Caroline and Sandy Paton at their home in Sharon, Connecticut Folk Legacy co-founder Sandy Paton passed away on Sunday July 26 around 6:30pm. He had been hospitilized the last few days after becoming extremely fatigued. Sandy had been in poor … Continue reading →
A couple of quick announcements: * * * This Sunday on WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS I will present a “sneak preview” of a new CD project that features Loudon Wainwright III. Titled “High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project” is a … Continue reading →
Note: Please be sure to check with venue for confirmation of date and time Sunday, July 12, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Lil Appel (1916), Brendan Mulvihill (1954), Ron Olesko (1957) “Exceedingly Good Song Night” – an open sing hosted by … Continue reading →
James Forbes Chapin 1919 – 2009 Legendary jazz drummer Jim Chapin passed away on July 4th, a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. He had been ill the pasf few months. James Forbes Chapin was born in New York … Continue reading →
The show was influenced by the fact that it was the day after Independence Day – and if you do the math you will see that the date is July 5th. I could not think of a better time to have … Continue reading →
Note: The following schedules are subject to change. Please be sure to check with the individual venue for confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, July 5, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Robbie Robertson (1944) Stephane Wrembel at Barbès 376 9th Street … Continue reading →
Jackie Washington 1919 – 2009 The legendary Canadian blues artist Jackie Washington passed away over the weekend. At the age of 5 he began singing professionally with his brothers as The Four Washington Brothers. He would go on to work … Continue reading →
Monday, June 29, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Tim Buckley dies in 1975, Elisabeth Cotton dies in 1987 ****** Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Dave Van Ronk (1936), Mark Spoelstra (1940) Jenny Scheinman, Slavic Soul Party at Barbès 376 … Continue reading →
Here’s a press release from our friends at the Puffin Foundation in Teaneck, NJ – Woody Guthrie’s Legendary Life & Music in New Musical Theater at Puffin Cultural Forum July 10, 2009 “Woody Sez,” the Argus Angel Award-winning celebration of … Continue reading →
The obligatory Father’s Day “theme” hour (as mandated by F.C.C. and a subparagraph ruling of the 1954 rule passed by the International Folk Music Council) filled the portion of the show. I “twittered” requests for this and was surprised by a … Continue reading →
