My guest today was Spook Handy, who shared songs from his latest CD Keep the Flame Alive. (Tune in to WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area, or … Continue reading →
It’s been really warm here in the Northeast with humidity levels higher than usual during the Summer. I have noted a distinct decrease in the number of kids coming out to play in these sultry days. I can recall that … Continue reading →
“It was the year of 1900…” – The Galveston Flood Disaster songs don’t inhabit the same space as murder ballads, but at MBM we find that they intersect in some profound ways with our genre of choice. Recently we spent a … Continue reading →
Today’s show paid tribute to Glenn Yarbrough and Michael J. Ronstadt. Both artists passed away in the past week. In addition, we shared new music from Rachel Sage, Erika Kulnys, Greg Greenway and others. Also, birthday shout-outs to John McCutcheon and … Continue reading →
This week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we complete our two part feature focusing on Innovators in Acoustic Music. We’ll hear some fascinating reworkings of Pop classics as well as some innovations in Klezmer and Dance music. Artists include … Continue reading →
Today’s Traditions show featured a tribute to Penny Lang, who passed away on July 31 (Click HERE for an obituary of Penny). I also shared a number of songs from artists I met at Summersongs songwriting camp – friends old … Continue reading →
“Sometimes you wake with the feeling tone of a dream. You stay with it. There’s something there for you if you keep listening. It’s a good idea to let your dream and waking world co-exist. From the dream you get … Continue reading →
Canadian folk music icon Penny Lang passed away in the early morning of July 31 at her home in British Columbia. Penny had celebrated her 74th birthday two weeks earlier surrounded by family and friends. It is believed that Penny … Continue reading →
This week we begin a two part feature focusing on acoustic music innovators. We’ll hear music from The David Grisman Quintet, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Seva Venet, Alan Stivell and others. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1631_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . | … Continue reading →
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey’d monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on. — Shakespeare, Othello Cheatin’ and lyin’ On December 15, 1963, Minneapolis police apprehended an intoxicated 33-year-old man involved in a domestic … Continue reading →
