In honor of Labor Day, I’ve collected some rare and better known songs about the labor struggle. Today many of us take for granted the great strides made by the labor movement, improving the lives of all workers. We’ll hear … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, August 29, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, September 2, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com Aztec Two-Step’s Rex Fowler and singer-songwriter Amy Allison visited the show this week. Rex discussed the new Aztec … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, August 20, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, August 26, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com Tim Erbach was my guest this week. The Jersey City based singer-songwriter performed live in our studio and … Continue reading →
When I was a kid my family loved to sing. My Sister had a lovely soprano voice and my Dad sang all these out dated silly songs that at the time embarrassed me. Now I’d give anything to hear him … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, August 12, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, August 19, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com This week’s was prepared as a reaction to the events that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia and the aftermath. … Continue reading →
We continue with some more great traveling music this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. It’s vacation time with music from John Gorka, John Hartford, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Thompson and many more. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1733_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click … Continue reading →
This is the time of the year for family vacations, in fact I’m taking my vacation in West Virginia this week. We’ll feature music from Tim O’Brien, Tony Trischka, Kate Campbell, Rory Block and of course Steve Goodman. Planes, Trains … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, August 6, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, August 12, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com (Tune in to for the 2-hour version of WFDU’s TRADITIONS each Sunday from 3pm to 5pm Eastern Time … Continue reading →
“I am here when the cities are gone. I am here before the cities come. I nourished the lonely men on horses. I will keep the laughing men who ride iron. I am dust of men.” — from “Prairie” by … Continue reading →
One of the most remarkable recordings that crossed my threshold in recent months is Pat Wictor’s This Is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs. Keeping himself busy as a member of Brother Sun, it has been eight years … Continue reading →
