The Folk Show http://www.npr.org Great folk music, from the classics of days gone by to new artists reinvigorating the genre. Join host Kate McNally for great music, in-studio performances, interviews and your requests. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0400 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/nhpr/files/201111/mcnally_host.jpg New Hampshire Public Radio: The Folk Show http://www.npr.org Live In Studio: Brendan Carey Block Local traditional and non-traditional fiddle virtuoso Brendan Carey Block joined Kate in studio. Brendan plays solo, as well as with the Boston-based band Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/gZnK8yZQNbw/live-studio-brendan-carey-block http://www.nhpr.org/post/live-studio-brendan-carey-block Local traditional and non-traditional fiddle virtuoso Brendan Carey Block joined Kate in studio. Brendan plays solo, as well as with the Boston-based band 2921 no Local traditional and non-traditional fiddle virtuoso Brendan Carey Block joined Kate in studio. Brendan plays solo, as well as with the Boston-based band

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/live-studio-brendan-carey-blockhttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2013/03/brendancareyblock.mp3?origin=body Live In Studio: Jake Armerding Joining Kate in studio, Boston-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jake Armerding. Jake has shared the stage with Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/I1Twv0BRjw0/live-studio-jake-armerding http://www.nhpr.org/post/live-studio-jake-armerding Joining Kate in studio, Boston-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jake Armerding. Jake has shared the stage with Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek 2711 no Joining Kate in studio, Boston-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jake Armerding. Jake has shared the stage with Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/live-studio-jake-armerdinghttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2013/03/jakearmerding.mp3?origin=body Bennett And Perkins <p>Bennett and Perkins - the White Mountains duo of Kathy Bennett and Thom Perkins - joined Kate in the studio to discuss their second album, <em>House On Fire</em>, and to play selections from the album.</p> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:18:24 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/Kmee36R70TI/bennett-and-perkins http://www.nhpr.org/post/bennett-and-perkins <p>Bennett and Perkins - the White Mountains duo of Kathy Bennett and Thom Perkins - joined Kate in the studio to discuss their second album, <em>House On Fire</em>, and to play selections from the album.</p> 2014 no

Bennett and Perkins - the White Mountains duo of Kathy Bennett and Thom Perkins - joined Kate in the studio to discuss their second album, House On Fire, and to play selections from the album.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/bennett-and-perkinshttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2013/01/bennettandperkins13.mp3?origin=body The Revels In Studio <p>Kate sat down with traditional Irish folk music and dance group The Revels in studio on Sunday to discuss and perform. The Revels are currently performing their annual holiday show, The Christmas Revels, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth, in Hanover, NH. For more information and tickets, visit <a href="http://hop.dartmouth.edu/performances/the-christmas-revels-3" target="_blank">the Hopkins Center</a>.</p> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:26:22 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/M4mE7sowBEk/revels-studio http://www.nhpr.org/post/revels-studio <p>Kate sat down with traditional Irish folk music and dance group The Revels in studio on Sunday to discuss and perform. The Revels are currently performing their annual holiday show, The Christmas Revels, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth, in Hanover, NH. For more information and tickets, visit <a href="http://hop.dartmouth.edu/performances/the-christmas-revels-3" target="_blank">the Hopkins Center</a>.</p> 2312 no

Kate sat down with traditional Irish folk music and dance group The Revels in studio on Sunday to discuss and perform. The Revels are currently performing their annual holiday show, The Christmas Revels, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth, in Hanover, NH. For more information and tickets, visit the Hopkins Center.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/revels-studiohttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/12/revels2012.mp3?origin=body Kathy Lowe <p>Kate sat down in studio with singer/songwriter and artist, Kathy Lowe. For more information on Kathy and a list of her upcoming performances, visit <a href="http://www.woodshades.com/KathyLowe.html" target="_blank">her website</a>.</p> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:18:23 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/wKpQPVsGpqw/kathy-lowe http://www.nhpr.org/post/kathy-lowe <p>Kate sat down in studio with singer/songwriter and artist, Kathy Lowe. For more information on Kathy and a list of her upcoming performances, visit <a href="http://www.woodshades.com/KathyLowe.html" target="_blank">her website</a>.</p> 1901 no

Kate sat down in studio with singer/songwriter and artist, Kathy Lowe. For more information on Kathy and a list of her upcoming performances, visit her website.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/kathy-lowehttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/12/kathylowe_b.mp3?origin=body Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire <p>Kate was in studio with conductor Michael Vose and the Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire, a group seeking to preserve and promote Scottish culture through the playing of traditional Scottish music.</p> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:11:34 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/S9gcSH_kzek/strathspey-and-reel-society-new-hampshire http://www.nhpr.org/post/strathspey-and-reel-society-new-hampshire <p>Kate was in studio with conductor Michael Vose and the Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire, a group seeking to preserve and promote Scottish culture through the playing of traditional Scottish music.</p> 2006 no

Kate was in studio with conductor Michael Vose and the Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire, a group seeking to preserve and promote Scottish culture through the playing of traditional Scottish music.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/strathspey-and-reel-society-new-hampshirehttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/11/Strathspey2012b.mp3?origin=body Folk Show Interview: Cosy Sheridan <p><a href="http://www.cosysheridan.com">Cosy Sheridan</a> joins Kate McNally live in the NHPR studio.</p> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:20:45 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/QOMsI46ZlbY/folk-show-interview-cosy-sheridan http://www.nhpr.org/post/folk-show-interview-cosy-sheridan <p><a href="http://www.cosysheridan.com">Cosy Sheridan</a> joins Kate McNally live in the NHPR studio.</p> 2126 no

Cosy Sheridan joins Kate McNally live in the NHPR studio.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/folk-show-interview-cosy-sheridanhttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/10/fs100812km2.mp3 In The Studio: Novelist Scott Alarik And "Revival, A Folk Music Novel" <p></p><p>I don’t know what came over me as I sat across from novelist Scott Alarik while he read from his new book, <a href="http://www.scottalarik.com/index.php?page=home" target="_blank"><em>Revival, a Folk Music Novel</em></a> in the studio at NHPR.&#160; My throat closed up as my eyes started to well while he spoke from the heart of his character, Nathan Warren, a singer/songwriter, now open mic host who never quite got his shot at the big time. (whatever that means for folk musicians)&#160; Something about the tone of Alarik’s tale, the tell- it-like-folk- really- is love story, &#160;cracked my heart, just like the time John Gorka’s “I Saw a Stranger with your Hair” made me weep on the blanket under the stars at Falcon Ridge,&#160; as I pined in unison. &#160;&#160;</p><p>Alarik’s story isn’t all about regret. It’s a tale of hope, just like we get from new folk and the up and comers who are holding down the folk fort in coffeehouses and festivals across the country. It’s a tale of being real and true and remembering what brings us to the side of the dial that we can count on. &#160;It’s about the beauty of the songs that don’t get sung as much as the ones that do.&#160; It’s about community and it’s for the volunteers Scott dedicated Revival to: “You are what you have always been: folk music’s beating and gracious heart.”</p><p></p> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:14:02 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/NL5PDP8QJx0/studio-novelist-scott-alarik-and-revival-folk-music-novel http://www.nhpr.org/post/studio-novelist-scott-alarik-and-revival-folk-music-novel <p></p><p>I don’t know what came over me as I sat across from novelist Scott Alarik while he read from his new book, <a href="http://www.scottalarik.com/index.php?page=home" target="_blank"><em>Revival, a Folk Music Novel</em></a> in the studio at NHPR.&#160; My throat closed up as my eyes started to well while he spoke from the heart of his character, Nathan Warren, a singer/songwriter, now open mic host who never quite got his shot at the big time. (whatever that means for folk musicians)&#160; Something about the tone of Alarik’s tale, the tell- it-like-folk- really- is love story, &#160;cracked my heart, just like the time John Gorka’s “I Saw a Stranger with your Hair” made me weep on the blanket under the stars at Falcon Ridge,&#160; as I pined in unison. &#160;&#160;</p><p>Alarik’s story isn’t all about regret. It’s a tale of hope, just like we get from new folk and the up and comers who are holding down the folk fort in coffeehouses and festivals across the country. It’s a tale of being real and true and remembering what brings us to the side of the dial that we can count on. &#160;It’s about the beauty of the songs that don’t get sung as much as the ones that do.&#160; It’s about community and it’s for the volunteers Scott dedicated Revival to: “You are what you have always been: folk music’s beating and gracious heart.”</p><p></p> 3401 no

I don’t know what came over me as I sat across from novelist Scott Alarik while he read from his new book, Revival, a Folk Music Novel in the studio at NHPR.  My throat closed up as my eyes started to well while he spoke from the heart of his character, Nathan Warren, a singer/songwriter, now open mic host who never quite got his shot at the big time. (whatever that means for folk musicians)  Something about the tone of Alarik’s tale, the tell- it-like-folk- really- is love story,  cracked my heart, just like the time John Gorka’s “I Saw a Stranger with your Hair” made me weep on the blanket under the stars at Falcon Ridge,  as I pined in unison.   

Alarik’s story isn’t all about regret. It’s a tale of hope, just like we get from new folk and the up and comers who are holding down the folk fort in coffeehouses and festivals across the country. It’s a tale of being real and true and remembering what brings us to the side of the dial that we can count on.  It’s about the beauty of the songs that don’t get sung as much as the ones that do.  It’s about community and it’s for the volunteers Scott dedicated Revival to: “You are what you have always been: folk music’s beating and gracious heart.”

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/studio-novelist-scott-alarik-and-revival-folk-music-novelhttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/10/ScottAlarik.mp3 Folk Show Interview: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion <p><a href="http://sarahleeandjohnny.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Lee and Johnny</a> join Kate at the NHPR studio. Their next tour stop will be at the Rockingham Meetinghouse in Rockingham, Vermont on Sunday, July 22. <a href="http://www.vermontfestivalsllc.com/ROTR_Other-Events.htm" target="_blank">Get the details.</a></p><p></p> Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:00:41 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/6IoXlbJfka0/folk-show-interview-sarah-lee-guthrie-and-johnny-irion http://www.nhpr.org/post/folk-show-interview-sarah-lee-guthrie-and-johnny-irion <p><a href="http://sarahleeandjohnny.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Lee and Johnny</a> join Kate at the NHPR studio. Their next tour stop will be at the Rockingham Meetinghouse in Rockingham, Vermont on Sunday, July 22. <a href="http://www.vermontfestivalsllc.com/ROTR_Other-Events.htm" target="_blank">Get the details.</a></p><p></p> 2473 no

Sarah Lee and Johnny join Kate at the NHPR studio. Their next tour stop will be at the Rockingham Meetinghouse in Rockingham, Vermont on Sunday, July 22. Get the details.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/folk-show-interview-sarah-lee-guthrie-and-johnny-irionhttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/07/fs071512km1.mp3 The Tupelo Radio Public Radio Project featuring Lucy Kaplansky <div class="card-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Kate McNally hosts Lucy Kaplansky in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT on June 22. A broadcast of the event can be heard on July 1.</p><p>Visit the <a href="topic/tupelo-public-radio-project">Tupelo Public Radio Project page</a>.</p></div></div></div></div> Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:44:39 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/wY0kyOdP2wI/tupelo-radio-public-radio-project-featuring-lucy-kaplansky http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-radio-public-radio-project-featuring-lucy-kaplansky <div class="card-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Kate McNally hosts Lucy Kaplansky in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT on June 22. A broadcast of the event can be heard on July 1.</p><p>Visit the <a href="topic/tupelo-public-radio-project">Tupelo Public Radio Project page</a>.</p></div></div></div></div> 3583 no

Kate McNally hosts Lucy Kaplansky in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT on June 22. A broadcast of the event can be heard on July 1.

Visit the Tupelo Public Radio Project page.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-radio-public-radio-project-featuring-lucy-kaplanskyhttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/07/Lucy.mp3 Folk Show Performance: Jeff Warner <p>Jeff Warner joins Folk Show host Kate McNally at NHPR to discuss his latest album, <a href="http://www.jeffwarner.com/" target="_blank">Long Time Travelling.</a></p> Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/OVxtyHf7G7Y/folk-show-performance-jeff-warner http://www.nhpr.org/post/folk-show-performance-jeff-warner <p>Jeff Warner joins Folk Show host Kate McNally at NHPR to discuss his latest album, <a href="http://www.jeffwarner.com/" target="_blank">Long Time Travelling.</a></p> 3224 no

Jeff Warner joins Folk Show host Kate McNally at NHPR to discuss his latest album, Long Time Travelling.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/folk-show-performance-jeff-warnerhttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/07/Jeff.mp3 Live Performance: David Bromberg <p><a href="http://www.davidbromberg.net/home" target="_blank">David Bromberg </a>and his band joins Kate McNally for an in-studio performance.</p> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:57:27 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/yKHraZuu2G8/live-performance-david-bromberg http://www.nhpr.org/post/live-performance-david-bromberg <p><a href="http://www.davidbromberg.net/home" target="_blank">David Bromberg </a>and his band joins Kate McNally for an in-studio performance.</p> 3224 no

David Bromberg and his band joins Kate McNally for an in-studio performance.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/live-performance-david-bromberghttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/06/fs061712km1_0.mp3 The Tupelo Public Radio Project featuring Banjo Dan and The Mid-nite Plowboys <p>Kate McNally hosts Banjo Dan and the Midnight Plowboys in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT.</p> Sun, 27 May 2012 19:00:47 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/aQ7Ejjty9c4/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-banjo-dan-and-mid-nite-plowboys-0 http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-banjo-dan-and-mid-nite-plowboys-0 <p>Kate McNally hosts Banjo Dan and the Midnight Plowboys in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT.</p> 3540 no

Kate McNally hosts Banjo Dan and the Midnight Plowboys in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-banjo-dan-and-mid-nite-plowboys-0http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/06/fs052712km1.mp3 The Tupelo Public Radio Project featuring Cheryl Wheeler <p>Kate McNally hosts Cheryl Wheeler in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT.</p> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/yIvqOqPYlUs/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-cheryl-wheeler http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-cheryl-wheeler <p>Kate McNally hosts Cheryl Wheeler in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT.</p> 3469 no

Kate McNally hosts Cheryl Wheeler in a live performance at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, VT.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-cheryl-wheelerhttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/04/fs042212km1_0.mp3 Tupelo Public Radio Project Featuring Dar Williams <p>Kate hosts Dar Williams at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, Vermont.</p> Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FolkShow/~3/72QHc8hveNY/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-dar-williams http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-dar-williams <p>Kate hosts Dar Williams at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, Vermont.</p> 3458 no

Kate hosts Dar Williams at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction, Vermont.

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]]> http://www.nhpr.org/post/tupelo-public-radio-project-featuring-dar-williamshttp://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/fs0325212km1_1.mp3