This week and next we’ll feature musicians who have been inspired by music from their home region and are quite proud of it. We’ll hear Gordon Bok, The McIntosh County Shouters, Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger, The Critten Hollow String … Continue reading →
Most places around the country are now experiencing the trials and tribulations of wintertime, with snow and ice or at least shorter days and longer nights. We’ll sample some snow-themed songs and tunes, with a flurry of selections from Peter … Continue reading →
We’ll continue with Send the Singer Home, Part 2 with some instrumental selections that are well-thought out and varied. Among others, we’ll listen to The Acousticats, Bruce Cockburn, The Horseflies and Leo Kottke. Vocals not necessary … this week on … Continue reading →
Voices are not always needed to create good music – fine instrumentalists make great music on their own. We’ll share some tunes from Richard Thompson, The Rebirth Brass Band, Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen along with a few surprises. Send … Continue reading →
This week’s edition of the program treats you to songs about food, friends and family. We’ll hear songs from Robyn Landis, Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt, Michael Jerling, David Holt, Eric Bibb and many others. At our destinations and in … Continue reading →
Thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year for travelers. Perhaps it’s because of the annual four-day weekend or maybe it’s just the lure of spending time with family and friends, and – oh yes – there’s food. This time … Continue reading →
On this episode we ‘ll conclude our two-part feature with American traditional players, dance musicians and some songwriters, too. All of them have been influenced by players before them, whether through recordings, film or simply learning knee to knee. You … Continue reading →
Traditional folk musicians can’t develop their style in a vacuum – they are always influenced by past masters. Whether they learned the style and repertoire by listening to recordings, watching films or by sitting knee-to-knee, they absorbed everything as the … Continue reading →
It’s that time of year when houses are decorated with jack ‘o lanterns, scarecrows, and other mainstays of the Halloween season. Kids dressed in a wide variety of costumes get ready to go from house to house collecting candy from … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part feature “It Don’t Mean a Thing…” with a focus on Western swing. Western swing was developed in the dance halls of Texas and in sharp contrast to old-time string bands, Western swing bands employed … Continue reading →
