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.
Wow! As predicted, Saturday evening offered a memorable evening of music at the Hurdy Gurdy. A near-capacity crowd witnessed an evening of music that was diverse and powerful as well as moving and entertaining. Without exaggeration, it was one of … Continue reading →
Many people often give the Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers credit for their contribution to Irish folk music. I always felt it should go an additional step – they helped energize the American folk revival. Now, at the age … Continue reading →
Jottings from the notebook: * * * Big night at the Hurdy Gurdy this Saturday (December 2)!! The Hurdy Gurdy will present TRACY GRAMMER and special guest LITTLE TOBY WALKER. The show will begin promptly at 8pm! Tracy will be … 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 / SongALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The Dublin ReelFarewell to Evening Dances BogfireMICK RYAN … 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 / SongALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The Dublin ReelFarewell to Evening Dances BogfireKATHLEEN MACINNNES … 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 / SongALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The Dublin ReelFarewell to Evening Dances BogfireCARA DILLON Brockagh … Continue reading →
No matter how you define “folk music”, you could not have a problem finding something to your liking at the 2006 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA). Once again the event was held at Kutsher’s Resort and Convention Center in the … Continue reading →
This coming weekend I will be attending the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA) at Kutsher’s in Monticello, NY. At the conference, I will be producing a unique event that will be recorded for broadcast on WFDU-FM, currently scheduled to … 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 ALBUM LABELTheme: HARVEY REID … Continue reading →
(Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey or on the web atwww.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / SongALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The Dublin ReelFarewell to Evening Dances BogfireJEANNIE ROBERSON HarlawScotland: The … Continue reading →
