Ron Pen's guest appearances

Ron Pen

Woodsongs Vodcasts

University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Pat Flynn

Dale Watson

John Paul White

Lindi Ortega

Lukas Nelson

Amanda Shires

Justin Townes Earle

Drew Holcomb

Allison Williams

Matthew Ryan

Vance Gilbert

Gretchen Peters

David Broza

Ben Miller

Alejandro Escovedo

OwlTail

Carla Gover

Dennis Bender

JOHN JACOB NILES is considered one of our nation's most influential musicians. This Kentucky native is called the "Dean of American Balladeers" and Niles's dedication to the folk music tradition lives on in generations of folk revival artists such as Bob Dylan, Jean Ritchie, Joan Baez, and Oscar Brand. At the age of sixteen Niles wrote one of his most enduring tunes, "Go 'Way from My Window," basing it on a song fragment from a black farm worker. This iconic song has been performed by folk artists ever since and may even have inspired the opening line of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe." As a composer and balladeer, Niles drew inspiration from the deep well of traditional Appalachian and African American folk songs. The show will feature Dr. RON PEN, associate professor of music and director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music and the Appalachian Studies Program, who just published the first full-length biography of Niles called I Wonder as I Wander: The Life of John Jacob Niles. Other artists performing on the show include: The Reel World String Band, The Niles String Quartet, Carla Gover, Dennis Bender &amp; vocalist Monica Dewey.

Woodsongs 604: �Celebration of John Jacob Niles featuring Dr. Ron Pen, The Niles String Quartet, Reel World String Band, Carla Gover, Dennis Bender & Monica Dewey�l