Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, January 21, 2018 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast (with a bonus hour) on Saturday January 27, 2018 and Tuesday January 30, 2018 on BluesAndRootsRadio.com (Tune in to for the 2-hour version of WFDU’s TRADITIONS each Sunday from 3pm … Continue reading →
This week we complete our three-part program featuring the best music from 2017. This time it’s bluegrass and blues, with fiddles and banjos from Molly Tuttle, Noam Pikelny, Old Salt Union and many more. And on the blues side we’ll … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, January 14, 2018 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast (with a bonus hour) on Saturday January 20, 2018 and Tuesday January 23, 2018 on BluesAndRootsRadio.com (Tune in to for the 2-hour version of WFDU’s TRADITIONS each Sunday from 3pm … Continue reading →
This week we continue with our survey of the best music from 2017 with a program featuring Celtic music and songwriters. We’ll hear music from Aine Minogue, Usher’s Island, Calan and many more. We’ll also listen to some great singer-songwriters … Continue reading →
Introduction: “It’s the butcher boy I love so well …” The title of today’s song suggests a narrative consistent with the stereotype of violent misogyny in our genre of choice. Strictly speaking, this time that could lead to some inaccurate … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, January 7, 2018 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast (with a bonus hour) on Saturday, January 13, 2018 and Tuesday,January 16, 2018 on BluesAndRootsRadio.com (Tune in to for the 2-hour version of WFDU’s TRADITIONS each Sunday from … Continue reading →
Before 2017 becomes a distant image in the rear view mirror, I would like to share my ten favorite recordings from last year. Although 2018 is brand new, I am beginning to receive CDs and files — the first one … Continue reading →
This week we begin to listen to some of the best new music from 2017. It’s been an unusually strong year, and this week we’ll focus on traditional based music from the UK and the US. We’ll feature Windborne, Offa … Continue reading →
Airing on Tuesday December 26, 2017 from 10pm-1am and Saturday December 30, 2017 from 6:30-9:30pm BluesAndRootsRadio.com A two hour edited version was re-broadcast on Sunday December 30, 2017 on WFDU-FM With the year coming to a close, I shared my … Continue reading →
For this week’s show we welcome in the New Year with songs about the holiday, reflection … and a few dance tunes to help with the celebration. We’ll hear music from John McCutcheon, Robin Greenstein, Zoe Mulford, and Herdman Hills … Continue reading →
