Red Barn Flashback

#28 / Flood Time Capsule: 2009

Thirteen years ago this week, The Flood braved the cold and snow to trek west into Kentucky for its first appearance of Lexington’s Red Barn Radio show. Produced and directed by the great Ed Commons, this famed syndicated broadcast has made a home on the air for good acoustic music for some 20 years now at the Performance Hall at Arts Place in downtown Lexington.

The Flood brought not only seven folks to the stage — one of the larger ensembles Red Barn has ever presented for the live show — but also a fair portion of the audience. Doug ’s wife, Donna, was on hand, as well of their son Greg, who lives in Lexington, and daughter Pam, who lives in nearby Florence. Meanwhile, Jacob’s dad, Tom, along with his uncle and their friends also rolled in for the do.

Storytelling was a big part of the night, and The Barn's congenial host Brad Becker brought out some good ones. The video above, built around still photos taken by Flood manager Pamela Bowen, is a 10-minute hunk of the yarns spun that evening, with contributions by and about David, Joe, Sam, Charlie and Jacob.

But of course, the music is what it was really all about. Click here for a sample of the tunes from the show, including “France Blues,” “Didn’t He Ramble?” “Red Wing” and “Peggy Day.”

By the Way…

Finally, if all this has you in the mood from more from Year 2009, stick with us, kiddo, because you’ve got full time machine privileges around here. Just use The Flood’s free Radio Floodango music streaming feature. Click here to turn us on!