February is Black History Month
Hello once again, and I hope you’re staying warm during these difficult days in the heart of a New England (or wherever you are) Winter. As always we have lots to promote and discuss at the station, but I wanted to take a moment to talk about a month-long feature we’ll be doing throughout February. Read More…
Friends, I have so much good music to share it’s coming out of my ears (pun intended.) This month will really show it all… from the entire breadth of the 20th Century… I mean, DeFord Bailey (the first African American on the Grand Ol’ Opry), Uncle Dave Macon, Charlie Poole, the original Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, just to name a few representing the 1920’s. Remember, commercial radio and recordings didn’t even START till the 20’s… LESS than 100 years ago. Weird, right? Now you can download anything from the internet just about… but who’s going to curate it all into a fun and interesting format each week?? Me! Read More…
Perhaps my two biggest passions are music and baseball. Both have at times been shown to be mini-microcosms of society. For example, with race relations. Jackie Robinson and the integration of Major League Baseball pre-dated the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s by nearly 20 years. And in music, from the ‘20s on up…from early jazz to R&B, to folk to “race records” and rock & roll to Rap…the kids of all colors integrated the dance floors and clubs. Read More…
I like that I can still be surprised by music. Lately I’ve been falling down internet rabbit holes that have been bringing me to interesting places on the web. For example, a recent discovery (for me) came courtesy of a search for info about old archtop guitars. In true 21st century style I came across a short smart phone video (uploaded to YouKnow where) of a guy noodling/fingerpicking blues tunes on one of the guitars I’m investigating. His name is Peter Keane. Have you heard of him or his music? Read More…
There are a few spaces left for the 2019 Summer Acoustic Music Week 1, which will be held from July 14-20 at the Geneva Point Camp and Conference Center on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. This summer we are delighted to welcome back to the SAMW faculty the wonderful singer & songwriter, innovative guitarist and master storyteller, Reggie Harris! Reggie has been a fixture of the international folk and acoustic music community for over 40 years, performing and teaching at countless venues, camps and other gatherings around the United States and the wider world. Read More…
Artist of the Week
Week of 2/3 Tom Rush
Week of 2/10 Valentine’s Week Songs
Week of 2/17 Nina Simone
Week of 2/24 Johnny Cash Read More…
The Members Corner
Automatic Bill Pay through your bank
Did you know that you can donate by setting up automatic payments directly through your own bank? Most banks now have an Automatic Bill Pay option where you simply schedule payments designating WUMB Radio as a recipient, and your bank will send the payments automatically. Read More…
