This Sunday, September 28th, I am pleased to announce that my special guest on WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS will be DAVID BROMBERG!David Bromberg and the Angel Band will be appearing at Irvington Town Hall Theater in Irvington, New York on Saturday October … 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 area or on the web at www.wfdu.fm. A Sing Out! Radio Partner ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABEL -WebsiteTheme: … 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 area or on the web at www.wfdu.fm. A Sing Out! Radio Partner ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABEL -WebsiteTheme: … Continue reading →
A stunning new CD from a name out of the 1960’s Greenwich Village folk music scene prompted a discussion and look at singer-songwriters, which of course is the core of the show each week! However, this week I spent a … Continue reading →
A preview of the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and reviewing of new CD releases, including a superb live CD from Chuck Brodsky. The show started with a nautical motif as our local folk music club, the Hurdy Gurdy (which I … Continue reading →
“Cover Songs” were examined today, although I am not a fan of the term. Hearing the words “cover song”, I think of hired musicians wasting away in motel lounges or wedding singers performing songs without true feeling for the material … Continue reading →
The topic of today’s show was Old Songs and New Songs. In addition to exploring the bridge between contemporary and traditional, the show featureda review or recent recordings from the U.K., and a preview of the Old Songs Festival of … Continue reading →
Memorials to Bruce “Utah” Phillips as well as Eric Levine – a NYC folksinger and activist who recently passed away.. (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey … Continue reading →
My guest today was Pat Wictor, who shared selections from his exciting new CD “Sunset Waltz”. In addition to Pat’s new CD, I also highly recommend these new CD’s: Greg Greenway “Standing on the Side of Love”, Two-Man Gentleman … Continue reading →
A look at the work of the Florida Folklife Digitization project with selections from their archives. (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area or on the … Continue reading →
