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.
(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 OâDONNELL      The Dublin … Continue reading →
Another reminder not to miss Aztec Two-Step Singing the Simon & Garfunkel Songbook this Saturday night at the Hurdy Gurdy. The concert will start at 8pm at the Hurdy Gurdy, located in the CentralUnitarian Church at 153 Forrest Avenue, Paramus, … Continue reading →
On April 9, 1898, Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, NJ. This multi-talented man led an amazing life in the public eye. As a musician, he helped introduce folk song to wide audiene. The son of a former slave , … Continue reading →
April Fools Day is always a fun day to host a radio show.  Can you think of another day where I could come up with a legitimate excuse to play Cher, Liberace, Chubby Checker, Jan & Dean, Spike Jones and … Continue reading →
As readers of this website already know, Aztec Two Step will be performing the Simon & Garfunkel Songbook at the Hurdy Gurdy on Saturday April 14. Rex and Neal performed several S&G songs live my radio show this past Sunday. … Continue reading →
Bruce Springsteen and Columbia Records announced today that they will release ââBruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band Live in Dublinâ on June 5 as a concert DVD and a separate two-CD set release. The two-CD set and DVD will feature … Continue reading →
Today (Sunday April 1) my guests on WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS will be Aztec Two-Step. Rex Fowler and Neal Schulman began singing together at a Boston Club in 1971. They named their duo using a line from a Lawrence Ferlinghetti(âA Coney Island … Continue reading →
âPhil Ochs is the greatest writer of American protest musicâŚââ John Lennon, 1971 âI just canât keep up with Phil â and heâs getting better and better and better.ââ Bob Dylan It is hard to believe that it has been … Continue reading →
A couple of summers ago I found myself in the local musical instrument store. I went there to purchase some violin strings for my fiddle, an instrument that I have been attempting to âre-learnâ after many years. While in the … Continue reading →
Todayâs show was pre-empted for a special live broadcast from WFDU-FMâs Studio C. THE SESSION will return next week at itâs regular time. (Friday 12 noon â 1pm ET)
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