It’s that time of year when houses are decorated with jack ‘o lanterns, scarecrows, and other mainstays of the Halloween season. Kids dressed in a wide variety of costumes get ready to go from house to house collecting candy from … 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 →
Generations of singers have sung, played and loved the folk music found in the United Kingdom, and this week’s podcast features some examples. Collectors A.L. Lloyd and Ralph Vaughn Williams transcribed and recorded traditional music and made it available to … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part feature, Trad. Arranged By. The program features traditional folk players who’ve expanded the style, including Bellowhead, Pentangle, Brass Monkey and others. Explore new traditions … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: … Continue reading →
The folk music community has encouraged rearrangements of songs and tunes beyond the folk music repertoire. On this week’s program, we’ll sample some wonderful “folk” renditions of songs by Elton John, James Taylor, The Beatles, Buddy Holly and many more. … Continue reading →
When I was a kid, Halloween was my favorite holiday, except for my birthday and Christmas. It was the day when my friends and I could freely wander the neighborhood playing pranks that seem tame today. We soaped car windows, … Continue reading →
Ashley Hutchings was the founder of several British bands that electrified traditional folk music. He first founded Fairport Convention with Simon Nicol and stayed with them for 4 albums. He then formed Steeleye Span and stayed on for a few … Continue reading →
When I was a kid, except for my birthday and Christmas, Halloween was my favorite holiday. It was the day when my friends and I could freely wander the neighborhood playing pranks that seem tame today – we soaped car … Continue reading →
When I was a kid, except for my birthday and Christmas, Halloween was my favorite holiday. It was the day when my friends and I could freely wander the neighborhood, playing pranks that seem tame today. We soaped car windows, … Continue reading →
It’s that time of year, once again, when houses are decorated with Jack ’O Lanterns, corn stalks and scarecrows and other accouterments of the Halloween season. Kids dressed in a wide variety of costumes, both homemade and store-bought, get ready … Continue reading →
