Thanks to Julie Gold, Christine Lavin, Roy Zimmerman and David & Sophie Buskin for sending me new files and allowing me to share these brand new songs that were fitting for today’s show. With the Republican and Democratic Conventions behind … Continue reading →
Seventeen songs, two guitars, one voice and an engineer were all that was needed to create the stunning new CD Mileage. Of course, we can’t forget that the guitars, voice and concept for this recording belong to internationally acclaimed roots … Continue reading →
2016 is the Centennial of the National Park Service. This week we’ll hear music that celebrates the great outdoors with songs and tunes from Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Pete Sutherland, Bruce Cockburn and many more. . LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1629_podcast.mp3 To … Continue reading →
This is the third in a short series of posts on “The Unfortunate Rake.” Read the previous posts here and here. “So brave, young, and handsome” “When I got back to Wichita, I met one Zach Potter, a man with … Continue reading →
This weeks show was a hodgepodge of classic recordings and new songs. Thanks to Sophie and David Buskin for allowing me to share a demo of a new song that Sophie wrote. Also, a tribute to farmers in the third … Continue reading →
This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine Episode 16-29 we complete our two part series focusing on the Political Conventions. The issues we’ll examine this week include Immigration and the Economy with music from Tim O’Brien, Guy Carawan, Ry … Continue reading →
This is my second and final installment of my 2016 Old Songs diary. Part 1 featured some background about the fest and the first night of the fest. Every festival has a personality of its own, and Old Songs is … Continue reading →
There are numerous festivals to enjoy every summer and opportunities to join loyal nomadic families of folkies who come out to enjoy spectacular performances and good times with good friends. Newport, Philadelphia, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge and so many other festivals … Continue reading →
“In the Timbers of Fennario…” Today’s murder ballad dances merrily along borderlines with which we’ve become familiar in this blog; boundaries between celebration and fear, civilization and savagery, traditional and post-modern balladry – and of course that inscrutable passage between life … Continue reading →
This week’s show featured a visit from Toby Walker, who performed live in the studio and shared selections from his new CD Mileage. The show also paid tribute to Harry Chapin to mark the 35th anniversary of his passing on … Continue reading →
