Carl Fleischhauer recalls working in the field with Alan Jabbour

88.5 WFDD - Public Radio For The Piedmont | By Paul Brown

Published February 7, 2017 at 3:41 PM EST

Allan Jabbour & Maggie Hammons Parker — Alan Jabbour with Maggie Hammons Parker at the Hammons home in 1973.

Here's a great recollection from Carl Fleischhauer of working in the field with Alan Jabbour. His writing and photographs give us a wonderful sense of what it was like in the 1970s to interact with some of the great musicians and storytellers who could connect our generation to a era that was quickly fading into history.

-- Paul Brown

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Former 88.5 WFDD News Director Paul Brown founded Across the Blue Ridge at WFDD in the late 1980s. It was an instant hit, and was broadcast on WFDD for more than a decade until Paul left to become an executive editor, producer, reporter, and world newscaster at NPR in Washington, DC. Now Paul is back in his beloved Blue Ridge region, his journalism and storytelling skills honed better than ever. He's ready to present more music, share discussion with more interesting characters, and be your friend and guide in discovery. Paul is actively involved in today's acoustic music scene, crisscrossing the region and the country as a teacher, performer, and interviewer.

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Carl Fleischhauer recalls working in the field with Alan Jabbour

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