As FUV fave Amy Ray hits the Big 6-0 this week, "Sunday Supper" celebrates with songs from Indigo Girls and her solo work. I'll also have an optically-cautious medley for the total solar eclipse and a preview of Tuesday's "On Your Radar" with Jess Klein, Jillian Matundan, and Madeleine Roger at the Bitter End.
Read MoreThis week "Sunday Supper" celebrates not only Easter but a basketful of birthdays: singer-songwriter-guitarist extraordinaire Richard Thompson (capturing his 55 year+ career); velvet-voiced Grammy darling Norah Jones (including collaborations with her musical elders); and iconic soul man Marvin Gaye (redefining R&B).
Read MoreAs Women's History Month continues, "Sunday Supper" salutes brave women in songs by Aoife O'Donovan, Catherine Miles, Judy Kass, Jean Rohe, Joy Zimmerman, Susan Werner, and Crys Matthews. Recounting a different kind of struggle, there's the two-part Paul Simon documentary, In Restless Dreams, reviewed by Jeremy Rainer.
Read MoreWith St. Patrick's Day landing this weekend, "Sunday Supper" leans into some Celtic influences, from homegrown Irish artists such as Van Morrison, Maura O'Connell, Sinead O'Connor, the Chietains, and Grainne Hunt, to Americans celebrating their Irish lineage, like Tara O'Grady, Joe Jencks, Miranda Hardy, and Nanci Griffith.
Read MoreJust in time for Women's History Month, Aoife O'Donovan has released a beautiful collection of songs inspired by the suffrage movement and the struggle for the 19th Amendment.
Read MoreTownes Van Zandt, though cursed by drug and alcohol addiction and bipolar disorder, managed to create a timeless body of work before his death in 1997 at the age of 52. This week's "Sunday Supper" toasts Townes's 80th birth anniversary with his songs recorded by Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, and Lyle Lovett, and others.
Read MoreSince her hits in the mid-90's, Paula Cole has released a succession of creative albums in multiple genres. Her new one, Lo, has personal songs with an indie feel, except for "Calling All Saviors," which I'll play on this week's "Sunday Supper."
Read MoreNobody's accusing octogenarian Tom Rush of losing a step. He's just released a new CD of all original songs, Gardens Old, Flowers New, produced by sideman extraordinaire Matt Nakoa, and I'll share a track on this week's "Sunday Supper."
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Sunday" is a veritable pinata of musical delights. It begins with a Mardi Gras overture, followed by a preview of Tuesday's "On Your Radar."
Read MoreThis week Christine Lavin, the original host of "Sunday Breakfast," returns to guest host "Sunday Supper."
Read MoreThis week's "Sunday Supper" is a rebroadcast of February 26, 2023, celebrating the birth anniversaries of two outstanding, but very different guitarists.
Read MoreThe always lovely and talented Jonatha Brooke hits the Big 6-0 on Tuesday, so listen for a celebration on "Sunday Supper," with songs from her days as The Story and her long and distinguished solo career.
Read MoreA couple of my friends are celebrating major birthdays on Tuesday: Tony Trischka's 75th and Jill Sobule's 65th, prompting some love from "Sunday Supper."
Read MoreSinger-songwriter-guitarist-raconteur Cliff Eberhardt, former denizen of the Greenwich Village Fast Folk community, hits the big 7-0 on Sunday. I'll toast him on "Sunday Supper," along with banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who would've been 100, and Canadian Ron Sexsmith, celebrating his 60th.
Read MoreWith the clock ticking toward midnight, this week's "Sunday Supper" recaps musical memories of 2023: the top songs of the year IMHO and some of the legends we lost along the way.
Read MoreIt's Christmas Eve, and you're in the mood for some music. Not the schlock you hear at the mall or on commercial radio stations. Some classy standards, as well as some choice new tunes. You're in luck, Sunday Supper's Annual Festival of Holiday Songs has you covered.
Read MoreAs we hurtle through December, "Sunday Supper" is having a "fall cleanup day," spotlighting significant new releases or ones I've overlooked for the past few months.
Read MoreThis Sunday is On Your Radar' s debut at Greenwich Village's historic Bitter End, with Miles &
Mafale, David Gelman, and Hallie Spoor, but before you head to Bleecker Street, catch Sunday Supper's year-end fundraising show. As the days (and world events) grow darker and darker, I'll concentrate on songs of light to lift our spirits - and also your support of WFUV.
Read MoreThe leaves have peaked, but the concert season's going strong, and this week's "Sunday Supper" is keeping up with it. I'll have selections from a couple of this year's Holiday Cheer for FUV artists, Iron & Wine and Thee Sacred Souls, and a preview of the December 10 "On Your Radar" at our new location, The Bitter End: Miles & Mafale, David Gelman, and Hallie Spoor.
Read MoreHaving already saluted the vibrant 80-year-old Joni Mitchell this month, "Sunday Supper" turns to another octogenarian with a birthday this week, that master of melody and irony, Randy Newman.
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