This Sunday’s TRADITIONSFEST at the Fair Lawn Community Center has sold out!!! The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club and WFDU-FM thank you for your support. This sold-out concert is a benefit for non-commercial radio station WFDU-FM and their longest running … Continue reading →
Appalachian Studies has lost a true friend and ardent intellectual who supported and encouraged Appalachian Studies from the start. He was the conference keynote speaker at ASA’s 17th annual conference held at Va. Tech in 1994. He was a mentor … Continue reading →
Tickets are going very, very fast. Less than 25 tickets remain for this Sunday’s (March 29) concert at the Fair Lawn Community Center when the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club presents “TraditionsFest” at 2pm. The afternoon concert will benefit WFDU-FM … 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, March 22, 2009Birthdays and Anniversaries:Charlie Poole – 1892, Uncle Dave Macon dies in 1952 Gandalf Murphy … Continue reading →
Pete Seeger will turn 90 on May 3rd, and his birthday will be celebrated with an event that promises to be an extraordinary once in a lifetime event. Pete’s birthday party will be held at Madision Square Garden with proceeds … Continue reading →
NEW YORK, March 18, 2009 —The Clearwater Concert: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders, a star-studded, one night only concert event celebrating Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday, will be held on Sunday, May 3, at 7PM, at Madison Square Garden. … 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, March 15, 2009Birthdays and Anniversaries: Lightnin’ Hopkins – 1912, Ry Cooder – 1947, Molly Mason – … Continue reading →
Singer-songwriter Seth Glier will be my guest on Traditions this week. Seth is a 20 year old rising star from Boston. I met Seth last fall and was highly impressed by his latest CD “The Trouble With People“. Seth is … Continue reading →
Monday, March 09, 2009 Birthdays and anniversaries: Larry Hoyt (1941), Cheryl Prashker (1967) Martin Mayes & Dennis Cahill at Joe’s Pub At the Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street New York, NY 212 239-6200 www.joespub.com ****** Tuesday March 10, 2009 Birthdays … Continue reading →
Master blues guitarist and vocalist John Cephas died of natural causes on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was 78. Well known as one half of the award-winning Piedmont blues duo Cephas & Wiggins, John’s remarkable and delicate finger picking and … Continue reading →
