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Annual Gales of November Show

Airs at: Wed, 11/04/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Ahoy Mateys! Every November for the past dozen or so years Folk Strip hosts Jack, Jonathan, and Gordy team up to bring you a program of nautical themed folk songs of mayhem and merriment we call our Annual Gales of November show. The show takes its name from the immortal G... Read more

Folk Songs and Stories of Hallowe'en

Airs at: Fri, 10/30/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Lark In The Morning
Hallowe'en is a time to confront the reality of our mortality, a reminder from the ancients that there is a spirit world that can intersect with our everyday life. Pre-industrial culture had a well-developed sense of this other world, and taught us about it with songs and r... Read more

Folkies Sing the Issues

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Folk Espresso
Join host Diane Hunt in the final show of folky political songs that put to music the debacles that are facing our country today.   We'll hear about "mitchtakes," "snake oil men," "social distancing," "why Republicans hate trains," and, of course, "mean-talk."  There will b... Read more

Folkies Sing the Issues

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Folk Espresso
On Monday, October 26, Folk Espresso will feature the third in its series of four all-political shows, with host Diane Hunt.  The 90-minute show will include songs that confront us, contort us, and comfort us as we VOTE to put this country back on a sane course.  You can co... Read more

Thyme, Trains & Moonshine

Airs at: Thu, 10/22/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Folk songs travelling through thyme, with trains, moonshine, and a bit of Halloween.​ Local and regional musicians in this episode include Misty River, Mary Flower, Kathy Kallick Band, Cascadia Folk Quartet, Meryle Korn, Caswell Carnahan, and Seamus Egan. Other musician... Read more

BTTE Episode 288: Folksearch

Airs at: Sun, 10/18/2020 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
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Black as Folk on 10/15/20

Airs at: Thu, 10/15/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Black As Folk
Odetta-Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Prison Songs-Early In the Morning African American Folk Music- Great God African American Folk Music-Roosevelt and Hitler Mighty Sam McClain-Don't Worry About Me Otis Redding-Stand By Me Eska-Shades of Blue Tracy Chapman-Talkin A... Read more

Autumn on the Air

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Folk Espresso
Songs of the season of pumpkins, wild geese, changing leaves, politics, and that famous fly. Local and regional musicians in this episode include Chrissy Wood, Trillium-239, Ron Dalton, Fadin' by 9, Sue Songer, Clyde Curley, Betsy Branch, Mona Warner, Jinx Davis, Fraser ... Read more

Take Off Your Swastika-Music Against Fasacim

Airs at: Fri, 10/09/2020 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Anti-Fascist music is not a recent phenomenon. In fact, it’s been going on since the 1930s. This Week on the SongCircle, Phil G will be sitting in and playing a selection of Anti-Fascist songs, across many genres, from hip-hop to acapella to folk to rock. Also, it’s still ... Read more

Autumn Election Show

Airs at: Wed, 10/07/2020 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
What a year! Fortunately we can take solace in music. The heroes who work to protect us from wildfires get a tribute from Tom in "Trial By Fire" to start the show. After some new and favorite autumns ongs you get a teaser to get you iin the mood for the Annual Gales of Nov... Read more