The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club closed the season in grand style last Saturday night. Tom Callinan and Don Sineti gave an outstanding performance. Tom had suffered a painful injury the night before the concert when his hand went through … Continue reading →
A true gem of the festival season is taking place this weekend in Mystic, CT. The 28th Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport will officially begin on Thursday evening with a “Fitting Out” concert near the Seaport’s Lighthouse points. … Continue reading →
I have updated the concert calendar portion of this site (RonOlesko’s Folk Music Notebook Calendar) to include a number of recently added concerts around town. The calendar also includes a number of festivals (more to come!) and gives a “sneak … Continue reading →
Yes, it is true! The Hurdy Gurdy will close our current season of concerts this Saturday night, and we will also bid farewell to Paramus as we will be moving to a new home in September. On Saturday night at … Continue reading →
My guests are members of the Clearwater’s Hudson River Sloop Singers who came on to promote the upcoming Great Hudson River Revival (June 16 & 17 at Croton Point Park, NY – www.clearwater.org) and to share selections from the 20th … Continue reading →
(Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey or on the web at www.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The … Continue reading →
This story warms my heart. The power of music is something that sounds cliche, and often folkies are accused of having an “Andy Hardy” approach to putting on a show (Hey kids, lets use the barn and put on a … Continue reading →
Is it possible? Bob Dylan is now 66 years old? Last year, Bob Dylan took on a new job – disc jockey. He has just wrapped up his first season of “Theme Time Radio Hour” on XM Satellite radio, and … Continue reading →
Back in March, I gave a recommendation for the recent Music to Life CD (click here for the story), a brilliant compilation of songs and songwriters who were finalists in the 2006 Public Domain Foundation Music to Life Songwriting Contest … Continue reading →
( Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey or on the web at www.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABELTheme: COLM O’DONNELL The … Continue reading →
