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Cephas & Wiggins at 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins, Piedmont Blues duo extraordinaire, do what they do best, in addition to explaining the musical difference between Piedmont and Delta style Blues. They then perform "I Got the Key to that Highway."
John Cephas, Bowling Green,
Caroline County, Virginia
Although he was born in Washington, D.C., John Cephas's family hails from the Piedmont
region, where he now lives. He has been one of the major proponents of the Piedmont-style blues guitar, and he was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship in 1989.
Phil Wiggins,
Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Maryland
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins met at the 1977 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and have been playing together ever since. Wiggin's harmonica complements Cephas' powerful guitar. Together, the duo has performed throughout Europe and the United States.
They have released nine CDs.
Length: 325
Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings)
Tags: blues piedmont music smithsonian virginia folklife cephas wiggins
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Gays Picket White House (1965) Smithsonian
Gay Americans picketed the White House in 1965. The Smithsonian Institution is now displaying their historic pickets.
Length: 160
Rating: 5.00 (2 ratings)
Tags: gay homosexual rights pickets Smithsonian Kameny
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Rahim Al-Haj Smithsonian Oud Recording
Rahim Al-Haj, master Iraqi oud musician recording his latest CD, "when the soul is settled, music of iraq".
Length: 165
Rating: 4.90 (95 ratings)
Tags: Iraqi Oud Iraq Music Arabic folk
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Troy Cory Show 4503-03 WNBS03 "The Smithsonian" Wi-Tel887
VRA450303 - Troy Cory Show - WNBS03 "The Smithsonian - Elliot Sivowitch" VRA4503-03. Wi-Tel887 Webisode 03. Troy Cory-Stubblefield, Chris Harris and the NBS100 team - explore way to cut into the difficulties of convincing people in 1992, that the Wireless Telephone™ Patent granted to Nathan Stubblefield, emitted RF voice-data that traveled 187,000 miles per second. Harbin, China, was featured in 2000, on the Internet. The webcast was a first. A wireless video camera was used by the NBS100 team to Webcast portions of the Troy Cory Show over the Internet. See http://www.troycory.com. It was Murray State University, professors, Dr. Hortin, PhD., Dr. Mofield, PhD., and Dr. Glenn Wilcox, PhD., that helped develop the NBS100, WNBS, "Capt. Billy", "Teléph-on-délgreen", "Exploring the Compass", and the Bowman Cemetery storylines utilized in this program. • Locations: Smithsonia Musium, Washington, D.C., Murray, Kentucky, Harbin, China. • The Players: Troy Cory; Rick Woods; Mike Lipman; Chris Harris; Josie Cory; Terry Bulger; Dr. Raymond Mofield, PhD.; Jim Johnson; Joe Pat James, Dr. Wilcox, and Elliot Sivowitch. Cameos: Priscilla Cory; Barney Finn; Larry Albert; Gov. Wallace Wilkinson; Francis Nash; Robert Elridge; Robert McDermot; Tina Kincaid; Melvin Belli. Directed By: Troy Cory; • Unit Director: Josie Cory; • Unit Camera: Dino DeLorean, Barry Seybert; Scott Stubblefield • Narration: Jossi Sigl amd Troy Cory. Producers: Troy Cory Show, WNBStv; Exec: Prod, Josie Cory. • All Episoids Players; Production Members; Film - Video Clips, and Locations: See Segment 06 http://www.s90tv.com/webtv/450306nbsWT.htm • WebPlay WebCast Rosemont Studios: Vic Caballero; Malcome MacFarlane. KeyW: TCS90, WiFi90, WiFi187, RF-300, TCS; WTPatentt887; S90tv. VRAWebPlay LookRadio Yes90 tviNews S90tv VRATelePlay China Expo 2000, RadioPlay WebPlay Smart90 nbs100 vratv xingtv Ddiaries SoulFind.
Length: 519
Rating: 4.00 (3 ratings)
Tags: LookRadio Yes90 tviNews S90tv WiFi187 RF-300 VRATelePlay Smart90 nbs100 vratv xingtv Ddiaries TCS90 dv90 MacFarlane
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41st Smithsonian Kite Festival / WDC (Dreaming)
"Dreaming" an October 2004 'chill/ambient' mix by DJ Bryan Hughes http://worldofbryan.com/, serves as a background music for this photo montage of images taken by Elvert Barnes during the 41st Smithsonian Kite Festival http://kitefestival.org/ on the National Mall in Washington DC which took place on Saturday, 31 March 2007.
Length: 617
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: Smithsonian Kite Festival Washington DC Sports "Bryan Hughes Dreaming"
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Vital Space Smithsonian Opening
Press of the launch of Vital Space, an interactive cinema experience. This show focuses upon future medical science using nanobots to explore the human body and save a sick astronaut!
More Info: http://wiki.pwlabs.com/index.php?title=Vital_Space
Length: 223
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: vital space press launch medicine nanobot interactive cinema pwl health media
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captain beefheart / smithsonian institute blues
captain beefheart smithsonian blues with dinosaurs
Come on down t' the big dig
Come on down t' the big dig
Come on t' the big dig
Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues
Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues
The way it's goin' La Brea tar pits
I know you just can't lose
The new dinosaur is walkin' in the old one's shoes
Come on down t' the big dig
Can't get around the big dig
This may be premature but if I'm wrong
You can just say it's the first time I was happy t' be confused
Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues
Alll you new dinosaurs
Now it's up t' you t' choose
It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur
T' be in an old dinosaur's shoes
Dina Shore's shoes
Dinosaur shoes
C'mon down to the big dig
You can't get around the big dig
C'mon to the big dig
Ya can't get around the big dig
Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues
Length: 129
Rating: 4.80 (19 ratings)
Tags: captain beefheart dinosaurs blues
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