This week, we begin a two-part feature celebrating Women’s History Month. For this show, we focus on the talented established musicians and singers who paved the way in their chosen genres, including The Carter Family, Memphis Minnie, Jean Ritchie, Barbara … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday March 18, 2018 from 3-6pm ET and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday March 24 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday March 27 at 10pm ET Happy Traum joined me via telephone to talk about his … Continue reading →
Liam O’Flynn (Liam Óg Ó Floinn) 1945-2018 Irish music lost its master piper on March 14th with the death of Liam O’Flynn after a long illness. Long regarded as the greatest piper of his generation his musical career was long … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part Bluegrass Timeline feature with some more contemporary recordings and artists. We recently were added to the lineup on Bluegrass Planet and these two program are dedicated to that online resource for fine acoustic music … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday March 11, 2018 from 3-6pm ET and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday March 17 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday March 20 at 10pm ET Pennsylvania singer-songwriter Antonio Andrade visited the studio to perform selections … Continue reading →
For this outing, we begin a two-week feature traveling through the history of bluegrass music. We’re proud to now be a part of the line-up on Bluegrass Planet, an online site featuring the best in acoustic and folk music. The … Continue reading →
The girl I love / Is on that train and gone — “Worried Man Blues” It’s hard to know Before he died in 2003, Johnny Cash recorded tracks for what became the first posthumous collection of his American series – … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday March 4, 2018 from 3-6pm ET and rebroadcast on Blues and Roots Radio on Saturday March 10 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday March 13 at 10pm ET Tom Chapin and Michael Mark joined me … Continue reading →
This time out, we complete our two-part feature focusing on vocal and instrumental trios. We’ll hear music from Metamora, The Rhythm Rays, The Ukulele Kings, The Henry Girls and of course Peter, Paul & Mary, The Kingston Trio and Crosby, … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, February 25, 2018 from 3-6pm The final week of the annual WFDU-FM fund drive. Today’s show focused on some of the most requested artists and songs we have played over the year. This represents … Continue reading →
