WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for May 18, 2014 HOST: Ron Olesko I walked into the studio without a real game plan today, just a wish to share some of the great new recordings that I have been receiving in recent months. … Continue reading →
The Carper Family Old-Fashioned Gal The Americana Agency www.americanaagency.com The CD’s title is perfect because there’s an old-fashioned feel to their rootsy songs, ranging from upbeat swing to classic country to take-no-prisoners bluegrass, all … Continue reading →
Mary Gauthier Trouble and Love In The Black #1007 www.marygauthier.com “The body’s just a prison and the soul’s a refugee,” Gauthier (pronounced go-shay) quietly sings in her emotionally riveting portrait of at last daring … Continue reading →
Eliza Gilkyson The Nocturne Diaries Red House 264 www.redhouse.com Eliza Gilkyson’s songs have been covered by Joan Baez, Tom Rush and Rosanne Cash, even though they write their own material – they fall into … Continue reading →
Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown Goin’ To The Delta Ruf Records www.rufrecords.de Like a fine wine, Wales-born Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown have matured gracefully. Nearly a half decade since their hard-rocking approach to … Continue reading →
The Charlie Daniels Band Off The Grid – Doin’ It Dylan Blue Hat 9716 www.charliedaniels.com The Charlie Daniels Band serves up ten Bob Dylan songs here. I’ll bet the germ of this project was planted … Continue reading →
Renaissance Symphony of Light Red River www.renaissancetouring.com Perhaps England’s most symphonic-minded prog-rock band, Renaissance was one of the bands emerging out of the ashes of The Yardbirds in 1969. While Jimmy Page continued to … Continue reading →
Various Bob Dylan In The ’80s, Vol. One ATO 0224 www.80sdylan.com Bob Dylan’s work in the 1980s beginning with his Christian albums Saved and A Shot of Love have received plenty of scorn and … Continue reading →
Introduction Two years ago this month we lost Doc Watson. This isn’t an homage to Doc. I mention the anniversary by way of saying that I first heard today’s song from him. But more to the point, “No Telephone in … Continue reading →
The name old-time music came from the 78 rpm recordings that told the listener what to expect. Our next two episodes will be tracing old-time music from it’s earliest recordings to today’s fine players LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1420.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, … Continue reading →
