Tease to "Idaho In Song Volume One"
Clip: Season 8 Episode 6 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
From folk to jazz to a song of native tongue we celebrate the heart of our culture through music.
Music has lifted the spirit of its people since long before Idaho was named a territory. It has been a touchstone to our past while enriching our lives. In this Idaho Experience we explore the history of our state through the music. From folk tradition to jazz to a song of native tongue we celebrate the heart of our cultural heritage that is “Idaho In Song.”
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Idaho Experience is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Idaho Experience is made possible with funding from the James and Barbara Cimino Foundation, Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer, the Friends of Idaho Public Television, the Idaho Public Television Endowment, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Tease to "Idaho In Song Volume One"
Clip: Season 8 Episode 6 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Music has lifted the spirit of its people since long before Idaho was named a territory. It has been a touchstone to our past while enriching our lives. In this Idaho Experience we explore the history of our state through the music. From folk tradition to jazz to a song of native tongue we celebrate the heart of our cultural heritage that is “Idaho In Song.”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipRadio DJ: Up next, Frankie Vallie and The 4 Seasons sing, “Idaho.” The 4 Seasons: Idaho Narrator: The state of Idaho has figured prominently in the musical landscape of our popular culture.
Whether it's the B-52s proclaiming B52s: You’re living in your own private Idaho.
You’re living in your own private Idaho.
Or Ronee Blakley's passionate performance in the film Nashville.
Ronee Blakley: And now that I’m older, grown up on my own, I still love my mom and daddy best and my Idaho home.
For mom and daddy.
Narrator: When Roger Miller visited Idaho in the 1960s, he was inspired to write the classic lyrics to “King of the Road.” Roger Miller: Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let $0.50.
Narrator: In this episode of Idaho Experience, Narrator: And along the way, dis what could be future classics.
Erin Hall: If I sing you a lullaby, can I sing you to sleep Cool water’s on the rocks below.
Maybe .
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Cool water’s on the rocks below.
Steve Fulton: Yeah!
That’s it right there.
I love all those pieces and parts of the process, but my real passion is, is, is creating that piece of music and then sharing that.
That's the thing that I get the most joy out of.
[MUSIC] Curtis Stigers: Songs always expand onstage.
The version that you hear when we play it live, it's got a shout chorus now.
Bop!
Narrator: Join us as we celebrate the heart of our cultural heritage that is, “Idaho In Song.”
A look at "Idaho In Song Volume One"
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Preview: S8 Ep6 | 30s | From folk to jazz to a song of native tongue we celebrate the heart of our culture through music. (30s)
Preview of "Idaho In Song Volume One"
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Preview: S8 Ep6 | 1m | From folk to jazz to a song of native tongue we celebrate the heart of our culture through music. (1m)
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Idaho Experience is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Idaho Experience is made possible with funding from the James and Barbara Cimino Foundation, Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer, the Friends of Idaho Public Television, the Idaho Public Television Endowment, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.