12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast

By Chelsea June Adams

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Episodes: 34

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Welcome to 12-Bar Talk, a blues music and dance podcast that covers blues history, current artists and trends, dances done to blues music, and more. Join Dr. Chelsea Adams as she interviews musicians, dancers, scholars, and delves into the myriad of topics that deal with this uniquely black American art form.

Episode Date
Episode 33: On Teaching Blues with Jennifer Delk
Jul 24, 2026
Episode 32: Celebrating 10 Years of the Utah Blues Festival with Tripp Hopkins
May 31, 2026
Episode 31: Listen to Everything, a Conversation with Derrick Dove
Apr 24, 2026
Episode 30: Delta Blues with Devin C Williams
Apr 10, 2026
Episode 29: Blues for the Next Generation with Alice Faye Duncan
Mar 13, 2026
Episode 28: The Blues and Mental Health at the Mitten Durch Festival
Feb 27, 2026
Episode 27: Theology, Protest, and the Blues
Dec 23, 2025
Episode 26: Blues, Songwriting, and Building Relationships with Piper and the Hard Times
Nov 21, 2025
Episode 25: An Interview with Al Chesis
Oct 24, 2025
Episode 24: Let's Talk Blues with Rex Peoples
Aug 30, 2025
Episode 23: Live at Mile High Blues with Maynard Mills and John Long
Jul 28, 2025
Episode 22: On Lifting Others Up with Lady A
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 21: Let's Talk Culture and Community with Damon Stone
May 23, 2025
Episode 20: Blues Musical Complexity, a Conversation with Stef Rosen
Apr 27, 2025
Episode 19: Spotlight on Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport
Mar 29, 2025
Episode 18: Clifford Antone's Legacy of Mentorship, a Conversation with Sarah Rucker
Feb 14, 2025
Episode 17: Mapping the Diaspora, a Conversation with Deirdre Molloy
Jan 20, 2025
Episode 16: The Tech Behind the Event, A Conversation about Accessibility with Josh Davis
Dec 15, 2024
Episode 15: "The Social Part Matters," a Conversation with Grey Armstrong
Nov 22, 2024
Episode 14: Genre, Competition, and the Blues, A Conversation with Columbia Jones
Oct 29, 2024
Episode 13: Intergenerational Power, a Conversation with Charlley Ward
Sep 20, 2024
Episode 12: "The Song is the Starting Point," an Interview with Angel "Cash" Ocasio, Jr.
Jul 23, 2024
Episode 11: Toward a Definition of the Blues
Jul 07, 2024
Episode 10: On the Shoulders of Giants: An Organizer Conversation with Genevieve Senechal
May 26, 2024
Episode 9: The Power of Community Mentorship, A Conversation with Erica Brown
Apr 20, 2024
Episode 8: Musician Spotlight, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey
Feb 15, 2024
Episode 7: Blues and the Black Experience, a Conversation with Brother Yusef
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 6: Scene or Community? A Conversation with Organizer Andi Hansen
Dec 15, 2023
Episode 5: What Makes a DJ? A Conversation with DJ Steven Watkins
Nov 16, 2023
Episode 4: The Blues Experiment
Oct 20, 2023
Episode 3: Blues Dance in Europe, an Interview with Vicci and Adamo
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 2: Blues in Britain, A Conversation with Dr. Roberta Schwartz
Sep 01, 2023
Episode 1: A Local Dance Restart
Aug 01, 2023
12-Bar Talk Intro
Jul 12, 2023