Autumn is my favorite time of the year. In the Northeast the trees become a fire on the mountain, but it fades all too quickly. This week on the podcast I’ll share some of my favorite Autumn music including selections … Continue reading →
On this week’s program we’ll conclude our two-part feature focusing on performers and songwriters who operate under the radar of fame. Still, they are artists you should know about. Listen to 100 Mile House, Putnam Smith, Kim June Johnson, Tom … Continue reading →
So many musicians toil for years in relative obscurity until their opportunities arrive – not many are truly overnight sensations. This week we begin a two-part feature focusing on some songwriters and instrumentalists that many people don’t know much about … Continue reading →
Live and in concert continues as we conclude this program feature. Music from Guy Clark, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt, and Steeleye Span rounds out the presentation. Live music makes you smarter … this week on The Sing … Continue reading →
For the podcasts this week and next, we’ll revisit some great live music we presented in previous shows, music recorded live in concerts across the years. There are selections recorded in Greenwich Village, some great Cajun and Zydeco, and banjo … Continue reading →
In honor of Labor Day I’ve collected some rare and some better-known songs about the labor struggle. Today many of us take for granted the great strides made by the labor movement to give us so many of the benefits … Continue reading →
When I was a kid my family loved to sing. My sister had a lovely soprano voice and my dad sang all these out-dated silly songs that embarrassed me at the time. Now I’d give anything to hear him sing … 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 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 →
This week on the Magazine we continue to offer a remedy for the challenges of daily life. Once again, the program features humorous songs from Dave Van Ronk, John Hartford, Robin and Linda Williams, Lou and Peter Berryman, Willie Nelson … Continue reading →
