Ron recommends: Tattletale Saints, Donal Clancy and Vance Gilbert When you are a folk DJ, every day is Christmas. Just ask my postal carrier who delivers stacks of packages to my home each week (good thing she listens to the show!) Inside … Continue reading →
Note: This is Part 2 of a two part series on “Delia’s Gone” – See also Part 1 Introduction Today’s post isn’t about Johnny Cash’s song “The Beast in Me“, but it is all about restraint, and lack thereof. After … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for March 9, 2014 HOST: Ron Olesko With our fund drive now a reflection in the rear view mirror, I had the opportunity to share some new recordings that I’ve received in recent weeks including John Gorka, … Continue reading →
St. Patty’s is this week … so here’s a roundup of some great Irish music from the U.S.! LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1411.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . | To listen using Stitcher, click . Artist / “Title” / CD / Label … Continue reading →
Richard Shindell The Lost Mountaineer I’m too attached to the legacy of dead musicians. The musicians who left us early in their lives are particularly compelling to me–Sam Cooke, Steve Goodman, Stan Rogers, Kate Wolf, Dave Carter. My personal list … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for February 23, 2014 HOSTS: Ron Olesko & Bill Hahn Our final week of fundraising on WFDU! Each year, WFDU-FM holds a month long fund drive to keep our non-commercial radio station in operation. Unlike many public … Continue reading →
Photograph: Cine Text/Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar What do Nick Cave, Cher, Eddie Murphy, and the The London Symphony Orchestra have in common? They have all covered “Hey Joe.” “Hey Joe” – Jimi Hendrix Version [1st verse (Oo – backing vocals on … Continue reading →
Rick Shea Sweet Bernadine Tres Pescadores www.rickshea.com Folk-styled troubadour Rick Shea grew up in San Bernadino, an old Southern California railroad town, and cut his teeth in the truck-stop bars and honky-tonks there, honing … Continue reading →
Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on “Delia’s Gone” – See also Part 2 Introduction – “O, I am fortune’s fool!” I wonder if you’ve seen that ‘meme’ that goes in part like this – “Romeo and … Continue reading →
Nora Jones, video cap from the music video for “Miriam” Hell hath no fury… Quite some time ago, I shared a three bedroom apartment with three roommates, a man and two women. At some point, rather early in our time … Continue reading →
