Last week we heard a collection of classic and contemporary swing. This week we’ll focus on Swing Music from the country. The music traveled nationwide on records and radio and influenced players, many who never traveled to the Swing capitals … Continue reading →
[Editor’s note: Today we are happy to welcome a new writer to our blog, Clifton Hicks. After bugging him for a few months, he graciously agreed to lend his virtual pen to our small efforts to branch out and expand … Continue reading →
Airing Live on WFDU-FM on Sunday December 2, 2018 and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday December 8, 2018 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday December 11, 2018 at 10pm ET (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm Eastern … Continue reading →
It is quite remarkable how much of American roots music is related to the style we know as swing. Boomers were made aware of the style through our parents who played a great deal of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and … Continue reading →
Airing Live on WFDU-FM on Sunday November 25, 2018 and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday December 1, 2018 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday December 4, 2018 at 10pm ET This week’s guest was Joanie Madden, founder and leader of Cherish … Continue reading →
Well, ok … we’ve finally reached our destination and now it’s time to get down to business! This week’s show lures you with songs about food, friends and family. We’ll hear songs from Robyn Landis, Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt, … Continue reading →
Airing Live on WFDU-FM on Sunday November 18, 2018 and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday November 24, 2018 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday November 27, 2018 at 10pm ET This week’s guest was Mya Byrne. From San Francisco by way … Continue reading →
The Thanksgiving holiday is the busiest time of the year for travelers. Perhaps it’s because of the annual four-day weekend, or maybe just the lure of spending time with family and friends … and, oh yes, there’s food. On this … Continue reading →
Airing Live on WFDU-FM on Sunday November 11, 2018 and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday November 17, 2018 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday November 20, 2018 at 10pm ET This week’s show featured several guests performing live all in the … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part feature “Respect Your Elders” with American traditional players, dance musicians and songwriters. All of these have been influenced by players from long ago, whether through recordings, film or simply learning knee to knee. We’ll … Continue reading →
