The next month promises to be a busy one for fans of folk music. Great concerts, great radio (okay, I’m, biased here!), and some great television! Let me get the shameless self-promotion out of the way. I will be appearing … Continue reading →
SUNDAY JANUARY 27Kate Wolf – 1942John Dillon – 1951MONDAY JANUARY 28Sarah McLachlan – 1968WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30Lou Berryman – 1947Les Barker – 1947Karen Mal – 1967THURDSAY JANUARY 31Michael Coleman – 1891Roosevelt Sykes – 1906Gamble Rogers – 1937FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1Francis Child – … Continue reading →
If science ever finds a cure for procrastination, I guarantee the world would be a much better place. I am a procrastinator, and because of this terrible afflication, I would not only would be a better person, but I would … Continue reading →
MONDAY JANUARY 21Huddie Ledbetter “Lead Belly” – 1885Bess Lomax Hawes – 1921Richie Havens – 1941Kingston Trio receive Gold Record for Tom Dooley – 1959TUESDAY JANUARY 22Sandy Paton – 1929Sam Cooke – 1935WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23Django Reinhardt – 1910Danny Quinn – 1959THURSDAY … Continue reading →
My guest today was Caroline Doctorow, who will be opening for the Dave Rowe Trio at the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club in the Fair Lawn Community Center on Feb. 2. (Tickets are onsale now and available online at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org .) Caroline … Continue reading →
John Stewart has passed away at the age of 68. Here is a note from Jim Musselman at Appleseed Records that was sent to the Folk DJ list: It is with deep regret that I wanted to pass on the … Continue reading →
(Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area or on the web at www.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABEL – WEBSITETheme: COLM O’DONNELL … Continue reading →
Uncle Earl, the all-female stringband that evolved over the past five years into a musical phenomon, has released a wonderful new video: I first met the band in Nashville, before they signed with Rounder Records. It is wonderful to see … Continue reading →
It has been a very humbling month for me, and I hope you don’t mind if I take a moment from the “normal” operation of this website to share some personal news. Earlier this month, I was honored to discover … Continue reading →
SUNDAY JANUARY 13Johnny Cash performs at Folsom Prison in 1968TUESDAY JANUARY 14Ellis Paul – 1965WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15Alan Lomax – 1915Queen Ida – 1925THURSDAY JANUARY 16Tony Trishka – 1949FRIDAY JANUARY 17Judy Cook – 1949
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