During today’s show I kept one eye on the Grammy Award webcast of the "pre-telecast" ceremonies where the Grammys were given out in the American Roots catagories, including Traditional Folk.    While I wish there could have been a tie with "Singing Through the Hard Times:A Tribute to Utah Phillips", I was very happy to see Dick Connette and Loudon Wainwright win the Best Traditional Folk Grammy for their superb recording "High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project."   As soon as they won, I finished the song that was on the air and played an excerpt from an interview with Dick and Loudon about the project.   It felt good to offer "breaking news" to our audience and share a celebration for an award that would not get noticed by the mainstream media.

 

In addition, my good friend Rick Nestler visited the show today. I’ve known Rick for around 30 years, and it is always a thrill to hear him sing "River That Flows Both Ways".  It is a classic folk song of the 20th Century.   Rick has composed a number of great songs, as well as sharing traditional favorites.  In my book, he is the definition of what a folk singer should be. 

 

New and recommended – Harlem Parlour Music Club "Salt of the Earth"(self), Carrie Newcomer "Before and After"(Rounder), Wild Carrot & The Roots Band "Crowd Around the Mic"(self), Solas "The Turning Tide", and Tom Pacheco "I’ll Leave a Light On For You"(Universal).

 

 

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ARTIST           Tune / Song   

            ALBUM            LABEL –           Website

Theme: HARVEY REID          Dirty Dish Rag

            Solo Guitar Sketchbook          Woodpecker Records – www.woodpecker.com

HARLEM PARLOUR MUSIC CLUB  Thank You      

            Salt of the Earth                      self- www.harlemparlourmusicclub.com

                                                 

CARRIE NEWCOMER           Ghost Train    

            Before & After Rounder – www.rounder.com, www.carrienewcomber.com

RED MOLLY   Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning        

            Love and Other Tragedies      self- www.redmolly.com

TOM PACHECO         (Now That You’re) Back on Your Ranch in Texas     

            I’ll Leave A Light on For You   Universal / Trackattack Records – www.tompacheco.com

                                                 

WILD CARROT & THE ROOTS BAND         Homegrown Tomatoes           

            Crowd Around the Mic             self – www.wildcarrot.net

JOY KILLS SORROW            Get Up and Go           

Joy Kills Sorrow          self –    www.joykillssorrow.com

CRAIG JOHNSON      Rake and Rambling Boy        

Away Down the Road 5-String Productions – www.5-string.com

DAVE ROWE              Ramblin’ Boy  

The Music Never Dies Outer Green Records – www.daverowetrio.com

                                                 

SOLAS            The Ghost of Tom Joad         

            The Turning Tide         Compass Records –    www.compassrecords.com

KAREN CASEY & JOHN DOYLE      Exiles Return  

            Exiles Return   Compass Records – www.compassrecords.com

SOLAS            Trip to Kareol 

            The Turning Tide         Compass Records –    www.compassrecords.com

                                                 

Guest: Rick Nestler, performed live in the studio several songs including his classic composition "The River That Flows Both Ways" as well as "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arms" and others.  Rick is touring with Rik Palieri and Rich Bala as The Three Rics

RICK NESTLER         Drunken Sailor           

            Dockside         self – www.ricknestler.com

RICH BALA    Barefoot Boy With Boots On  

            Hudson Valley Traditions        self – www.richbala.com

RIK PALIERI   Riding the Westbound

            Hobos and Heros        self – www.banjo.net

RICK NESTLER         Rollin’ Home   

            Dockside         self – www.ricknestler.com

                                                 

AMY SPEACE            Dirty Little Secret        

            The Killer in Me           Wildflower – www.wildflowerrecords.com , www.amyspeace.com

CHUCK E. COSTA     At the Drawing Board 

            At the Drawing Board  self – www.chuckecosta.com

                                                 

JOHNSMITH   Ring That Bell

            Gravity of Grace          self – www.johnsmithmusic.com

LOUISE MOSRIE       Sweet Relief   

            Home  self – www.louisemosrie.com

JAMES KEELAGHAN            McConnvilles  

            House of Cards           Borealis Records – www.borealisrecords.com, www.keelaghan.com

                                                 

SARAH MCQUAID     When Two Lovers Meet         

            When Two Lovers Meet / I Won’t Go Home ’til Morning         self – www.sarahmcquaid.com

                                                 

Interview – Loudon Wainwright III and Dick Connette, who won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album while today’s show was airing.  I had the interview ready as soon as they made the announcement

                                                 

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III   High Wide and Handsome     

            High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project           2nd Story Records            www.lwii.com

CHARLIE POOLE      Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down

            You Ain’t Talkin’ To Me           Legacy Recordings –    

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III   Deal    

            High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project           2nd Story Records            www.lwii.com

 

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Ron Olesko

WFDU-FM

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Teaneck, NJ 07666