A dillar a dollar a ten o clock scholar blow off his legs and then watch him holler. — Dalton Trumbo: Johnny Got His Gun I saw it. — Francisco Goya Bayonet and Musket In 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte launched a … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/196310379″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Tennesseean John Delk only began recording his songs within the past few years, but we’re lucky he did. The region around his home features heavily in his songs, but perhaps surprisingly he avoids … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our Summer travels through the Midwest on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine-Midwestern Routes Pt. 2. These programs are dedicated to the master folksinger Art Thieme who passed on May 26. We’ll hear some of the best … Continue reading →
& WFDU-FM’s Traditions Playlist for July 12, 2015 Confession time. I never went to summer camp as a kid. My close friends in the neighborhood never attended either. While we had a great time making up our own activities on … Continue reading →
I recently paid a visit to Chicago for the birthday of my good friend Ken, also the father and co-founder of this blog. After a party-hating thunderstorm drove Ken, his family, and me with near full coolers from a free concert in … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/197162113″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] South African Pravinand Maharaj, aka Johnny Minstrel, is a pillar of the Soundcloud folk community, writing great songs and recording several of them in collaboration with other artists he meets there. As his … Continue reading →
We’ll be traveling this Summer on The Sing Out Radio Magazine. We’ll begin our journey by spending two weeks in the Midwest. We lost the master folksinger Art Thieme on May 26 and these next two programs are dedicated to … Continue reading →
& WFDU-FM’s Traditions Playlist for July 5, 2015 Back in 1975, on my first day as a freshman at Fairleigh Dickinson University, I joined the college owned radio station WFDU-FM. My love for radio, and folk music, blossomed in our … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/190664673″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] We’ve visited the UK’s thriving old-time scene before, but for our first trip to Scotland we visit multi-instrumentalist Rob Clamp. Rob focuses his musical attentions on his Scottish and American heritage. His original … Continue reading →
This week we explore big bands in folk music, including the Full English, Spuyten Duyvil and more. It’s the More the Merrier on this episode of Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1527_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . | To … Continue reading →
