The new year brings a cornucopia of new releases to "Sunday Supper." One of the most interesting is a collaboration between the Bay Area songwriter Chuck Prophet and the Salinas cumbia band, Qiensave, who will be performing together at City Winery on Sunday night.
Read MoreWith all the hoopla about Bob Dylan and A Complete Unknown, it's ironic that Monday marks the 50th anniversary of his milestone album, Blood on the Tracks. "Sunday Supper" celebrates with an extended medley of covers, all by women, including Joan Osborne, Joan Baez, Madeleine Peyroux, Mary Lee's Corvette, and more.
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" toasts two of America's premier songwriters: Steve Earle, the outspoken product of Texas and Tennessee, who spent many fruitful years living in New York City, turning 70; and Ellis Paul, a Maine native who burst out of the fertile Boston music scene before settling in Virginia, hitting the Big 6-0.
Read MoreFor what it's worth, the New Year brings a bunch of major birthdays which "Sunday Supper" feels duty-bound to celebrate.
Read MoreBefore ushering in the New Year, "Sunday Supper" rings out 2024 with some of my favorite songs and albums of 2024. Listen for Kacey Musgraves, Beyonce, Billy Strings, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Fantastic Cat, Richard Thompson, Chris Smither, Tom Rush, and more.
Read MoreThe holiday spirit reaches full strength this week as Christmas collides with Hanukkah on December 25 (Christmas latkes, anyone?), so prepare for a deluxe version of "Sunday Supper's" Annual Festival of Holiday Songs.
Read MoreAs you contend with the holiday crush, I hope you can spare some time for "Sunday Supper" - and perhaps spare a few dollars during WFUV's brief year-end member drive. I'll have some music which I hope will make it worth your while.
Read MoreTom Waits is arguably one of America's four or five best songwriters. At his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Neil Young commented, "He's sort of a performer, singer, actor, magician, spirit guide, changeling."
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" is jam packed with post-Thanksgiving offerings. For starters, Australia's Queen of Americana, Kasey Chambers, confesses her desire for "a love like Springsteen"; Jon Batiste reimagines a Beethoven classic; and Judy Collins performs live at Town Hall.
Read More"Sunday Supper" dips into the latest Joni Mitchell archive this week for a song recorded at Forest Hills Stadium (maybe you were there). And a Joni cover is part of a Diana Krall medley, as her fellow Canadian hits the big 6-0 this weekend.
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Breakfast" has music to soothe a savage breast in this fraught moment. We embrace the irresistible finger-picking, foot stomping guitar playing of Chris Smither, who turns 80 tomorrow, with some of his bluesy originals and covers by Jorma Kaukonen and Bonnie Raitt.
Read MoreIt's the circle of life this week on "Sunday Supper." We celebrate the births of blues/folk icon Bonnie Raitt (75) and jazzy singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones (70). And we honor the deaths of Phil Lesh, who added a cutting edge bass to the Grateful Dead, and JD Souther, one of the mainstays of Southern California songwriting.
Read MoreWith Halloween happening on Thursday, this week's "Sunday Supper" pulls out some seasonal tunes (from Kenny White, Indigo Girls, Richard Thompson, and others).
Read More"Sunday Supper" comes alive today as both Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan are unearthing massive collections from their archives, and Jason Isbell is releasing Live from the Ryman, Vol. 2.
Read MoreOn this week's "Sunday Supper" we celebrate Columbus Day with songs about immigrants by Jean Rohe, Phil Henry, and Steve Earle. I'll also offer some musical love to some artists from Asheville (David Wilcox, David LaMotte, and others) reeling from Helene's devastation.
Read MoreIf you believe, as I do, that "music makes the world a better place," you probably know how important WFUV is to the music community, in New York and around the world. And if you support the world of contemporary folk, Americana, and singer-songwriters, you probably know how important "Sunday Supper" is to that community, from emerging artists to longtime faves.
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" welcomes multi-instrumentalist, sideman of jazz & folk greats (from Dizzy Gillespie to Bob Dylan), composer, conductor, and American treasure, David Amram.
Read MoreThis week "Sunday Supper" presents a double birthday bonanza. Monday is Bruce Springsteen's 75th birthday.
Read MoreThere's no one more influential in the innovative, Appalachian-influenced acoustic music world than Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Four years after a tornado destroyed their Nashville home, they've returned with a masterful new album, Woodland, which I'm pleased to share on this week's "Sunday Supper."
Read MoreTom Chapin and the Chapin Sisters have been to WFUV multiple times, but this week's "Sunday Supper" is the first time they've come together in Studio A, to discuss Harry Chapin's legacy and perform several of his classics, in preparation for a couple of "Greatest Stories Live" concerts.
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