Most places around the country are now experiencing the trials and tribulations of wintertime, with snow and ice or at least shorter days and longer nights. We’ll sample some snow-themed songs and tunes, with a flurry of selections from Peter … Continue reading →
This is the time of the year for family vacations, so we’ll feature some traveling music from Tim O’Brien, Tony Trischka, Kate Campbell, Rory Block and Steve Goodman. Destinations and modes of transportation blend together … this week on The … Continue reading →
This week on the Magazine we celebrate the arrival of winter. Here in Eastern Pennsylvania it’s as cold and snowy as an old-fashioned winter. Our theme music is Cold Frosty Morning and we’ll share two renditions of that old-time tune. … Continue reading →
Winter is arriving across the land as we move toward the new year. We note the change of season with music from Peter Mayer, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Fred Gosbee. The Sweetback Sisters, Peter Ostroushko and many more. Short days and … 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 →
Back in the 1960s and ’70s young Bluegrass players began to stretch out and a distinctly new style called New Grass was created. It met with lots of disagreements about maintaining the purity of the musical form. This had little … Continue reading →
On March 1st, 2015, we packed the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia to the gills in celebration of “the dean of folk radio” Gene Shay’s 80th birthday (and his recent retirement from radio). Thanks to the amazing line-up of performers: … Continue reading →
