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 archive edition of Homespun, we’ll grow some new music from the Gibson Bros., Ron Ickes & Trey Hensley, along with fiddler Michael Cleveland! We’ll hear the blues of Memphis Minnie, plus Howlin’ Wolf, and the new sounds of Canadian Matt Anderson! Tune in Saturday evenings at 6PM! -
…On the next Homespun, we’ll feature some new musical tracks from Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, The Kody Norris Show, and new solo work from former Special Consensus singer & guitarist Rick Faris! We’ll also go way back with covers from Wry Straw, Andy Cohen, plus Frank & Allie Lee-and we finish off with a new track from Texan John David Kent. Tune in Saturday evenings at 6PM! -
…As we start to get closer to the Summer Solstice, we’ll keep the sun up on this week’s Homespun with music from Ashby Frank, Dale Ann Bradley, and Daryl Mosley-we’ll also get some blues from Paul Butterfield’s Better Days plus Geoff Muldaur, and celebrate David Bromberg’s retirement from touring ( at age 78!) with a track from his 1971 debut! Tune in Saturday evening at 6! -
…This week’s Homespun features the new Bluegrass sounds of Dale Ann Bradley, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, and 5-string wiz Allen Shelton-We’ll also catch up with new music from The Milk Carton Kids, and singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell’s Chicago Sessions! Tune in Saturday nights at 6! -
…Memorial Day weekend (HOPEFULLY) means the last of the frost for spring, and on this week’s edition of Homespun we’ll catch the warm sounds of The Kody Norris Show, Michael Cleveland, Shoefly, The Immigrant Band, Mavis Staples and many others! Tune in Saturdays at 6PM on WCMU Public Radio! -
…The Nobel Prize Laureate, Bob Dylan celebrates his 82nd birthday, and on this edition of Homespun we’ll spin his songs covered by Ray Bonneville, Joan Baez, The Band, The Byrds, Tim O’Brien, and of course, the bard himself! Tune in Saturdays at 6PM! -
…On the next edition of Homespun, new music from Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, Benson, and Rodney Crowell are on the docket; Also some Gaelic sounds from Frankie Gavin, and Relativity; and a couple classics from John Gorka and Rosanne Cash round out the hour! Tune in Saturdays at 6PM! -
His rich baritone and gift for melodies made him one of the most popular artists of the 1970’s. On Homespun this week we’ll celebrate the life of Gordon Lightfoot who passed recently at age 84. We’ll hear songs performed by him and covered by Ian & Sylvia, The Country Gentlemen, Tim O’Brien, Marty Robbins, Tony Rice, and others who were influenced by him and he by them! Tune in Saturday at 6PM! -
Birthdays are always a time for celebration, and on the next edition of Homespun we’ll celebrate Folk Singer, and Social Activist Pete Seeger’s birthday coming up next week! We’ll hear music from Seeger, The Weavers, The Byrds, Magpie, and much more! Tune in Saturdays at 6PM ! -
Spring is for FOLK MUSIC! Michael Cleveland, Nickel Creek, John Hartford, The Double Deckers, Mac Benford, and others will represent folk music on the next Homespun! Tune in Saturdays at 6pm for this representation, plus the release this week (in 1969!) of Bob Dylan’s “Nashville Skyline”!
