This week we feature a program of acoustic blues. The style has never been as popular as it is today. Perhaps it’s a reaction to the pandemic or is just a style of music which is ideal to be played … Continue reading →
This week we feature musicians who have acted as mentors to young traditional musicians. We’ll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, Val Mindel & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard, Norman Blake and many others. Traditional mentors are paying it forward … … Continue reading →
Sonny Ochs, host of Folk Music & Other Stuff (heard the 4th Sunday of the month at 6pm ET / 3pm PT on www.FolkMusicNotebook.com) was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Northeast Regional Folk Alliance conference (NERFA) … Continue reading →
This week on the program we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with songs about food, travel and family. We have a great deal to be thankful for this year with vaccinations and boosters allowing us to travel and gather safely with … Continue reading →
This week on the Magazine we complete our two-part feature focusing on honky tonk music. We’ll hear from Asleep at the Wheel, Connie Smith, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Adolph Hofner, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Commander Cody, JJ Cale and many … Continue reading →
The audience for country music in the years following the World War II was predominantly male and many of the records were destined for the jukeboxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where this working-class audience gathered. This … Continue reading →
This week on the program we complete our two-part feature focusing on music from The Golden State. We’ll hear David Grisman, The Blue Flame Stringband, Los Lobos, Cyrus Clark, The Dos Valley Trio, Laurie Lewis and lots more. Tune in … Continue reading →
When I was a kid, except for my birthday and Christmas, Halloween was my favorite holiday. It was the day when my friends and I could freely wander the neighborhood playing pranks that seem tame today – we soaped car … Continue reading →
This week on the Magazine we travel to The Golden State and listen to some great artists from California. Our feature recording is The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes. Alan recorded a great deal of traditional … Continue reading →
Well, we’re a bit more than halfway through Hurricane season. Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic shores of Florida and then made a return in the Carolinas, leaving chaos behind. On this week’s program we’ll sample music … Continue reading →
