This week 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 lots more. Guitars, Cadillacs … Continue reading →
The audience for country music in the years following World War II was predominantly male and many of the records were aimed at the juke boxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where this working-class audience gathered. This … Continue reading →
Bela Fleck released My Bluegrass Heart a while back, a massive collection of self-penned bluegrass instrumentals. It’s a return to the music that initially established him as one of foremost performers on the 5-string banjo. This week we present The … Continue reading →
On the Magazine for this week, it’s vacation season and we’ll offer some tunes to keep the family entertained on the road. We’ll feature Laura Boosinger, The Bright Siders, Greg Brown, Trout Fishing in America and, of course, Pete Seeger. … Continue reading →
On this week’s installment of the program we’ll feature some of my favorite music and musicians from the Mountain State. We’ll open with Hazel Dickens’ “West Virginia, My Home,” performed by Hazel and Alice Gerrard. Our theme music, “Roaring River, … Continue reading →
Ashley Hutchings was the founder of several British bands that electrified traditional folk music. He first founded Fairport Convention with Simon Nicol and stayed with them for 4 albums. He then formed Steeleye Span and stayed on for a few … Continue reading →
This week on the program we review the Bruce Molsky recording “Everywhere You Go,” a collection of guitar tunes played by the fiddle and banjo master. We will surround the three tunes from Bruce with a collection of great fingerstyle … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our three-part feature focusing on folk and country rock. We’ll cover a lot of ground to finish up this visit, with selections from Little Feat, Cowboy, Paul Siebel, Emmylou Harris, Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, Son Volt, … Continue reading →
This week on the program we continue with part 2 of our survey of folk and country rock music. We’ll feature music from The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Dillards, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Tempchin, The Eagles and many more. Listen a … Continue reading →
This week and next on the Magazine we focus our attention on folk and country rock music. This week in Part 1 we’ll hear classics from The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Buddy Holly. Buck Owens, The Everly Brothers, … Continue reading →
