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23 episodes
Language
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Terry WaldoExplicit
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Date created
2020/05/23
Latest episode
2026/03/29
Average duration
61 min.
Release period
138 days
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In a professional career spanning over 50 years, musician and historian Terry Waldo has performed on and produced over 70 albums of ragtime and trad jazz. He has written the book on the subject, also called This Is Ragtime. He has known personally and performed with many legends of this music. Drawing on his vast library of recordings and interviews, Terry presents the story of the music as he has known it from the inside.
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This Is Ragtime Podcast #23
2026/03/29
This episode opens with a song by Hannah Gill from her Spooky Jazz Volume 2 album. Then Terry does a tribute to Ken Peploski and plays a number of recordings that Ken recorded with Terry Waldo's Gotham City Band in the 80s. The program concludes with #23 from Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime radio series from the 70s.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #22b
2025/08/03
This episode opens with a number by Colin Hancock's Joymakers band from their new album followed by program of songs "in the Spirit" by Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators, The New Black Eagle Jazz band and Ruth Brisbane. The program closes with show #22 from Waldo's original 1972 NPR radio series, This Is Ragtime.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #5a (new)
2025/03/24
This podcast is a replacement for #5 which Spotify pulled down for copyright problems. This new version opens with a number by Tatiana Eva Marie and Jeremy Corren. Then follows a look at Scott Joplin's greatest works. We include 2 numbers from Terry's new albums: Terry Waldo Treasury Volume 1 and 2. The program concludes with #5 of Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime series that has selections of the first complete performance of Joplin's opera Treemonisha.
This Is Ragtime #4b
2025/03/24
This episode is a re-editing of Show #4 to Spotify's Standards. Several of the Leon Redbone tunes had to be removed for copyright problems. They have been replaced by other unrestricted performances. The program features a number from the new Terry Waldo/Tatiana Eva Marie album, a tribute to Leon Redbone, and Show #4 from Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime Series.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #8b
2025/03/24
This Podcast is slightly re-edited to Spotify's standards.
This episode features a tribute to the great trad jazz trombonist, Jim Snyder. Several of his classic performances with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators are spotlighted. The show also includes a new number from Waldo's new album with Tatiana Eva-Marie and the Gotham City Band. The show concludes with program #8 from Waldo's original NPR program, This Is Ragtime.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #21
2024/07/13
This episode opens with a number by Mike Davis and his New Wonders. Then continues with several historic versions of the jazz classics: "Dinah" and "Yellow Dog Blues." The show concludes with Program #21 from Waldo's original NPR series This Is Ragtime.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #20
2023/12/23
This Episode features Christmas music by Sweet Megg, Terry Waldo with Beau Grumpus, George Rock (Spike Jones trumpet player) with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators, and Leon Redbone with Terry. The show also presents #20 of Terry's original NPR This Is Ragtime series.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #19
2023/09/28
This episode features recordings by various Terry Waldo ensembles playing rags by Scott Joplin's publisher, John Stark's stable of composers. Included are numbers by Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators and Waldo's Ragtime Orchestra. The program opens with "Get Yourself A New Broom" from Molly Ryan's new album: Sweepin' The Blues Away. The show concludes with #19 of Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime series.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #18
2022/08/23
This episode opens with cut from Sweet Megg and Ricky Alexander's new album, I'm In Love Again then features a musical tribute to Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators' trumpet player, Roy Tate. The program concludes with show #18 from Waldo's famous NPR series, This Is Ragtime.
This Is Ragtime #17
2022/02/07
This episode features a tribute to the legendary Chicago pianist, Bob Wright. Bob is heard playing in a number of different settings and in different styles. The show also features a "Do Do Do" from the new Waldo album with Tatiana Eva Marie. The program ends with episode #17 from Terry's original NPR This Is Ragtime series.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #16
2022/01/20
This episode features a tribute to and performances by the great trad jazz tuba player, Mike Walbridge. There are several tracks with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators as well as tracks with several other Waldo bands. The show also has a track from the new Sweet Megg/Ricky Alexander album, I'm In Love Again.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #15
2021/07/08
This episode features the first single release from Waldo's new album, I Double Dare You and a trip to San Francisco in 1965 to hear The Red Garter Band, Turk Murphy's Jazz Band and The Ted Shaffer Jelly Roll Jazz Band. The program also has show #15 from Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime series.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #14
2021/04/19
This show features Terry Waldo, Masanobu Ikemiya's American Ragtime Orchestra, The New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Waldo's Ragtime Orchestra and Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators playing classic rags. The program also features the first release of a cut from Waldo & Tatiana Eva-Marie's new album, I Double Dare You. The program ends number 14 of Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtime show.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #13
2021/03/07
The Topic of consideration is "Blues In All But Form." Songs by Terry Waldo, Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators, Waldo's Gotham City Band, Ruth Brisbane, and Jerron Paxton. Program #13 from Waldo's original NPR radio series.
This Is Ragtime Podcast #12 A
2020/12/20
This episode features "Two Sleepy People" by Tatiana Eva Marie and Terry Waldo with the Gotham City Band followed by a discussion of Songs about the Blues. Performers featured include Susan LaMarche, Ruth Brisbane, Edith Wilson, Ken Peplowski and Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators. The program concludes with the original NPR This Is Ragtime #12.
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Jazz buckeye 2026/01/05
The Best
Terry Waldo is the Best! Ragtime and gutbucket syncopation!!
blind bogus ben 2022/08/26
Frog Legs and all
So informative and fun for anyone interested in the history of ragtime, and American music in general. Thanks Mr. Waldo!
Here is the Thing 2020/06/03
FANTASTIC
So illuminating and sassy!! SUCH A TALENT.
Thanks for brightening my days
mr robbins 2020/06/01
The real deal
Waldo is great. I’m so glad he is doing this. podcast. It’s the real story of a great American music.
neomundi 2020/05/27
This Is Ragtime
superb! the most. the limit. I now can’t live without these tracks.
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