Far-away places with strange-sounding names have lured travelers to journey away from home, over and over again. We’ll listen to some traveling music from Roy Book Binder, Dave Fry, Tom Rush, and Steve Goodman among many others. Put on your … Continue reading →
In folk and country music, it’s the brother duets that usually get lots of attention. Think the Everly Brothers and the Delmore Brothers, for example. We’ll give the sister musicians their due this week, and hear from Roni and Donna … Continue reading →
In folk and country music much attention is given to brother duets, like the Everlys and the Delmores, but less mention is made of sister sibling harmony. In counterpoint, this week on the Magazine we’ll present Musical Sisters. We’ll hear … Continue reading →
For this episode, we feature some musicians who have acted as mentors to young traditional musicians. We’ll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, Val Mindel & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard, Norman Blake and many more. Dewey Balfa always said that … Continue reading →
This week we’ll hear some wonderful music from the ragtime and jug band traditions. The inspiration for the program was the CD from Eden & John’s East River String Band, “Goodbye Cruel World”. We’ll hear a selection from that CD … Continue reading →
This week we feature musicians who have acted as mentors to young traditional musicians. We’ll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, Val Mindel & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard, Norman Blake and many others. Traditional mentors are paying it forward … … Continue reading →
This week on the program we’ll hear some wonderful music from the ragtime and jug band traditions. The inspiration for the program was the arrival of the new CD from Eden & John’s East River String Band, “Goodbye Cruel World.” … Continue reading →
This week we focus on traditional music masters – both instrumentalists and singers – who have inspired the next generations of young tradition bearers. We’ll hear from Dwight Diller, Mike Seeger, Val Mindel & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard, Norman Blake … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part feature “Respect Your Elders” with American traditional players, dance musicians and songwriters. All of these have been influenced by players from long ago, whether through recordings, film or simply learning knee to knee. We’ll … Continue reading →
Through the years female singers and songwriters have offered their unique perspective on the music and the times. In this first program we’ll hear classics from Sara and Maybelle Carter, Jean Ritchie, Odetta, Judy Collins and many more. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1637_podcast.mp3 … Continue reading →
