Preserving Disorder • 5-24-2026 • Big Ears Festival

In this episode or Preserving Disorder, we go to Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee! Featuring interviews with musicians Cleo Reed and Wu Fei, WUTK radio director/festival worker Sherleen Mwaura, and historian Jack Neely. Music based on guest recommendations. A shorter version of this episode aired on May 24. 2026. 0:00 Intro + Cleo Reed. “Always The Horse Never the Jockey” by Cleo Reed 13:12 Wu Fei. “Water is Wide / Wusuli Boat Song (乌苏里船歌)” by Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn 40:41 Sherleen Mwaura. “El Ghada (The Jungle)” by Ahmed Abdul Malik 55:53 Jack Neely. “Great Speckled Bird” by Roy Acuff Links to everyone's work below: https://cleoforshort.bandcamp.com/album/cuntry https://www.wufeimusic.com/ https://wutkradio.com/ https://www.bbc.com/articles/clyd21vxel2o https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/author/jack-neely/