Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05

Subject: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 11:24 AM

Hi,

Today at 3pm eastern time, I will host the annual WFDU-FM TRADITION's CHRISTMAS PARTY. Since 1980 (or was it 1979?) I have put together a special program of seasonal music on the Sunday before Christmas. I started this show as an antidote to all the commercial standards that radio was offering at the time. The commercial standards have only become worse over time, and I am so pleased that the folk community have issued some real gems over the years.

The show will be live and I am not 100% sure of everyone that I will play, but I know that there will be holiday offerings from artists like the Watersons, the Weavers, Pete Seeger, Joel Mabus, Burl Ives, Odetta, Jean Ritchie, Linda Russell, Tom Prasada-Rao, Magpie, Nowell Sing We Clear and others.   I will also dedicate the show to the memory of John Langstaff and share some moments from the Christmas Revels.

In addition, I will be playing the Ed McCurdy song "Miracle of the Wheat". There is an interesting history to this Christmas song and I will share the story on the air. I am getting numerous requests for this song from folks in the Cincinnati area - an unusual request for a radio station based in the NYC area! I will explain why on the show.

Also, if there are any Mudcatters that would like to make a request, simply send me a PM or post it here. I will try to play whatever I can.

If you would like to listen in via our internet stream, just go to
www.wfdu.fm

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Ron Olesko
Producer/Host
WFDU-FM's TRADITIONS

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: GutBucketeer
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 01:14 PM

If you would like to play some Jug Band Christmas Music download it from the http://www.geocities.com/angajb/ website.

We would sure appreciate it.

Jim Bunch
Gutbucketeer

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: open mike
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 01:52 PM

o.k. got the day but what is the time?

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 02:53 PM

3 to 6pm Eastern Time

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: open mike
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 03:51 PM

ok mrs hoolihan's cake is being served up now..

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 05:28 PM

Ron, I can't believe i missed this! I've enjoyed it so much over the years. Was napping with my grandson and didn't see the thread until now. I am sure it was a great show, as ever.

All the best,

kat

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 05:32 PM

Kat -- still a half hour to go!

~ Becky in Tucson (the same time zone, I believe!)

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: kytrad (Jean Ritchie)
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 07:48 PM

I missed it too, Ron- got to my computer late... you'll have to do it over again!   Jean

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: wysiwyg
Date: 18 Dec 05 - 07:57 PM

Who has it archived?

~S~

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: open mike
Date: 19 Dec 05 - 03:14 AM

when you first log on WFDU has a blurb about a recording program..
Re-play radio. Does any one have info aobut this? and could some
one give some techie advise about archiving...i am wondering how
to record web streams...and paltalk sessions..i dod try to use my
built-in sound recorder on my 'puter but it only gets one minute
at a time as far as i can tell...

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Dec 05 - 07:34 AM

Becky, thanks! Can't believe I couldn't do the math, yesterday!

Subject: RE: Christmas music on WFDU - 12-18-05
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 19 Dec 05 - 09:52 AM

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. I was amazed at the reaction to yesterday's show. I received quite a few e-mails from listeners in the Ohio area due to an Ed McCurdy Christmas song I played. The song was apparently a staple of a Cincinnati radio station during the holidays, but after the DJ passed away the recording was lost. Somehow people found out that I had a copy and now I get requests from the Ohio area! The power of the internet!

Unfortunately, we are not able to archive all of our shows.   We had plans to make each show available, but there have been legal obstacles because music publishers and the record industry want to get a piece of the pie for any music that is made available for a download. The costs are prohibitive at this point.

What we are currently able to make available are performances and talk shows that are recorded in our studio.   With the permission of the artist, we can offer this type of programming and we will be doing more of it in the coming year.

As for recording live-streams, there are several ways to do it. Open Mike mentioned the easiest way, but it sounds like your sound recorder has some sort of limit as to the length of the program you can record. I use a program called Cool Edit which allows me to record any incoming stream for as long as my hard drive can fit the file. It sounds like you need to look at your program to see if there is a way to increase the length.

I promise that next year I will alert people a bit earlier. I have such a wonderful time producing this particular show, which airs on the Sunday before Christmas (the next show should be on 12/24/06 from 3 to 6pm).   I have been doing this since 1980, and the first few years were rather difficult to find enough GOOD traditional music to fill the time.   Now, I receive about 10 new holiday CD's each year. I could easily fill a 24 hour show with good music!   This year I added a few "contemporary" songs from artists like Darryl Purpose, Tom Prasada-Rao and Christine Lavin. I also played some of our favorites, including the classic recording from our own Kytrad! Thank you Jean for recording such wonderful music!   

Again, my thanks to all of you for your interest and support. See you next year!