When I was younger, I was disappointed when a folk music album included orchestrations behind the player or band. I hadn’t given it much of a thought lately but with the reissue of “When the Day the Day is Done: … Continue reading →
The release of Bettye LaVette’s collection of Bob Dylan songs, Things Have Changed, inspired this week’s show. We’ll play the very first recording on Blowin’ in the Wind, a take on “Mr. Tambourine Man” by one of the men featured … Continue reading →
My son’s in-laws recently moved to Wyoming from West Virginia. Becky, his mother-in-law, listens to our program in the gym, and she requested “a cowboy show” so this week’s show is dedicated to Rick and Becky in Cody, Wyoming. We’ll … Continue reading →
When we think of swing music, visions of big bands from the 1930s and ’40s usually come to mind. Although most of the big bands are gone, the musical style is still very much in vogue. This week we’ll listen … Continue reading →
In 1969, Earth Day-founder Senator Gaylord Nelson witnessed the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the anti-war movement of the ’60s, he felt that the increased awareness of pollution could bring the subject to the national attention. … Continue reading →
We recently lost Tom Rapp to cancer. He and his band, Pearls Before Swine, stretched the ears of many listeners in the late ’60s into the mid ’70s. This week we’ll feature some of his music, along with performers and … Continue reading →
This week, we celebrate the true harbinger of Spring for me: the start of baseball season. We’ll hear old favorites from John McCutcheon, Steve Goodman and Chuck Brodsky … and newer tunes from Antonio Andrade, Larry Kaplan and even John … Continue reading →
This week, we conclude our two-part feature celebrating Women’s History Month. This week we focus on the next generation of trailblazers, sharing recent and classic recordings from women singers and instrumentalists who were inspired and influenced by the players and … Continue reading →
This week, we begin a two-part feature celebrating Women’s History Month. For this show, we focus on the talented established musicians and singers who paved the way in their chosen genres, including The Carter Family, Memphis Minnie, Jean Ritchie, Barbara … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part Bluegrass Timeline feature with some more contemporary recordings and artists. We recently were added to the lineup on Bluegrass Planet and these two program are dedicated to that online resource for fine acoustic music … Continue reading →
