There are many singer-songwriters on the folk music scene … and many singer-songwriter recordings, both great and less so. What there is not an abundance of are great instrumental recordings. It takes great talent and compositional ability to construct a … Continue reading →
This year’s holiday season will be like no other since the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. Families have been instructed to avoid large gatherings, and as we move into December many celebrations will become virtual. That said, we’re continuing our tradition of … Continue reading →
On this week’s program, we complete our three-part feature celebrating Rounder Records’ 50th anniversary. We’ll highlight some of the wide variety of music released on the label and their various imprints. We’ll hear Loudon Wainwright III, La Bottine Souriante, The … Continue reading →
This week, we continue our three-part celebration of Rounder Records with a collection of their great old-time recordings. We’ll hear Norman & Nancy Blake, Benton Flippen, John Hartford, Mike Seeger, The Highwoods String Band and many more. A golden anniversary … Continue reading →
Rounder Records was founded in 1970 by three friends in Somerville Mass. For the next few weeks on the program, we celebrate this important folk music label with a selection of classic Rounder Bluegrass recordings. We’ll hear The Monroe Brothers, … Continue reading →
Now, it’s an unseasonably warm December here in Pennsylvania, but I assure you Winter is coming! In the meantime, check out this collection of frosty tunes to get you in the spirit! LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1551_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two part feature presenting some of my favorite CDs from the past year. On this week’s program we’ll hear some Traditional Music, some music from England and Scandinavia and finish with a wonderful CD from … Continue reading →
Every year thousands of new recordings are released. We get hundreds for The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. We only get to present a very small fraction of them on the show. This week we’ll listen to some of my favorites … Continue reading →
Recently the late Etta Baker was honored with a permanent exhibit at the Municipal Auditorium in her hometown of Morganton, North Carolina. She was a wonderful player of the Piedmont Blues and this week we’ll hear some classic and current … Continue reading →
Thanksgiving is a very special time of the year. Even more than Christmas it’s a time for friends and family to gather when the only pressure is if the pies turn out like Grandma used to make. On this week’s … Continue reading →
