The audience for country music in the years following the World War II was predominantly male, and many of the records were aimed at the jukeboxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where working class audience gathered. This … Continue reading →
Bela Fleck has just released My Bluegrass Heart a massive two-CD collection of self penned bluegrass instrumentals. It’s a return to the music that initially established him as one of foremost performers on the 5-string banjo. So this week’s show … Continue reading →
Well, we’re a bit more than halfway through hurricane season, and as expected, it’s been quite extreme with the combination of wildfires in the west and extreme heat in the Midwest. Flooding has occurred at my home area in the … Continue reading →
On this week’s program, we celebrate my very favorite season, autumn, with a collection of classic and recent recordings which bring to mind falling leaves and cooler temperatures. We’ll hear music from Ranchwriters, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Martin Simpson, The … Continue reading →
When I was a teenager in eastern Pennsylvania in the 1960s, I was a dedicated reader of Sing Out! I couldn’t always afford to buy a copy, but the music store where took guitar lessons let me read each new … Continue reading →
On this week’s program, we celebrate my very favorite season, autumn, with a collection of classic and recent recordings which bring to mind falling leaves and cooler temperatures. We’ll hear music from Ranchwriters, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Martin Simpson, The … Continue reading →
Two weeks ago we began our two-part feature highlighting artists performing works by other writers, then we took a week off to celebrate Labor Day, a Sing Out! Radio Magazine tradition. This week, we pick up where we left off … Continue reading →
This week’s program celebrates Labor Day. Many in the United States consider Labor Day as simply the end of Summer, forgetting the great ontributions to our daily life that have occurred due to the Labor Movement and organizing by American … Continue reading →
There was a time when the occupation of songwriter did not automatically include singer in the description. Generally, a songwriter wrote the song and it was performed by a singer. This began to change in the 1950s, and truly became … Continue reading →
On this week’s episode, we conclude our two-part feature, Duo Stew, offering up more musial pairs in a variety of styles. We’ll hear music from Watchhouse, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Jimmy Thackery & John Mooney, Hot Tuna, Chad & … Continue reading →
