This show originally aired today from 10am-Noon on WNUR 89.3 FM and HD1.
We start and end the show with new unreleased Kat Eggleston tunes. On this week’s show, you’ll hear some new tunes, some old favorites and an interview from the archives when Sue Kessell spoke with Maria Dunn back from 2009.
Here’s today’s playlist.
Here’s yesterday’s show which was a rebroadcast from September 7, 2019
This show originally aired today from 10am-Noon.
We start with some songs of friendship and gratitude, followed by some newly-released music, and then in the second half of the show co-host Sue Kessell joins us to talk with Juel Ulven about the Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival, being held virtually this year.
This show originally aired today from 10am-Noon.
We start with some old favorites, followed by some newly-released music, and then in the second half of the show co-host Kathy Kelly joins us with her remembrances of Michael Peter Smith.
This show originally aired on Sunday, August 9th.
We start with Sue Kessell and Ron chatting about Michael along with some of his music. Then we talk with Donna Adler about her new album Remembering Butterflies, we celebrate Ella Jenkin’s 96th birthday and some new music too.
On next week’s show Kathy Kelly joins us in the 11:00 hour for her thoughts about Michael and we’ll feature more of his music too.
This show originally aired on Sunday, July 12th shortly after we learned that Michael Smith was in hospice. Starting at about the 18-minute mark, we feature Michael who we are sad to report passed away on Monday August 3rd.
We start with Kathy Kelly’s contemporaneous thoughts about Michael along with some of his music. Then we dip into the archives and you’ll hear our last interview with Michael when Sue Kessell visited with him for over an hour in 2019.
We’re in the process of preparing a tribute show but due to our need to pre-record our program these days, an in-depth show likely won’t air until August 16th at the earliest. We’ll keep you posted.
Here’s Rick Kogan’s article about Michael.
Here’s Jamie O’Reilly’s tribute.
Here is the show which airs today from 10am-Noon on WNUR. The first couple of sets celebrate the marriage of my son Greg Lewis to our now official daughter-in law Julia Loughlin.