Voices are not always needed to create good music – fine instrumentalists make great music on their own. We’ll share some tunes from Richard Thompson, The Rebirth Brass Band, Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen along with a few surprises. Send … Continue reading →
Stories are an important part of any time of year, and with this program we begin a two-part presentation of singers and song-writers who tell wonderful stories with their songs. We’ll hear Joel Mabus, Stan Rogers, Woody Guthrie, Kate Campbell … Continue reading →
First the snowdrops, then the crocus arrive and open up. Long-awaited Spring is beginning to arrive in many parts of the country. We’ll celebrate with some seasonal tunes and songs from Tim O’Brien, Ken and Brad Kolodner, Claudia Schmidt, the … Continue reading →
This time on the podcast we focus on songs about travel and food, in keeping with many family plans at this time of year. We’ll hear music from Gillian Welch, Joel Mabus, Tom Rush, The Good Ol’ Persons, Tony Joe … Continue reading →
The calendar may say it’s the first day of Fall soon, but in many locations around the nation the season is still stuck on Summer. This week we anticipate the change with some great music from Eva Cassidy, Ian & … Continue reading →
There has been a decline in union representation over the decades across the U.S. Recently labor movements have regained some ground and are in the news nationally once again. This makes Labor Day more important than ever as we celebrate … Continue reading →
There has usually been an abundance of singer-songwriters on the folk music scene. Many are quite talented but in this age of self-produced recordings many are less so. But there is not is an abundance of great instrumental recordings. It … Continue reading →
There is an abundance of singer-songwriters on the folk music scene. Many are quite talented but, in this age of self-produced recordings, many are less so. However, there is not an abundance of great instrumental recordings. It takes quite a … Continue reading →
This week on the program we review the Bruce Molsky recording “Everywhere You Go,” a collection of guitar tunes played by the fiddle and banjo master. We will surround the three tunes from Bruce with a collection of great fingerstyle … Continue reading →
Spring can be rather fickle here in Eastern Pennsylvania, hinting at change just long enough for the crocus and daffodils to start to bloom, only to be surprised by a period of cold weather and often a bit of snow. … Continue reading →
