This week on the podcast we conclude our three-part celebration of Black History Month. We’ll present music from the blues and soul catalog featuring Aretha Franklin, Mance Lipscomb, BB King, Richie Havens, Kim & Reggie Harris, Selwin Birchwood and more. … Continue reading →
This week on the Magazine we continue with part two of our celebration of Black History Month. We’ll hear music of holiness and freedom with selections from Mavis Staples, The Golden Gate Quartet, Bernice Johnson Reagon, The McIntosh County Shouters … Continue reading →
Black History Month is celebrated every February in the United States. The precursor, Negro History Week, was created in 1926 when the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History chose the second week of February. This coincided with … Continue reading →
This week on the Magazine we extend our feature focusing on folk and country rock with a third part containing just a few more gems. We’ll cover lots of ground with selections from Little Feat, Cowboy, Paul Siebel, Emmylou Harris, … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part encore presentation of an overview of the history of country and folk rock music. We’ll hear from the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jackson Browne, the Eagles and … Continue reading →
This week on the program we begin a two-part encore presentation of an overview of the history of country and folk-rock music. We’ll hear from the Texas Troubadours, The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, … Continue reading →
This week on the Magazine we feature a couple of the musical forms that America has exported to the world. You might first think of rock and roll, or rhythm and blues, but one of our earliest gifts to the … Continue reading →
On this episode we’ll continue exploring some fine instrumentalists and showcase their work. We present music from Bruce Cockburn, Bill Evans, Leo Kottke, The Acousticats, and the Horseflies, among others. More great music without voices … this week on The … 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 →
Winter arrived last week in eastern Pennsylvania with higher than usual temperatures and only some conversational snowflakes. This week on the program we note the change of season with music from Peter Mayer, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Fred Gosbee, The Sweetback … Continue reading →
