Juneteenth commemorates June 19th, 1865, when Union General Gordon Grainger announced General Order No.3 proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Celebrations eventually took a back seat to the civil rights movement in the 1960s. With the advent of Black Lives … Continue reading →
This week we turn our attention to songs about bandits and outlaws. These bad guys have been the subject of folk music since the beginning of singing. We’ll hear songs from Norman Blake, SaroLynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves, Addie Graham, Ry … Continue reading →
We traveled back to West Virginia for the Memorial Day weekend and to celebrate my birthday. We had a wonderful time and on this program we’ll sample some of my favorite artists and music from West Virginia. We’ll hear Hazel … Continue reading →
The exhibit detailing Woody Guthrie’s life has just concluded its run at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City, with displays and items lent to the museum by the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We’ll hear Woody’s … Continue reading →
This week we celebrate the opening of the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Center is the new home for the Dylan archives. On the show we’ll hear a collection of cover versions of Bob’s tunes by many performers, … Continue reading →
Each year we set aside a program to concentrate on a capella recordings. The 2022 edition of “Send the Band Home” features some glorious vocalists including The Birmingham Sunlights, Frankie Armstrong and Friends, Stan Rogers, Kongero, Windborne, Finest Kind and … Continue reading →
This week on the program we’ll hear some great acoustic blues. We have classics from Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, Frank Hovington and new releases from Grammy winner Cedric Burnside, and Bonnie Raitt. We’ll feature … Continue reading →
Our program this week is just a bit different. When we feature the blues we generally concentrate on acoustic players, but recently I realized I had acquired a bunch of great new electric blues recordings that really needed to be … Continue reading →
This week on the program we’ll hear some wonderful music from the ragtime and jug band traditions. The inspiration for the program was the arrival of the new CD from Eden & John’s East River String Band, “Goodbye Cruel World.” … Continue reading →
Traditional music often seems in peril as young folks choose to pursue their pop music dreams and consider traditional music to be archaic and outmoded. This week’s edition will help to allay your anxieties as we feature some younger players … Continue reading →
