Dave Drake's guest appearances

Dave Drake

Curious Objects

Brighton Jazz Safari

Comics Coming Up

Friedrich Hayek

Paul Becker

Kevin Brown

Sam Pollard

Ethan Lasser

David Webb

Jeffrey Wolf

Stuart Gordon

Steve Aston

Joe Lee

Charlie Anderson

Noah Wunsch

Lee Wilson

Arun Luthra

Terry Pack

OwlTail

Potter Dave Drake

In 1834 a law was passed in South Carolina that prohibited slaves from reading or writing. The punishment for transgressors? Fifty lashes. That same year, Dave Drake, an enslaved potter at work in Edgefield County inscribed his first poem on a large stoneware jug he'd made. In this episode of the podcast, Ethan Lasser, chair of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, tells Dave’s story and that of an 1857 storage jar that bears the epigrammatic lines: "I made this Jar for Cash-/ though its called lucre trash/ Dave.”

The Life and Labor of Enslaved Potter Dave Drake, with Ethan Lasser

Our first Brighton Jazz Safari episode in which we introduce ourselves, before talking to Brighton bred pianist Dave Drake about life, learning and music.  We watched Dave Drake performing at the Verdict the following day which was a fabulous gig. Then follow us on our jazz safari around two classic Brighton jazz venues and a new one just joining the local jazz scene.   Music from Dave Drake:  Live at Sussex University and from Terry Pack's Trees:  Heart Of Oak.  

Our first Brighton Jazz Safari episode in which we introduce ourselves, before talking to Brighton bred pianist Dave Drake about life, learning and music.  We watched Dave Drake performing at the Verdict the following day which was a fabulous gig. Then follow us on our jazz safari around two classic Brighton jazz venues and a new one just joining the local jazz scene.   Music from Dave Drake:  Live at Sussex University and from Terry Pack's Trees:  Heart Of Oak.

Dave Drake and our first Safari:  Baskets, Stars and Hands