Today’s broadcast occurred on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country.  I offered songs of healing, community, friendship and love. I shared songs that were written about the tragedy from Tom Paxton, Tom Chapin with John McCutcheon & Micheal Mark, Jack Hardy, Suzanne Vega, Lucy Kaplansky, Rod MacDonald, John Flynn and others.

Singer-songwriter Judy Kass will joined me to share her story of working in the WTC and her role in the aftermath as well as the personal toll she endured. Judy performed songs from her new CD “Beyond the Ash and Steel” and discuss how music helped, and continuous to help, the healing process. (Please visit my SoundCloud page to hear my interview with Judy as she shares her songs – Judy Kass on WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS)

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ARTIST “Tune / Song”
ALBUM Label – Website
2PM
Theme: HARVEY REID “Dirty Dish Rag”
Solo Guitar Sketchbook Woodpecker Records – www.woodpecker.com
SUZANNE VEGA “Anniversary”
Close-up: Volume 3, States of Being Amanuensis Productions – www.suzannevega.com

HALEY REARDON “Stand Together”
For The Love of the Music: the Club 47 Folk Revival Kingswood Records – www.loveofthemusic.com
ANTJE DUVEKOT with Anne Heaton “Sweet Spot”
Live From All Over the Place self – www.antjeduvekot.com
JONATHAN EDWARDS “Get Together”
Tom Rush Celebrates 50 Years of Music Appleseed Recordings – www.appleseedmusic.com , www.tomrush.com

GUY DAVIS “I Will Be Your Friend”
Give in Kind Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com , www.guydavis.com
JAN KRIST & JIM BIZER “Dear Old Friend”
Too self – www.jankristandjimbizer.com
MARY MCCASLIN “Old Friends”
Old Friends Philo – www.rounder.com

MAGPIE “For Real”
In This World: Looking Back, Moving Forward Sliced Bread – www.slicedbread.com , www.magpiemusic.com
PETE SEEGER & LORRE WYATT “Bountiful River”
Roots and Branches Appleseed Recordings – www.appleseedrec.com
FRED SMALL “I Will Stand Fast”
I Will Stand Fast Flying Fish – www.rounder.com

JORMA KAUKONEN “A Walk With Friends”
River of Time Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com

3PM
Guest: Judy Kass, who performed live in the studio and shared songs from her CD Beyond the Ash and Steel. Judy worked in the World Trade Center and was working from home on 9/11. She discusses her experience dealing with the loss of friends and co-workers and the healing process that is still taking place.
JUDY KASS “Beyond the Ash and Steel”
Beyond the Ash and Steel self – www.judykass.com
JUDY KASS “Chili Pepper Nights”
Beyond the Ash and Steel self – www.judykass.com
JUDY KASS “Turn Us Around”
Beyond the Ash and Steel self – www.judykass.com

THE LEVINS “World of Peace”
Trust self – www.thelevinsmusic.com

4PM
ROBIN GREENSTEIN “Hole in the Ground”
Tears and Laughter Windy Records – www.robingreenstein.com

JACK HARDY “On A Clear Day”
Vigil Self – www.vigilcd.com
SUZANNE VEGA “It Hit Home”
Vigil Self – www.vigilcd.com

ROD MACDONALD “My Neighbors in Delray”
Recognition self –
JOHN FLYNN “Not With My Jesus”
Dragon self – www.johnflynn.net
JOHN FLYNN “I Will Not Fear”
To the Point self – www.johnflynn.net

TOM PAXTON “The Bravest”
Looking for the Moon Appleseed Recordings – www.appleseedrec.com

LUCY KAPLANSKY “The Land of the Living”
The Red Thread Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com , www.lucykaplansky.com
FOUR BITCHIN’ BABES “Goodnight, New York”
Buy Me Bring Me Take Me Don’t Mess My Hair – Live According to Four Bitchin Babe’s Volume 2 Philo – www.rounder.com

TOM CHAPIN, JOHN MCCUTCHEON, MICHAEL MARK “Follow the Light”
The Turning ot the Tide self – www.tomchapin.com
KITTY DONOHOE “There Are No Words”
single self – www.kittydonohoe.com

ANNIE WENZ “Amazing Grace”
Rain on Bare Skin self – www.anniewenz.com
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Ron Olesko
WFDU-FM
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Teaneck, NJ 07666

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