WSTFD released to radio this week

[Jimmie]

Sugar Hill sent out airplay copies of Why Should The Fire Die this week. So you can start expecting to hear it on the radio any time now. I'd expect it to be picked up by non-commercial and/or Americana or AAA stations pretty much immediately. Country stations probably won't touch it. Rock and Pop stations will have to be prodded, but I think it will find a home there if the promotions people do their jobs.

I know I'll be featuring it on my show this Saturday.

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by Jimmie
Sugar Hill sent out airplay copies of Why Should The Fire Die this week. I know I'll be featuring it on my show this Saturday.
And indeed I did get to feature the new Nickel Creek CD on my show this morning, playing four tracks from it along with two hours of great music from a bunch of other artists. If anyone wants to listen, it'll be in our station archive for the next seven days, then it will get replaced by next week's show (which will probably also include some music from WSTFD). Here's the link if anyone wants to listen:

WRUW Cleveland (http://wruw.org/guide/stream.php?stream=87)

[BtwnGreenGray]

That's awesome! THanks!!

[e-rock2]

I think that's the first time I've seen someone quote themselves. lol. I think its awesome that you played 4 songs on your show. Somehow I'm not surprised. I hope they got a good response.

[Adyn]

I'm really curious to see how this album will do with the general public... exactly for the reason of country stations not likely to play it, and pop stations needing to be prodded LOL. Here in Santa Cruz, we have KPIG which plays a great assortment of alll kinds of music, tons of accoustic, some bluegrass, jazz... you name it. Anything off the beaten path. I know they love playing the Creek, I hope they continue that streak with this album!

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by e-rock2
I think that's the first time I've seen someone quote themselves. lol. A quote is intended to provide a context for your remark. It doesn't always indicate a conversation.

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by Adyn
I'm really curious to see how this album will do with the general public... exactly for the reason of country stations not likely to play it, and pop stations needing to be prodded LOL. I'm curious as well. This record is brilliant, but that doesn't always guarantee that people will get to hear it. Sometimes musical groups that can't be easily pigeonholed find that they just can't get noticed. Country radio thinks they're too far from country, but pop or rock radio thinks they're too acoustic. It's an awkward situation. If the music is good enough, it will overcome that hurdle, but there's another problem.

WSTFD is the kind of album that requires some serious and repeated listening to allow someone to fully realize what it has to offer. It's not an album that most listeners will love, or perhaps even like, on first listening. It takes some time to sink in. (The same was true of This Side.)

When you combine these two issues, you can see that it will take some work and some luck in order for this album to reach its full potential audience. I'm hoping that it will achieve some level of mass appeal, and not just for Nickel Creek's sake. I also think it would be a good influence in general on the whole world of pop music.

[thebiglargeness]

Originally posted by Jimmie
I'm curious as well. This record is brilliant, but that doesn't always guarantee that people will get to hear it. Sometimes musical groups that can't be easily pigeonholed find that they just can't get noticed. Country radio thinks they're too far from country, but pop or rock radio thinks they're too acoustic. It's an awkward situation. If the music is good enough, it will overcome that hurdle, but there's another problem.

there need to be a radio station, or music tv channel devoted to acoustic music of all stripes

[sigep529]

Originally posted by Jimmie
Sugar Hill sent out airplay copies of Why Should The Fire Die this week. So you can start expecting to hear it on the radio any time now. I'd expect it to be picked up by non-commercial and/or Americana or AAA stations pretty much immediately. Country stations probably won't touch it. Rock and Pop stations will have to be prodded, but I think it will find a home there if the promotions people do their jobs.

I know I'll be featuring it on my show this Saturday.

My station got the album last week. The add date for the single was the 11th... so I've been playing the album since I got it. I've already played When in Rome and Jealous of the Moon.

This week, it's the featured album. One song (at least) per hour for every hour I'm on the air. There's a live stream on-line at www.msuradio.com

I'm on M-Th from 8-Mid EST. Listen if you want.

[Marcel]

Originally posted by thebiglargeness


there need to be a radio station, or music tv channel devoted to acoustic music of all stripes
Years ago I read a quote by someone (I think it was Duke Ellington): There are only two kinds of music: good and bad. Unfortunately people have to divide music into 65 gazillion different categories.

Why not have a radiostation dedicated to GOOD music? They'll certainly play NC!

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by sigep529
www.msuradio.com
Nice set of playlists. I find it quite interesting to read other Americana playlists from around the country - they are amazingly varied. It's interesting to see what others are and aren't playing. Do you follow the Folk-DJ mailing list? It's an excellent resource.

My station is tiny in some respects when compared to yours - we operate on a budget that is miniscule when compared to a typical NPR affiliate. In fact, if you add up the salary for your GM and your PD, that would probably total more than our entire annual budget. We are all volunteers (obviously! <g>). But we do operate at 15000 watts, enough to cover 4 counties around Cleveland, and many of our musical experts have been on the air for a quarter century or more (I just passed that milestone last month), so despite being small we're fairly influential.

I'm listening to your Crossroads Live feed of Tim O'Brien at the moment. Where do you capture these performances? Was it originally broadcast in real time, or was it recorded for later broadcast? I do all of the live folk recordings for my station and also for our local NPR folk station (WKSU), so I'm very interested in hearing about how other stations approach this. I note that it's only a few songs long.

I recorded Tim with his Crossing tour a couple of years ago when they came to the Kent State Folk Fest here. It was a pretty big project - he had an amazing band backing him up: Darrell Scott, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kevin Burke, Dirk Powell, Dennis Crouch. A very fun show, but it was a lot of work to mix it.

It's good to see that you're featuring WSTFD - I suspect that a lot of folk/americana shows will be doing so over the next month or so. Still, it's not stations like yours and mine that are going to carry it to the larger audience that it deserves. It's the pop and rock stations that have never played Nickel Creek before that has the potential to drive this music to an audience that won't otherwise get to hear it.

[e-rock2]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jimmie
[B]I'm curious as well. This record is brilliant, but that doesn't always guarantee that people will get to hear it. Sometimes musical groups that can't be easily pigeonholed find that they just can't get noticed. Country radio thinks they're too far from country, but pop or rock radio thinks they're too acoustic. It's an awkward situation. If the music is good enough, it will overcome that hurdle, but there's another problem.






Unfortunately, pop or rock radio has nothing to do with good music as it's all about making as much money as they can by attracting as many listeners as possible. Not to mention the amount of money it takes these days to get a song on the radio or to get stations to even think about playing it. It would be awesome if good music would find a home on more commercial stations, but I'm not holding my breath although I haven't given up hope that a few stations may pick this record up because some songs are more radio friendly or closer to it than in the past. BTW, I meant no harm in my comment about quoting yourself, just found it interesting. I enjoy your insight and views about this music. Nice to have someone in radio on the board.

[e-rock2]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by thebiglargeness

there need to be a radio station, or music tv channel devoted to acoustic music of all stripes




That's why I have satellite radio. Costs a few bucks a month, but worth every penny. Looking forward to Nickel Creek's concert on XM.

[e-rock2]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Marcel
[B]
Years ago I read a quote by someone (I think it was Duke Ellington): There are only two kinds of music: good and bad. Unfortunately people have to divide music into 65 gazillion different categories.

Why not have a radiostation dedicated to GOOD music? They'll certainly play NC!


Yes, it was Duke Ellington who said that. I hate the fact that people and the media feel the need to slap labels on music. How do you even begin to define their music. Also, if you want good music, go check out the satellite radio choices. Worth every last cent.

[sigep529]

Townes Van Zandt once said the only two kinds of music are blues and zip-a-dee-doo-dah. I wonder where Nickel Creek falls in that spectrum.

Jimmie

Thanks for the kind words about my show. I've only been doing this for a little over three years now. I was a host for about a year and a half, and I've been the host now for a little over a year. I absolutely love it!

The Americana Crossroads Live show was a live concert that we used to host every month. Typically, we would bring in two artists and give them each about 45 minutes of stage time. We then would edit that down into one, one-hour show for syndication to other public stations. The shows were recorded live to DAT.

We had to discontinue the live shows this year due to the loss of a sponsor, but we are still producing new episodes with previously unused material. We hope to bring the monthly live show back next year. The feeds on the website are typically the edited version and not the full concert. The Tim O'Brien show was recorded a few years ago, and this is the second time we've used parts of that performance.

I really hope we can bring it back soon. We had a good mix of artists in the last few years. Darrell Scott, Adrienne Young, Tim O'Brien, Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, Steve Forbert, Scott Miller, Pierce Pettis, Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, King Wilke, Paul Thorn, The Fairfield Four, Kate Campbell, J.D. Crowe, Carrie Newcomer, Jim Lauderdale, Darden Smith, Daybreak, etc... Without that show, all we really get in our town are local bluegrass bands.

I have not heard of the Folk-DJ list, but I'll check it out. I typically use triplearadio.com and cmt.com for day-specific information (artist birthdays, TV appearances, this day in music history, etc...). I also report to the Americana Music Association Album Chart and check it every week. http://americanaradio.org/ama/displaychart.asp?mode=lw

I'll also use this to remind anyone who is interested... I'm featuring the new Nickel Creek album all this week on my show. M-Th from 8-Mid EST at www.msuradio.com I'm also doing an artist spotlight on The Flatlanders around 10:00 on Monday. Listen if you want...

[Cowdude]

Originally posted by e-rock2
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by thebiglargeness
Looking forward to Nickel Creek's concert on XM.

Do you happen to know what station it's gonna be on? I would imagine Bluegrass Junction, but I know that there are other stations for like live performances and content of the sort. Any help?

[Cowdude]

I actually just looked at the site, and nevermind I suppose, seeing as it was on the 15th. Ouch.

[e-rock2]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cowdude

Do you happen to know what station it's gonna be on? I would imagine Bluegrass Junction, but I know that there are other stations for like live performances and content of the sort. Any help?



It was only taped for future broadcast. It has not been played yet and when it is it will be featured several times on XM 50 The Loft.

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by e-rock2
It was only taped for future broadcast. It has not been played yet and when it is it will be featured several times on XM 50 The Loft. As you get more information on scheduling, please come back and update us. We have an XM receiver in my daughter's car, and I definitely think it would be worth the effort to hook it up indoors for this broadcast.

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by sigep529
Thanks for the kind words about my show. I've only been doing this for a little over three years now. I absolutely love it!

I have not heard of the Folk-DJ list, but I'll check it out. I typically use triplearadio.com and cmt.com for day-specific information (artist birthdays, TV appearances, this day in music history, etc...). I also report to the Americana Music Association Album Chart and check it every week. http://americanaradio.org/ama/displaychart.asp?mode=lw

It's that kind of passion that'll keep you going in this role. Back when I started doing this, I had no idea that I'd still be doing it 25 years later. But here I am. I have mixed feelings, though, about whether or not I could do this as a day job for that long. You spend a LOT more time in the studio each week than I do.

The Americana charts are useful, but they aren't a complete picture of the folk music space. The Folk-DJ list captures an overlapping but different set of music. For example, the Dwight Yoakam CD, which is at the top of the charts on the Americana site, doesn't even appear on the June Folk-DJ report (and, yes, it was out in June). Similarly, Tracy Grammer's new CD (which is excellent, btw) is near the top of the Folk-DJ list, but at the very bottom of the Americana chart. Still, there's a lot of overlap: John Prine, David Olney, Alison Brown. Chip and Carrie, etc.

Overall, it appears that the Folk-DJ list probably represents a larger community of interest. Certainly it is based on more reporting stations, and among them are some major shows like Rich Warren's Midnight Special in Chicago, Gene Shea's show in Philadelphia, FolkScene on the west coast (though that one appears to report to both lists), and Jim Blum's shows here in Ohio (and also on FolkAlley.com (http://www.folkalley.com/)).

You can learn more here: Folk Radio (http://folkradio.org/)

BTW, the live concert recording project has really kept this stuff alive for me. It's an amazing feeling to be able to create your own live CDs from artists who perform locally. Right now I'm finishing up the mix of a live Doc Watson show from last fall. Imagine getting to produce two hours of Doc Watson's music that no one else has yet heard! And I've gotten to do that with dozen's of great artists, including the Tim O'Brien show that I mentioned above, the Nickel Creek show that I mentioned here last fall, and so many others. I feel pretty lucky!

[sigep529]

Originally posted by Jimmie

The Americana charts are useful, but they aren't a complete picture of the folk music space. The Folk-DJ list captures an overlapping but different set of music. For example, the Dwight Yoakam CD, which is at the top of the charts on the Americana site, doesn't even appear on the June Folk-DJ report (and, yes, it was out in June). Similarly, Tracy Grammer's new CD (which is excellent, btw) is near the top of the Folk-DJ list, but at the very bottom of the Americana chart. Still, there's a lot of overlap: John Prine, David Olney, Alison Brown. Chip and Carrie, etc.

Overall, it appears that the Folk-DJ list probably represents a larger community of interest. Certainly it is based on more reporting stations, and among them are some major shows like Rich Warren's Midnight Special in Chicago, Gene Shea's show in Philadelphia, FolkScene on the west coast (though that one appears to report to both lists), and Jim Blum's shows here in Ohio (and also on FolkAlley.com (http://www.folkalley.com/)).

I tend to look at it the other way... although I suppose it could go both ways.

You say the Folk list covers a wider range of music than the Americana list. I would say that the Americana list covers a wider range than the Folk list. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. I tend to look at folk music as one part of the Americana format. I wouldn't expect a folk show to play Ryan Adams or a bluegrass show to play John Hiatt... but I'll play Ryan and John alongside John Prine and Del McCoury. I'll even throw in some Keb' Mo', Old 97's, and Ernest Tubbs for good measure.

Whatever you call it... good music is good music, and it sounds like you're playing it. I just hope I am too. :D

BTW: Nickel Creek is on right now... www.msuradio.com

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by sigep529
I tend to look at it the other way... although I suppose it could go both ways.

You say the Folk list covers a wider range of music than the Americana list. I would say that the Americana list covers a wider range than the Folk list. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. I tend to look at folk music as one part of the Americana format. I wouldn't expect a folk show to play Ryan Adams or a bluegrass show to play John Hiatt... but I'll play Ryan and John alongside John Prine and Del McCoury. I'll even throw in some Keb' Mo', Old 97's, and Ernest Tubbs for good measure.
No, I said that it represents a larger community - more reporting participants, covering a broader range of programming. But you're right that in general, I consider Americana to represent just one sub-genre of the overall category of folk music. But then I define the term folk music VERY broadly. <g> To me, folk music incorporates old-time traditional music, celtic music (and many other nationalities), many singer-songwriters, cajun and zydeco, blues, most country music, Americana, some swing, jazz, and other improvised music, a wide range of new acoustic music (probably where Nickel Creek fits in), bluegrass and newgrass, and probably a lot of other sub-genres that I haven't thought to mention.

Both seem to cover a very broad range of music, though obviously there are differences. Still, I call my show folk, yet I'd play any of the artists that you mention without hesitation. It's more a difference in the focus of the show. I'd play Ryan Adams only rarely, while I'll play, say, Gillian Welch or Alison Krauss quite often. For you, it may (or may not) be the opposite.

As for your playing good music, of that there's NO doubt. I just dropped in to hear you playing Sailing to Philadelphia, which is a beauty. I had to buy my own copy to get that one on the air when it first came out - WB didn't service us with it until we asked them for it - a month or so later. And you just segued to Steve Forbert, another artist who has been featured on my show on many occasions.

Keep up the good work!

BTW, I'm glad to see that your station still carries shows like Mountain Stage and eTown. Sadly, neither of those shows can be heard in northern Ohio anymore.

PS - you just cued Man of God from Eliza Gilkyson's new CD. I was just blown away when I heard that one - I featured it prominently on my show this past Saturday. But I have to wonder - can you really get away with playing a song like that in a Red state? <g>

Hey, wait a minute - my state wound up Red, too, didn't it? But not up here in the northeastern quadrant. <g>

[sigep529]

Originally posted by Jimmie
No, I said that it represents a larger community - more reporting participants, covering a broader range of programming. But you're right that in general, I consider Americana to represent just one sub-genre of the overall category of folk music. But then I define the term folk music VERY broadly. <g> To me, folk music incorporates old-time traditional music, celtic music (and many other nationalities), many singer-songwriters, cajun and zydeco, blues, most country music, Americana, some swing, jazz, and other improvised music, a wide range of new acoustic music (probably where Nickel Creek fits in), bluegrass and newgrass, and probably a lot of other sub-genres that I haven't thought to mention.

Sorry I misunderstood... it is interesting that your definition of folk and my definition of americana seem to be the same. I think that's why some of this music has a hard time catching on. People on the outside have a hard time understanding it because a lot of us on the inside have a hard time even agreeing on what it is. I think most of us just have the attitude of I know it when I hear it.

Both seem to cover a very broad range of music, though obviously there are differences. Still, I call my show folk, yet I'd play any of the artists that you mention without hesitation. It's more a difference in the focus of the show. I'd play Ryan Adams only rarely, while I'll play, say, Gillian Welch or Alison Krauss quite often. For you, it may (or may not) be the opposite.

Alison, Gillian, Old Crow, and The Bills are just as much a part of my show as Son Volt, Ryan Adams, Kathleen Edwards, and Todd Snider.

As for your playing good music, of that there's NO doubt. I just dropped in to hear you playing Sailing to Philadelphia, which is a beauty. I had to buy my own copy to get that one on the air when it first came out - WB didn't service us with it until we asked them for it - a month or so later. And you just segued to Steve Forbert, another artist who has been featured on my show on many occasions.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the compliment. It's cool to hear that from someone who has been doing this for as long as you have. I have also bought several CD's out of my own pocket because they weren't in our library.

BTW, I'm glad to see that your station still carries shows like Mountain Stage and eTown. Sadly, neither of those shows can be heard in northern Ohio anymore.

That's a shame. Mountain Stage is the show that got me hooked on this style of music. I heard Kasey Chambers one night and fell in love. The show tapes about two hours away from where I live. I've been to several tapings so far and hope to go back for Kasey Chambers, Tony Joe White, Billy Joe Shaver, and The Greencards in August.

PS - you just cued Man of God from Eliza Gilkyson's new CD. I was just blown away when I heard that one - I featured it prominently on my show this past Saturday. But I have to wonder - can you really get away with playing a song like that in a Red state? <g>

Hey, wait a minute - my state wound up Red, too, didn't it? But not up here in the northeastern quadrant. <g>

It's a red state, but I have a lot of blue listeners. A few people might get upset, but no one has called to complain yet. Have you heard the new Rodney Crowell yet? His new one makes Steve Earle look like Toby Keith. It's the feature next week. :)

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by sigep529
Sorry I misunderstood... it is interesting that your definition of folk and my definition of americana seem to be the same. I think that's why some of this music has a hard time catching on. People on the outside have a hard time understanding it because a lot of us on the inside have a hard time even agreeing on what it is. I think most of us just have the attitude of I know it when I hear it.

That's a shame. Mountain Stage is the show that got me hooked on this style of music. I heard Kasey Chambers one night and fell in love. The show tapes about two hours away from where I live. I've been to several tapings so far and hope to go back for Kasey Chambers, Tony Joe White, Billy Joe Shaver, and The Greencards in August.

It's a red state, but I have a lot of blue listeners. A few people might get upset, but no one has called to complain yet. Have you heard the new Rodney Crowell yet? His new one makes Steve Earle look like Toby Keith. It's the feature next week. :)

Well, the term Americana is basically a marketing term that has really just come into use over the past ten years or so. Then again, the term folk music is also basically just a marketing term - it's just been around a lot longer. But you can rest assured that no one called it folk music when Uncle Dave Macon or the Carter Family were making records.

I love your remark about getting into this music because you fell in love with Kasey Chambers. I love her music, too, so don't get me wrong, but to me she's just a newcomer! If you ever get the chance, check out some of the records that she and her family (the Dead Ringer Band) made in Australia before she got famous here.

She's playing here in about ten days, and I'm hoping to get to record the show, but I've got some work to do if that's going to happen - I haven't even started tracking down her management.

As for Rodney's new one, yes, it's a real rocker this time, and pretty blunt in its messages. I played a couple of cuts from it this past week, and a couple more the week before. He's definitely not pulling his punches. He was a guest on my show when Fate's Right Hand came out (he and Will Kimbrough), and I'm hoping he may come on again when he plays here at the end of August.

BTW, you definitely do play a broader selection of music than I do. But then again, you've got a lot more hours on the air. For my mix of music, 3 hours would be about right, but I only get 2.5, so I'm always trying to squeeze it all in. <g>

Besides, there's a couple of other shows on my station that feature more of the twang side of the mix. So I leave much of that to them. Each of our shows tends to have its own personality.

I'm enjoying Nickel Creek's Doubting Thomas on your webcast as I'm writing this.

Have you checked out Uncle Earl yet? It's one of my favorites of the new releases.

[sigep529]

Originally posted by Jimmie
Well, the term Americana is basically a marketing term that has really just come into use over the past ten years or so. Then again, the term folk music is also basically just a marketing term - it's just been around a lot longer. But you can rest assured that no one called it folk music when Uncle Dave Macon or the Carter Family were making records.

I love your remark about getting into this music because you fell in love with Kasey Chambers. I love her music, too, so don't get me wrong, but to me she's just a newcomer! If you ever get the chance, check out some of the records that she and her family (the Dead Ringer Band) made in Australia before she got famous here.

Yeah... I'm only 27, and I grew up HATING country music. All I heard growing up was Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and Billy Ray Cyrus. I thought that was the best country music had to offer. I didn't want to listen to anything that was even remotely related to that stuff.

I even worked at this station in the newsroom for almost two years without ever ever listening to our Americana programming. The minute someone used the word country to describe the show, I was completely turned off. Eventually, I ended up running the board during Mtn. Stage. That's where I first heard Kasey and a few other artists. I asked our music director for a copy of Barricades & Brickwalls. That CD came out in Feb. '02. I was hosting the show by May of that year. I guess you could say that I learned about the music while I was on the job... You could probably still say that.

BTW, you definitely do play a broader selection of music than I do. But then again, you've got a lot more hours on the air. For my mix of music, 3 hours would be about right, but I only get 2.5, so I'm always trying to squeeze it all in. <g>

Besides, there's a couple of other shows on my station that feature more of the twang side of the mix. So I leave much of that to them. Each of our shows tends to have its own personality.

I guess I forget how lucky I am that I have 16 hours per week to program. It allows me to play a few more things, but I still never feel like I have enough time.

I'm enjoying Nickel Creek's Doubting Thomas on your webcast as I'm writing this.

Have you checked out Uncle Earl yet? It's one of my favorites of the new releases.

Glad you're enjoying the Creek. That's the original reason that I started posting in this thread. I'm glad, though, that it's taken the direction that it has. I always like to hear from other radio people to hear how they do things and what kind of stuff they play.

I have heard the Uncle Earl CD. In fact, I played it earlier tonight. I need to hear it again to let it really sink in, but I like what I've heard so far. I've been really into some of those new string bands. I'm not even really sure if that's how you'd describe them, but I'm talking about bands like Old School Freight Train, The Bills, Lissa Schneckenburger, The Duhks, Uncle Earl, etc...

[Jimmie]

Originally posted by sigep529 Glad you're enjoying the Creek. That's the original reason that I started posting in this thread. I'm glad, though, that it's taken the direction that it has. I always like to hear from other radio people to hear how they do things and what kind of stuff they play.

Agreed. BTW, the Folk-DJ list that I mentioned earlier is beneficial for exactly that reason. One of the participants puts together a summary each month so you can see the big picture, but each individual playlist gets posted as well - from about 150 different DJs. So you can see how each of these individuals creates a unique program. They are quite varied! And there's some lively discussion that goes on as well.

Originally posted by sigep529 I have heard the Uncle Earl CD. In fact, I played it earlier tonight. I need to hear it again to let it really sink in, but I like what I've heard so far. I've been really into some of those new string bands. I'm not even really sure if that's how you'd describe them, but I'm talking about bands like Old School Freight Train, The Bills, Lissa Schneckenburger, The Duhks, Uncle Earl, etc...

Yes, that seems to be where a lot of the creativity is taking place these days. My friend Jim Blum just came back from the Magnolia festival raving about a new string band from California called the Hot Buttered Rum Band. I haven't heard them yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

BTW, his is another playlist that you should check out. You can see his playlists at WKSU (http://wksu.org/folk/playlists.php), but a better way to see what he's doing is to visit their 24 hour web service at FolkAlley.com (http://www.folkalley.com/)