Triboro Delivers “Harmony x 3”
Preview of a new CD from Triboro
and WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS Playlists for October 4 & 18, 2015
My guest on the October 4th show was Don Friedman, 1/3 of the trio Triboro. The members of Triboro represent three of the five boroughs of New York City, Don lives in Brooklyn, Phylis Elkind in Manhattan and Evy Mayer in the Bronx. The group has just released their second CD, appropriately titled Harmony x 3. The CD comes 12 years after their first recording was released. The three met through the Folk Music Society of New York (formerly NY Pinewoods) where they would sing together at various club functions. Their love of harmony led to the formation of the trio and now we have a wonderful new collection of songs to share on the radio!
Three person harmony, when done correctly, is a beautiful experience. Triboro gets it right and delivers a wide-ranging collection featuring 16 tunes that showcase the individual tastes and specialties of all three members as well as the compelling group harmony that has become the trademark for this talented trio.
At times, Triboro whisks us back in time as their vocals glimmer with the spirit of the Carter Family, in fact the new CD ends with A.P. Carterâs âThe Winding Stream.â The trioâs harmonies also carry us into the present with charming covers of songs from Iris Dement, Gillian Welch and Lou & Peter Berryman. Each song on this new collection is newly arranged by the trio making even old chestnuts like âTumbling Tumbleweedsâ sound fresh and attractive.
The diverse song selection on the CD features representations from gospel, old-timey, Hawaiian, bluegrass and contemporary singer-songwriter styles. I particularly loved their rendition of a song they learned from the work of Joseph Spence â âGreat Dream From Heaven.â
The three artists share a mutual chemistry and respect for the songs they sing which ties all the songs together in a CD that I will be listening to over and over again. I just hope we do not have to wait another 12 years for their next CD!
Ron Olesko speaks with Don Friedman, member of the group Triboro,
about their new CD âHarmony x 3â and shares selections from the recording.
CD available at CD Baby
The interview below was originally broadcast over WFDU-FM on 10/4/15
 WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS Playlist for October 4, 2015
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ARTIST âTune / Songâ
ALBUM Label â Website
2PM
Theme: HARVEY REID âDirty Dish Ragâ
Solo Guitar Sketchbook Woodpecker Records â www.woodpecker.com
HAPPY TRAUM âCareless Love Bluesâ
Just for the Love of It Larkâ s Nest Music â www.happytraum.com
HAPPY TRAUM âThings Are Coming My Wayâ
Just for the Love of It Larkâ s Nest Music â www.happytraum.com
THE FARWELLS âSugar Babyâ
The Farwells self â www.thefarwells.band
LOW LILY âCherokee Shuffle / Luckyâ
Low Lily EP self â www.lowlily.com
THE KENNEDYS âFrom A Distanceâ
Dance a Little Closer self â www.kennedysmusic.com
DAWN AND HAWKES âLove You Foreverâ
Yours and Mine self â www.dawnandhawkes.com
THE NEW AGRARIANS âBordersâ
Due South Co-Op Due South Records â www.newagrarians.com
EFRAT âBefore You Were Bornâ
The Silver Lining
DONNA ULISSE âIt Could Have Been the Mandolinâ
Hard Cry Moon self â www.donnaulisse.com
CARPENTER & MAY âCarpenter & Mayâ
Violin Satar Records â www.theviolinshop.com
RUFUS & MARTH WAINWRIGHT âSweet Thame, Flow Softlyâ
Joy of Living:A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
3PM
TRIBORO âGreat Dream From Heavenâ
Harmony X 3 self â www.ukelady.com
TRIBORO âWonâ t You Come & Sing For Me?â
Harmony X 3 self â www.ukelady.com
TRIBORO âWaikikiâ
Harmony X 3 self â www.ukelady.com
TRIBORO âWhichitaâ
Harmony X 3 self â www.ukelady.com
TRIBORO âSweet it the Melodyâ
Harmony X 3 self â www.ukelady.com
TRIBORO âOne Day I Willâ
Harmony X 3 self â www.ukelady.com
TRIBORO âThe Winding Streamâ
Harmony X 3 self â www.ukelady.com
THE BOXCAR LILLIES âCaptainâ s Seatâ
Knockout Rose self â www.theboxcarlillies.com
FREEBO âThatâ s What Love Isâ
If Not Now When Poppabo Music â www.freebomusic.com
ANDY COHEN âSeaboard Trainâ
Road Be Kind Earwig Music â www.earwigmusic.com
4PM
CHRISTINE LAVIN âCary Grant, Esther Williams, Tom Cruise & The Romance of the Gunâ
Christine Lavin & Friends Live at McCabes self â www.christinelavin.com
Noel Paul Stookey âOne & Manyâ
At Home New World Media â www.noelpaulstookey.com
NOEL PAUL STOOKEY âSimple Songâ
At Home NewWorld â www.noelpaulstookey.com
NORTH SEA âFire in the Glenâ
Fire in the Glen self â www.northeseagas.co.uk
ARCHIE FISHER âWaltz Into Winterâ
A Silent Song Red House Records â www.redhousecords.com
OPEN THE DOOR FOR THREE âWhen First I Went to Caledoniaâ
The Penny Wager self â www.openthedoorforthree.com
JENNA MOYNIHAN âHavenâ
Woven self â www.jennamoynihan.com
AMY SOUCEY âOld Crowsâ
This River self â www.amysoucymusic.com
FREE THE HONEY âTake Me Homeâ
Fire Bloom self â www.freethehoney.com
ALISON BROWN âMusete for the Last Fretâ
The Song of the Banjo Compass Records â www.compassrecords.com , www.alisonbrown.com
BOB ROWE âHow Can I Keep from Singing?â
Legacy September Records â www.visioncouncil.org/bobrowe
THE JOHNSON GIRLS âGod Bless the Moonshinersâ
On Deck and Below Folk Legacy â www.folklegacy.com , www.thejohnsongirls.com