Readers will notice a new âfeatureâ of this website â Today in History. If you look at the bottom of this page you will see a box that will update daily with mention of various events that took place on … Continue reading →
Geoff Bartley sent out an e-mail that has appeared on a number of sites. I am posting it on my site as well in hopes that this story will have a happy ending: From: Geoff Bartley To: Recipient list suppressed: … Continue reading →
Click here to see the playlist for THE SESSION, broadcast on WFDU-FM ( www.wfdu.fm ) on Friday October 27, 2006 from noon to 1pm ET. Ronâs playlists for TRADITIONS can also be found by clicking here or by visiting the … Continue reading →
(Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ETover WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jerseyor on the web at www.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / SongALBUM LABELTheme: COLM OâDONNELL The Dublin ReelFarewell to Evening Dances BogfirePAUL BRADY Mary and … Continue reading →
A note from Tom Chapin about an important event taking place tonight: âDonât miss the 16th annual Hungerthon Kickoff Party, hosted by Ann Johns Ruckert, Pete Fornatale and me, Tom Chapin. This is one of my favorite events of the … Continue reading →
Yes, Arlo Guthrie and family have landed on the shores of the Garden State. Arloâs current tour celebrates four generations of Guthries. In addition to playing some of his dadâs songs, Arlo will share the spotlight with his children and … Continue reading →
New music from Devils Interval, Mary Flower, IainCampbell Smith, Bonnie Lee Panda and the Four BitchinâBabes. Chuck Mitchell sent me a very powerful re-workingof Steve Goodmanâs âPenny Evansâ.Also, birthday greetings to Maura Kennedy! Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from … Continue reading →
Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey or on the web at www.wfdu.fm ARTIST Tune / SongALBUM LABELTheme: COLM OâDONNELL The Dublin ReelFarewell to Evening Dances BogfireSEAN TYRRELL Cap … Continue reading →
I realize that it is way too early to get cabin fever. The symptoms normally start showing up on cold and dreary January afternoons, not on an unusually warm October day. For me, cabin fever usually takes the form of … Continue reading →
Ever since the term âfolk musicâ was coined, there have been arguments about what it really means. The word âtraditionalâ clouds the definition even more. Since the modern folk revival took hold in the late 1950âs, folklorists and folk fans … Continue reading →
