Tom Ball
Host and Marketing RepresentativeTom Ball is the host of 'Homespun' on WCMU, and is also a marketing representative for the station. He is responsible for securing program sponsorships for both WCMU Public Radio and WCMU Public Television.
Tom has been married for nearly 20 years to his lovely and talented wife Diana. They have one cat, and a yard full of beautiful flowers (no thanks to him!). Tom has been associated with WCMU for over 35 years, doing everything from fundraising, to filling in for vacationing staff members, to even taking out the trash!
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On this week’s edition of Homespun, we’ll be celebrating Bob Dylan’s birthday with songs from the bard himself, plus Joan Baez, Ian & Sylvia, The Country Gentlemen, The Brothers and Sisters, plus more covering his music! -
…Barry Poss started the independent record label “Sugar Hill” in the early 1980’s and proceeded to become a very important part of the Folk and Bluegrass music scene. He recently passed away, and this week on Homespun we spend the hour celebrating his life through the music he produced and distributed! -
…Well, we’ve had some rain, and as flowers begin to grow, new music sprouts up this week on Homespun from Suzy Thompson, plus Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricus. We’ll also dive deep with tracks from Flatt & Scruggs, along with Don Stover, and a previously unreleased cut from Richard and Teddy Thompson!
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…This week on Homespun we’ll visit some of Bluegrass Unlimited’ s Top 30 Survey Chart! We’ll hear from Woody Platt, Red Camel Collective, and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. We’ll also check in with some new Midwest Old Timey music from Kettle Bog, and spin a rare live track from Ry Cooder ca. 1972! -
…This week’s Homespun features the Harp playing of two blues masters: Paul Butterfield and Charlie Musselwhite, as well as the funky sounds of Taj Mahal! And, we’ll also catch a couple classics from Linda Thompson and Kelly Willis. -
…The Sounds of Easter grace the next edition of Homespun with The Poplin Family, Hot Rize, The Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Cash, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and so much more! -
…It’s a swingin’ time on this week’s Homespun with Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies, plus the Swamp Cats! We’ll also celebrate the 30th Anniversary release of Guy Clark’s “Dublin Blues” and we’ll spin a couple tracks from the new Kane & Gellert recording “Volume 4”! -
…This week on Homespun is a cause for celebration and sorrow as we celebrate the life and music of one of the greatest musicians of traditional American Roots music, Tracy Schwarz, and the 50th Anniversary of JD Crowe and the New South’s Rounder Double 0 44. We’ll hear the influence that both these artists had on music in their time right up to today.
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…Spring is trying to arrive these days , and on Homespun this week we have music to clean out flower beds from the Lynn Morris Band, (NEW) Seldom Scene, and guitar picker Bryan Sutton! We’ll also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Joni’s Mitchell’s “Hissing of Summer Lawns”, AND the 60th Anniversary of Bob Dylan’s “Bringing it All Back Home”! -
…On the next edition of Homespun, we dive into the stacks of the early 70’s, with music from Don Stover, The White Bros. “Live in Sweden,” and the first Red Clay Ramblers release! We’ll also leap ahead and hear new releases from The Seldom Scene, and all acoustic Jason Isbell!
