Joe Boyd (Big Ears Festival participant)

Joe Boyd (Big Ears Festival participant)

From Essential Tremors by WUOT-FM 91.9 Knoxville

January 24, 2026 · 47 min · Episode 122

About this episode

Joe Boyd discusses his significant contributions to music as a producer and historian, along with his upcoming participation in the Big Ears Festival.

Listing Joe Boyd’s most significant accomplishments as a producer, label owner, and music historian is a tall order. A short list of artists he’s worked with includes  Nick Drake  (heard here),  Pink Floyd ,  Fairport Convention ,  Sandy Denny ,  Richard Thompson ,  The Incredible String Band ,  R.E.M. ,  Vashti Bunyan ,  Billy Bragg , and  10,000 Maniacs . Additionally, he was the founder of Hannibal Records, the label responsible for bringing the term “world music” into the lexicon, as well as serving as a music producer for  Warner Bros. , where he collaborated with  Stanley Kubrick  on the  soundtrack  of   A Clockwork Orange  and 1972’s  Deliverance . His most recent work is as the author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s , as well as And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music , which came out in 2024. On this episode, hear how songs by Fats Domino, Fairport Convention, and Carlos Gardel shaped his sensibilities. Boyd will be a part of this year’s Big Ears Festival taking place in Knoxville, TN in March of…

People in this episode

Guest: Joe Boyd

Topics covered

  • music production
  • music history
  • Big Ears Festival
  • world music
  • song influence

Keywords

  • Joe Boyd
  • music producer
  • Big Ears Festival
  • world music
  • music history
  • Nick Drake
  • Pink Floyd
  • Fairport Convention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hannibal Records, Warner Bros.

Books & works: A Clockwork Orange, Deliverance, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music

Places: Knoxville, TN

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