Folkfinds: John Walkenbach & Friends’ “Opera Reel”

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Podcast: The Cowboy Way
Episode #16-06 | airing 2-10-16

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If you grew up in the 1950s as I did you were interested in Cowboys and the Old West. There were countless movies and television shows depicting the life in the West. Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and others were a … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Richie Rosencrans’ “The Longford Weaver > Carrousel Prime (Dreamer’s Circus)”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/234692602″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Portland Oregon’s Richie Rosencrans gigs around town on bouzouki with his mostly-Celtic bands The Stomptowners, Na Rosai and Outbound Traveler. He uses his personal Soundcloud page to post what he calls rough demos … Continue reading →

Podcast: Proper Place and Time
Episode #16-05 | airing 2-03-16

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All my life I have been fascinated how music fits into daily life. This week on the SORM we’ll examine four recent projects which place roots music into perspective. We’ll hear music released to accompany Peter Guralnick’s fascinating new book … Continue reading →

Linden Arden and the Belfast Cowboy

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“Linden Arden Stole the Highlights” Van Morrison’s album Veedon Fleece (1974) on which today’s song appears, represents a bookend to an artistic period in his career; a period that began with his seminal Astral Weeks (1968). Songwriter Glen Hansard once commented to NPR that Astral Weeks made … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: John Ashley Murphy’s “New Hot Springs Creek”

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Restoration of Caffè Lena Receives a Big Boost

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The nation’s oldest continuously operating folk music coffeehouse, the historic Caffè Lena in Saratoga Springs, New York has announced a unique philanthropic partnership with Bonacio Construction Inc.  The deal is part of a restoration campaign aimed at repairing, preserving and enhancing … Continue reading →

Podcast: Jazz Folk
Episode #16-04 | airing 1-27-16

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On our last program we listened to jazz players and composers who have used folk music as the foundation for their own music. This week we turn the tables and listen to some folk music performers who play music from … Continue reading →