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.
Singer-songwriter Sharon Goldman joined me in the studio this week. Sharon performed songs from her new CD “Kol Isha – A Woman’s Voice.” I also chatted with Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step over the phone, discussing the upcoming 45th Anniversary Concert at the … Continue reading →
(Tune in to WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm Eastern Time over 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 … Continue reading →
My guest today was Spook Handy, who shared songs from his latest CD Keep the Flame Alive. (Tune in to WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area, or … Continue reading →
Today’s show paid tribute to Glenn Yarbrough and Michael J. Ronstadt. Both artists passed away in the past week. In addition, we shared new music from Rachel Sage, Erika Kulnys, Greg Greenway and others. Also, birthday shout-outs to John McCutcheon and … Continue reading →
Today’s Traditions show featured a tribute to Penny Lang, who passed away on July 31 (Click HERE for an obituary of Penny). I also shared a number of songs from artists I met at Summersongs songwriting camp – friends old … Continue reading →
Canadian folk music icon Penny Lang passed away in the early morning of July 31 at her home in British Columbia. Penny had celebrated her 74th birthday two weeks earlier surrounded by family and friends. It is believed that Penny … Continue reading →
Thanks to Julie Gold, Christine Lavin, Roy Zimmerman and David & Sophie Buskin for sending me new files and allowing me to share these brand new songs that were fitting for today’s show. With the Republican and Democratic Conventions behind … Continue reading →
Seventeen songs, two guitars, one voice and an engineer were all that was needed to create the stunning new CD Mileage. Of course, we can’t forget that the guitars, voice and concept for this recording belong to internationally acclaimed roots … Continue reading →
This weeks show was a hodgepodge of classic recordings and new songs. Thanks to Sophie and David Buskin for allowing me to share a demo of a new song that Sophie wrote. Also, a tribute to farmers in the third … Continue reading →
This is my second and final installment of my 2016 Old Songs diary. Part 1 featured some background about the fest and the first night of the fest. Every festival has a personality of its own, and Old Songs is … Continue reading →
