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 →
2018 has been a very good year for new music … and this week and next on the program we’ll sample some of the best releases of the last 12 months. We’ll listen to music from Pierce Pettis, Pat Wictor … Continue reading →
The winter season is upon us. For this week’s show, we’re highlighting music about this wondrous time of the year. Included will be songs and tunes from Kenny Jackson, Maddy Prior, The Sky Island String Band, Metamora, The Early Mays … Continue reading →
December 2nd would have been Moe Asch’s 113th birthday. He was the founder of Folkways Records. His pioneering label released a wide variety of music from all over the world, and, after his death, the label was acquired by the … Continue reading →
Last week we heard a collection of classic and contemporary swing. This week we’ll focus on Swing Music from the country. The music traveled nationwide on records and radio and influenced players, many who never traveled to the Swing capitals … Continue reading →
It is quite remarkable how much of American roots music is related to the style we know as swing. Boomers were made aware of the style through our parents who played a great deal of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and … Continue reading →
Well, ok … we’ve finally reached our destination and now it’s time to get down to business! This week’s show lures you with songs about food, friends and family. We’ll hear songs from Robyn Landis, Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt, … Continue reading →
