This week on the show, we’re celebrating FOOD. We’ll hear songs about a variety cuisines from Old Man Luedecke, Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan, Susan Werner, Tony Joe White, Tom Russell, Christine Lavin, Guy Clark and many more. So come … Continue reading →
An Appeal to Songwriters – Encouragement for Creating and Sharing Timely Songs in a Timely Fashion Putting on my folk radio host hat, I’d like to share some thoughts for my songwriting readers as well as lovers of good songs. … Continue reading →
As I sat through the occasional rain and the consistently brilliant performances at the 2018 Old Songs Festival, it hit me why I love this annual gathering so deeply. Andy and Bill Spence and the organization of Old Songs Inc. … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday July1, 2018 from 3-6pm ET and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday July 7 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday July 10 at 10pm ET (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm Eastern … Continue reading →
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday, December 4, 2017 from 3-5pm Re-broadcast Saturday, December 9, 2017 and Tuesday, December 12, 2017 (with a bonus hour) on BluesAndRootsRadio.com (Tune in to for the 2-hour version of WFDU’s TRADITIONS each Sunday from … Continue reading →
This week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we celebrate the arrival of Spring with a program of tunes about or associated with The National Pastime. I have been a baseball fan my entire life from the days of playing … Continue reading →
Last week, in response to a recent post I made here in the Folk Music Notebook (“We Can Turn This Ship Around” – January 18, 2017 ), Christine Lavin sent out the word to the singer-songwriter contingent of the folk music community that … Continue reading →
Remember last summer when we couldn’t wait for the election to be over so we could get back to normalcy? Remember our hopes of uniting this country again and finding common ground? With the inauguration of Donald Trump looming this … 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 →
& WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for April 17, 2016 Folk songs, once recognized as transmitted from generation to generation in an oral tradition, took on a new method of delivery during the folk revival. Songs would be written and tried out … Continue reading →
