Acoustic Music on TV this weekend, Dec 11 through 13, 2015...

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★ We have some LATE ADDITIONS, right up front, including more TV "Show-of-the-Week" picks.

Missed when this edition was originally compiled:

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Saturday... (LATE ADDITIONS)
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Sat, Dec 12, on Link-TV (KCET Link in L.A.):
4 pm "MUSIC VOYAGER" airs a "two-fer," first with the 2015 Season 6 premiere, "TELLURIDE," featuring the annual "Telluride Bluegrass Festival," other music and film festivals held there, and local artists who have settled in the former mining town high in the Rocky Mountains.

Sat, Dec 12, on Link-TV (KCET Link in L.A.):
4:30 pm "MUSIC VOYAGER" finishes two in a row with a 2015 edition from "Pueblo, Colorado," featuring guitarist Inaiah Lujan of THE HAUNTED WINDCHIMES.

Sat, Dec 12, on Link-TV (KCET Link in L.A.):
7-8 pm "FRONT & CENTER" airs a 2014 edition with rocker RICHIE SAMBORA. (Repeats 2-3 am.)

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Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on Link-TV:
1-2 am "MUSIC GONE PUBLIC" brings a 2015 performance by fiddler TOM RIGNEY.

Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on Link-TV:
2-3 am "FRONT & CENTER" airs a 2014 edition with rocker RICHIE SAMBORA. (Repeats 2-3 am.)

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Sunday... (LATE ADDITIONS...)
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Sun, Dec 13, on Link-TV (KCET Link in L.A.):
8-8:30 pm "MUSIC VOYAGER" airs one of their best-ever, the 2012 "EASTERN TENNESSEE: CRADLE OF COUNTRY MUSIC." The series' Season 3 opener begins in Bristol, TN, with GEORGIA WARREN, last survivor of the legendary 1927 "Bristol Sessions," and explores the region's enduring influence on music, into the present day, from there.

Sun, Dec 13, on Link-TV (KCET Link in L.A.):
9-10 pm "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" is a 2015 show with the ZAC BROWN BAND. (Repeats 2-3 am.)

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Late Sun / early Mon, Dec 13 / 14, on Link-TV:
2-3 am "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" is a 2015 show with the ZAC BROWN BAND.

Late Sun / early Mon, Dec 13 / 14, on Link-TV:
3-4 am "TONIC SOL-FA: IF I CAN DREAM" is a 2009 performance of the a cappella group doing selections ranging from Simon & Garfinkel and the Everly Brothers to Cannibal & the Head Hunters.

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Late Sun / early Mon, Dec 13 / 14, on Link-TV:
4-5 am "SHARON ISBIN: TROUBADOUR" from 2014 brings the classical guitarist from Julliard, where she helped create the school's first guitar department, to the "Aspen Music Festival." Guests include Joan Baez, Garrison Keillor, Lesley Gore, Janis Ian, and Steve Vai.

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And those are just the LATE ADDITIONS!

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Now, HERE's the edition as originally published.

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There's a lot of tunefulness on the small screen, all the way through the early hours of Monday morning. And since much of it airs at ridiculous hours, the Guide decided to make it easy for you to give things a look-see and set your recording device accordingly.

(A separate edition with the Guide's current edition of MUSIC NEWS was published last Sunday, and a separate edition of updated live music & arts EVENTS will post as a companion as soon as we can get through all the loose hunks of data. We're working as fast as we can to get you word on all the Southern California live acoustic & Americana music you can go out and enjoy.)

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MUSIC ON TV this go-'round includes a lot of feature-film MUSICALS on the small screen, all through this weekend. Sure 'nuff, those are included in our listings.

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Friday's TV music...

Fri, Dec 11, on VHCRW:
7-10 pm PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (2013) in the modern film of their 1976 US concert tour.

Fri, Dec 11, on KLCS-TV:
7-8:30 pm "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 chronicle of the top-selling '70s acoustic brother-sister duo. Repeats all over the place, all weekend. See our listings.

Fri, Dec 11, on TCM:
7-9 pm "SCROOGE" ★★★ the 1970 re-working of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" as a musical.

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Fri, Dec 11, on KLCS-TV:
8:30-9 pm THE QUEBE SISTERS perform on a 2015 episode of "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND," from 333 feet underground in a Tennessee limestone cavern. The bevy of Texas state and national fiddle champ sisters always delivers a "wow" of a show.

Fri, Dec 11, on PBS SoCal:
9-10:30 pm "SIMON & GARFINKEL IN CENTRAL PARK" is the film of the famous 1981 concert.

Fri, Dec 11, on KLCS-TV:
9-10 pm "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" is a 2014 rock show with PORTUGAL THE MAN and LOCAL NATIVES.

Fri, Dec 11, on KLCS-TV:
10-11 pm "FRONT & CENTER" reprises a 2013 show with SARA EVANS and MARTINA McBRIDE.

Fri, Dec 11, on TCM:
10:15 pm-12:15 am "MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS" ★★★★ (1944) musical Americana tunefest set against the 1904 World's Fair, starring JUDY GARLAND.

Fri, Dec 11, on PBS SoCal:
10:30 pm-midnight "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 chronicle of the top-selling '70s acoustic brother-sister duo.

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Late Fri / early Sat, Dec 11 / 12, on PBS SoCal:
Midnight-12:30 am "TAVIS SMILEY" airs a new show with singer TOM JONES.

Late Fri / early Sat, Dec 11 / 12, on TCM:
12:15-2 am "IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME" ★★★ (1949) is a JUDY GARLAND musical with VAN JOHNSON, the two playing turn-of-the-20th-century clerks in a sheet music store. Repeats Sun, 7-9 pm.

Late Fri / early Sat, Dec 11 / 12, on PBS SoCal:
1:30-3 am "IL VOLVO: LIVE FROM POMPEII" brings a concert by the Italian operatic-pop trio. Repeats Sun, 12:30-2 pm.

Late Fri / early Sat, Dec 11 / 12, on MOVIES:
1:40-5 am "DOCTOR DOLITTLE" ★★★ (1967) is the delightful REX HARRISON - SAMANTHA EGGAR musical about being able to talk to the animals.

Late Fri / early Sat, Dec 11 / 12, on KLCS-TV:
2-3:30 am "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 chronicle of the top-selling '70s acoustic brother-sister duo.

Late Fri / early Sat, Dec 11 / 12, on KLCS-TV:
3:30-5 am "JOY: AN IRISH CHRISTMAS" is a new 2015 show with KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY mixing holiday favorites with spirited Irish reels and jigs.

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Early Sat, Dec 12, on "PBS+":
4:30-5 am "JAMMIN' AT HIPPIE JACKS" airs a 2015 edition that is the series second show with Americana band MOUNTAIN HEART.

Early Sat, Dec 12, on "PBS+":
5-6 am "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" is a 2015 edition with ALABAMA SHAKES.

Early Sat, Dec 12, on KLCS-TV:
5-6 am "FRONT & CENTER" brings a 2015 show with guitarist WARREN HAYNES joined by RAILROAD EARTH.

Sat, Dec 12, on TCM:
9-11:15 am "THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 2" ★★★ (1976) brings FRED ASTAIRE and GENE KELLY in a second tribute to great MGM musicals.

Sat, Dec 12, on PBS SoCal:
4-6 pm "ANDREA BOCELLI: CINEMA" is a 2015 edition of "GREAT PERFORMANCES."

Sat, Dec 12, on PBS SoCal:
6-8 pm "SONGBOOK STANDARDS: AS TIME GOES BY" is a 2015 compilation of performances from yesteryear, including NAT KING COLE, BING CROSBY, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, PERRY COMO, JUDY GARLAND, JOHNNY MATHIS, and PATTI PAGE. Repeats Sun, 4-6 pm.

Sat, Dec 12, on ABC-TV:
8-11 pm "MARY POPPINS" ★★★★ (1964) gets its annual network re-airing. Great musical fun for the small fry.

Sat, Dec 12, on KLCS-TV:
9:30-11 pm "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 chronicle of the top-selling '70s acoustic brother-sister duo.

Sat, Dec 12, on PBS SoCal:
11 pm-1 am "MOTOWN 25" is the 1983 special about the label, its influence on music, its stars and history.

Sat, Dec 12, on Sundance West:
11:30 pm-2:15 am "WHITE CHRISTMAS" ★★★ (1954) is the BING CROSBY - DANNY KAYE musical that goes from WWII to a delightful New England inn. (Repeats immediately following this showing, 2:15-5 am.)

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Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on KCET-TV:
1-2:30 am "JOY: AN IRISH CHRISTMAS" is a new 2015 show with KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY mixing holiday favorites with spirited Irish reels and jigs.

Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on PBS SoCal:
1-2:30 am "THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU" is a 2015 chronicle of the top-selling '70s acoustic brother-sister duo.

Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on KLCS-TV:
1:30-2 am "RHYTHM ABROAD" airs a 2014 show with the music and dance of "TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA."

Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on Sundance West:
2:15-5 am "WHITE CHRISTMAS" ★★★ (1954) is the BING CROSBY - DANNY KAYE musical that goes from WWII to a delightful New England inn. (Second consecutive screening.)

Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on Get TV:
3-4 am "SONNY & CHER COMEDY HOUR" is an episode of the '70s series that always featured lots of musical performances.

Late Sat / early Sun, Dec 12 / 13, on Get TV:
4-5 am "ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW" was a variety show from days gone by that featured lots of musical performances.

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Sun, Dec 13, on Get TV:
5-6 am "THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW" was a variety show that "suffered many format changes." So any one episode is a grab bag.

Sun, Dec 13, on Get TV:
6-7 am "THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW" was a variety show that "suffered many format changes." So any one episode is a grab bag.

Sun, Dec 13, on Get TV:
7-8 am "PERRY COMO'S CHRISTMAS SHOW" was a TV special that first aired in the '50s or '60s.

Sun, Dec 13, on VHCRW:
11 am-noon "BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA" from 2005. Re-airs late tonight on a different channel.

Sun, Dec 13, on Palladia:
Noon-1 pm MUMFORD & SONS guest on a 2013 edition of "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN."

Sun, Dec 13, on VHCRW:
Noon-12:30 pm ANN WILSON from HEART does a 2015 interview on "ROCK ICONS." Of course, HEART, the band led by the Wilson sisters, redefined '70s rock by playing many album tracks and concerts fully acoustic.

Sun, Dec 13, on PBS SoCal:
12:30-2 pm "IL VOLVO: LIVE FROM POMPEII" brings a concert by the Italian operatic-pop trio.

Sun, Dec 13, on Palladia:
1-2 pm THE NATIONAL performs on a 2013 edition of "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN."

Sun, Dec 13, on ABC-TV:
1-3 pm "HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS ON ICE" (2015) brings skating stars gliding to holiday classics and a live performance by TRAIN.

Sun, Dec 13, on PBS SoCal:
2-4 pm "COUNTRY POP LEGENDS" is a 2006 show hosted by ROY CLARK with performances by CRYSTAL GAYLE, GLEN CAMPBELL, BILL ANDERSON, and the BELLAMY BROTHERS.

Sun, Dec 13, on PBS SoCal:
4-6 pm "SONGBOOK STANDARDS: AS TIME GOES BY" is a 2015 compilation of performances from yesteryear, including NAT KING COLE, BING CROSBY, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, PERRY COMO, JUDY GARLAND, JOHNNY MATHIS, and PATTI PAGE.

Sun, Dec 13, on Get TV:
4-6:45 pm "PAL JOEY" ★★★ (1957) is the FRANK SINATRA musical written by RICHARD ROGERS - LORENZ HART - JOHN O'HARA as a Broadway stage hit.

Sun, Dec 13, on VHCRW:
5-6 pm PAT BENATAR is profiled on the redux series, "BEHIND THE MUSIC: REMASTERED."

Sun, Dec 13, on MOVIES:
5-7:10 pm "MY GAL SAL" ★★★ (1942) is a musical with RITA HAYWORTH in a romance with songwriter PAUL DRESSER. (Repeats 9:30-11:45 pm.)

Sun, Dec 13, on PBS SoCal:
6-7:30 pm "CLASSICAL REWIND 2" is a 2015 sequel hosted by DAVID OGDEN STIERS featuring performances of symphonic music composed by Beethoven, Dvorak, Mozart, Souza, Copland, Gershwin, and many others.

Sun, Dec 13, on "PBS+":
6-7:30 pm "AMERICAN MASTERS" from 2013 re-airs "MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE," a star-filled tribute to the late composer.

Sun, Dec 13, on TCM:
7-9 pm "IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME" ★★★ (1949) is a JUDY GARLAND musical with VAN JOHNSON, the two playing turn-of-the-20th-century clerks in a sheet music store.

Sun, Dec 13, on "PBS+":
7:30-8 pm "JAMMIN' AT HIPPIE JACKS" airs the 2015 Season 10 closer with a compilation from series regulars in "OUTLAW GOSPEL 3."

Sun, Dec 13, on Palladia:
9:30-10 pm SHERYL CROW performs on a 2014 edition of "THE LIVE ROOM."

Sun, Dec 13, on MOVIES:
9:30-11:45 pm "MY GAL SAL" ★★★ (1942) is a musical with RITA HAYWORTH in a romance with songwriter PAUL DRESSER.

Sun, Dec 13, on Palladia:
11 pm-midnight SMOKEY ROBINSON guests on "LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE."

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Late Sun / early Mon, Dec 13 / 14, on Palladia:
Midnight-1 am "BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA" from 2005 re-airs.

Late Sun / early Mon, Dec 13 / 14, on TCM:
3:15-5 am "SUMMER HOLIDAY" ★★★ (1948) is a MICKEY ROONEY - GLORIA DeHAVEN musical based on the Eugene O'Neill play, "Ah, Wilderness," set at the turn of the 20th century.

Early Mon, Dec 14, on TCM:
6:45-8:45 am "SUMMER STOCK" ★★★ (1950) is a JUDY GARLAND - GENE KELLY musical.


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