SORM Playlist #15-21: The Alan Lomax Legacy
(airing the week starting 5-20-15)

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This week we conclude our two part feature noting Alan Lomax’s 100th birthday with some music recorded in the late 1950’s from Almeda Riddle, E.C. Ball and Bessie Jones and the Sea Island Singers. We’ll also hear some of the … Continue reading →

A Walkin’ Chunk a Mean-Mad: Pretty Boy Floyd & Robin Hood

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I love a good man outside the law
 just as much as I hate a bad man inside the law. — Woody Guthrie (1940) Legend On October 22, 1934, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd – a bank robber suspected by … Continue reading →

Arlon Bennett and the Healing Project

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& WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS playlist for May 17, 2015 It is no secret that beyond the recognizable entertainment and social merits, music has powerful therapeutic values. Trained therapists have shown that music can stimulate brainwaves to increase concentration and also relieve stress. … Continue reading →

Bridging Traditions – Kristin Andreassen

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& WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS playlist for May 3, 2015 Singer, songwriter, dancer, instrumentalist, teacher and creative whirlwind Kristin Andreassen recently paid a visit to my radio show to share selections from her new CD Gondolier. Her performances blend powerful original songs, … Continue reading →

Lee Parry’s “No Shaking Hands”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/171989568″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Yorkshire-born Lee Parry has been writing songs and performing for a decade or more, with a sound somewhere between Folk Revival and contemporary indie folk. While he’s currently working on his terrific duo … Continue reading →

SORM Playlist #15-20: The Alan Lomax Legacy
(airing the week starting 5-13-15)

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Alan Lomax would have turned 100 this past January. On the next two editions of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we look back on his career of folk song collecting and recording. This week we’ll hear some of earliest recordings … Continue reading →