PETER PAUL and MARY: Discovered
PETER PAUL and MARY Discovered Rhino www.rhino.com I suspect that there are lots of things that the average person doesnât know about Peter, Paul, and Mary. We think of them, if we think of … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2014
CRAIG BICKHARDT: The More I Wonder
CRAIG BICKHARDT The More I Wonder Stone Barn 1009 www.craigbickhadt.com Craig Bickhardt is a precisionist. By that I mean he crafts his songs with precision from the sharply wrought lyrics to the attention grabbing … Continue reading →
New Songs for Hanukkah from Karen Kamenetsky
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for December 14, 2014 I have complained about the lack of substantive Hanukkah music since I started WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS back in 1980. Each year I host a program of Christmas music on the Sunday before the holiday … Continue reading →
Murder Ballad Monday Joins Sing Out! in 2015
We’re proud to announce that starting in January 2015, Murder Ballad Monday will become part of the Sing Out! family of blogs. About two years ago I did a sweep of Facebook, looking for every and any folk music related … Continue reading →
SORM Playlist #14-50: It’s Been A Good Year, Pt. 1
(airing the week starting 12-10-14)
2014 has been a year rich in new music. In the next two programs weâll sample some of the fine music released this past year This week weâll hear great music from Eric Bibb, Flaco & Max, Jim Lauderdale, Fassoux, … Continue reading →
A Growing Conspiracy
Big news! We’re on our annual holiday hiatus this month, but wanted to add one more post for 2014 to announce that we are moving! We’re joining forces with Sing Out! magazine. We are tremendously excited and honored to join Sing Out!. … Continue reading →
Having a Bad Spell
Astonished was I. No, make that surprised beyond belief when I saw what Judith Zweiman and Paul Lubniewski posted on Facebook. It was an old club announcement from City Folk Nights at the The Sun Mountain CafĂŠ promoting the schedule … Continue reading →
SORM Playlist #14-49: Recent Folk Rock from the UK and Beyond
(airing the week starting 11-26-14)
We’ll complete our three part feature focusing on Folk-Rock from the UK with collection newer recordings of tunes from England, Scotland, Ireland and the US. Folk-Rock in the UK and beyond is still a vibrant musical style with many performers … Continue reading →
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Songs of the Spanish Civil War
VARIOUS ARTISTS Songs of the Civil War Smithsonian/Folkways www.folkways.si.edu The Spanish Civil War, often referred to as the âdress rehearsalâ for World War II, was waged between 1936 and 1939 and ended in victory … Continue reading →
BEN HUNTER and JOE SEAMONS: Take Yo Time
BEN HUNTER and JOE SEAMONS Take Yo Time Self-Released benjoe.bandcamp.com For anyone who has learned to play an instrument in the usual way – lessons, scales, exercises, practice, recitals – Joe Seamons can make … Continue reading →