Papa Mike Ronstadt's "La Barca De Oro": Ronstadt Radio

Episode 4 October 24, 2025 00:17:44
Papa Mike Ronstadt's "La Barca De Oro": Ronstadt Radio
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Papa Mike Ronstadt's "La Barca De Oro": Ronstadt Radio

Oct 24 2025 | 00:17:44

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In Episode 3, we have three more tracks from the Ronstadt family. We start out with “My Walking Stick” performed by the Ronstadt cousins, which is a song by Irving Berlin. We next go into the beautiful Mexican song “La Barca De Oro” sung by Michael’s dad, which was a favorite song of his grandfather, Gilbert Ronstadt. (Papa Mike is backed by the full Ronstadt Generations band.) We finish up the set with Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” performed by Round Midnight featuring John Ronstadt.
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Episode Transcript

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Foreign. [00:00:10] Speaker B: Welcome to the Ronstadt Radio podcast, where we share the music of the Ronstadt family that you may not have heard. We're going to begin again with the Ronstadt cousins this week from the same album Live in Canelo. And this is a cover of My Walking Stick, written by Irving Berlin, I believe was performed in 1998 in Canelo, Arizona. Enjoy. [00:01:14] Speaker A: Without my walking stick will I go insane? Will I feel undressed? You know I can't look my best without my cane I must have my walking stick cause it may rain. [00:01:35] Speaker B: Cause. [00:01:35] Speaker A: When it rains it pours? You know I can't be outdoors without my cane well, if I ever went outside without my walking stick well, you know that's something I could never explain Whoa. The things that make me click clickety clack on Lovers Lane well, if I ever went outside without my walking stick well, you know that's something I could never explain. All the things that make me click clickety clack on Lovers Lane. [00:03:02] Speaker B: They go. [00:03:02] Speaker A: For not if I went out without my kick Outside without my walking stick well, you know that something I can never explain. All the things that make me click clickety clack on Lovers Lane they go for not if I went out without my king I set the golfing out if I went out without my cane. [00:04:23] Speaker B: I remember being in eighth grade in the audience listening to that concert, and that is one of my favorite songs. It starts out the album live in Canelo, and if you can find a copy on cd, go get it. Now. The next song is called La Barca de Oro, and it features my dad, Michael J. Ronstadt, on lead vocals. This is a traditional Mexican song that we would hear in our family at gatherings. And so I hope you enjoy this 2016 recording from Ronstadt Generations. [00:05:59] Speaker A: Los Maras SA. [00:07:21] Speaker B: That was La Barca de Oro, performed by Michael J. Ronstadt on lead vocals and the band Ronstadt generations. From their 2016 release Land of the Setting sun, we're going to change genres and feature the amazing John Ronstadt, who is my dad's first cousin in the Ronstadt Cousins, but he had a project called Round Midnight featuring John Ronstadt. It also included Doug Martin on piano, Gilbert Rodriguez on drums, Jed Paradis on flute, Judd Paradis on tenor saxophone, John Ronstadt on vocals, and Rene Camacho on acoustic bass. This is the tune Maiden Voyage, which is the title track from Round Midnight's album Maiden Voyage from 1994. Enjoy. [00:08:33] Speaker A: See the sky. Let's explore. It's huge Night is high time for your debut Take a ship, you must leave a bab. On this tree you learn love today now we turn on what bound are we this Sunday? As you sound your seat and you cry Lovely things you say Sail on high you learn love today. [00:13:18] Speaker B: Sa. [00:13:44] Speaker A: Sam see the sky, let's explore its hues Night is hot time for your debut Take a sh. You must leave the day on on this tree you'll learn love today. [00:15:22] Speaker B: Now. [00:15:23] Speaker A: We turn homeward bound are we Listen there as you sound your sea. [00:15:51] Speaker B: And. [00:15:51] Speaker A: You cry Lovely things you love Sail, sail on high sail on high you'll learn love today Sa Foreign. [00:17:02] Speaker B: You'Ve been listening to the Nathan's and Roncast Ronstadt Radio podcast, hosted by me, Michael G. Ronstadt. That's the last song from this episode. We'll see you at the next episode where we'll feature more Ronstadt music you probably have never heard. If you want to find out more information about me and Aaron, go to www.nathans and ronstadt.com. have a great day.

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