Twenty-five years ago this month, I joined the WFUV family, as I took over the "Sunday Breakast" from Christine Lavin. This week I commemorate that anniversary with a retrospective of a baker's dozen of my all-time favorite sessions - not necessarily the biggest names and only ones with live performances (no Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, or Graham Nash), but ones which have had special resonance over the years.
Read MorePassover and Easter are religious symbols of triumph, yet we have to weigh that joy against the horrifying events in Ukraine. This week's "Sunday Supper" offers some songs of compassion and peace, including John Lennon, Indigo Girls, the Byrds, and a new one co-written by John McCutcheon and Tom Paxton, "Ukrainian Now."
Read MoreIt came a week late but the start of the baseball season is always a welcome rite of spring. "Sunday Supper" celebrates with songs by Steve Goodman, John Fogerty, Michael Franks, and Steve Poltz.
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" pulls out all the stops for Women's History Month, with an all-female playlist.
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" celebrates the arrival of spring with songs by the Beatles and Gillian Welch. More urgently, Rhiannon Giddens, Tom Paxton, Sue Horowitz, Josie Bello, and Willie Nile issue a call to action for peace and solidarity to the people of Ukraine.
Read MoreOminously, Tuesday is the Ides of March, but it's also Ry Cooder's 75th birthday.
Read MoreMarch is Women's History Month, and being a guy who's in touch with his feminine side, I'm happy to focus even more than usual on some female voices on this week's "Sunday Supper."
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" is a bit schizoid: divided between tributes to iconic musicians and new releases. There are toasts to Johnny Cash, whose 90th birthday would've been this weekend, and Harry Belafonte, who turns 95(!) on Tuesday with a star-studded tribute at Town Hall.
Read MoreThis week is the 50th anniversary of Nick Drake 's Pink Moon album in the UK. Valerie June has done a tasty new cover of the title track, which we'll hear on this week's "Sunday Supper," along with a jazz-inflected Nick Drake cover by Brad Mehldau.
Read More"Sunday Supper" has a pre -Valentine's Day treat with songs by James Taylor, Michael Veitch, and Gordonvlle, USA. Tim Buckley was born on Valentine's Day 75 years ago, so we'll remember the late, great songwriter with a pair of his songs.
Read MoreTwo of contemporary folk's favorite females have new albums out now. Anais Mitchell, who devoted more than a decade nurturing Hadestown into its Tony-winning stature, is back with her first album of original material in 10 years, Anais Mitchell, and it's worth the wait. Meanwhile, Anais's pal, Aoife O'Donovan, has released another album, Age of Apathy, showcasing her delicious voice and distinctive songs.
Read MoreWhen Graham Nash first heard David Crosby and Stephen Stills harmonize at Joni Mitchell's house, he knew his destiny was to leave England and move to California. Five decades later, he knew his destiny was to leave his wife and move to NYC.
Read More"Sunday Supper" is excited to share a track from the new Punch Brothers album, Hell on Church Street, on this week's show. It's a reimagining of the landmark 1983 album, Church Street Blues, by the late guitarist Tony Rice, which featured songs by both bluegrass and folk icons.
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" is happy to shed a little light during these dark days of winter (and our society) with some music honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. There will be James Taylor, as well as Peter, Paul & Mary, Harry Belafonte, Carsie Blanton, and Eric Bannan.
Read MoreThe first week of January has been eventful. Beyond the Omicron surge, it was the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol and the 75th anniversary of David Bowie's birth.
Read MoreTwenty-five years ago Christine Lavin debuted a new program, "Sunday Breakfast," on WFUV. Three months later, squeezed by her regular performing schedule, she gave it up, and I inherited it.
Read MoreWith Christmas in the rearview mirror, it's time to focus on the best releases of the year. WFUV will be counting down the Top 90 Songs on New Year's Eve in the annual Listener Poll. This week on "Sunday Supper" I'll share my 10 favorite albums of the year.
Read MoreThey say it's "the most wonderful time of the year." I know it's my favorite "Sunday Supper" of the year, so break out the egg nog for the annual Festival of Holiday Songs. It will be virtually all new releases, but the usual holiday mix.
Read MoreAfter nearly 60 years as a professional musician, John Sebastain is still plying his trade. His latest project is a collaboration with guitarist Arlen Roth in which they "explore the Spoonful Songbook."
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