HV051- Dog Tales

Hearing Voices from NPR®:
051 Dog Tales— Barks, Bites, Best Friends
Host— Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices
Airs week of— 2009-02-18

Dog Tales (52:00 mp3):

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A canine compilation — the dogs have their day:

Scott Carrier encounters a frisbee-catching “Blind Dog” (4:22).

Kevin Kling can’t connect with his family’s “Dogs” (3:50), off his collection of Stories off the Shallow End.

Musician Steven Vitiello makes a multi-bark audio art composition out of “Dogs in the Yard” (1:20).

In 1984 people told producer Jay Allison about their “Dog’s Dreams” (6:50), produced with Christina Eggloff for their series Animals and Other Stories, with funds from the New York State Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

A man and his dog, “John & Nippy” (5:08), share a rancher’s life, and musical duets, recorded at their ranch in Big Timber, Montana; produced by Barrett Golding, music: John Hoiland, musical howls: Nippy.

Starting in 1956 Tony Schwartz documents a full year of “An Actual Story in Sound of a Dog’s Life” (1958 / 8:50), from the NYC shelter to the pet store, the vet, obedience school, and house-breaking at home.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti performs his poem “Dog” (2:51) with music by Dana Colley, part of A Coney Island Of The Mind. (”The dog trots freely in the street and sees reality…”)

“Everything Reminds Me of My Dog” (4:15) sings Jane Siberry on her album Bound By The Beauty.

The Duplex Planet is “an ongoing work designed to portray a wide variety of real characters who are old or in decline.” DP’s David Greenberger tells Kelly Jackson’s story of “Another Bruno” (2004 / 0:58) to music by 3 Leg Torso on Legibly Speaking.

Laura Silverman (Sarah’s sister) calls about her canine into comedian Jonathan Katz’s talk show, “Seeing is Believing” (2:33), a Transom.org feature.

The Beatle Barkers belt out “Can’t Buy Me Love” (2:06), released on Tails From the Pound – The Lost Tapes

David Greenberger and 3 Leg Torso’s “Miss Dog Miss Me” (2005 / 1:15) comes from a conversation with Dorothy Winnette; it’s off their CD Whispers, Grins, Bloodloss and Handshakes.

Jonathan Richman sings “Our Dog Is Getting Older Now” (2006 / 2:30) on the compilation Colours Are Brighter: Songs from Children (And Grown-Ups Too).

And we end with this audio doggie treat: an on-air Cat Bath” (1998 / 3:22) captured live by producer Dmae Roberts.