TOM CHAPIN: 70
TOM CHAPIN 70 Sundance Music 027 www.tomchapin.com I‘ve been a Tom Chapin fan ever since I heard him at a midwest folk festival years ago. His personable stage manner and impeccable songwriting chops impressed me … Continue reading →
FAIRPORT CONVENTION: Myths and Heroes
FAIRPORT CONVENTION Myths and Heroes Matty Grooves 053 www.fairportconvention.com Wow! Forty eight years and still going! Fairport Convention is now an institution in their native England; they host an annual festival which attracts around … Continue reading →
Dom Flemons: MBMonday Interview, Part Two
This is Part Two of Murder Ballad Monday’s interview with Dom Flemons. Read Part One here. MBM: I’d be interested to find out about current projects. Prospect Hill came out last year, 2014. What’s coming up next for you. Will … Continue reading →
Folkfinds: Gigito’s “Greasy Coat”
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/195612218″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Continuing to spotlight old-time music’s international presence, we travel to a Salvador, Brazil. Banjo player Gigito describes his music as ‘unattached bluegrass’ and takes inspiration from everyone from Earl Scruggs to Thelonious Monk. … Continue reading →
SORM Playlist #15-23: The Mandolin Episode
(airing the week starting 6-03-15)
The Mandolin is a remarkably versatile instrument at home in Classical, Jazz, Celtic and Folk Music from a variety countries. This week we’ll hear Mandolin Masters Bill Monroe, Jesse McReynolds, Butch Baldassari, Rudy Cipolla, Yank Rachell and Jethro Burns & … Continue reading →
Dom Flemons: MBMonday Interview, Part One
We noticed a few months ago that Dom Flemons started “liking” and re-posting some of our posts on Facebook. Grateful for his enthusiasm and advocacy … and not wanting to let any good deed go unpunished…we reached out to see … Continue reading →
The Return of Mya Byrne
& WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS playlist for May 31, 2015 Note to self: invite Mya Byrne back to the show more often. This might pose some logistical issues as her appearance on the program was a “last radio visit” before she embarked … Continue reading →
Chicago Folk Singer Art Thieme Is Gone
We received the sad news yesterday of the passing of one of the great revival singers of traditional songs, a teller of tall tales, and a pillar of the Chicago folk song community: our dear friend Art Thieme. Art passed … Continue reading →
Blues Icon B. B. King Passes
Perhaps the best known and definitely the most influential bluesman ever, Riley B. King (we’ll get to the B.B. shortly) was born to sharecroppers in 1925 in Berclair, Mississippi, a crossroads encampment just outside the whistle-stop town of Itta Bena … Continue reading →
SORM Playlist #15-22: The Western Swing Spectacular
(airing the week starting 5-27-15)
We recently lost fiddler Johnny Gimble a true Western Swing pioneer. This week we honor him with a program focusing on the influences and development of Western Swing. We’ll hear classic music from Benny Goodman and The Boswell Sisters to … Continue reading →