UPCOMING RADIO SHOWS
Bluegrass Signal on KALW
The program is broadcast on Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm 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), Allegra Thompson (AT), Leah Wollenberg (LW), and others.
NOTE: during the first few months of the pandemic, Bluegrass Signal presented a series of programs featuring music recorded live in the KALW studios. NorCal bluegrass and old time musicians -- often as part of our bi-annual On Air Folk Festivals -- came to 500 Mansell Street and subjected themselves to the vagaries of live radio. This is the first rebroadcast for any of these shows, all of which are produced and hosted by PT. HERE's what's been presented so far. Musical highlights of these sessions are now part of a 2-CD compilation: Turn Your Radio On.
April 24: Across the Tracks
PT’s overview of new releases and reissues.
May 1: Industrial Strength Bluegrass - Then & Now
PT surveys the music of Southwestern Ohio, from both a new Smithsonian-Folkways anthology and some classic recordings by Red Allen, the Osborne Brothers, Earl Taylor, Dave Evans, Larry Sparks, Katie Laur, the Hotmud Family, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and others.
May 8: KALW Spring Membership Campaign special
It's your chance to support your favorite local public radio station -- and receive a copy of Turn Your Radio On, the new 2-CD compilation of bluegrass and old time music recorded live at KALW (1999-2019), for your donation.
May 15: Allegra Picks 'Em & Plays 'Em
May 22: Rockin' 'Grass
PT discovers that good rock & roll songs make good bluegrass songs.
May 29: Todd Picks 'Em & Plays 'Em
June 5:
June 12:
June 17: Hicks With Sticks
Jose Segue provides a twanging' vacation from bluegrass and old time.
June 24: Happy Birthday, Kenny Baker!
Leah Wollenberg spins 90 minutes of her fave fiddler.
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Bluegrass Signal on Bluegrass Country
New BG Signal shows on Fridays (6 pm), then rebroadcasts Mondays (11 pm) and Tuesdays (midnight), all times EASTERN -- 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!
April 23-29: The Bryants' Bluegrass
On the birthday of Boudleaux Bryant, PT surveys bluegrass versions of many great songs (often originally recorded by the Everly Brothers) written by him with his wife, Felice. And, yes, there will be "Rocky Top."
April 30 – May 6: Rose Of Old Modesto
On the anniversary of the Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass sessions, PT presents some of Rose's bluegrassier releases, sometimes in the company of the mighty Vern Williams Band.
May 7-13: Across the Tracks
PT surveys more new releases from the wonderful world of bluegrass.
May 14-20: Waltz Time!
Originally broadcast on April 3rd, host Allegra Thompson decided that the continental way of writing this date -- 3/4 -- was a sufficient excuse for presenting an all-waltzes program.
May 21-27: The Song & the Bow
Leah Wollenberg explores the often magical combination of fiddle and vocals in music recorded from 1961-2021. Likely the first of several similarly-themed programs.
May 28 - June 3: Turn Your Radio On
PT produced a collection of music recorded live at KALW between 1999 and 2019, and first presented it during Bluegrass Country's Spring Membership Campaign. Now's the chance to hear highlights from it … without admonitions to donate!
June 4-10: Fiddler's Dream
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith was nearly as influential on his instrument as Earl Scruggs was on his -- and also was the composer and/or popularizer of many songs and tunes which have become standards. PT presents the original recordings of The Girl I Love Don’t Pay Me No Mind, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Pig At Home In the Pen (sic), There’s More Pretty Girls Than One, Walking In My Sleep, North Carolina Breakdown, I'm Bound To Ride, Red Apple Rag, I've Had A Big Time Today, Dickson (nee Dixon) County Blues, the title track, and others.
Bluegrass Signal on KALW
The program is broadcast on Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm 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), Allegra Thompson (AT), Leah Wollenberg (LW), and others.
NOTE: during the first few months of the pandemic, Bluegrass Signal presented a series of programs featuring music recorded live in the KALW studios. NorCal bluegrass and old time musicians -- often as part of our bi-annual On Air Folk Festivals -- came to 500 Mansell Street and subjected themselves to the vagaries of live radio. This is the first rebroadcast for any of these shows, all of which are produced and hosted by PT. HERE's what's been presented so far. Musical highlights of these sessions are now part of a 2-CD compilation: Turn Your Radio On.
April 24: Across the Tracks
PT’s overview of new releases and reissues.
May 1: Industrial Strength Bluegrass - Then & Now
PT surveys the music of Southwestern Ohio, from both a new Smithsonian-Folkways anthology and some classic recordings by Red Allen, the Osborne Brothers, Earl Taylor, Dave Evans, Larry Sparks, Katie Laur, the Hotmud Family, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and others.
May 8: KALW Spring Membership Campaign special
It's your chance to support your favorite local public radio station -- and receive a copy of Turn Your Radio On, the new 2-CD compilation of bluegrass and old time music recorded live at KALW (1999-2019), for your donation.
May 15: Allegra Picks 'Em & Plays 'Em
May 22: Rockin' 'Grass
PT discovers that good rock & roll songs make good bluegrass songs.
May 29: Todd Picks 'Em & Plays 'Em
June 5:
June 12:
June 17: Hicks With Sticks
Jose Segue provides a twanging' vacation from bluegrass and old time.
June 24: Happy Birthday, Kenny Baker!
Leah Wollenberg spins 90 minutes of her fave fiddler.
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Bluegrass Signal on Bluegrass Country
New BG Signal shows on Fridays (6 pm), then rebroadcasts Mondays (11 pm) and Tuesdays (midnight), all times EASTERN -- 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!
April 23-29: The Bryants' Bluegrass
On the birthday of Boudleaux Bryant, PT surveys bluegrass versions of many great songs (often originally recorded by the Everly Brothers) written by him with his wife, Felice. And, yes, there will be "Rocky Top."
April 30 – May 6: Rose Of Old Modesto
On the anniversary of the Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass sessions, PT presents some of Rose's bluegrassier releases, sometimes in the company of the mighty Vern Williams Band.
May 7-13: Across the Tracks
PT surveys more new releases from the wonderful world of bluegrass.
May 14-20: Waltz Time!
Originally broadcast on April 3rd, host Allegra Thompson decided that the continental way of writing this date -- 3/4 -- was a sufficient excuse for presenting an all-waltzes program.
May 21-27: The Song & the Bow
Leah Wollenberg explores the often magical combination of fiddle and vocals in music recorded from 1961-2021. Likely the first of several similarly-themed programs.
May 28 - June 3: Turn Your Radio On
PT produced a collection of music recorded live at KALW between 1999 and 2019, and first presented it during Bluegrass Country's Spring Membership Campaign. Now's the chance to hear highlights from it … without admonitions to donate!
June 4-10: Fiddler's Dream
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith was nearly as influential on his instrument as Earl Scruggs was on his -- and also was the composer and/or popularizer of many songs and tunes which have become standards. PT presents the original recordings of The Girl I Love Don’t Pay Me No Mind, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Pig At Home In the Pen (sic), There’s More Pretty Girls Than One, Walking In My Sleep, North Carolina Breakdown, I'm Bound To Ride, Red Apple Rag, I've Had A Big Time Today, Dickson (nee Dixon) County Blues, the title track, and others.
