Homespun

….Labor Day honors the contributions and achievements of workers, and it’s a day of rest, reflection and appreciation for all in the workforce. This week’s Homespun does it song with the music of The Staple Singers, Red Clay Ramblers , Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and more! Tune in Saturday evening 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”!

Easter is nearly upon us, and Homespun celebrates this most holy time of the year with the Gospel sounds of The Nashville Bluegrass Band, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Mahalia Jackson, The Soul Stirrers, Johnny Cash, and much more! Tune in Saturdays at 6PM!

As we ease into April, Palm Sunday arrives on the way to Holy week and Easter. On the next Homespun, we’ll get there with help from Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, The Gibson Brothers, Larry Sparks, Mindy Smith, Gary Nicholson, John Hiatt, and more! Tune in Saturdays at 6PM on WCMU!

Spring is in the air, and on this week’s Homespun, we’ll grow some new music from the Gibson Bros., fiddler Michael Cleveland, plus Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley! We’ll also hear the blues of Memphis Minnie, Howlin’ Wolf, and the new sounds of Canadian Matt Anderson! Tune in Saturday Evenings at 6PM!

Faith and Begorra! On the next Homespun, we’ll celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend with all music Celtic! The likes of The Bothy Band, Dick Gaughan, Mick Hanley, The Chieftains, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Solas, and so much more! Tune in for MIGHTY time Saturdays at 6PM!

We spring forward this weekend as Daylight Savings Time begins, so on this week’s Homespun, we’ll put a little “SWING” in your step- Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage, Spade Cooley and Little Jimmy Dickens will get those toes tappin’, along with new music from Anne Capps and Jason Barrie! Tune in Saturdays at 6PM!

As we all continue to dig out from the winter weather, this week’s Homespun will give you warmth & happiness! Music from The Lonesome River Band, Ralph Stanley, Mississippi John Hurt, Shawn Colvin and more should help melt the ice and snow!Tune in Sunday at 3PM!