This is a blog for the audience of WICN's The Folk Revival ~ 3 hours of the folk of the folk revivals of the 20th century into the 21st century. Hosted by Nick noble sharing some of his favorite roots and branches of folk music. Scroll down right column for interesting lists and information.

Friday, March 7, 2008

PARENTS, CHILDREN (and one grandchild) OF THE FOLK REVIVAL MARCH6th

Next week:
All-Irish show next week, featuring Spailpin, the Dubliners, the Irish Rovers, Tommy Makem & the Clancy Brothers, the Grehan Sisters, Barleycorn, Mick Moloney, Joan Baez, Brier, the Limeliters, John McEvoy, the Highwaymen, Chris Ball, Fair Isle Folk, Patsy Watchorn, the Dublin City Ramblers, Josef Locke, the Chieftans, the Black Brothers, Mary O’Dowd and the Robert Shaw Chorale.
This week we heard from:

Terry Gilkyson, Eliza Gilkyson (singing her stuff and one of her Dad’s songs), and Tony Gilkyson (singing his stuff, a song of his Dad’s w/Eliza, and a Woody Guthrie song). Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, and Sara Lee Guthrie (a couple of her songs and a Hoyt Axton song, with Dad Arlo singing on one of them).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9iuYDK2x-o
Josh White and Josh White, Jr. (one from each, plus a 1945 broadcast recording featuring Josh Sr, 4-year old Josh Jr, an d Duke Ellington’s Orchestra).

Johnny, June Carter, and Rosanne Cash (a total of five songs)
Harry (2 songs) and Shari (1 song) Belafonte. Levon Helm and daughter Amy (Ollabelle). Gil Robbins (Cumberland Three, Highwaymen) and son Tim Robbins (singing Pete Seeger’s ALL MY CHILDREN OF THE SUN). Bonnie Raitt (a Pete Seeger folk song and a duet with Dad John—OK, it was ANYTHING YOU CAN DO by Irving Berlin).

We raised $255 (show’s goal was $200) and then someone matched it.