UPCOMING RADIO SHOWS
Bluegrass Signal on KALW
The program is broadcast on Saturdays, 5-6 pm (Pacific) on www.KALW.org (91.7 FM in Bay Area).
It is then archived for one week here - select 'Bluegrass Signal'
Produced and hosted by Peter Thompson (PT), Leah Wollenberg (LW), Sully Roddy (ST), and others.
Jan. 15: Crow On the Banjo
JD Crowe, that is! A memorial tribute to the musician eulogized by John Lawless in Bluegrass Today:
"No one ever played bluegrass banjo more passionately, more inventively, or more interestingly than he did. Two generations of pickers have studied his playing, and even those who are taking the three-finger style in new directions ... readily acknowledge Crowe as a major influence and an unmistakable stylist in his own right. If Earl Scruggs was a machine, J.D. Crowe was a carnival ride. His playing was fun, lighthearted, and even frivolous at times, all coming from his own distinct personality."
Jan. 22: Allegra Picks ‘Em & Plays ‘Em
The first of many (we hope) guest appearances from Ms. Thompson, now the Producer/Host of KPFA’s Pig In A Pen.
Jan. 29: All Kinds Of Country
Sully Roddy is now a Bluegrass Signal regular, and her mix of bluegrass, blues, and country will be presented on (most month's) final Saturdays.
Feb. 5: Favorites Of 2021
PT presents music from 14 albums – released by AJ Lee & Blue Summit, the Alex Leach Band, Anya Hinkle, Dale Ann Bradley, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Deanie Richardson, Jeremy Stephens, John Reischman, the Lonesome Ace Stringband, Matt Dudman, The Onlies, Rhiannon Giddens, Skillet Licorice, and Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno – plus two compilations: Turn Your Radio On: Music Recorded Live At KALW and Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy.
Feb. 12: Across the Tracks
PT presents music from five new releases (more or less) from the Left Coast - PAUL SHELASKY: A Retrospective (Studio & Live Recordings From 1980 - 2016); NICK HORNBUCKLE & ANNIE STANINEC: Twin Sisters; LAURIE LEWIS: Freight '98; MOHAVISOUL: Stories and Memories; and MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY
Feb. 19: Across the Tracks
PT presents music from five new releases - DEL McCOURY BAND: Almost Proud; TAMMY ROGERS & THOMM JUTZ: I Surely Will Be Singing; JD CROWE & RICKY WATSSON: Crowe & Wasson; LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND: Lively Times; and RICK LANG: A Tale To Tell
Feb. 29: All Kinds Of Country
Sully Roddy's trademark mix of bluegrass, blues, country ... and more.
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Bluegrass Signal on Bluegrass Country
The initial broadcast of Bluegrass Signal is on Monday at 11 pm (Eastern time). The show is then rebroadcast on Wednesdays (midnight), Fridays (6 pm), and Sundays (midnight). The times given are EASTERN and the program is available HERE.
Bluegrass Country now has an ARCHIVE PLAYER. Just pick the date and (Eastern) time of broadcast, and you can hear Bluegrass Signal -- or any of the other 33 shows on Bluegrass Country -- at your convenience!
NOTE: Pacific Time broadcasts of Bluegrass Signal on Bluegrass Country: Mon. (8 pm), Tues. (9 pm), Fri. (3 pm), and Sat. (9 pm).
Jan. 10-16: (Hell On) Church Street (Blues)
Leah Wollenberg compares and contrasts the Punch Brothers tribute and Tony Rice original; also: musical previews, remembering JD, and a fiddle tune with this date’s title.
Jan. 17-23: Crow On the Banjo
A memorial tribute to the one and only JD Crowe.
Jan. 24 - Feb. 5: The Forgotten Soldier Boy and Between the Wars
Allegra Thompson's annual two-part collection of songs for Armistice/Veterans Day.
Feb. 7-13: What’s Goin’ On
Musical previews of the events that were happening in the SF Bay Area during the glorious pre-omicron days.
Bluegrass Signal on KALW
The program is broadcast on Saturdays, 5-6 pm (Pacific) on www.KALW.org (91.7 FM in Bay Area).
It is then archived for one week here - select 'Bluegrass Signal'
Produced and hosted by Peter Thompson (PT), Leah Wollenberg (LW), Sully Roddy (ST), and others.
Jan. 15: Crow On the Banjo
JD Crowe, that is! A memorial tribute to the musician eulogized by John Lawless in Bluegrass Today:
"No one ever played bluegrass banjo more passionately, more inventively, or more interestingly than he did. Two generations of pickers have studied his playing, and even those who are taking the three-finger style in new directions ... readily acknowledge Crowe as a major influence and an unmistakable stylist in his own right. If Earl Scruggs was a machine, J.D. Crowe was a carnival ride. His playing was fun, lighthearted, and even frivolous at times, all coming from his own distinct personality."
Jan. 22: Allegra Picks ‘Em & Plays ‘Em
The first of many (we hope) guest appearances from Ms. Thompson, now the Producer/Host of KPFA’s Pig In A Pen.
Jan. 29: All Kinds Of Country
Sully Roddy is now a Bluegrass Signal regular, and her mix of bluegrass, blues, and country will be presented on (most month's) final Saturdays.
Feb. 5: Favorites Of 2021
PT presents music from 14 albums – released by AJ Lee & Blue Summit, the Alex Leach Band, Anya Hinkle, Dale Ann Bradley, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Deanie Richardson, Jeremy Stephens, John Reischman, the Lonesome Ace Stringband, Matt Dudman, The Onlies, Rhiannon Giddens, Skillet Licorice, and Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno – plus two compilations: Turn Your Radio On: Music Recorded Live At KALW and Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy.
Feb. 12: Across the Tracks
PT presents music from five new releases (more or less) from the Left Coast - PAUL SHELASKY: A Retrospective (Studio & Live Recordings From 1980 - 2016); NICK HORNBUCKLE & ANNIE STANINEC: Twin Sisters; LAURIE LEWIS: Freight '98; MOHAVISOUL: Stories and Memories; and MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY
Feb. 19: Across the Tracks
PT presents music from five new releases - DEL McCOURY BAND: Almost Proud; TAMMY ROGERS & THOMM JUTZ: I Surely Will Be Singing; JD CROWE & RICKY WATSSON: Crowe & Wasson; LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND: Lively Times; and RICK LANG: A Tale To Tell
Feb. 29: All Kinds Of Country
Sully Roddy's trademark mix of bluegrass, blues, country ... and more.
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Bluegrass Signal on Bluegrass Country
The initial broadcast of Bluegrass Signal is on Monday at 11 pm (Eastern time). The show is then rebroadcast on Wednesdays (midnight), Fridays (6 pm), and Sundays (midnight). The times given are EASTERN and the program is available HERE.
Bluegrass Country now has an ARCHIVE PLAYER. Just pick the date and (Eastern) time of broadcast, and you can hear Bluegrass Signal -- or any of the other 33 shows on Bluegrass Country -- at your convenience!
NOTE: Pacific Time broadcasts of Bluegrass Signal on Bluegrass Country: Mon. (8 pm), Tues. (9 pm), Fri. (3 pm), and Sat. (9 pm).
Jan. 10-16: (Hell On) Church Street (Blues)
Leah Wollenberg compares and contrasts the Punch Brothers tribute and Tony Rice original; also: musical previews, remembering JD, and a fiddle tune with this date’s title.
Jan. 17-23: Crow On the Banjo
A memorial tribute to the one and only JD Crowe.
Jan. 24 - Feb. 5: The Forgotten Soldier Boy and Between the Wars
Allegra Thompson's annual two-part collection of songs for Armistice/Veterans Day.
Feb. 7-13: What’s Goin’ On
Musical previews of the events that were happening in the SF Bay Area during the glorious pre-omicron days.
