This week we begin a two-part feature in honor of Black History Month. Weâll hear classic music from Kim and Reggie Harris, John Jackson, Big Bill Broonzy, The Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Washington Phillips and Lead Belly along with many more. … Continue reading →
December 2nd would have been Moe Aschâs 113th birthday. He was the founder of Folkways Records. His pioneering label released a wide variety of music from all over the world, and, after his death, the label was acquired by the … Continue reading →
Following in the footsteps of collectors the world over, for almost a century folklorists have traveled far and wide, following leads to front porches, living rooms and backyards to record distinctive traditional songs and tunes across the U.S. The inspiration … Continue reading →
My sonâs in-laws recently moved to Wyoming from West Virginia. Becky, his mother-in-law, listens to our program in the gym, and she requested âa cowboy showâ so this weekâs show is dedicated to Rick and Becky in Cody, Wyoming. Weâll … Continue reading →
âThe way the band kept playing was a noble thing. I heard them first while still we were working wireless, when there was a ragtime tune for us, and the last I saw of the band, when I was floating … Continue reading →
This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine weâll hear a bit about the establishment on Black History Month and listen to some archival music. Weâll hear tunes from Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and WC Handy and songs from … Continue reading →
     TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD Portrait of an American Singer Bear Family 17332 www.bear-family.com  Have you ever felt like â to paraphrase âSixteen Tonsâ â you owed your soul to the company store? October 17th marks … Continue reading →
Alan Lomax would have turned 100 this past January. On the next two editions of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we look back on his career of folk song collecting and recording. This week weâll hear some of earliest recordings … Continue reading →
On this blog, we often play detective. In fact, thatâs pretty much all we do, and this post is no different, but Iâm going to start by turning the tables. What, if anything, do you make of these fragments?: A … Continue reading →
WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS Playlist for February 15, 2015 Huddie Ledbetter, best known to the world as Lead Belly, passed away in December 1949, a few short months before the Weavers recording of his âGoodnight Ireneâ entered the Billboard best seller chart. … Continue reading →
