy this sampler of foodways! VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2 and 3. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 28 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Interim Dean Genevieve Durham DeCesaro! Our guest discusses dance, movement, and the body, expanding on questions from Roger & Chris about vernacular dance/movement, curriculum, and higher education inclusivity. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2 and 3. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 27 is out and brings us back to our VVMC Book Club. This week, our hosts talk about 2 different books ("Baby Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years" by Eric Von Schmidt & Jim Rooney AND "Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties" by Elijah Wald), elaborating on the important watershed moments of what was happening musically in folk revivals as well as their own experiences during these times. For link to our VVMC Book Club or other relevant links, please look at our show notes! VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2 and 3. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 26 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guests, Rob Weiner and Dr. Rob Peaslee! Roger and Chris talk this week about the comic universe (and the movie counterparts) as Rob & Rob expand on the history and cultural impact that led to the development of the comic universe and how it continues to affect the world today. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2 and 3. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

We are back with the start of Series III! Listen to EP 25 as our hosts take a moment with the "At the Movies" series! Roger and Chris talk this week about the "Summer of Soul" documentary, now on Hulu, elaborating on what it is about, what went into making it, and its significance to history and culture. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2 and 3. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 24 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Dr. Aileen Dillane! Dr. Dillane share's her experience as a musician and ethnomusicologist, elaborating on her research with Irish diaspora focusing on interests in ethnicity, identity, nationalism and cosmopolitanism in the traditional and popular musics of Ireland, UK, and North America. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 23 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Dr. Patrick Warfield! Dr. Warfield share's his experience as a musician and musicologist, elaborating on his research with American music, American marching bands, and the Marching King, John Phillip Sousa. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 22 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Dr. Ron Milam! Dr. Ron Milam share's his experience as a veteran, professor, and researcher, elaborating on his work with the Vietnam War and with the Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 21 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Dr. Cassandre Balosso-Bardin the bagpipes! Dr. Balosso-Bardin share's her experience as a performer, ethnomusicologist, and researcher, elaborating on her work with bagpipes - focusing on the instrument itself and the different techniques that are important to the bagpipe tradition and to vernacular music in general. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 20 is out and our hosts have a conversation about research relating to starting, continuing, and completing a dissertation project. Dissertation research can be a complicated process, but listen as Roger and Chris talk about their experiences relating to writing as well as advising dissertation projects. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 19 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Rich Remsberg about archival research! Rich Remsberg share's his experience as a musician, photographer, and researcher, elaborating on his work with cartography, photography, documentaries - focusing on finding lost/forgotten items and using critical mess methods to help organize them. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 18 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Dr. Steve Waksman about the Electric Guitar! Steve Waksman share's his experience as scholar and performer, focusing on the development of the electric guitar, it's role in American culture, and the influences to live sound and performance. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 17 is out and our hosts have a conversation with our guest, Nicolas Gerardin about traditional music from Central France! Nicolas Gerardin share's his experience as an immigrant, teacher, and musician, focusing on the pedagogy and performance of French trad music especially in distant locations. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

EP 16 is out and our hosts bring back the "At the Movies" series with our guest, Chris Simon! Roger and Chris talk with Chris Simon about her experience as a folklorist and her work with films, documentaries, and music, focusing on "This Ain’t No Mouse Music!" and "Dutch Hop!" VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

Episode 15 is out and is a special one because it is our FIRST Book Club episode AND involves our first guest for Series II, Dr. Thomas Irvine! Roger and Chris talk about "Listening to China" by Dr. Thomas Irvine while asking Dr. Irvine about his experiences that led to his work and understandings of global soundscapes. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

Episode 14 is out and our hosts have a conversation about foodways! Roger and Chris talk about what foodways means in a general sense and then reminiscence over their experiences with different cultures, their food, and how it connects to music. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

We have our first episode of Series 2 with Episode 13! In this episode, our hosts have a conversation about Harry Partch & Henry Cowell. Roger and Chris talk about the lives of these composers/musicians, their works, and the influential, philosophical, and vernacular approaches to music in the 20th Century - expanding on composition style, performance, and audience reception/participation. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

We are wrapping up Series 1 with Episode 12! In this episode, our hosts have a conversation about vernacular music in film. Roger and Chris talk about 8 different movies that use vernacular music and practices in both diegetic and non-diegetic film music and how the artists involved collaborated in a way to add to the atmosphere/mood of the films. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER, hosted by Chris Smith and Roger Landes, with funding from the Texas Tech University Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way!

Episode 11 is out and our hosts have a conversation about Last Night’s Fun by Ciaran Carson. This is the first of many in our new VVMC Book Club Series! While reading excerpts from the book, Roger and Chris reflect on their experiences with Irish music and culture. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER, hosted by Chris Smith and Roger Landes, with funding from the Texas Tech University Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way!