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.
The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club is honored to present MIKE SEEGER in concert this coming Saturday, May 5, at 8pm. The Hurdy Gurdy presents concerts at the Central Unitarian Church at 156 Forest Avenue in Paramus, NJ. Mike Seeger … Continue reading →
Pete turns 88 years old today! What else can you say about this folk music icon? There is a new documentary about Pete, currently showing at the Tribecca Film Festival (Click here for the story). There is a movement to … Continue reading →
My pre-recorded guest today was Danny Bakan, a marvelous singer-songwriter whose clever songs and warm delivery was a welcome treat. There were a number of terrific new CD’s to share this week. At the top of my list – … Continue reading →
May 1 – May Day!! This day has significance on many levels. Around the globe, International Workers Day is celebrated. Early pagans celebrated the coming of summer on or around May 1. Roman and Greek had ritual fertility celebrations. The … Continue reading →
( Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey or on the web at www.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The Dublin … Continue reading →
The Outpost in the Burb has informed us that tickets are still available for tomorrow’s (April 27) concert – An Evening with Judy Collins and Nanci Griffith, with special guest Terri Hendrix – at the Montclair High School (corner of … Continue reading →
It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Howard Larman, who with his wife Roz created one of the most popular folk music radio programs in the country. Roz and Howard were involved in a … Continue reading →
“Pete Seeger: The Power of Song“, a new documentary directed by Jim Brown (“Wasn’t That A Time” and “Isn’t This a Time“) will have a World Premiere at this years Tribecca Film Festival. The documentary features archival footage, home movies … Continue reading →
(Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey or on the web at www.wfdu.fm. A Sing Out! Radio Partner ) ARTIST Tune / Song … Continue reading →
(Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey or on the web at www.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The Dublin … Continue reading →
