Tom explores the depths of Nordic folk. Bring your coats! LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1438.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Â |Â Â To listen using Stitcher, click . Artist / âTitleâ / CD / Label Pete Seeger / âIf I Had A Hammerâ … Continue reading →
While artists release CDs throughout the year, the fall seems to bring the most new recordings to my mailbox. While this doesnât seem to thrill my mail carrier, I am able to deliver some extraordinary new songs to our radio … Continue reading →
This blog all about community singing is just getting started and already the response has been great. I have to admit, Iâm not all that surprised. I have been sensing for years that there is this under-the-radar network of singing … Continue reading →
The next two programs âGotcha Coveredâ will feature musicians performing cover tunes. Iâve looked for unusual or especially fine renditions of well known tunes. This week weâll hear songs from the R&B catalog, the Beatles, Paul Simon and a set … Continue reading →
If one did not look too closely at the text of the proceedings of The Flagler County Commissionâs misguided attempt to discredit Floridaâs renowned troubadour and storyteller, one might surmise we had found ourselves entangled in the narrative of one … Continue reading →
It was written on the walls and windowshades Mark Erelli and Jeffrey Foucaultâs album Seven Curses leads my list of favorite murder ballad albums. Itâs not terribly traditional. Oddly enough, itâs not even especially grim. Erelli and Foucaultâs selections are primarily … Continue reading →
Todayâs show featured a look at Anne Hillsâ latest recording Tracks, a beautiful collection of songs inspired by trains. We also gave a birthday shout-out to one of Anneâs musical collaborators, Michael Smith. Another New Jersey lad makes good! I … Continue reading →
The next two programs âGotcha Coveredâ will feature musicians performing cover tunes. Iâve looked for unusual or especially fine renditions of well known tunes. This week weâll hear songs from the R&B catalog, the Beatles, Paul Simon and a set … Continue reading →
WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS Playlist for August 31, 2014 HOST: Ron Olesko Labor Day weekend. The end of summer⌠or is it? When I was a kid, this was the weekend that brought forth significant changes in my life. Yes, it meant … Continue reading →
Karen Elson (stay tuned to the end of this post for a great Karen Elson murder ballad) Ellen Greene At the end of my interview last week with Chicago-based visual artist, Ellen Greene, I asked her for some of her … Continue reading →
