In the fall of 2008, Matt Watroba (then the host) interviewed Pete for a special feature for The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. The interview, interwoven with lots of recordings of Pete’s songs, both by Pete himself and a wide range … Continue reading →
Throughout the month of June, PBS stations around the country will be airing Woody Guthrie at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center. The concert was the culmination of the Woody Guthrie Foundation’s year-long centennial celebration that traveled from “California to … Continue reading →
Afropop Worldwide is celebrating 25 years on public radio and they’d love if you and your friends would join them on Sept. 19 in New York City for their 25th Anniversary Concert Gala, featuring Grammy nominee and African lute virtuoso … Continue reading →
SiriusXM satellite radio broadcasting company announced that its folk/trad music station “The Village” will no longer be broadcast via satellite and will be available only through their web-based client and mobile app. Listeners will still be required to purchase premium … Continue reading →
For the third time this season, Folk Alley is teaming up with with other broadcasting partners (WPLN, Nashville Public Radio this time) to broadcast a full schedule of festival performances … this time from the 73rd National Folk Festival in … Continue reading →
Can’t get to the Newport Folk Festival this weekend? NPR has you covered! NPR Music, together with six partner radio stations, is exclusively webcasting and broadcasting dozens of live performances from George Wein’s Newport Folk Festival, offering music from acts … Continue reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bethlehem, PA – June 10, 2011 — Commencing with show #11-24, airing the week starting June 15th, banjo-player, teacher, writer and radio host Tom Druckenmiller will be taking over hosting duties for The Sing Out! Radio Magazine … Continue reading →
Radio personality and author Garrison Keillor decided that 2013 is the year to call it quits. Keillor has been the tender-voiced host of A Prairie Home Companion since 1974, which has been a significant outlet for American Folk Music over … Continue reading →
NPR’S WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY CELEBRATES ALLIGATOR RECORDS’ 40TH ANNIVERSARY Alligator Records’ founder and president Bruce Iglauer speaks with Scott Simon on NPR’s Weekend Edition this Saturday, March 26, 2011. The freewheeling discussion covers Alligator’s 40th anniversary, as Iglauer regales Simon … Continue reading →
ST. PAUL, MN — Celebrating Red House Records’ 25th Anniversary, Jorma Kaukonen, The Wailin’ Jennys and Robin & Linda Williams will be the featured guests on Garrison Keillor’s popular public radio show A Prairie Home Companion on Saturday, June 21st, … Continue reading →
