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Chenango Sessions Ep. 69: Tim Eriksen | Shook Twins | Jonathan Pinkey

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Our first set of recordings this week is from Tim Eriksen, who set up a microphone for us on the front porch of his home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Tim is probably best known for his work on the Cold Mountain soundtrack or for his 2010 Grammy nomination with Afro-Cuban pianist Omar Sosa. He’s an ethnomusicologist, professor, and a student of Eastern European folk music. He’s also the only musician to have shared stages with both Kurt Cobain and Doc Watson.

Tim Eriksen

Then, we jump across the US to the Shook Twins, who have holed up with their parents in Sandpoint, Idaho. Identical twins Katelyn and Laurie Shook have been performing together since 2004, and have made fans of everyone who’s heard them along the way, including Mason Jennings, Laura Veirs, and Neil Gaiman.

To close out the session, we have a couple pieces from pianist, Jonathan Pinkey, from Tulsa, Oklahoma. We made these recordings in my living room just a couple days before the pandemic shut down New York State.

Funding for the Chenango Sessions is provided in part by a project grant from the Broome County Arts Council’s United Cultural Fund.

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Playlist

  • 00:00 – [Intro] Bemis, Andru. “Two Years Too Late”. Rail To Reel, Wepecket, 2006.
  • 01:00 – Eriksen, Tim. “Solitude in the Grove”. Traditional. Recorded by Tim Eriksen, August 2020.
  • 02:03 – Eriksen, Tim. “Every Sound Below”. Traditional. Recorded by Tim Eriksen, August 2020.
  • 06:26 – Eriksen, Tim. “Wayfaring Stranger”. Traditional. Recorded by Tim Eriksen, August 2020.
  • 10:03 – Eriksen, Tim. “Friendship”. Traditional. Recorded by Tim Eriksen, August 2020.
  • 12:53 – Eriksen, Tim. “Aber Dojde Donke”. Traditional. Recorded by Tim Eriksen, August 2020.
  • 18:09 – Shook Twins. “The Swimming Song”. Written by Loudon Wainwright III. Recorded by the Shook Twins, April 2020.
  • 20:47 – Shook Twins. “Bouy”. Recorded by the Shook Twins, April 2020.
  • 25:03 – Shook Twins. “Ana Rosa”. Recorded by the Shook Twins, April 2020.
  • 28:52 – Shook Twins. “Two Big Pictures”. Recorded by the Shook Twins, April 2020.
  • 33:21 – Shook Twins. “Try as I Might Do”. Recorded by the Shook Twins, April 2020.
  • 37:06 – Shook Twins. “Mad Scientist”. Written by Vance Bergeson. Recorded by the Shook Twins, April 2020.
  • 42:20 – Shook Twins. “Safe”. Recorded by the Shook Twins, April 2020.
  • 46:59 – Pinkey, Jonathan. “Home on the Range, Oklahoma”. Arranged and adapted by Jonathan Pinkey. Recorded by Andru Bemis, March 2020.
  • 52:22 – Pinkey, Jonathan. “Wild Laundry Machine”. Recorded by Andru Bemis, March 2020.
  • 54:15 – [Outro] Pinkey, Jonathan. “Riddles and Replies”. Recorded by Andru Bemis, March 2020.