As the holidays approach, people are looking for unique gifts for their friends and loved ones. While pledging to a crowdfunding campaign in their name might seem like an odd gift, it’s actually a great one for a music lover, […]
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Speaking from personal experience, I can tell you that programming and managing an internet radio station is a labor of love. It also might just be the future of radio. Danny Birch of Radio Vagabond certainly has a passion for music, which […]
Guy teamed up with producer/engineer Miles Wilkinson again for 1992’s Boats to Build after being courted by Kyle Lehning, who had been hired to manage the Nashville office for the revamped Asylum Records label. Lehning released Boats to Build as […]
As I continue to spotlight some amazingly dedicated radio programmers from other countries, Dutch DJ Jos Van den Boom is the first to mention the universal, worldwide question of what to do with all the CDs we accumulate. Bill Frater: Where […]
Legends. It’s been a week of legends. Another legend passing, while the stories of three legends — Hank Williams, Miles Davis, and Chet Baker — grace the silver screen. Through each, we see what we want to see, feel what we […]
While I’d heard their names and listened to their music for years, I had never seen either of these two legendary songwriters in a live setting. Given the rare opportunity to take in a joint solo appearance at the WYO […]
In my attempt to broaden the horizons of what radio people are doing, this week we head to Australia, and talk with Triple R DJ Denise Hylands. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio? Denise Hylands: Back in 1984, I had just […]
The song is a major ingredient of any sacred circle. It’s been true for centuries. In many cultures and tribes throughout history, the communal circle is something regarded as holy. It eventually leads to rhythm, dance, and stories. Then comes the […]
The 54th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival starts this Thursday, August 13, 2015. The Thursday night show is for campers only with the Festival for the rest of the world opening its doors on Friday morning, August 14. I’ve been attending […]
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