Ep. 54: Lion Taming
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Release Date: 05/01/2019
Ep. 78: Bar Songs
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Ethan plays songs about sad guys who show up at a dingy bar in the middle of the night, order a beer, and tell the bartender their problems.
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Ep. 77: Songs About Eagles
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Ethan plays songs about eagles and talks about them. Selections include "American Eagles" by Irving Berlin, "Invincible Eagle" by John Philip Sousa, and "Under the Double Eagle" by Josef Wagner.
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Ep 76: Ragtiming the Market
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
In this episode, Ethan plays songs about the stock market. Henry Uslan joins him on saxophone for one of the numbers. Lots of humorous commentary as usual.
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Ep: 75 - Hippodromes and Pianodromes
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
I'm back! And I'm ready to tell you all about Hippodromes and Pianodromes. I might even throw in a palindrome. And of course I will play the piano as well. Enjoy!
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Ep. 74: Geriatric Jive
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Ethan plays old-time songs about old-timers, with his usual goofy banter along the way. Songs featured are LITTLE OLD LADY (Hoagy Carmichael), GRANDPA'S SPELLS (Jelly Roll Morton), OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN (Victor Young) and ROCKIN' CHAIR (Hoagy Carmichael).
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Ep. 73: Everything You Wanted to Know About Charles Humfeld (But Were Afraid To Ask)
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Obeying the orders of the random generator, Ethan delves into the life and works of ragtime composer Charles Humfeld, who wrote "That Left Hand Rag," "Who Let the Cows Out?" and "Red Moon."
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Ep. 72: Clowning with Darrell the Barrel
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
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 piano music that’s funny, quirky, a little educational but not too much, here it is!
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Ep. 71: Introducing the Ragtime Randomizer
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Ethan is all over the place on this episode. Topics range from the St Louis World's Fair to the "Flying Pianist" to some of Ethan's recent and not-recent travels. Finally, to assist in choosing repertoire, Ethan introduces the Ragtime Randomizer. Songs: The Cascades (Joplin), American Patrol (Meacham), On Lake Champlain (Bryan/Gumble), Danny Boy (traditional).
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Ep. 70: Aufderheide in May
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Ethan plays a Chopin Nocturne (syncopated of course), two May Aufderheide rags, and a thrilling arrangement of "You're the Cream in My Coffee." Along the way we learn a little bit about May Aufderheide and what may have inspired her rag, "The Thriller."
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Ep. 69 : New Orleans Fizz-Bump-Blues
The Carolina Shout - Ragtime and Jazz Piano with Ethan Uslan
Ethan is back at it with a New Orleans episode. First Hoagy Carmichael's NEW ORLEANS then two Jelly Roll Morton New Orleans numbers (NEW ORLEANS BLUES and NEW ORLEANS BUMP). Then Ethan makes a frosty libation based on Pete Wendling and Max Kortlander's NEW ORLEANS.
info_outlineIn this episode, Ethan opens up with a 1906 mock ballad entitled "Don't Go In the Lion's Cage." Then, after opining on the importance of properly training lions, Ethan pays tribute to his childhood piano teacher with John Philip Sousa's "Lion Tamer March." And as a grand finale, Ethan sticks his head in the lion's mouth and plays "The Lion Tamer Rag."