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02 Jan 03 - 03:41 PM (#857357) Subject: O Radio Where Art Thou? ( Star Article) From: Clinton Hammond Todays Toronto Star has an interesting article on folk/roots music... Read It Here :-) |
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02 Jan 03 - 04:40 PM (#857405) Subject: RE: O Radio Where Art Thou? ( Star Article) From: Clinton Hammond no one? Heh |
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02 Jan 03 - 05:12 PM (#857440) Subject: RE: O Radio Where Art Thou? ( Star Article) From: GUEST,emily b Clinton, Thanks for posting this link. It is a sad and strange phenomenon. It's hard to believe that the big radio guys can be so narrow minded. Friends of mine who are closer to 50 remember the old days of AM radio. There were just a few stations in town and they played all genres of music. To hear their favorites, these guys had to listen to several other kinds of music. Old, new, their parents kind of music etc. I am sure they griped at the time but today they are appreciative of the exposure to so much. I wish I could find the article I read a few months ago about James Taylor's efforts to get his new album played. It was interesting but I will no doubt mis-"speak" if I try to convey any of it. Anybody else remember that? Emily |
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02 Jan 03 - 05:14 PM (#857442) Subject: RE: O Radio Where Art Thou? ( Star Article) From: harvey andrews As true in the UK as in Canada. |
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02 Jan 03 - 05:25 PM (#857455) Subject: RE: O Radio Where Art Thou? ( Star Article) From: Ron Olesko Yes, it is an interesting article. I'm not sure about what an appropriate reaction would be. Here in the U.S. I feel that there are a number of outlets that present traditional music. (For full disclosure, I host a folk music program on WFDU-FM in the NYC area). Do we need full-time folk stations? It would be nice, but from a business point of view, would it be practical? With so many radio stations competing for ad dollars, would a folk station attract significant advertisers to support? Over the last few decades commercial radio has become so corporate that niche programming has fallen by the wayside. While support at festivals is evident,I don't think that translates to an audience that would support a commercial radio station in the top markets. I think that is one of the reasons that commercial stations did not latch onto the success of "O'Brother". While the film did well, I don't think the programmers felt that it was anything more than a fad and were afraid to jump on the bandwagon. If only they did the same thing when Britany Spears recorded her first CD. Public radio? A much better idea, although from what I've seen, many of the public stations are leary about focusing on any one format. They try to appeal to a wide range of audiences that aren't being served elsewhere. When I hit the lottery, maybe I will try to buy a station and turn it into a folk station. It would be fun! Ron |
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02 Jan 03 - 11:21 PM (#857619) Subject: RE: O Radio Where Art Thou? ( Star Article) From: Rick Fielding Well I've had my show for almost 15 years now, and it would be far easier to name the Canadian folkie musicians who I HAVEN'T had as guests. Angus Finnan who was quoted extensively in the article made his first radio appearances on "Acoustic Workshop". It's been a labour of love that not only hasn't payed, but has actually COST me the parking fee at the station every Monday. For a short while I maintained an internet presence for the show, but I started getting inundated with singer-songwriter submissions, and found myself spending a LOT of time corresponding with Artists and angry folk Managers, explaining why I wasn't playing their new releases. The reason was that I preferred a certain type of traditionally based music, whether brand new or old. I got sick of Artists and representatives telling me that they'd never heard of the musicians I played on a regular basis. Went back to being as underground as possible, and have rarely had to kiss any media ass since. It's still fun, but I wish I was back on the Midnight hour like I used to. Rick |