(New York, NY) — A young woman, scaling the Himalayas on foot, flees the Chinese work camp where she was born, her tiny son in tow. A boy, forced to fight in Sudan’s bloody civil war at age six, winds … Continue reading →
From Odetta’s friend & manager Doug Yeager (12/03/08) : Dear Family and Friends of Odetta, The Grand Lady Odetta passed this evening at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. For more than a decade she fought the brave fight with chronic heart … Continue reading →
Odetta has left us. It is hard to find the words at this time. When I started doing radio back in the late 1970’s, Odetta was one of the first artists that I had the honor of interviewing. To be … Continue reading →
On Saturday December 6 at 8:00pm, the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club Concert Series at the Fair Lawn Community Center will present Work O’ The Weavers. Opening the evening will be Joe McKay. Work O’ The Weavers is a quartet … Continue reading →
Guest: Joe McKay (who is opening for Work O’ The Weavers at the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club on 12/6 – www.hurdygurdyfolk.org New CD’s of note – K.J. Denhert’s “Vivo a Umbira Jazz”, Debra Cowan “Fond Desire Farewell”, Gathering Time … Continue reading →
Guests: Anthony da Costa & Abbie Gardner (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area or on the web at www.wfdu.fm. A Sing Out! Radio Partner) ARTIST … Continue reading →
The 30th annual Sea Music Festival is scheduled to take place June 12 – 14, 2009 at Mystic Seaport. This annual event draws approximately 5000 people to the site for an event that celebrates maritime music from around the world. … Continue reading →
After recently rejoicing that the newly merged XM/Sirius Satellite radio kept their folk music channel after purging numerous other offerings, the XM/Sirius management has decided to give THE VILLAGE a “vacation” for the holiday season in order to make room … Continue reading →
Anthony da Costa and Abbie Gardner will pay a return visit to my radio show this Sunday. Please tune in at 4:oopm to hear this exciting duo. Anthony and Abbie visited the studio earlier this year, just as they were … Continue reading →
(Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area or on the web at www.wfdu.fm. A Sing Out! Radio Partner) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABEL -WebsiteTheme: HARVEY … Continue reading →
