The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan

In this episode, Ethan plays the Calico Rag and tells you everything he knows about its composer, Nat Johnson. Then, he plays a French song in the style of Fats Waller. Finally, we hear Ethan accompany vocalist Laura Windley of the Mint Julep Jazz Band. Songs Included: Colonel Bogey's March - (F.J. Ricketts, 1914)  Calico Rag - (Nat Johnson, 1914) La Vie en Rose - (Louisguy/Monnot/Piaf, 1945) Mon...

Ethan  explains why the Carolina Shout is called the Carolina Shout. After the shout,  Ethan  talks about his former life as a librarian, where shouting was strictly forbidden, and whispering was the only sanctioned form of communication. Finally, he plays a song that you will find soothing - if you are a cow.  Songs Included: Happy Days Are Here Again - (Ager/Yellen, 1929) Carolina Shout - (James...

With much fanfare, Ethan triumphantly heralds the birth of a podcast. We get to hear the first song Ethan ever learned to play on the piano, and then we float down the Mississippi River to learn about the first piece of ragtime ever published. Finally, the show ends with a confetti-throwing march celebrating, among other things, the sewing machine. How riveting!  Songs Included: Dawn of the Centur...

The Carolina Shout is a podcast about ragtime, New Orleans jazz, Harlem stride piano, and swing. Ethan Uslan is the pianist and host who performs live from his living room and offers up fun commentary and stories about the music. Each episode is a short informal private concert just for you, with occasional special guests and experts. So if you are interested in a podcast about rip-roarin American...