NC Comedy Arts Festival on WCHL ArtSpot for Jan 26-27

Paula Pazderka  from DSI Comedy Theater of Carrboro joins me on The ArtSpot to air on Saturday and Sunday January 26-27 at 11:30 AM EST. DSI organizes the sincerely amazing NC Comedy Arts Festival which happens in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Durham over 3 weeks.  The ArtSpot airs on WCHL-FM 97.9 and is archived at http://chapelboro.com/pages/14088827.php

Aesop’s fables on WCHL The ArtSpot Jan 20

David Ostergaard from Bright Star Touring Theatre of Asheville, NC joins me on The ArtSpot to air on Sunday January 20 at 11:30 AM EST. Bright Star will offer their version of Aesop’s fables “The Fox and the Grapes,” “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and “The Lion and the Mouse,as a SuperFun Family Show at The ArtsCenter on Saturday AM Jan 26. The ArtSpot airs on WCHL-FM 97.9 and is archived at http://chapelboro.com/pages/14088827.php

Tar Heel Sound Fest WCHL The ArtSpot for Jan 12-13

Bruce Stevens and Josh Zaslow, the producers of the exciting new and homegrown Tar Heel Sound Fest, join me on The ArtSpot to air on January 12-13 at 11:30 AM EST each day. The festival happens Jan 12 at three west Chapel Hill venues. The ArtSpot airs on WCHL-FM 97.9 and is archived at http://chapelboro.com/pages/14088827.php

From the Roots January 5, 2013 on WMMT-FM 88.7 Playlist

From the Roots January 5, 2013 on WMMT-FM 88.7, real people’s radio from the Appalshop (Whitesburg, KY  www.wmmtfm.org). Hosted – remotely – usually on the first Saturday of each month by the Lazy Farm Boy (aka Art Menius; PO Box 1161; Carrboro, NC 27510), 11 AM until 2 PM eastern. http://artmenius.com and lazyfarmboy.blogspot.com.

John Hartford / Turn Your Radio On (II) / Aeroplane / Warner Brothers / 2:16

The Foghorn Stringband / Outshine the Sun / Outshine the Sun / www.foghornstringband.com / 2:48

Mariel Vandersteel / Three Forks of the Cumberland / Hickory / MarielVandersteel.com / 2:59

Brett Ratliff / Brother Green / The New Young Fogies, Volume One / Anna Roberts-Gevalt / 3:32

The Wandering / Old Joe Clark / Go On Now, You Can't Stay Here / Songs of the South / 2:39

Robin & Linda Williams / These Old Dark Hills / These Old Dark Hills / Red House Records / 3:25

South Carolina Broadcasters / Pretty Little Raindrops / Can You Hear Me Now / South Carolina Broadcasters / 2:55

The Stray Birds / No Part of Nuthin / The Stray Birds / The Stray Birds / 3:06

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry / Piney Mountain / You’ve Been a Friend to Me / Barker / 2:24

The Honey DewDrops / One Kind Word / Silver Lining / The Honey Dewdrops / 3:15

Cahalen Morrison & Eli West / Our Lady of the Tall Trees / Our Lady of the Tall Trees / www.cahalenandeli.com / 3:44

The Stray Birds / Heavy Hands / The Stray Birds / The Stray Birds / 4:07

Coty Hogue / Handsome Molly / When We Get To Shore / Perpetual Hoedown / 3:01

Rafe & Clelia Stefanini / Collins Medley #1 / Lady on the Green / Old Willow Tree / 3:41

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry / Uncle Charlie’s Revenge / You’ve Been a Friend to Me / Barker / 3:35

The Honey DewDrops / Hills of My Home / Silver Lining / The Honey Dewdrops / 4:20

Mara Levine / The Dutchman / Jewels and Harmony / Maras Creations / 4:56

Mara Levine Interview 11:29

Mara Levine / Blackberry Time / Jewels and Harmony / Maras Creations / 4:13

Ora Dell Graham / Pullin My Skiff / Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings / Rounder / 1:06

Luther Strong / Glory in the Meeting House / Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings / Rounder / 1:44

Pete Steele / Coal Creek March / Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings / Rounder / 1:31

Rosa Lee Watson / My Long Journey / The Watson Family / Rounder / 2:36

Doc Watson / Georgia Buck / Doc Watson / Vanguard / 2:19

Doc Watson / Reuben's Train / North Carolina Banjo Collection Disc 1/ Rounder / 2:42

Gaither Carlton & Doc Watson / Browns Dream / Friends of Old Time Music Disc 1 / Smithsonian Folkways / 1:43

Doc Watson / Little Omie Wise / Doc Watson / Vanguard / 4:28

Solas / No Forgotten Man / Shamrock City / Self / 5:31

Sarah McQuaid / New Oysters New / The Plum Tree and The Rose / Waterbug / 1:00

Sarah McQuaid / ID / 0:14

Woody Guthrie / This Land is Your Land (alternate) / Woody at 100 / Smithsonian Folkways / 2:48

The Wandering / Sittin’ On Top of the World / Go On Now, You Can't Stay Here / Songs of the South / 2:40

The Carper Family / My Baby Don’t Like Me / Back When / The Carper Family / 3:11

Elizabeth LaPelle / Londons Bridge / The New Young Fogies, Volume One / Anna Roberts-Gevalt / 4:54

Atomic Duo / The Company Man is Not our Friend / Broadsides / Atomic Duo / 3:43

Carolina Chocolate Drops / Salty Dog / Leaving Eden / Nonesuch /3:08

The Foghorn Stringband / Indian Ate the Woodchuck / Outshine the Sun / www.foghornstringband.com / 2:51

Bill Evans with Tim O’Brien / Follow the Drinking Gourd / In Good Company / Native & Fine / 3:58

Carolina Chocolate Drops / West End Blues / Leaving Eden / Nonesuch /3:01

Emily Pinkerton / Summer Heat / Ends of the Earth / Green Jeans Records / 3:34

Mike + Ruthie / On My Way Home / The NYC EP / self / 3:19

The Blind Owl Band / Missoula, Montana / Rabble Rousing / The Blind Owl Band / 3:39

Black Twig Pickers / Life on the Ceiling / Oh Michael, Look What You've Done : Friends Play Michael Chapman / Tompkins Square / 2:38

The Foghorn Stringband / Western Union / Outshine the Sun / www.foghornstringband.com / 2:17

Cahalen Morrison & Eli West / Church Street Blues / Our Lady of the Tall Trees / www.cahalenandeli.com / 2:46

The Honey DewDrops / Bright Morning Stars / Silver Lining / The Honey Dewdrops / 2:54

The Stray Birds / Dream to Blue / The Stray Birds / The Stray Birds / 3:32

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry / You’ve Been a Friend to Me / You’ve Been a Friend to Me / Barker / 3:05

Ralph Stanley at The ArtsCenter Carrboro 1/4/2013

2012 in Review on WMMT From the Roots today

I shall review 2012 on From the Roots with the Lazy Farm Boy on WMMT-FM 88.7 and www.wmmtfm.org today, Saturday, January 5, from 11 AM until 2 PM Eastern Time. Stray Birds, Honey Dew Drops, New Old Fogies, Morrison & West, Craver-Hicks-Watson-Newberry, CCD, and many others will be featured along with a reflection on the lives of Doc & Rosalee Watson. Also an interview with Mara Levine.

Phaedra Kelly on WCHL ArtSpot for Jan 5-6

ArtSchool Director Phaedra Kelly joins me on The ArtSpot to air on January 5-6 at 11:30 AM EST each day. Phaedra will outline the amazing set of classes The ArtsCenter will offer this semester and talk about the ArtSchool Open House Monday evening. The ArtSpot airs on WCHL-FM 97.9 and is archived at http://chapelboro.com/pages/14088827.php