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.
CATSKILLS IRISH ARTS WEEK & TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL Folk music fans in the Northeast often overlook how lucky they are. During the summer months, there is usually a festival or an event that can be attended as a day trip and … Continue reading →
OLD SONGS FESTIVAL Each year I return from the Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music & Dance thinking that it was the best one yet. Old Songs began in 1981 and I started attending in 2000. Don’t ask me what … Continue reading →
WHY A BLOG? Welcome. I decided to start this blog in an effort to help promote folk music happenings in and around the New Jersey/NYC area. Since “folk” music is hard to define, this blog will also be hard to … Continue reading →
