For over 40 years, Ron has been a radio programmer with WFDU-FM in Teaneck, New Jersey. In 2019 he created www.FolkMusicNotebook.com - a 24/7 Internet radio channel devoted to folk music and is available worldwide. Ron created WFDU-FM's TRADITIONS in 1980, a show that he continues to host and produce every Sunday afternoon from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time. He's the president of and booker for the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and is a regular contributor to Sing Out! as well as the host of the Folk Music Notebook blog on this site. Ron can also be found emceeing concerts and festivals around the NYC/NJ area.
Re-broadcast Saturday July 8, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com Starting this week, TRADITIONS is being broadcast as a two-hour program on WFDU-FM on Sunday afternoons. The full three-hour show can be heard on BluesAndRootsRadio.com the following Saturday night … Continue reading →
(Tune in to WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm Eastern Timeover WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area,or on the web at www.wfdu.fm or iHeartRadio.com. The show can also be heard Saturday evenings at 6:30pm ET at … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday June 24, 2017 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com A preview of the 27th Annual Old Songs Folk Festival of Traditional Music and Dance (www.oldsongs.org) was featured on this weeks show, plus songs for Father’s Day! Also, a tribute to Rosalie Sorrels … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday June 17, 2017 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com George Mann joined me in the studio this week. A former labor union organizer and activist, George talked about life on the road for a socially relevant musician and he performed several songs … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday June 10, 2017 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com New music from Tom Chapin, Loretta Hagen, Beth DeSombre, Emma’s Revolution and more. (Tune in to WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm Eastern Timeover WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday June 3, 2017 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com A special Memorial Day weekend edition, focusing on songs honoring the men and women of our armed services who gave their lives defending this country, and songs of hope and peace to end … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday May 27, 2017 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com This week’s guests were Rick Massimo, author of I Got A Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival and Stevie Connor, Music Director and co-owner of www.bluesandrootsradio.com. New music from The McIntosh … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday May 20, 2017 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com Mother’s Day is celebrated in song with music from Cathie Ryan, David Roth, Bing Futch and others. We featured a brand new song from Tom Chapin about Julia Ward Howe which will appear … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday May 13 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com What can I say about a broadcast that features a conversation with music legend Melanie and an in-studio performance from the amazing contemporary folk duo The Levins? Not to mention great new music from … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday May 6 on www.bluesandrootsradio.com By coincidence of their separate touring schedules, two outstanding artists joined me in the studio today – Alice Howe and Bing Futch. Boston-based singer-songwriter Alice Howe recently released an impressive EP titled You’ve Been … Continue reading →
