Moving on down the line, more songs about trains, the people who ride them, and the places they go. Songs and tunes from Mike Bryant with Paul Brown, Frank Lee, Steve Goodman, Norman Blake and Merle Haggard. All aboard … … Continue reading →
We’ll be listening to the blues on the next two episodes of the podcast. This week, classic tunes from Frank Stokes, Mose Allison and the Mississippi Sheiks. Add in some contemporary tunes from Coco Montoya, The Nighthawks, Tommy Castro and … Continue reading →
The duo is one of the most durable combinations in folk music. This week we begin a two-part feature: It Takes Two. We’ll sample recent and classic music from duos including The Everly Brothers, Alison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, … Continue reading →
It is quite remarkable how much of American roots music is related to the style we know as swing. Boomers were made aware of the style through our parents who played a great deal of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and … 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 →
My son’s in-laws recently moved to Wyoming from West Virginia. Becky, his mother-in-law, listens to our program in the gym, and she requested “a cowboy show” so this week’s show is dedicated to Rick and Becky in Cody, Wyoming. We’ll … Continue reading →
This week we complete our three-part program featuring the best music from 2017. This time it’s bluegrass and blues, with fiddles and banjos from Molly Tuttle, Noam Pikelny, Old Salt Union and many more. And on the blues side we’ll … Continue reading →
My annual “favorites” show. Each year, I share 10 of my favorite CDs that were released during the past year. 2016 provided a challenge – I was impressed by dozens of new recordings that came my way. This list is just my … Continue reading →
Jim Kweskin is taking many of the remaining members of The Jug Band on the road this Summer on the East and West Coasts. Accompanying him will be Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur and Bill Keith. This week we’ll trace the … Continue reading →
