& WFDU-FM’s Traditions Playlist for June 28, 2015 Songwriter Peter Mulvey Invites Other Songwriters to Contribute Verses to Honor Memory of Charleston Victims … and Protest the Confederate Flag Charles Seeger, the father of the late Pete Seeger, created the … Continue reading →
VARIOUS Papa Charlie Done Sung That Song Document 7010 www.document-records.com This two-disc set is a one-of-a-kind project for the famed Document reissue label in that it contains material by living musicians (led by vocalist … Continue reading →
SUSIE GLAZE and THE HILONESOME BAND Not That Kind of Girl Hilonesome www.susieglaze.com I must admit I asked my editor for this disc because I liked the cover, a black and white old-time photo of a … Continue reading →
Gretchen Peters Blackbirds Scarlet Letter 10 www.gretchenpeters.com Gretchen Peters first moved to Nashville in the 1980s. She has written a long string of some of the best songs from there, often dealing with thorny … Continue reading →
CLAIRE HOLLEY Time In The Middle Self 88295-23079 www.claireholley.com I hadn’t heard anything from Claire Holley since her second album on Yep Roc (4th overall) Dandelion, and that one really impressed me and stuck with … Continue reading →
DAVE VAN RONK Live In Monterey Omnivore 83 www.omnivorerecordings.com DAVE VAN RONK Hear Me Howl Rock Beat 3284 On Amazon The charismatic “Mayor of MacDougal Street,” otherwise … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175768537″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Continuing around the world for old time’s sake, Folkfinds visits northern France this week and the quirky band Pepilune. A grassroots outfit, Pepilune busks and shares their music with their community; they also … Continue reading →
On this episode we examine the music of BB King, who we lost just a few short weeks ago. We’ll explore his music, the people he played with and the few that covered his tunes. Farewell to the King, on … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/145750116″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Our old-timey trip around the world brings us back to the US. With Father’s Day coming up, a reminder that folk music frequently starts in the family comes to us from banjo player … Continue reading →
Over my 26 year radio career my programs have been described as humorless. They may have a point but… this week we’ll rectify all that. We’ll hear lighthearted tunes from Trout Fishing in America, Loudon Wainwright III, Uncle Dave Macon … Continue reading →
