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 Saturdays 8-10 p.m. Hosted by Fred Bartenstein. If you have comments about the program, email Fred Bartenstein at banksoftheohio@aol.com. |
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 WYSO is pleased to present Banks of the Ohio: Music from the Homeplace of Bluegrass. Hosted by long-time Miami Valley resident, Fred Bartenstein, Banks of the Ohio explores the history of bluegrass music from 1940 to the present and is aimed at both seasoned and new bluegrass listeners. The program is out of WYSO's studios, in joint arrangement with the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY and BluegrassCountry.org, a 24-hour Internet audio streaming service of public radio station WAMU, Washington, DC.Bartenstein says, "It makes sense to broadcast Banks of the Ohio on WYSO. Dayton is very significant in the history of bluegrass music. From the 1940s through the 1960s, this is where rural bluegrass styles successfully evolved into an urban form – like jazz did in New Orleans or the blues did in Chicago. Even today, the Miami Valley has one of the world's most significant concentrations of bluegrass listeners and performers." Growing up in bluegrass, Fred Bartenstein had the privilege of knowing and working with virtually all of the music's first generation of composers and performers. The editor of Muleskinner News from 1969-1974, Fred has also been a musician, festival emcee and talent director, composer, record producer, compiler of the first bluegrass market research, and founder of a regional bluegrass association. Between 1966 and the present, he has hosted bluegrass programs on seven radio stations: WREL, Lexington, VA; WBAI, New York, NY; WDHA, Dover, NJ; WHRB, Cambridge, MA; WONE, Dayton, OH; WYSO, Yellow Springs, OH; and WBZI, Xenia, OH. In his professional life, Bartenstein has been a manager and CEO for nonprofits, government, and business. He currently manages an organizational development consulting practice based in Yellow Springs, which helps groups (including the International Bluegrass Music Association and International Bluegrass Music Museum) shape and adapt to change. |
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