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.
Okay, there are 12 CDs on my list of top 10. Sue me. Since folk music is such a diverse genre, and because we were blessed with so many great recordings during the past 12 months, I felt it was okay … Continue reading →
Joel and Ethan Coen, the film making brothers who gave us movies such as “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski” and last year’s critically acclaimed feature “True Grit,” are working on their next feature – which appears to have a folk music … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for January 2, 2011 HOST: Ron Olesko My guests today were Carolann Solebello and Joe Iadanza, two singer-songwriters who are doing a couple of co-bills in our area in January. It was a great treat to start … Continue reading →
SIRIUS XM CHANNEL 15 – THE VILLAGE – A NEW YEAR’S EVE HOOT HOST: Ron Olesko thevillage@siriusxm.com I was given the honor of hosting a 3 hour special on Sirius XM to welcome in 2011 and say goodbye to 2010. … Continue reading →
I’m hosting “A New Year’s Eve Hoot” on Sirius XM’s THE VILLAGE from 9pm to midnight ET. (XM 15 – Sirius 808) Listen in for the New Year themes, a countdown to 12 midnight, New Year’s Eve greetings from some … Continue reading →
I will be announcing my favorite CDs of 2010 on WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS today (12/26) from 3 to 6pm. The show will be archived for 2 weeks at our website – www.wfdu.fm My list of favorites has also been posted on … Continue reading →
I am VERY pleased to announce the lineup for the Formal Showcase for the2010 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA)!! NERFA will take place November 11 – 14th at the Hudson Valley Resort inKerhonkson, NY. The selected artists who will … Continue reading →
On Saturday August 28 (repeating Monday August 30 at 6pm ET)I had the honor of guest-hosting “Village Liberation”, a monthly series that airs on Sirus XM’s Channel 15 – “The Village”. This was my second visit to the Village, and … Continue reading →
A quick preview of the upcoming Philadelphia Folk Festival. Birthday greetings to Norma Waterson and Debra Cowan. New and highly recommended – Jack Williams “The High Road Home” (Wind River), various artists – “Live Recordings from the 2009 Old Songs … Continue reading →
The calendar turned another page, and for August 1 we celebrated a couple of birthdays (Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Paddy Maloney of the Chieftains, Aoife Clancy and the late Jerry Garcia) and an anniversary – the 1927 Ralph Peer recording session … Continue reading →
