On April 9, 1898, Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, NJ. This multi-talented man led an amazing life in the public eye. As a musician, he helped introduce folk song to wide audiene. The son of a former slave , … Continue reading →
April Fools Day is always a fun day to host a radio show. Can you think of another day where I could come up with a legitimate excuse to play Cher, Liberace, Chubby Checker, Jan & Dean, Spike Jones and … Continue reading →
As readers of this website already know, Aztec Two Step will be performing the Simon & Garfunkel Songbook at the Hurdy Gurdy on Saturday April 14. Rex and Neal performed several S&G songs live my radio show this past Sunday. … Continue reading →
Bruce Springsteen and Columbia Records announced today that they will release “‘Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band Live in Dublin” on June 5 as a concert DVD and a separate two-CD set release. The two-CD set and DVD will feature … Continue reading →
Today (Sunday April 1) my guests on WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS will be Aztec Two-Step. Rex Fowler and Neal Schulman began singing together at a Boston Club in 1971. They named their duo using a line from a Lawrence Ferlinghetti(“A Coney Island … Continue reading →
“Phil Ochs is the greatest writer of American protest music…”– John Lennon, 1971 “I just can’t keep up with Phil – and he’s getting better and better and better.”– Bob Dylan It is hard to believe that it has been … Continue reading →
A couple of summers ago I found myself in the local musical instrument store. I went there to purchase some violin strings for my fiddle, an instrument that I have been attempting to “re-learn” after many years. While in the … Continue reading →
Today’s show was pre-empted for a special live broadcast from WFDU-FM’s Studio C. THE SESSION will return next week at it’s regular time. (Friday 12 noon – 1pm ET) Share this… Facebook Twitter Email
Continue reading →At our last Hurdy Gurdy concert (a great show featuring Aoife Clancy & McDermott’s Handy), I was feeling especially good because the weather that afternoon happened to be warm and sunny, so naturally I brought up the idea that we … Continue reading →
My guest today was Iain Campbell Smith, who will be doing a house concert in Central New Jersey next week. Iain is fascinating guest – he is a wonderful singer-songwriter with great stage presence and songs that touch every emotion, … Continue reading →
