Podcast appearances and mentions of molly mason

This episode was originally released on 3/1/2019. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes. ____________ In Breaking Walls episode 89, we explore the birth of the dramatic radio western show, specifically targeted to adult audiences. This is the first of a three-part mini-series on adult western radio shows. Highlights: • Back to the Very Beginning • What is a Western Show? • The Birth of Western Dramatic Radio Shows • Empire Builders • Death Valley Days • The Western show on local stations • ...And in syndication • Lux Presents Hollywood • The Triumph and Tragedy of Buck Jones • Americana and the Cavalcade of America • Howard McNear and Romance of the Ranchos • The First Western Soap Opera • The War Ends and the Western show grows up • What's Next? The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers The reading material used in today's episode was: • On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - by John Dunning • Radio Rides The Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929 - 1967 by Jack French and David S. Siegel • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-1953 - by Jim Ramsburg • Hello Everybody! The Dawn of American Radio by Anthony Rudel & • The Network by Scott Woolley On the interview front: • Don Ameche, Joan Fontaine, Hans Conried, Rudy Vallée were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. The full interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org • Agnes Moorehead and Anne Seymour were with Chuck Schaden. Chuck's interviews from an over 39-year career can be listened to for free at SpeakingofRadio.com • John Dunkel and William N. Robson were with John Hickman for his WAMU program “Recollections.” A modern version of this program is heard each Sunday evening as “The Big Broadcast.” For more information, please go to WAMU.org • Ruth Woodman was with Ida Blackburn in 1961 for KOCO. The full video clip can be seen on the Oklahoma Historical Society's Youtube page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOnsye8K4SEsY9Ssi8EzzHg • and journalist Robert Bendiner was with Westinghouse for their 1970 50th Anniversary program. Selected music featured in today's episode was: • The Colorado Trail Opus 28 by Elizabeth Hainen - http://www.elizabethhainen.com • The Last Rose of Summer by Tom Waits • Morning Prayer by Kenneth Little Hawk • All Mortal Flesh Be Silent by Deirdre Fay • Across the Wide Missouri, by Mathias Gohl, Molly Mason, Jay Unger, and Andy Stein • Jefferson and Liberty by John Owen Lardinois • Amazing Grace by Leta Rector • Across the Alley from the Alamo by the Mills Brothers I'd also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman. Listen to their shows on the Yesterday USA radio network. WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com Online Store - jamesthewallbreaker.com/shop/

Today's show episode is called “Western Tales” and includes western music and cowboy poetry by: Wild West Gang, Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band, Old West Trio,  Kristyn Harris, Willie Nelson, A.K. Moss, the Trail Band, Kenn Lee, Hot Texas Swing Band, Ian Tyson, Rita Hosking, Marvin O'Dell, Mary Kaye, Phoebe White, JJ Steele, Dave Stamey, the Trail Band, Jay Unger, and Molly Mason.

We'll continue to explore musical duos on this podcast, choosing from selections that are familiar and not so familiar. We've got music from Ken and Brad Kolodner, Jay Unger and Molly Mason, Jane Voss and Hoyle Osborne, and many others. Two at a time, one more time … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysKen & Brad Kolodner / “Turkey in the Pea Patch” / The Swift House / FenchurchJim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur / “Penny's Farm” / Penny's Farm / KingswoodJimmy Thackery & John Mooney / “Take Time” / Sideways in Paridise / AlligatorMartin Simpson & Dom Flemons / “Stealin'” / A Collection of Ever Popular Selections / Fledg'lingJay Ungar & Molly Mason with Swingology / “Tampa” / Relax Your Mind / AngelChick Corea & Bela Fleck / “Mountain” / The Enchantment / ConcordJane Voss & Hoyle Osborne / “The Galaxy Song” / Beyond the Boundaries / RippleKen & Brad Kolodner / “Tippin' Back the Corn” / The Swift House / FenchurchSimon & Garfunkel / “Bleecker Street” / Wednesday Morning, 3AM / ColumbiaCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt / “Sky Picked Blue” / For Keeps / Red HouseTim O'Brien & Darrell Scott / “Time to Talk to Joseph” / Memories and Moments / Full SkiesThe Gibson Brothers / “Highway” / In The Ground / RounderAnais Mitchell /”Riddles Wisely Expunded” / Child Ballads / Thirty TigersMartin & Eliza Carthy / “Queen Caraboo” / The Moral of the Elephant / TopicPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Next up on the Magazine we'll celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with songs about food, travel, and family. We have a great deal to be thankful for this year, in spite of many challenges. We'll hear music from Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Tim O'Brien, Guy Clark, Maria Sangiolo, Darrell Scott and several others. Gather with family and friends and celebrate safely … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJay Ungar & Molly Mason / “Bound for Another Harvest Home” / Harvest Home / AngelTim O'Brien / “Megna's” / Chameleon / Howdy Skies-ProperThe Hillbenders / “Planes, Trains & Automibles” / The Hillbenders / CompassSally Rogers / “Thanksgiving Eve” / In the Circle of the Sun / Flying FishGuy Clark / “Texas Cookin'” / Texas Cookin' / Sugar Hill Michael Cooney / “Squalor” / Together Again / Cove HavenGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJudy Collins / “Someday Soon” / Who Knows Where the Time Goes / ElektraGarrison Keillor / “My Minnesota Home” / When I Get Home / High BridgeMaria Sangiolo / “Farmer's Market A to Z” / Planting Seeds / Raging RiverDarrell Scott / “Family Tree” / Family Tree / Sugar Hill Kate Campbell / “When You Come Back Home” / Damn Sure Blue / Large RiverOld Man Luedecke / “Big Group Breakfast” / Proof of Love / Black HenPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Track Listings1 Drums of War - By The Old Bethpage Brass Band - Old Bethpage Brass Band2 Oliver Wendell Holmes - By Paul Roebling - Oliver Wendall Holmes3 Ashokan Farewell - By Jay Ungar, Evan Stover, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason, Russ Barenberg - NA4 Battle Cry of Freedom - By Jaqueline Schwab - NA5 We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder - By Bernice Johnson Reagon - NA6 Dixie / Bonnie Blue Flag - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band7 Cheer Boys Cheer - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band8 Angel Band - By Molly Mason, Ruth Barenberg - Russ Barenburg/Molly Manson9 Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab/Jesse Carr10 Lorena - By Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason - Matt Glaser/Jay Ungar/Molly Manson11 Parade - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band12 Hail Columbia - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band13 Dixie - By Bobby Horton - Bobby Horton14 Kingdom Coming - By Art Baron, Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser - Matt Glaser/Jay Ungar/Art Baron16 All Quiet on the Potomac - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab17 Flag of Columbia - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab18 Weeping Sad and Lonely - By Jaqueline Schwab, Jesse Carr, Peggy James - Peggy James/Jacqueline Schwab/Jesse Carr19 Yankee Doodle - By The Old Bethpage Brass Band - The Old Bethpage Brass Band20 Palmyra Schottische - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band21 When Johnny Comes Marching Home - By The Old Bethpage Brass Band - The Old Bethpage Brass Band22 Shenandoah - By John Colby, John Levy - John Levy/John Colby23 When Johnny Comes Marching Home - By Jaqueline Schwab, Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason, Peter Amidon, Yonatin Matlin - M. Glaser/Y. Malin/J. Schwab/M. Manson/P. Amidon/24 Marching Through Georgia - By Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason, Peter Amidon - M. Glaser/J. Ungar/M. Manson/P. Amidon25 Marching Through Georgia (Lament) - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab26 Battle Cry of Freedom II - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab27 Battle Hymn of the Republic - By The Abyssinian Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir28 Ashokan Farewell / Sullivan Ballou Letter - By David McCullough, Paul Roebling - Paul Roebling/David McCulloughHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com

Coach Kris Flood looks back on the Lady Tigers' huge win at Nixa. We talk about the 4th quarter comeback, the play of Molly Mason, and more. We also take a look ahead at the Lady Tigers' game at Webb City, another looming COC challenge.

Merry Christmas, the following is the voice acted performance of our 2022 creative writing winner Molly Mason.

This week on the program we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with songs about food, travel and family. We have a great deal to be thankful for this year with vaccinations and boosters allowing us to travel and gather safely with family and friends. We'll hear music from Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Tim O'Brien, Guy Clark, Maria Sangiolo, Darrell Scott and many more. Let's all be thankful for the return of Thanksgiving and celebrate it in the traditional way … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJay Ungar & Molly Mason / “Bound for Another Harvest Home” / Harvest Home / AngelTim O'Brien / “Megna's” / Chameleon / Howdy Skies-ProperThe Hillbenders / “Planes, Trains & Automibles” / The Hillbenders / CompassSally Rogers / “Thanksgiving Eve” / In the Circle of the Sun / Flying FishGuy Clark / “Texas Cookin'” / Texas Cookin' / Sugar Hill Michael Cooney / “Squalor” / Together Again / Cove HavenGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJudy Collins / “Someday Soon” / Who Knows Where the Time Goes / ElektraGarrison Keillor / “My Minnesota Home” / When I Get Home / High BridgeMaria Sangiolo / “Farmer's Market A to Z” / Planting Seeds / Raging RiverDarrell Scott / “Family Tree” / Family Tree / Sugar Hill Kate Campbell / “When You Come Back Home” / Damn Sure Blue / Large RiverOld Man Luedecke / “Big Group Breakfast” / Proof of Love / Black HenPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, longtime folk musicians from the Catskills, speaking about their music during the Covid pandemic and their Wednesday live concerts on Facebook from their living room, in anticipation of a performance at Harmony in the Woods in Hawley, PA, on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 6:00 pm. It's the Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band. www.harmonyinthewoods.org/

In the finale of Year 1, Hebos, Eloise, and Cody are summoned to the Headmistress' office after a new plane of magic is created. But more importantly… The Quidditch Finals. Hebos is flirted with. Eloise notices a love triangle. Cody is the best there is at what he does, but what he does isn't very nice. Roll Play is… Rowan O'Conner as… DM/HM Rachel Johnson as… Eloise Anne Shorewell Andrew Lehn as… Hebos Remington Kellin Cremeens as... Cody Callaway Follow us on Instagram for updates about the show (and more!): @rollplaypod “Roll Play: The Spark of Adamah” is an all-new, original story set in the Magical World of Harry Potter. It is a fan-made work and is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with Warner Bros, JK Rowling, or any of their affiliates. Music/Ambience: “A Spark” by Rowan O'Conner “Chatter” by Rowan O'Conner “Ashokan Farewell” by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Listeners beware… you're in for a scare! This episode features Molly Mason making choices based on options given to them by the book THE CURSE OF THE CREEPING COFFIN by R.L. Stine, book #8 in the Give Yourself Goosebumps series. Will they finish in a freaky way… or two? Prepare for banter, frights, and silly voices as Molly Mason and Troy J Malcolm play through this interactive novel together, and continue this frightening first season of the podcast! STARRING: ☆ Molly Mason (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube) ☆ Troy J Malcolm (Facebook/Instagram/YouTube) CREW: ☆ Emma Maguire (Equipment, Lead Sound Editor, Producer, Special Thanks) ☆ Jonathan Lake (Special Thanks) ☆ Logan Burrell (Equipment, Graphic Designer, Graphic Editor, Lead Video Editor, Producer, Special Thanks) ☆ Molly Mason (Special Thanks, Vocalist) ☆ Sofilly Letters (Logo Designer, Special Thanks) ☆ Troy J Malcolm (Creator, Director, Equipment, Executive Producer, Sound Editor, Sound Recordist) GOOSEBUMPS TV THEME (DUBSTEP REMIX) By: Video Game Remixes This show was created for SPLITelevision Productions and can be found on most podcast platforms PLUS our YouTube channel! Spookily… We are in no way affiliated with R.L. Stine, Scholastic Publishing, or the Goosebumps brand. We are just extreme fans of the franchise and want to share our passion for them with others. If you enjoy this podcast, please support the author, books, and publisher through their official channels.

Listeners beware... you're in for a scare!This episode of "Pick-A-Path Podcast" features Molly Mason as they playthrough book #08 of R.L. Stine's "Give Yourself Goosebumps" series the with help from Troy J Malcolm.Prepare yourself for reading and banter as Molly Mason makes choices based off of options presented to them by the book: THE CURSE OF THE CREEPING COFFIN. Will they finish in a freaky way... or two? This show was created for SPLITelevision Productions, and can be found on most podcast platforms, plus subtitled versions of the episodes will be released on the SPLITelevision Productions YouTube channel soon after!Spookily... We are in no way affiliated with R.L. Stine, Scholastic Publishing, or the Goosebumps brand. We are just extreme fans of the franchise and want to share our passion for them with others. If you enjoy this podcast, please support the author, books, and publisher through their official channels.FOLLOW MOLLY MASON ONLINE:-https://instagram.com/xxwitchtearsxxhttps://vm.tiktok.com/ZSeFVxU6d/https://youtube.com/channel/UC2wAb4kAaywyMwnHApmIKDAGOOSEBUMPS TV THEME (DUBSTEP REMIX) BY VIDEO GAME REMIXES:-YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sld98VsT-jYCREW:-• CREATOR: Troy J Malcolm• EQUIPMENT: Troy J Malcolm• GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Sofilly Letters• LEAD SOUND EDITOR: Emma Maguire• SOUND EDITOR: Troy J Malcolm• SOUND RECORDIST: Troy J Malcolm• VIDEO EDITOR: Logan Burrell

As the end of their first year draws closer, Eloise, Hebos, and Cody celebrate three months of shenanigans-free peace. But, when the arrival of a mysterious figure puts one of their friends in peril, the trio decides to put together One Last Shenanigan… Hebos finds a funny room. Cody walks a mile in someone else's shoes. Eloise is fine. Roll Play is… Rowan O'Conner as… DM/HM Rachel Johnson as… Eloise Anne Shorewell Andrew Lehn as… Hebos Remington Kellin Cremeens as... Cody Callaway Follow us on Instagram for updates about the show (and more!): @rollplaypod “Roll Play: The Spark of Adamah” is an all-new, original story set in the Magical World of Harry Potter. It is a fan-made work and is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with Warner Bros, JK Rowling, or any of their affiliates. Music/Ambience: “A Spark” by Rowan O'Conner “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo “Ashokan Farewell” by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

CAS 3 - 15 - 2-2022 Molly Mason-Viborg/Hurley GBB and Kent Kolsrud-O'Gorman GBB by Calling All Sports

This week on the program we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. We have a great deal to be thankful for this year with the Covid vaccinations and boosters allowing us to travel and gather safely with family and friends. We'll hear songs from Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Tim O'Brien, Guy Clark, Maria Sangiolo, Darrell Scott and many more. Let's all be thankful for the return of Thanksgiving and celebrate it in the traditional way … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #21-47: Songs About Food, Travel and FamilyHost: Tom DruckenmillerArtist/”Song”/CD/LabelPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJay Ungar & Molly Mason / “Bound for Another Harvest Home” / Harvest Home / AngelTim O'Brien / “Megna's” / Chameleon / Howdy Skies-ProperThe Hillbenders / “Planes, Trains & Automibles” / The Hillbenders / CompassSally Rogers / “Thanksgiving Eve” / In the Circle of the Sun / Flying FishGuy Clark / “Texas Cookin'” / Texas Cookin' / Sugar Hill Michael Cooney / “Squalor” / Together Again / Cove HavenGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJudy Collins / “Someday Soon” / Who Knows Where the Time Goes / ElektraGarrison Keillor / “My Minnesota Home” / When I Get Home / High BridgeMaria Sangiolo / “Farmer's Market A to Z” / Planting Seeds / Raging RiverDarrell Scott / “Family Tree” / Family Tree / Sugar Hill Kate Campbell / “When You Come Back Home” / Damn Sure Blue / Large RiverOld Man Luedecke / “Big Group Breakfast” / Proof of Love / Black HenPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Winter arrived last week in Easdtern Pennsylvania with a dusting of snow and colder than average temperatures. This week on the program, we note the change of season with music from Peter Mayer, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Fred Gosbee. The Sweetback Sisters, Peter Ostroushko and many more. Winter's Coming In … this week on Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #20-52: Winter's Coming In Host: Tom Druckenmiller Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Phil Passen / “On a Cold Winter's Day-Cold Froty Morning” / Cold Frosty Morning / Philbar Eli Lev & Megan Leigh / “The Longest Night of the Year” / The Longest Night of the Year Vol. 2 / Hudson Harding Peter Mayer / “The Longest Night” / Midwinter / Blue Boat Jay Ungar & Molly Mason / “A Rovin' On A Winter's Night” / The Pleasures of Winter / Fiddle & Dance Kenny Jackson / “The Shortest Day-Set the Log Alight” / The Shortest Day / Crow Hill Ramblin' Jack Elliot / “Introduction to Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the Tavern Ramblin Jack Elliot / “Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the Tavern Mae Robertson / “Every December Sky” / December Sky / LyricPartners Sheila Kay Adams & Jim Taylor / “Frosty Morn” / Christmas on the Mountain / PearlMae and Granny Dell Records Fred Gosbee / “The Night the Whiskey Froze” / The Night the Whiskey Froze / Castlebay The Sweetback Sisters / “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” / Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular Signature Sounds Tony Trischka / “Sleigh Ride” / Glory Shone Around / Rounder Peter Ostroushko / “Horizontal Hold” / Blue Mesa / Red House Anne & Pete Sibley / “Winter on the Great Divide” / Winter on the Great Divide / Self Produced Tony Elman / “Winter Creek” / Winter Creek / Acorn Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Bearsville Productions presents An Americana Christmas. Produced by Bob Kaminsky and Robert Burke Warren, written and narrated by Robert Burke Warren, and recorded, mixed and mastered by Robert Frazza. Created to celebrate the music of Woodstock during the Holidays, An Americana Christmas is Bearsville Theater’s Holiday gift to its beloved small town, as we all near the end of a difficult year” The one-hour show celebrates the treasure trove of Americana music still vibrant and alive in Woodstock. Locals John Sebastian, Happy Traum, Geoff and Claire Muldaur, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Lara Hope and the Ark Tones contribute Christmas and Hanukkah songs, We also feature Christmas specials from former local legends The Band, Jesse Winchester and Pat Alger. Critically acclaimed Woodstock author John Millward, whose new book Americanaland delves into the importance of Woodstock and Bearsville on Americana music talks to host Robert Burke Warren. And Cynthia Adler, celebrated voiceover actor, reads A Woodstock Christmas Eve 1932 story, written by host Robert, tracing the origin of the “Santa on the Woodstock Green” tradition back to the Great Depression. Find out more at https://bearsville.pinecast.co

Episode Preview – An Americana Christmas. Arriving 8pm December 15 2020 New York time. Produced by Bob Kaminsky and Robert Burke Warren, written and narrated by Robert Burke Warren, and recorded, mixed and mastered by Robert Frazza. Created to celebrate the music of Woodstock during the Holidays, An Americana Christmas is Bearsville Theater’s Holiday gift to its beloved small town, as we all near the end of a difficult year” This upcoming one-hour show celebrates the treasure trove of Americana music still vibrant and alive in Woodstock. Locals John Sebastian, Happy Traum, Geoff and Claire Muldaur, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Lara Hope and the Ark Tones contribute Christmas and Hanukkah songs, We also feature Christmas specials from former local legends The Band, Jesse Winchester and Pat Alger. Critically acclaimed Woodstock author John Millward, whose new book Americanaland delves into the importance of Woodstock and Bearsville on Americana music talks to host Robert Burke Warren. And Cynthia Adler, celebrated voiceover actor, reads A Woodstock Christmas Eve 1932 story, written by host Robert, tracing the origin of the “Santa on the Woodstock Green” tradition back to the Great Depression.

See and hear Peter Siegel in action:His websiteHis show Live from Brattleboro is every Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Eastern. is available for watching on Facebook and YouTube. (Older episodes on YouTube are here)The Gaslight Tinkers live at the Iron Horse in 2013Playing and singing with Pete Seeger in 2012With Susan Conger, Susie Secco, and David Kaynor playing at the John C. Campbell Folk School Dance Musicians’ Week in 2009The Beverwyck String Band’s album is elusive right now — if you know of a way to purchase or listen to it, please let us know!Some people mentioned in this interview:Julie and Mary Cay Brass discuss other aspects of the Greenfield Dance Band in their conversation in Episode 14Jay Ungar and Molly Mason make the magic happen at AshokanLyn Hardyis still performing and is also a luthierSusan CongerHere’s an interview with Guy Bouchard. Thirty Below no longer exists, unfortunately…Sue Songer was awarded CDSS’s Lifetime Contribution Award in 2019Garrett Sawyer runs Northfire Studio in Amherst, MA.Some musical groups mentioned in this interview:Jim Kimball is still running the Geneseo String Band at SUNY GeneseoYou can learn more about Wild Asparagus from Julie’s conversations with David Cantieni (Episodes 7 and 8) and George Marshall (Episode 13)Here’s a video from Ashokan with members of Nightingale and Wild Asparagus jamming togetherThe MammalsPeter mentioned Garrett’s band The Alchemystics; here’s what they sound likeHere’s Ann Percival’s swing band, The O-Tones, performing “Let’s Get Away from it All”Some dances and events mentioned in this interview:Learn more about the Clearwater Festival on their websiteThe Old Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, VAAshokan Northern Week happened virtually this summerYou can read more about the environmental education programming at Ashokan hereJulie mentioned drawing on David Kaynor’s ideas when starting the BIDA dancein Cambridge, MADance Musicians’ Week at the John C. Campbell Folk School also happened virtually this summerSome odds and ends mentioned in this interview:At the beginning of the interview, Peter was riffing on “John Henry.” Here’s a recording of Pete Seeger singing it.Listen to Woodie Guthrie singing and playing “This Land Is Your Land”Here’s La Bottine Souriante playing both "Hommage à Edmond Parizeau" and "Dédicado à Jos"Here’s a YouTube video to give you an idea of what Soca Calypso sounds likePVPA is the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts charter school in South Hadley, MAPeter mentioned using the New England Dancing Masters material in his teaching. Mary Cay Brass talks about this in Episode 14

This week’s program is just a tad different. Recently, the Library of Congress published a memoir of the Seeger Family by Archivist Anita M. Weber. This was this set’s inspiration. We'll hear some of the piano and symphonic music of Charles and Ruth Crawford Seeger, some of Ruth’s arrangements of folk tunes for piano and others performed by some of the Seeger Family. We’ll also hear pieces from Henry Cowell and Charles Ives, contemporaries of Ruth. So stretch your ears and hear an entirely different side to the music of the Seeger Family … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #20-37: The Orchestral Seeger Host: Tom Druckenmiller Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways WM Stepp / “Bonaparte's Retreat” / Music of Kentucky / Yazoo Academy of St. Martin in the Fields-Marriner / “Cowell-Hymn and Fuging Tune No.10 for Oboe and Strings” / Barber Adagio et al / Argo Orchestra New England / “Ives-Putnam's Camp, Redding Connecticut” / The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives / Koch Reinbert De Leeuw / “R C Seeger-Piano Study in Mixed Accents” / Ruth Crawford Seeger Portrait Deutsche Grammophone Schonberg Ensemble / “Charles Seeger-John Hardy” / Ruth Crawford Seeger Portrait / Deutsche Grammophone Jenny Lin / “R C Seeger-Kaleidoscopic Changes on and Original Theme” / The World of Ruth Crawford Seeger / BIS Jay Ungar and Molly Mason / “Bonaparte's Retreat and Hoedown” / Harvest Home / Angel Penny Seeger / “The Old Cow Died” / Animal Folksongs for Children / Rounder Mike Seeger / “Stewball” / Animal Folksongs for Children / Rounder Sonya Cohen / “Little Rooster” / Animal Folksongs for Children / Rounder Jenny Lin / “Jumping the Rope” / The World of Ruth Crawford Seeger / BIS Jenny Lin / “Mrs Crow and Miss Wren Go for a Walk” / The World of Ruth Crawford Seeger / BIS Virginia Eskin / “Boll Weevil” / Music of Marion Bauer and Ruth Crawford Seeger / Albany Virginia Eskin / “What'll We Do With The Baby” / Music of Marion Bauer and Ruth Crawford Seeger Albany Virginia Eskin / “Cindy” / Music of Marion Bauer and Ruth Crawford Seeger / Albany George Winston / “Living in the Country” / Summer / Windham Hill Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Ever since I saw her playing with The Mammals in the early 2000'sies, I have had a healthy obsession with Ruth Merenda. She is very easy to obsess over: her soaring musicianship onstage and tape as well as the amazing community she's cultivated along with her husband (and bandmate) Mike Merenda through touring and through their bi-annual music festival, The Hoot. Raised basically with a fiddle in her hand, Ruth spent her childhood surrounded by professional musicians, which included her father, the much loved Jay Ungar, who, along with his wife and bandmate, Molly Mason, is probably best known for his song "Ashokan Farewell." In 1990, Ungar's song was used as the centerpiece to Ken Burns' nine-part documentary "The Civil War" (you are hearing that lonesome fiddle in your head right now, aren't you?).Although Ruth loved singing and playing fiddle, she saw a different path for herself as an actress. She attended Bard College to study her craft and moved to New York City for a few years after that. There, she was introduced to a group of rabble rouser who loved traditional folk music, which was the music that Ruth had grown up with. What is so funny is that she never realized that other, younger people were interested in that kind of music. She stuck around that group and immersed herself in that style of playing again. Someone who made quite the impression on Ruth was a young indie rock drummer named Michael Merenda. The two started a personal and musical relationship, which eventually morphed into the Mammals. Eventually the pair moved back to Ruth's home in the Woodstock, NY area, took a break from The Mammals, got married, made duo records, had two amazing kids and started recording under The Mammals again (in just the last few years)! There is a lot of say about Ruth and a lot of questions to ask Ruth. We'll have to have her back on, because I was only able to ask about 40% of my questions. Ruth is a treasure and I'm grateful she appeared on the pod! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

For more than four decades, Emmy-nominated and Grammy Award Winning musicians, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason have brought their love and folk, country, swing and zydeco expertise to the Hudson Valley through their involvement with the Askohan Center, in Shokan, NY, recordings, books and educational programs. In addition to scoring several motion pictures like Legends of the Fall, they’ve worked with Ken Burns on several of his documentaries, including the award-winning Civil War and Huey. Mr. Burns had praised Jay and Molly, remarking that they “play music from the heart which reminds us of the best in all of us.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The theme is Mules. Literally. Utah Philips, Robin and Linda Williams, Chris Holder, Purly Gates, Molly Mason, The Fendermen, and of course...Harry. They all have their say.

You believe in reincarnation? How about laughing about reincarnation? Steve has three guests on the show. Mikhail Horowitz with Jazz Haikus (there are two four letter words in these Haikus which is why I'm labelling this show explicit, but it's really not that big a deal) and Jay Ungar and Molly Mason sing "You can't get to Heaven". Harry and Steve talk about Harry's past lives. You know, as a chandelier, a church door with other profound insights.

Harry's bummed out. No matter what Steve does he can't convince Harry to come out of his trunk to do the podcast. He entices him with all kinds of craziness with no luck. Harry's sulking, man!Also Jay Ungar and Molly Mason (and Steve) perform a song from one of Steve's albums called "Michael Finnegan".

In Breaking Walls episode 89, we explore the birth of the dramatic radio western show, specifically targeted to adult audiences. This is the first of a three-part mini-series on adult western radio shows. Highlights: • Back to the Very Beginning • What is a Western Show? • The Birth of Western Dramatic Radio Shows • Empire Builders • Death Valley Days • The Western show on local stations • ...And in syndication • Lux Presents Hollywood • The Triumph and Tragedy of Buck Jones • Americana and the Cavalcade of America • Howard McNear and Romance of the Ranchos • The First Western Soap Opera • The War Ends and the Western show grows up • What’s Next? The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers The reading material used in today’s episode was: • On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - by John Dunning • Radio Rides The Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929 - 1967 by Jack French and David S. Siegel • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-1953 - by Jim Ramsburg • Hello Everybody! The Dawn of American Radio by Anthony Rudel & • The Network by Scott Woolley On the interview front: • Don Ameche, Joan Fontaine, Hans Conried, Rudy Vallée were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. The full interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org • Agnes Moorehead and Anne Seymour were with Chuck Schaden. Chuck’s interviews from an over 39-year career can be listened to for free at SpeakingofRadio.com • John Dunkel and William N. Robson were with John Hickman for his WAMU program “Recollections.” A modern version of this program is heard each Sunday evening as “The Big Broadcast.” For more information, please go to WAMU.org • Ruth Woodman was with Ida Blackburn in 1961 for KOCO. The full video clip can be seen on the Oklahoma Historical Society's Youtube page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOnsye8K4SEsY9Ssi8EzzHg • and journalist Robert Bendiner was with Westinghouse for their 1970 50th Anniversary program. Special thanks to our Sponsors: • The Fireside Mystery Theatre https://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com • The Mutual Audio Network http://mutualaudionetwork.com Selected music featured in today’s episode was: • The Colorado Trail Opus 28 by Elizabeth Hainen - http://www.elizabethhainen.com • The Last Rose of Summer by Tom Waits • Morning Prayer by Kenneth Little Hawk • All Mortal Flesh Be Silent by Deirdre Fay • Across the Wide Missouri, by Mathias Gohl, Molly Mason, Jay Unger, and Andy Stein • Jefferson and Liberty by John Owen Lardinois • Amazing Grace by Leta Rector • Across the Alley from the Alamo by the Mills Brothers I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman. Listen to their shows on the Yesterday USA radio network. A Special Thank you to: Ryan Kramer Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Terry Wallace WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com Online Store - jamesthewallbreaker.com/shop/

Steve and Harry continue with their shenanigans. Plus, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and Peter Davis are guests. Steve and Harry sing "Candyman" and Mae West sings a song called "Page 54."

You like knock-knocks? No? Then skip over this podcast. But if you do like 'em, then this is the place for you. Not only does Harry have like a million knock-knocks, but Steve plays with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason from his Scholastic album, "The Riddle Kings Riddle Songs." There's also a live segment from Steve's first CD where Harry wrecks havoc with one particular knock-knock joke. In other words, a good time is had by all. 

The CWMD studio has been designated as a wildlife refuge and people start showing up to deliver their wildlife. Only these animals are not wild enough, except for the shrimp maybe. But the possum just plays dead. What kind of wildlife is that? Also, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and Peter Davis sing a great Fats Waller tune. Love it. 

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are Steve's guests, helping Harry sing a Richard Morton song, "How Would You Like To Be Made Of Wood." Jay and Molly are the best. Both were in the Prairie Home Companion house band. They've played with anyone and everyone. Jay wrote the theme song to Ken Burns' Civil War documentary on PBS that became a big hit. He's a fantastic fiddle player while Molly plays a great bass. Plus, the door is acting up. You know the old trusty sound effect of the door opening and closing when anyone comes into the studio? It's tired of being a background character and wants to be the star of the podcast. So...every time Steve and Harry open it up, it...well, acts up.

Steve's guest is Tom Paxton. The writer of classics such as "Last Thing On My Mind" and "The Marvelous Toy," Tom's been around forever. He's singing about ketchup with Harry. Steve is also playing a song he wrote for Scholastic on an album called "The Riddle King's Riddle Songs." Helping him on the tune is Bill Keith, John Sebastian from the Lovin' Spoonful, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Doug James on the drums. Harry has brought in a Comedy Wheel. Spin it and the comedy skit writes itself. Hilarity ensues.

Hester Mundis was the chief writer for Joan Rivers for years, as well as warming up the television audience before Joan's show. She regales us with stories about those times. Also, Harry has become a plant therapist, which is as ridiculous as it sounds. The great fiddle and bass player, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are also guests. They sing Jay's original "Chicken in a Pot."

Today's guest is Barry Louis Polisar. Barry has been writing and performing songs since the late 70's. His big hit was the theme song to Juno, "All I want is You". His inimitable voice and guitar playing is immediately recognizable. Barry has written other great songs, just from the titles you can tell how funny he is- "I Wanna Be A Dog", "My Brother Threw Up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny", "I've Got A Dog And My Dog's Name Is Cat". Today, he's playing a love song he wrote about his wife but with a twist. "I Love Your Eyes," but he loves a lot of other stuff about her too. Steve's also featuring a traditional song from an album called "Silly Songs About Silly People" that was distributed nationally with the Troll National Book Club called "The Bold Fisherman." He recorded it with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, two great performers in their own right. Jay wrote the theme song to Ken Burn's Civil War and Molly was a member of the Prairie Home Companion house band for years; and Steve decides to name his cells...yep everyone of them. Yikes!

One of the unique experiences for visitors to the Ozark Folk Center is the intimate matinee performances by our guest musicians. The shows are a unique way for musicians and guests share a time and space much different than a traditional indoor performance venue. There are often Q &A sessions, jokes, stories and of course, the occasional request from an audience member that make these sets so popular. These performances take place in the backdrop of the Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Village, a large outdoor area, home to over 20 artisans who demonstrate traditional and contemporary craftsmanship on site. Nestled in the center of the Craft Village is an old wooden covered stage. The area seats about 50 people but is always overflowing with people for the matinee sets by our guest artists. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are veterans of the acoustic music scene on the East coast and have been performing together for well over 20 years. Jay and Molly’s performance at the Ozark Folk Center State Park highlights all aspects of their musical style and ability. Ungar was born in the Bronx, the son of immigrant Jewish parents from Eastern Europe. He frequented Greenwich Village music venues during his formative period in the 1960s. He is probably best known for "Ashokan Farewell" (1982,) originally composed as a lament, which was used as the theme tune to the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War (1990.) Molly Mason has been a regular performer on Prairie Home Companion. In 1991, Ungar married Molly Mason, whom he had first met during the 1970s. They continue to perform as a duo, with their band, Swingology, and as the Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band with Jay's daughter Ruthy Ungar (her mother is Lyn Hardy) and Ruthy's husband Michael Merenda. In 1992, Ungar and Mason provided the soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary film Brother's Keeper. In 2006 they headlined the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle. Dennis Stroughmatt is a renaissance man. His passion for the Creole fiddle and French music of the Southern Illinois/Missouri region has lead him on a journey to the backwoods of Louisiana and the University of Quebec. He has nearly single handedly revitalized the original Creole music and French culture of the Illinois-Missouri region by rekindling a love and passion for the culture and song. Masters of Texas style swing, fiddle and three voice harmony, The Quebe Sisters bring it like few can. Like other family and sibling performers we’ve featured on Ozark Highlands Radio, the Quebe Sisters (Grace, Sophia, and Hulda) have formed a sound and style that is both traditional and familiar, yet all their own. Each sister an accomplished fiddle player and singer, the trio specializes in western swing tunes with their signature three part harmony. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark original Shirley Greenfield singing the traditional song “Don’t Sing Love Songs, You’ll Wake My Mother,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Author, folklorist, and songwriter Charley Sandage presents an historical portrait of the people, events, and indomitable spirit of Ozark culture that resulted in the creation of the Ozark Folk Center State Park and its enduring legacy of music and craft. This episode focuses on Dr. Bill McNeil, the long time archivist at the Ozark Folk Center. For thirty years, from 1975 until his untimely passing in 2005, Dr. Bill McNeil served as the Ozark Folk Center’s folklorist and all-purpose advisor on all things dealing with traditional Ozark culture. During his tenure at the Folk Center, Bill McNeil guided the establishment of the Ozark Cultural Resource Center, an archival and teaching facility on the Folk Center’s grounds. This installment examines Dr. McNeil’s interest in the evolution of folk music traditions.

Peter Davis is Steve's guest. Peter has played in the house band of Prairie Home Companion and has mastered several musical instruments. His rendition of "Five Guys Named Moe" is exquisite. Harry helps with the scat singing. Plus, Steve decides to practice the Flapdoodle maneuver on Harry, a dangerous move that can cause irreparable damage to the ventriloquist's arm if done improperly. Needless to say, things don't go as planned. Steve plays "Old Dan Tucker" from his album "Silly Songs About Silly People" with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. You may remember Jay because he wrote the theme to Ken Burns' "The Civil War" and was nominated for a Grammy because of it. Molly Mason was in the Prairie Home Companion house band for several years. 

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are guests. Jay wrote Ken Burns' Civil War Theme and was nominated for a Grammy as a result. Molly Mason was in the Prairie Home Companion house band. Great fiddle, mandolin and bass players, they're doing two songs on the show. Meanwhile, Steve doesn't have commercials but much to his chagrin the pesky salespeople keep busting down the door or calling up and trying to sell something to the listeners with hilarious results. Steve and Harry also introduce the Steve and Harry do-it-yourself kit.

Robin and Linda Williams are guests! Robin and Linda were regulars on "A Prairie Home Companion." Harry is joining them on a rousing rendition of "C-H-I-C-K-E-N." Steve and Harry also discuss the parameters of the podcast. For instance, Harry can't read "War and Peace" on the program. That wouldn't be appropriate. But he can hit someone over the head with the book. Steve sings "Miss Lucy Had A Baby" with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Steve and Harry sing "Steve, Steve, Steve", a song he wrote about how there are just too many Steves in the world. 

Eric Weissberg is Steve's guest on this podcast. This is the man who played the hit "Dueling Banjos" and has been on thousands of recordings as a studio musician, including Bob Dylan's "Blood On the Tracks." He's played with Barbra Streisand and almost every other well known musician for the last 40 years. On this episode, Steve, in over his head, plays the big hit from "Deliverance," "Dueling Banjos" with Eric. Harry shares his Untrue Facts with listeners. Here he is reading some of his whoppers. Steve and his pal, Paul Jay, wrote the song Pete and his 45 Caliber Pun for The Riddle King's Riddle Songs which was distributed nationally (available at www.stevecharney.com/stuff.html). Helping Steve on this tune is John Sebastian on lead guitar, Bill Keith on banjo, Jay Ungar on fiddle, Molly Mason on bass, and Doug James on drums. Everyone knows an apple a day keeps the doctor away, so when Harry forgets to eat his apple, the doctors start invading. 

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Jay & Molly, a performance from the Lazy Goat String Band, Brooks Blevins: Ghost of the Ozarks tale, and Mark Jones "Vault" segment featuring Jimmy Driftwood. Jay and Molly are veterans of the acoustic music scene on the east coast and have been performing together for well over 20 years and it really shows. Jay and Molly’s performance at the Ozark Folk Center State Park highlights all aspects of their musical style and ability. The Lazy Goat Stringband is comprised of Scott and Samuel Blake (father & son) on guitar and claw-hammer banjo and Emily Phillips on fiddle. They have regular performers at the Ozark Folk Center State Park for the past several years and one of the more popular, in demand groups in the region. Their attention to the authenticity of their sound is just as keen as their eye on making music a fun endeavor. Had he known, Ken Burns might have used some of their recordings in The Civil War, they would be right at home. Brooks Blevins gives a native’s view of the people, music, and colorful events that shape the Ozark region. The author and historian presents the first of his three part series "Ghost of the Ozarks," on the infamous Connie Franklin murder trial. Mark Jones' “From the Vault” segment features a rare recording of Jimmy Driftwood singing his hit song "The Battle of New Orleans," from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

Mike Merenda and Ruthy Ungar (aka Mike + Ruthy) can honestly say that music is their life. The couple, who met while in The Mammals, now take to the road with their two children when they aren't planning Summer and Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York (home to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's music and dance camps). These music events were inspired by the spirit of comradery that crops up at festivals where players and audience members come together over songs. Mike and Ruthy came to Beehive Studios in Saranac Lake, New York, to record acoustic versions of songs from their latest collection, 'Bright as You Can' and to warm the hearts of everyone with their lovely songs and kind words for each other.

Over countless miles on the ribbon of highway, playing gigs in wood-stove-warmed living rooms one month and Carnegie Hall the next, husband-wife singing songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruthy Ungar (guitar, fiddle) have built a troubadour life inclusive of family. Ruthy, daughter of Grammy Award-winning Jay Ungar ("Ashokan Farewell") and folksinger Lyn Hardy, was born to it. She first appeared onstage at age three, and joined her dad on 'A Prairie Home Companion' at twelve. After studying theater and living the thespian life, she met aspiring playwright and fellow floor-sleeping New York denizen Mike Merenda. An erstwhile guitar thrasher of the punk and ska variety, Mike was grieving the loss of three close friends in succession. Mike + Ruthy heard and felt the songs in one another, and two paths leading away from music became one consumed by it. They headed for the hills, embracing life as a duo " musical and otherwise.Today Mike + Ruthy can honestly say that music is their life. The couple now take to the road with their two children when they aren't planning Summer and Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York (home to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's music and dance camps). These music events were inspired by the spirit of comradery that crops up at festivals where players and audience members come together over songs. Mike and Ruthy came to Beehive Studios in Saranac Lake, New York, to record acoustic versions of songs from their latest collection, 'Bright as You Can' and to warm the hearts of everyone with their lovely songs and kind words for each other.

Over countless miles on the ribbon of highway, playing gigs in wood-stove-warmed living rooms one month and Carnegie Hall the next, husband-wife singing songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruthy Ungar (guitar, fiddle) have built a troubadour life inclusive of family. Ruthy, daughter of Grammy Award-winning Jay Ungar ("Ashokan Farewell") and folksinger Lyn Hardy, was born to it. She first appeared onstage at age three, and joined her dad on 'A Prairie Home Companion' at twelve. After studying theater and living the thespian life, she met aspiring playwright and fellow floor-sleeping New York denizen Mike Merenda. An erstwhile guitar thrasher of the punk and ska variety, Mike was grieving the loss of three close friends in succession. Mike + Ruthy heard and felt the songs in one another, and two paths leading away from music became one consumed by it. They headed for the hills, embracing life as a duo " musical and otherwise.Today Mike + Ruthy can honestly say that music is their life. The couple now take to the road with their two children when they aren't planning Summer and Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York (home to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's music and dance camps). These music events were inspired by the spirit of comradery that crops up at festivals where players and audience members come together over songs. Mike and Ruthy came to Beehive Studios in Saranac Lake, New York, to record acoustic versions of songs from their latest collection, 'Bright as You Can' and to warm the hearts of everyone with their lovely songs and kind words for each other.

Over countless miles on the ribbon of highway, playing gigs in wood-stove-warmed living rooms one month and Carnegie Hall the next, husband-wife singing songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruthy Ungar (guitar, fiddle) have built a troubadour life inclusive of family. Ruthy, daughter of Grammy Award-winning Jay Ungar ("Ashokan Farewell") and folksinger Lyn Hardy, was born to it. She first appeared onstage at age three, and joined her dad on 'A Prairie Home Companion' at twelve. After studying theater and living the thespian life, she met aspiring playwright and fellow floor-sleeping New York denizen Mike Merenda. An erstwhile guitar thrasher of the punk and ska variety, Mike was grieving the loss of three close friends in succession. Mike + Ruthy heard and felt the songs in one another, and two paths leading away from music became one consumed by it. They headed for the hills, embracing life as a duo " musical and otherwise.Today Mike + Ruthy can honestly say that music is their life. The couple now take to the road with their two children when they aren't planning Summer and Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York (home to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's music and dance camps). These music events were inspired by the spirit of comradery that crops up at festivals where players and audience members come together over songs. Mike and Ruthy came to Beehive Studios in Saranac Lake, New York, to record acoustic versions of songs from their latest collection, 'Bright as You Can' and to warm the hearts of everyone with their lovely songs and kind words for each other.

Over countless miles on the ribbon of highway, playing gigs in wood-stove-warmed living rooms one month and Carnegie Hall the next, husband-wife singing songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruthy Ungar (guitar, fiddle) have built a troubadour life inclusive of family. Ruthy, daughter of Grammy Award-winning Jay Ungar ("Ashokan Farewell") and folksinger Lyn Hardy, was born to it. She first appeared onstage at age three, and joined her dad on 'A Prairie Home Companion' at twelve. After studying theater and living the thespian life, she met aspiring playwright and fellow floor-sleeping New York denizen Mike Merenda. An erstwhile guitar thrasher of the punk and ska variety, Mike was grieving the loss of three close friends in succession. Mike + Ruthy heard and felt the songs in one another, and two paths leading away from music became one consumed by it. They headed for the hills, embracing life as a duo " musical and otherwise.Today Mike + Ruthy can honestly say that music is their life. The couple now take to the road with their two children when they aren't planning Summer and Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York (home to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's music and dance camps). These music events were inspired by the spirit of comradery that crops up at festivals where players and audience members come together over songs. Mike and Ruthy came to Beehive Studios in Saranac Lake, New York, to record acoustic versions of songs from their latest collection, 'Bright as You Can' and to warm the hearts of everyone with their lovely songs and kind words for each other.

Over countless miles on the ribbon of highway, playing gigs in wood-stove-warmed living rooms one month and Carnegie Hall the next, husband-wife singing songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruthy Ungar (guitar, fiddle) have built a troubadour life inclusive of family. Ruthy, daughter of Grammy Award-winning Jay Ungar ("Ashokan Farewell") and folksinger Lyn Hardy, was born to it. She first appeared onstage at age three, and joined her dad on 'A Prairie Home Companion' at twelve. After studying theater and living the thespian life, she met aspiring playwright and fellow floor-sleeping New York denizen Mike Merenda. An erstwhile guitar thrasher of the punk and ska variety, Mike was grieving the loss of three close friends in succession. Mike + Ruthy heard and felt the songs in one another, and two paths leading away from music became one consumed by it. They headed for the hills, embracing life as a duo " musical and otherwise.Today Mike + Ruthy can honestly say that music is their life. The couple now take to the road with their two children when they aren't planning Summer and Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York (home to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's music and dance camps). These music events were inspired by the spirit of comradery that crops up at festivals where players and audience members come together over songs. Mike and Ruthy came to Beehive Studios in Saranac Lake, New York, to record acoustic versions of songs from their latest collection, 'Bright as You Can' and to warm the hearts of everyone with their lovely songs and kind words for each other.