For any of us baby boomer folkies who came to this great community of music we called folk in the early- to mid-1960s, the Weavers were our perfect gateway drug. I can admit to a sense of awe and gratitude … Continue reading →
Folk Music has been allied with the Labor Movement for generations. This week on our program weâll hear classic songs from such labor stalwarts as Aunt Molly Jackson, Emmaâs Revolution, Si Kahn, John McCutcheon and many more including some surprises. … Continue reading →
Singer-songwriter Sharon Goldman joined me in the studio this week. Sharon performed songs from her new CD âKol Isha â A Womanâs Voice.â I also chatted with Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step over the phone, discussing the upcoming 45th Anniversary Concert at the … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two part feature focusing on duos. Weâll hear more classic and contemporary duos of singers and instrumentalists including Anne Hills & Jay Ansill, The Cactus Blossoms, Sara & Maybelle Carter and many more. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1635_podcast.mp3 … Continue reading →
Legends Among a few adults who spooked me when I was a girl (my school bus driver, who kept a bottle in a brown bag beneath his seat; a guy at the car wash who sometimes shut the system down … Continue reading →
(Tune in to WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area, or on the web at www.wfdu.fm or iHeartRadio.com. The show can also be heard Saturday evenings at 6:30pm … Continue reading →
One of the most durable combinations in folf music is the duo. Join me this week and next as we hear classic and more recent combinations of singers and instrumentalists including Tim OâBrien & Darrell Scott, Mark Mandeville & Raianne … Continue reading →
My guest today was Spook Handy, who shared songs from his latest CD Keep the Flame Alive. (Tune in to WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area, or … Continue reading →
Itâs been really warm here in the Northeast with humidity levels higher than usual during the Summer. I have noted a distinct decrease in the number of kids coming out to play in these sultry days. I can recall that … Continue reading →
âIt was the year of 1900âŚâ â The Galveston Flood Disaster songs donât inhabit the same space as murder ballads, but at MBM we find that they intersect in some profound ways with our genre of choice.  Recently we spent a … Continue reading →
