Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, July 23, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, July 29, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com Anne Saunders, artistic director of the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, joined us to discuss the history of this … Continue reading →
You can trace the start of Bev Grant’s socially conscious songwriting to the turbulent era of the late 1960s. The anti-war and civil rights movements helped galvanize her as an activist and artist. Her involvement in the burgeoning women’s liberation … Continue reading →
This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we finish our two part feature focusing on duets. The duet is one of the popular and durable combinations in folk music. We’ll hear selections from Ken & Brad Kolodner, Jay Ungar … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, July 16th, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, July 22, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com July 19th marks the 15th anniversary of the passing of singer-songwriter Dave Carter. His loss shocked the folk … Continue reading →
Readers of this blog will note that I have frequently discussed, reviewed and extolled the virtues of the Old Songs Festival that takes place each June in Altamont, New York. I am happy to report that the 2017 edition, the … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, July 9th, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, July 15, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com An exploration of the use of trains in folk songs was heard during the first hour (exclusive to … Continue reading →
This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we begin a two part feature focusing on duets. The Duet is one of the most durable combination in folk music. We’ll hear music from The Two Man Gentleman Band, The Mastersons, … Continue reading →
Introduction – “Still Growing” Today’s featured song fits clearly, if not neatly, into our wheelhouse here at MBM. It is not precisely a murder ballad. Neither is it exactly what we call a ‘conversation with death.’ It is, like many … Continue reading →
Re-broadcast Saturday July 8, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com Starting this week, TRADITIONS is being broadcast as a two-hour program on WFDU-FM on Sunday afternoons. The full three-hour show can be heard on BluesAndRootsRadio.com the following Saturday night … Continue reading →
With today’s hot political climate there have been many new topical songs written. This week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we’ll sample some recent topical music from Joe Jencks, Fred Gillen, Jr, John McCutcheon, Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt, … Continue reading →
