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.
Jan. 18 & 25: Short Life Of Trouble - The Legacy of Grayson & Whitter; host: PT
Feb. 1: Let An Old Racehorse Run - Happy BirthdayS, Del McCoury AND Jason Carter; host: LW
Feb. 8: Drifting and Dreaming Of You - a pre-Valentine’s exploration of sleep stories, romantic and otherwise; host: AT
Feb. 15: No Letter In the Mail - post-Valentine’s reflections on an earlier form of communication; host: AT
Feb. 22: All Kinds Of Country; host: Sully Roddy
Feb. 29: Taterbug Is Nine - Happy Birthday, Mike Compton; host: PT
March 7: New Releases & Musical Previews; host: PT
March 14: Winter Membership Campaign Special; host: PT
March 21: Happy Birthday, Eric Thompson; host: AT
March 28: Previews of the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival; host: LW
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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!
Jan. 17-23: Teardrops In the Snow
AT originally presented this show on Dec. 7th; it features songs about civilian and military casualties of war, especially during WWII.
Jan. 24-30: I Can’t Stand To Ramble
PT present a few favorites from Bay Area bluegrass and old time releases in the 1980s.
Jan. 31 - Feb. 6: Bluegrass Memories
Todd Gracyk presents some of his favorites from bluegrass and old time releases in the 1980s.
Feb. 7-27: Short Life Of Trouble
PT dives deep into the Legacy of Grayson & Whitter; original 1920s recordings and more recent versions of songs they brought to bluegrass and old time, including Train 45, Nine Pound Hammer, Little Maggie, Handsome Molly, I've Always Been A Rambler, Tom Dooley, Omie Wise, Nobody's Darling, I'll Never Be Yours (Banks Of the Ohio), Rose Connelly (Down In the Willow Garden), and, yes, Short Life Of Trouble.
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.
Jan. 18 & 25: Short Life Of Trouble - The Legacy of Grayson & Whitter; host: PT
Feb. 1: Let An Old Racehorse Run - Happy BirthdayS, Del McCoury AND Jason Carter; host: LW
Feb. 8: Drifting and Dreaming Of You - a pre-Valentine’s exploration of sleep stories, romantic and otherwise; host: AT
Feb. 15: No Letter In the Mail - post-Valentine’s reflections on an earlier form of communication; host: AT
Feb. 22: All Kinds Of Country; host: Sully Roddy
Feb. 29: Taterbug Is Nine - Happy Birthday, Mike Compton; host: PT
March 7: New Releases & Musical Previews; host: PT
March 14: Winter Membership Campaign Special; host: PT
March 21: Happy Birthday, Eric Thompson; host: AT
March 28: Previews of the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival; host: LW
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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!
Jan. 17-23: Teardrops In the Snow
AT originally presented this show on Dec. 7th; it features songs about civilian and military casualties of war, especially during WWII.
Jan. 24-30: I Can’t Stand To Ramble
PT present a few favorites from Bay Area bluegrass and old time releases in the 1980s.
Jan. 31 - Feb. 6: Bluegrass Memories
Todd Gracyk presents some of his favorites from bluegrass and old time releases in the 1980s.
Feb. 7-27: Short Life Of Trouble
PT dives deep into the Legacy of Grayson & Whitter; original 1920s recordings and more recent versions of songs they brought to bluegrass and old time, including Train 45, Nine Pound Hammer, Little Maggie, Handsome Molly, I've Always Been A Rambler, Tom Dooley, Omie Wise, Nobody's Darling, I'll Never Be Yours (Banks Of the Ohio), Rose Connelly (Down In the Willow Garden), and, yes, Short Life Of Trouble.