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On this week’s show we’re going to take a musical trip to Scotland and enjoy some Scotch! We’ll also kick the bucket, and the third segment is going to be a real drag. In the second segment, we’re going to go caving. I’d say spelunking, but spelunking has a negative connotation these days. The word spelunk comes from Middle English, meaning cave. It’s derived from the Latin spelunca, or the Greek spelynx, which also means cave. A similar word is used in Dutch (spelonk), meaning a ‘cavity in a mountain’, and German (Spelunke). In German, the use has changed to ‘a scruffy bar or pub’. Speleology is the scientific study of caves and the first official use of the word was in 1885 when Edouard Martel founded the Société de Spéléologie. A scientist who studies caves is called a speleologist. Caving is the official name for the international sport and a caver is someone who is knowledgable, uses the right equipment, and is prepared. Cavers go deeper, they want to explore new cave networks, and push the envelope. Spelunkers are inexperienced amateurs with no training using inappropriate equipment. So now that you know more about caving than you ever wanted to, enjoy the caving segment!

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Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Scotch

The Girl Friend Of A Boy Friend Of Mine – Ambrose AHO / Sam Browne & The Three Ginx
What Do You Hear From The Mob In Scotland? – Fletcher Henderson AHO / Chuck Richards, v.
Riffin’ The Scotch – Benny Goodman AHO / Billie Holiday, v.
In Scotland – George MacFarlane
Scotty Blues – The Missourians

Segment 2: Spelunking…uh, NO. I mean CAVING!

Omar Khayyam’s Cave – Roy Leslie (Leslie Holmes
Cave Man Blues – Memphis Jug Band / Charlie “Bozo” Nickerson, v.
Cavernism – Earl Hines AHO

Segment 3: What A Drag!

Panama Pacific Drag – Joseph Moskowitz (Cembelum Solo)
Easy Drag – Herve Duerson
Sarratoga Drag – Luis Russell AHO
Smoke Shop Drag – Junie Cobb and His Grains of Corn

Segment 4: Bucket

Gut Bucket Shuffle – Harris Brothers Texans
Junk Bucket Blues – Get Happy Band
Hoboken Bucket – Casa Loma Orchestra

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