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We have another hour of great new music to bring you on Episode 583 of Folk Roots Radio as we hold back the interviews to check out more of the latest new releases with some wonderful new Covid Tunes thrown in the mix. Join us for new music from The Slowinks, David Olney & Anana Kaye, Dieter van der Westen & Eric van der Westen, Kelli Trottier and The Mushy Peas, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, Crys Matthews, Craig Werth, Donovan Woods, Colleen Kattau, The Hello Darlins, Andrea Nixon, Bridget Melody, Dalannah Gail Bowen and Bob Bossin & Friends. If you like the artists you hear on this show, don't just stream their music – BUY their music and then you'll really make a difference to their income during this difficult time when it's much more challenging to find live shows. Folk Roots Radio is a labour of love - a full time hobby. If you enjoy this episode, please consider giving us a 'LIKE' and leaving a review/comment on your podcast provider and sharing the episode on social media. We'll love you for it! Check out the full playlist on the website: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-583-were-all-about-the-music-whatever-keeps-you-going-edition/
We're all about the music again on Episode 545 of Folk Roots Radio as we hold back the interviews to bring you a great selection of new releases. Join us for new music from Last Birds, Shaye Zadravec, Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche, Jesse Brint, Chairmen Of The Boards, Allison Lupton & Craig Werth, Sinead O'Connor, Laura Mulcahy, Rachel Garlin, Tim Grimm, Harry Shearer, Loudon Wainwright III, Max Marshall and Caribou Run. Remember, if you like what you hear on this show… don’t just stream the music – BUY the music and the you’ll really make a difference to artists income during this difficult time when it’s much more challenging to find live shows. Check out the full playlist on the website: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-545-were-all-about-the-music-surf-the-bad-times-edition/
Allison Lupton & Craig Werth with Joseph Phillips & Mike Stevens/SingleRachel Garlin/DemocracyDemands/SingleAztec Two-Step / BREATHE/singleCej/Diddle Aye Dee/Friend Of The SkyJim Stanard/Home (Featuring Bethany & Peter Yarrow)/Color Outside The LinesChristine Lavin /Wedding March/On My Way To HootervilleIan Roland & The Subtown Set/Butterfly/Single Jordan Tice/Walkin'/Motivational SpeakeasyMike Craver/A Bell Jar In Washington Square/Mould's UndertakingMottau, Drew & Clark Bayou Baby/Revelation RevolutionPhil Henry/Pompei/Chasing EchoesThe Rough & Tumble/Don't Answer The Phone, Children (The Momo)/Be Good, Little ChildrenTim Grimm/Gone/SingleRich Krueger/Love Is Gonna Break The Fall/The Troth SessionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/artiemartello?fan_landing=true)
Canadian Folk Music Award nominee and Folk Music Ontario Songs from the Heart winner Allison Lupton is getting ready to release her fourth full length album “Words Of Love”, a fabulous recording that features Allison and her band – including some of the best musicians on the Southern Ontario folk scene, on a mix of self-written songs and traditional material with romantic love as a central theme, while also telling stories about Canada, the immigrant experience and the travails of itinerant labour. Words of Love, which was produced by Allison Lupton, features Jess Arrowsmith (backing vocals), Richard Arrowsmith (melodeon), Andrew Collins (mandolin, backing vocals), Shane Cook (fiddle, mandolin, feet), Tony McManus (guitar), Joe Phillips (bass, backing vocals), Ivan Rosenberg (dobro) and Craig Werth (backing vocals). Allison Lupton will be launching the album with a release show at Hugh’s Room Live on March 30 featuring Tony McManus, Shane Cook, Joe Phillips, Ivan Rosenberg, and Andrew Collins. Allison will also be playing shows in Kingston (May 24), Almonte (May 25), Goderich (May 31) and Cambridge (June 1). For more information, visit Allison Lupton online at http://allisonlupton.com. Music: Allison Lupton “Away”, “Words Of Love” and “What Will I Dream” from “Words Of Love” (2019, Self).
Acclaimed Cambridge ON singer-songwriter and vocalist Allison Lupton has just released a new single for Christmas, an original song entitled “The Eve of Christmas Day”. The new single was recorded at Canterbury Music Company in Toronto and also features BBC Radio 2 Folk Music award-winning trio The Young’uns (Sean Cooney, David Eagle, Michael Hughes) on backing vocals, New Hampshire guitar master Craig Werth, and a wonderful brass quintet arrangement by Tom Leighton. Allison Lupton will be releasing her fourth full length album “Words Of Love” in March 2019 with release shows planned for Hugh’s Room Live (March 30), Kingston (May 24), Almonte (May 25), Goderich (May 31) and Cambridge (June 1). Allison will be joined by Tony McManus, Shane Cook, Joe Phillips, Ivan Rosenberg, and Andrew Collins. We caught up with Allison at home in Cambridge ON to chat about the new single. Visit Allison Lupton online at allisonlupton.com. Music: Allison Lupton “Half My Heart” from “Half My Heart” (2014, Self) and “The Eve Of Christmas Day” (single) (2018, self).
A member of our radio True Tales team was Jon Nash... beginning in February of 2016, Jon would take the first half hour of the 2 hour show and interview two of the evening's storytellers. Here is an interview he conducted on Feb. 23, 2016 ... his guests were Craig Werth and Nicholas Conley.
"Finding One's Voice" can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. In this recording from May 31, 2016 you will hear what it means to six storytellers including: Dagan Migirditch, John Tilly, Kristy Martino, Amy Antonucci, Mark Michael Adams, and Craig Werth. This particular show was a collaboration of storytellers between a venue known as 3S Artspace and their "Long Story Short" series and our True Tales Radio program of WSCA. Three storytellers from each venue shared their stories on "Finding My Voice." This show was part of our Radio Program years... which ended in August of 2016 and picked up again, but this time on a local cable television channel known as Portsmouth Public Media TV. On Nov. 29, 2016 between 6:30 and 8 pm, we broadcast our first television version of True Tales Live. The show is now "heard and seen" on the last Tuesday of the month on Channel 98, locally or streaming live on the Internet at www.ppmtvnh.org/live. The show is also rebroadcast several times a week as part of the PPMtv schedule. For information about the show or to apply to become one of our storytellers, please email: truetaleslive1@gmail.com or check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/truetaleslive We also sponsor a free storytelling workshop on the first Tues. of each month...7:30-9 pm... held at the studio on 280 Marcy St. in Portsmouth. For info about the workshop, please email as above. Hey, What's your story?
On February 23rd, 2016 six storytellers gathered at Portsmouth Community Radio to share their "True Tales" based on our theme of "Frontiers". We had an good-sized audience and they were ready to hear some excellent stories from our storytellers who included: Emilie Spaulding, Chris Ekblom, Christine Kelly, John Dover, Nicholas Conley, and Craig Werth.. This show was part of our Radio Program years... which ended in August of 2016 and picked up again, but this time on a local cable television channel known as Portsmouth Public Media TV. On Nov. 29, 2016 between 6:30 and 8 pm, we broadcast our first television version of True Tales Live. The show is now "heard and seen" on the last Tuesday of the month on Channel 98, locally or streaming live on the Internet at www.ppmtvnh.org/live. The show is also rebroadcast several times a week as part of the PPMtv schedule. For information about the show or to apply to become one of our storytellers, please email: truetaleslive1@gmail.com or check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/truetaleslive We also sponsor a free storytelling workshop on the first Tues. of each month...7:30-9 pm... held at the studio on 280 Marcy St. in Portsmouth. For info about the workshop, please email as above. Hey, What's your story?
ACTONE Fall Festival with Executive Director Stephanie Voss Nugent, invited us to put on a Sunday afternoon storytelling performance at the West End StudioTheatre in Portsmouth, NH on Oct. 18, 2015. What great fun! We had a sold-out audience and some of our outstanding storytellers telling their True Tales. No central theme this time around... it was a variety of themes and a terrific opportunity to get storytelling even further out into the community. Our guest storytellers included: Amy Antonucci, Craig Werth, Michael Lang, Andy Davis, Sharon Rhodes, Al Porsche, Tony Lee, Carol Clapp and Pat Spalding. Beginning on Nov. 29, 2016, True Tales Live moved to Portsmouth Public Media Television and began our storytelling on television! On the last Tuesday of each month we continue our True Tales Live program from 6:30 to 8 pm. It is broadcast live on local cable channel 98 and on the Internet at www.ppmtvnh.org/live (Note: works best with Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, not with Chrome). For information about True Tales Live our email is truetaleslive1@gmail.com. You can also receive information on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/truetaleslive. On the first Tuesday of each month we hold a free storytelling workshop at PPMtv on 280 Marcy St. in Portsmouth from 7:30 to 9 pm. For Info contact via email above.
Once again we retreated to our Control Room for this broadcast... construction was still interfering with our use of the stage area.. Our Theme for this September 29, 2015 broadcast was "Seeking Justice / Stepping Up" and our storytellers included: Andy Davis, Liz Wolff, Craig Werth, Will Hopkins, Amy Antonucci, Pat Galloway, and Steve Diamond. This program is from our radio days at Portsmouth Community Radio. Beginning on Nov. 29, 2016 we moved to Portsmouth Public Media Television and began our storytelling on television! On the last Tuesday of each month we continue our True Tales Live program from 6:30 to 8 pm. It is broadcast live on local cable channel 98 and on the Internet at www.ppmtvnh.org/live (Note: works best with Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, not with Chrome). For information about True Tales Live our email is truetaleslive1@gmail.com. You can also receive information on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/truetaleslive. On the first Tuesday of each month we hold a free storytelling workshop at PPMtv on 280 Marcy St. in Portsmouth from 7:30 to 9 pm. For Info contact via email above.
From our radio show, Feb. 24, 2015 - with two themes: Taking Risks/Daring and Resolution. Our January program was cancelled due to a snowstorm, so we combined our January and February themes for this show. We have 7 storytellers including: Craig Werth, Al Porsche, John Tilly, Roberta Swagel, Emilie Spaulding, Linda Rhodes, and Pat Spalding. Our Announcer is Amy Antonucci and our Emcee is Pat Spalding. The show was produced by John Lovering. This is the recording of the live broadcast with an in-studio audience on Portsmouth Community Radio. Beginning Nov. 29, 2016 we moved to cable TV - www.ppmtvnh.org. The show is heard the last Tues. of each month streaming live on the Internet at www.ppmtvnh.org/live and on local cable channel 98 in the Portsmouth area. Email: truetaleslive1@gmail.com for storytelling, show, or free workshop information. Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/truetaleslive
This program was aired live with an in-studio audience on Nov. 25, 2014. The theme for the evening was "Gratitude". Our storytellers include: Cathy Wolff, John Lovering, Craig Werth, Andy Davis, and Peter Langley. Our emcee is Pat Spalding and our announcer is Amy Antonucci. Just before the storytelling begins, members of the audience are asked to step up to the microphone and tell us what they are most thankful for in their lives.
Our eighth compilation track includes storytellers from June to Sept. of 2014. Storytellers heard on this trace include: Sharon Rhodes, Liz Werth, Craig Werth, Carol Clapp, and John Lovering. This audio file is from our "radio days" when the program was known as "True Tales Radio"... As of Nov. 29th, 2016 we are now broadcasting live on the last Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8 pm on local cable Channel 98 as part of Portsmouth Public Media Television (PPMtv). The show can also be viewed live streaming at www.ppmtvnh.org/live with the Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers. For information about True Tales Live, email: truetaleslivenh1@gmail.com of visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/truetaleslive We also offer a free monthly storytelling workshop on the first Tuesday of the month... at the studio on 280 Marcy St. in Portsmouth. Email as above for information or again, check our Facebook page.
Track 4 of our True Tales Live archive programming includes storytellers: Amy Antonucci, Michael Lang, John Lovering, Papa Joe Gaudette, Deborah Charbonnier, and Craig Werth. Compiled stories come from March-June of 2014 from our early radio days on WSCA-LP in Portsmouth, NH. The radio show was known as "True Tales Radio." We are now seen on PPMtv on the last Tues. of each month from 6:30 to 9 pm. Show is broadcast on Channel 98 local cable TV and on the Internet at www.ppmtvnh.org/live. For info on becoming a storyteller or attending one of our free workshops - Email: truetaleslivenh1@gmail.com and visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/truetaleslive