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.
My guest today was John Sprung, a local singer-songwriter who has been performing and writing music for over 40 years. In addition to performing live in the studio, he shared some early demo recordings that he made with a folk … Continue reading →
Note: The following schedules are subject to change. Please be sure to check with the individual venue for confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, May 10, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Maybelle Carter (1908), Kendall Morse (1934), Donoavan (1946), Thomasina Stephane … Continue reading →
I’d like to share a few thoughts about the Pete Seeger 90th Birthday Celebration at Madison Square Garden. If you were there, or even if you couldn’t make it, I would love to hear your thoughts as well. Please feel … Continue reading →
Note: The following schedules are subject to change. Please be sure to check with the individual venue for confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, May 3, 2009Birthdays and Anniversaries: Pete Seeger (1919) Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday Party with Abigail Washburn … Continue reading →
This Saturday night (May 2), the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club will present THE KENNEDYS with special guest VICKIE RUSSELL at the Fair Lawn Community Center. The concert begins at 8:00pm sharp. Tickets for this show are $20 ($17 for … Continue reading →
As the big day draws near, there are numerous plans around the globe to celebrate Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday this coming Sunday May 3. Madison Square Garden will be the site for the BIG event. The concert, which will benefit … Continue reading →
Sort of a “mini-festival” today with live in-studio performances from Runa (Shannon Lambert-Ryan, Fionan de Bara and Cheryl Prashker) and Vickie Russell. (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern … Continue reading →
Note: The following schedules are subject to change.Please be sure to check with the individual venuefor confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, April 26, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts (1847), Ma Rainey (1886) Stephane Wrembel at Barbès 376 … Continue reading →
2009 has a number of anniversaries to celebrate. In recent articles I’ve mentioned the upcoming Pete Seeger 90th Birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden, the 50th anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival, and later this year we will celebate the … Continue reading →
Note: The following schedules are subject to change. Please be sure to check with the individual venue for confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, April 19, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries:Dar Williams (1967), Ellis Hot Club of Cowtown at Joe’s Pub … Continue reading →
