âA stunningly beautiful autumn morningâ Bob Boilenâs âTiny Desk Concertâ series introduced me to the Drive-By Truckers song âGuns of Umpqua.â The song grabbed me right away with the warm bounce of the acoustic guitar before the âlights came upâ on … Continue reading →
Last week, in response to a recent post I made here in the Folk Music Notebook (âWe Can Turn This Ship Aroundâ â January 18, 2017 ), Christine Lavin sent out the word to the singer-songwriter contingent of the folk music community that … Continue reading →
This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we begin a two week feature focusing on music from the American Southwest. Many people think of Cowboy music as being the only music that came from the region. This week we … Continue reading →
WFDU-FMâs annual February Fund Drive began this week. We are asking our listeners to help support public radio and our folk community. Keep folk music on the air in the NYC/NJ area â give today: CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO … Continue reading →
Island Records has recently released a 2-CD set of acoustic demos and outtakes by Sandy Denny. Sandy passed in 1978 and this new collection is fascinating as we hear selections recorded before and after her tenures with Fairport Convention. Weâll … Continue reading →
New music from Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Bev Grant and John McCutcheon were featured. This weekâs show aired in the days following President Trumpâs orders limiting immigration and a number of songs were played that dealt with … Continue reading →
Written in the spring of 1978 by the Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers, âThe Flowers of Bermudaâ is a disaster ballad on a small scale, telling the story of a ship that founders with nineteen people aboard. Weâve looked at shipwreck songs … Continue reading →
The traditional music world lost a champion on January 15 with the passing of Alan Jabbour. Through his 23 years of service for the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Arts he was a wonderful representative of … Continue reading →
Blood on the mountain And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brotherâs keeper? â Genesis 4:9 Truly old Watauga is making for herself a dark and bloody … Continue reading →
The Brother Brothers, identical twins Adam and David Moss, joined me in the studios of WFDU-FM to debut their new EP âTugboats.â In addition, I paid tribute to Maggie Roche, who passed away on January 20. We heard recordings from … Continue reading →
