As the big day draws near, there are numerous plans around the globe to celebrate Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday this coming Sunday May 3. Madison Square Garden will be the site for the BIG event. The concert, which will benefit … Continue reading →
Sort of a “mini-festival” today with live in-studio performances from Runa (Shannon Lambert-Ryan, Fionan de Bara and Cheryl Prashker) and Vickie Russell. (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern … Continue reading →
Note: The following schedules are subject to change.Please be sure to check with the individual venuefor confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, April 26, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts (1847), Ma Rainey (1886) Stephane Wrembel at Barbès 376 … Continue reading →
From Ellis Paul: Our friend and gifted guitarist/song-writer Don Conoscenti has had a bad biking accident and needs our help. He was biking in Taos, New Mexico and took a bad fall and had to be airlifted to Denver for … Continue reading →
2009 has a number of anniversaries to celebrate. In recent articles I’ve mentioned the upcoming Pete Seeger 90th Birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden, the 50th anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival, and later this year we will celebate the … 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, April 19, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries:Dar Williams (1967), Ellis Hot Club of Cowtown at Joe’s Pub … Continue reading →
New York (April 16th): Broadway and folk legend Theodore Bikel, a lifelong social justice advocate, will celebrate a rich career devoted to art and activism with a star-studded 85th birthday benefit concert at Carnegie Hall on Monday, June 15, … Continue reading →
The Newport Folk Festival lives to celebrate it’s 50th Anniversary! Although it will bear a different name this year, make no mistake – the Newport Folk Festival will take place AND return to a form that will rekindle memories of … Continue reading →
A special afternoon concert to benefit the Mystic Sea Music Festival will be held this Sunday April 19th from noon until 5pm at the New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps building, located at 200 – Congers Road in New City, NY.Sponsored … Continue reading →
Today’s show featured a segment on Woody Guthrie. We heard Gene Shay with a superb report on the 2008 Woody Fest with performances from Judy Collins, John Gorka, Jimmy LaFave and others. I loved John Gorka’s “true story” about hopping … Continue reading →
