Support (US) Public Radio, folk music

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Alice
Date: 25 Oct 09 - 11:18 AM

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Janie
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 11:07 PM

We are fortunate to have to great public radio stations here. www.wunc.org out of Chapel Hill, produces and broadcasts 3 shows of "Back Porch Music" on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as Thistle and Shamrock and Praire Home Companion. Other that, it focuses on news and information and carries most of the really good news and information shows produced by NPR affiliates around the country.

www.wncu.org, in Durham,and affiliated with North Carolina Central University, a traditionally African-American school, focuses on jazz and blues, and has shows that cover the range of both genres.

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: artbrooks
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 07:52 PM

Alice, I listen to a lot of internet folk so, in addition to supporting my local public radio stations (2) and public TV, I also contribute to Folk Alley and WFUV.   I'd really like to support them all, but...maybe I'll win the lottery some day.

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Alice
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 07:02 PM

Thistle & Shamrock has a big fan base in Montana.

Prairie Home Companion is popular, too, all the way back to the early days of the program.

Others folk programs on Yellowstone Public Radio are
The Midnight Special,
Blue Light Boogie (blues),
Folk Sampler,
The Hayride.

Another program favorite of mine is Classical Guitar Alive.

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Padre
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 04:18 PM

WVTF public radio in Central/Southwest Virginia (Roanoke is the studio location) plays folk/bluegrass/old time/blues/roots music:

Sundays 2-3 PM "Back to the Blue Ridge" - Bluegrass/Old Time
Sundays 3-4 PM "Travellin' On" - Roots and blues
Sundays 4-5 PM "Thistle & Shamrock" - Celtic music
Saturdays 8 PM - Midnight "Back Roads & Blue Highways" Acoustic music

Depending on where you are in the listening area, it can be heard on (ALL are FM frequencies):
89.1 - Roanoke & Lynchburg
88.5 - Charlottesville
89.3 - Charlottesville, Waynesboro, Staunton & Harrisonburg
95.5 - Orange
93.9 - Lovingston
101.9 - Lexington
91.9 - Marion, Wytheville & Galax
90.1 - Abingdon, Bristol & Big Stone Gap
90.3 - Clintwood
90.9 - St. Paul
90.5 - Wise & Coeburn
91.7 - Norton
91.3 - Pound

Padre (Who lives in Lick Run)

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Alice
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 02:10 PM

And of course, we have Max's radio program, too.

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Leadfingers
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 02:07 PM

When I was over in 2005 I spent a lot of time in the car listening to the Folk Stuff on Boston University radio !

Subject: RE: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Alice
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 01:42 PM

Many stations have locally produced folk programs. The one in Billings, Mt, is "Strings and Things", "Pickers and fiddlers--old and new--with Fred Buckley and Doug Ezell, who are pickers and fiddlers themselves".

Subject: Support (US) Public Radio, folk music
From: Alice
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 01:38 PM

In many places in the US, the only radio station where you can hear folk music programs is the Public radio station. In Montana, we have the largest geographic area serviced by a Public radio station (most of Montana and northern Wyoming). It is called Yellowstone Public Radio.

Right now, the public radio stations are having their fund drives for listener support in order to pay the cost of being on the air.

I listen to this station online when I am traveling for work, as well as on the radio in the car and at home.

If you'd like to help your local station, now is the time. Feel free to post a link to your favorite public radio website in this thread.

Here is mine:
http://ypradio.org/