Note: The following schedules are subject to change. Please be sure to check with the individual venue for confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, May 24, 2009Birthdays and Anniversaries: Bob Dylan (1943), Steve Ritchie (1960)Stephane Wrembel at Barbès376 9th Street … Continue reading →
Over 800 artists submitted two songs, and now 16 have been selected as finalists in this years Kerrville Folk Festival “New Folk” competition. It was late in 1971 when producer Rod Kennedy was putting together plans for the first Kerrville … Continue reading →
The folk music community lost a couple of good friends in recent weeks. On May 9th, Travis Edmonson passed away following a lengthy battle with cancer. Folk fans will remember Travis as part of the group “Bud & Travis”, a … Continue reading →
My guest today was John Sprung, a local singer-songwriter who has been performing and writing music for over 40 years. In addition to performing live in the studio, he shared some early demo recordings that he made with a folk … 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, May 10, 2009 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Maybelle Carter (1908), Kendall Morse (1934), Donoavan (1946), Thomasina Stephane … Continue reading →
I’d like to share a few thoughts about the Pete Seeger 90th Birthday Celebration at Madison Square Garden. If you were there, or even if you couldn’t make it, I would love to hear your thoughts as well. Please feel … 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, May 3, 2009Birthdays and Anniversaries: Pete Seeger (1919) Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday Party with Abigail Washburn … Continue reading →
This Saturday night (May 2), the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club will present THE KENNEDYS with special guest VICKIE RUSSELL at the Fair Lawn Community Center. The concert begins at 8:00pm sharp. Tickets for this show are $20 ($17 for … Continue reading →
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 →
