Podcast appearances and mentions of Sam Sweeney

Today on the show: a local immigration attorney joins us live in studio. Let the tariffs begin, Correspondent Rory O'Neil with the latest. Erick Erickson live on tariffs and Senate Confirmations. Sam Sweeney from ABC News on the latest plane crash. Plus, we'll keep a close eye on Wall Street. 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: a local immigration attorney joins us live in studio. Let the tariffs begin, Correspondent Rory O'Neil with the latest. Erick Erickson live on tariffs and Senate Confirmations. Sam Sweeney from ABC News on the latest plane crash. Plus, we'll keep a close eye on Wall Street. 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: a local immigration attorney joins us live in studio. Let the tariffs begin, Correspondent Rory O'Neil with the latest. Erick Erickson live on tariffs and Senate Confirmations. Sam Sweeney from ABC News on the latest plane crash. Plus, we'll keep a close eye on Wall Street. 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

A medevac jet crash in Philadelphia killed all six people on board Friday evening. ABC's Sam Sweeney has the latest.

Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jum Ryan starts the show talking about the life and legacy of former president Jimmy Carter who passed away at 100. ABC News correspondent Sam Sweeney speaks on 179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crash in South Korea. Amy talks about holiday travel and everyone getting sick this time of year. The show closes with ABC News national reporter Steven Portnoy discussing Musk, Ramaswamy, clash with Maga faithful over H1B Visas.

At least 179 people are dead after a plane crash in South Korea. ABC's Sam Sweeney tells us what's known so far.

The Crossing No.70 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in December 2024, featuring a selection of wintry, solstice-themed pieces. TRACK LISTING: Bleary Winter - English Acoustic Collective; The Lonesome Scenes of Winter - Cara Dillon; Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; The Snow Hare - Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart; Winter - John Smith; Winter 350 - Sam Sweeney; Ring Out Solstice Bells - Jethro Tull; Solstice - Bjork; Winter Moon - LAU; Winter's Dream - Paul Winter Consort; How to Bring a Blush to the Snow - Cocteau Twins; Winter Winds - Mumford & Sons; Ice - Camel.

The Wilderness Yet, Sam Sweeney, the late, great John Mayall and a chat with Duncan Chisholm - JB has them all in today's show

Today on the show: Ban those smart phones in school! Sam Sweeney from ABC News on Boeing blowback. Scott Slade discusses runoff voting. Reporter Jim Ryan on the future of pet insurance. Why #Juneteenth is my favorite holiday. Plus, NFL legend Randy Cross joins us live in studio! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

About this episode:  With gray cape lined with red satin and ostrich plume in hat, he was the beau ideal of the cavalier South. He rode and campaigned with Sam Sweeney on banjo and Mulatto Bob on the bones. At times, one wondered was it war or just a lark. Despite all the showy display, he was Robert E. Lee's “eyes and ears” and his reconnaissance set the table for battles and campaigns. And, in doing so, he came across as a knight in shining armor on a holy quest - a happy warrior in the middle of a desperate war. A dashing adventurer who loved to see his name in headlines, there were some who believed that for him, the contest was a constant quest for glory. And, sometimes, that propensity got himself, his comrades and the commander he dearly loved in trouble. This is the story of a man whose exploits paved the way for Confederate victories, and, to many, one of its greatest defeats. This is the story of James Ewell Brown Stuart.            ----more---- Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: Fitzhugh Lee Flora Cooke Philip St. George Cooke John Mosby John Pope Joseph Hooker   Subscribe to the Threads from the National Tapestry YouTube Channel here   Thank you to our sponsor, The Badge Maker - proudly carrying affordable Civil War Corps Badges and other hand-made historical reproductions for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history. Check out The Badge Maker and place your orders here   Thank you to our sponsor Bob Graesser, Raleigh Civil War Round Table's editor of The Knapsack newsletter and the Round Table's webmaster at http://www.raleighcwrt.org     Producer: Dan Irving

A Southwest Airlines flight, destined for Houston, stirred unease among its passengers on Sunday, when one of its engines - a significant component on the Boeing 737-800 - demonstrated signs of damage during the flight. The aircraft promptly turned back to Denver when the crew discovered a detachable metal component of the engine had separated during its ascent. A chilling clip circulated by ABC's lead transportation journalist, Sam Sweeney, shows the metal engine cover flapping perilously as it separated from its place. The incident witnessed by the passengers involved an engine of the Southwest Airlines jet rupturing during the takeoff. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clarified through an announcement that an engine cowling, a part of the aircraft, had broken away and hit one of the wing flaps of the aircraft. When contacted, a representative from Southwest, via email correspondence, informed The Post that this incident stemmed from a 'mechanical issue.' The Southwest Flight 3695 safely touched down at Denver International Airport due to the arisen complications from this malfunction. The concerned Southwest spokesperson conveyed to The Post that the travelers on the affected flight would reach Houston Hobby via an alternate aircraft, but with an approximate delay of three hours. The flight had taken its initial departure from Denver International Airport at around 7:49 a.m. local timing, intended for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. Barely 25 minutes into the flight, the pilots had to bring the aircraft back to Denver, making a secure landing at 8:14 a.m., after which the plane was pulled to the gate. Currently, the FAA is conducting a thorough investigation into the occurrence. The issue today adds to an increasingly worrying series of safety concerns that have been incessantly hounding the aerospace behemoth throughout the year 2024. This comes on the heels of CEO Dave Calhoun's recent announcement that he will be resigning from his role by the end of this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cargo ship that crashed in to Baltimore's Key Bridge Tuesday was carrying hazardous materials, including lithium ion batteries and corrosives.

In this week's episode Esther & Susie showcase talents even they didn't know they had. And they probably don't. Let's just say, Eminem does NOT need to worry... They discuss talent v success, and if baby is born with it or if it's maybe-learnt. Again, Eminem does not need to worry! Thankfully someone with a tangible talent is their special guest this week. Namely, musician Sam Sweeney. Sam has been described as 'one of the defining English fiddle players of his generation' (Mark Radcliffe) and this was cemented when he won Musician of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award in 2015 - his fourth time of being nominated. He is a veteran of folk juggernauts, Bellowhead, former and inaugural Artistic Director of the National Youth Folk Ensemble, a founder member of ground-breaking trio Leveret as well as a passionate and experienced educator. He has collaborated, recorded and performed with The Full English, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings, Fay Hield and Emily Portman as well as creating his own theatre production Made In The Great War. Sam's first two albums, The Unfinished Violin (Island Records) and Unearth Repeat (Hudson Records) were received with international acclaim. Sam is currently touring his third solo album, Escape That - tour dates. Sam's chat with the gals is wide-ranging and hugely entertaining. He tells them about joining the biggest folk band in the world aged 18, and how it feels to rock (folk) out at the Royal Albert Hall. He talks about his experiences in movies - Disney's live action 'Little Mermaid', and Richard Curtis's 'About Time'. There are some super questions from our wonderful listeners, and, as an extra treat, Sam performs live on the podcast! LTO's first live musical performance and it is magical. (Sam is available to tour when you need him, Arcade Fire - just putting that out into the universe!) With sketches, live music, surprising rapping and a joyful interview, this is an episode to savour. We hope you enjoy it!   OTHER USEFUL LINKS: SPIRO Watch - We Wish To Be Absorbed   Sign up to be an LTO Patron now at: Patreon.com/LimitedTimeOnlyPodcast LTO now has a PATREON page which means you can become an LTO Patron. Patrons get a raft of lush stuff including exclusive bonus content and access to exclusive LTO live events online and in-person. The next Patron-only LTO Live Online event is later this month! Details on Patreon! Susie & Esther are thrilled to be back in your ears. And over on Patreon too! Limited Time Only. A pick-me-up in podcast form.   Instagram @limitedtimeonlypodcast Twitter @limitedtimepod Facebook Limited Time Only Podcast Email: limitedtimepodcast@gmail.com   Music by Joel White aka Small Plates Listen to his music on Soundcloud Other sound effects from https://freesound.org

Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent LIVE from Jerusalem Jordana Miller starts the show sharing the latest surrounding the Israel-Hamas War. ABC News journalist overseeing transportation coverage Sam Sweeney comes on the show to talk about the FAA releasing instructions for airlines to begin inspecting their Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. Amy speak sto former FBI agent and current Crime and Terrorism Analyst for ABC News Brad Garrett about Venmo, Zalle, CashApp leaving users vulnerable to fraud, what to look out for, and how you can protect yourself. The show closes with ABC News reporter LIVE from London Tom Rivers discussing a United States scientist recommending adding salt to make the perfect cup of tea, horrifying tea drinkers everywhere.

Airlines have received manuals for the problematic Boeing planes, allowing crews to perform repairs when needed.

  "Mists Among the Stones" is borrowed from a song title on this week's songlist. As a mid-winter mist settles over our lands the session includes tunes and songs from the UK's Salt House, "Fallow Ground" from John Spiers &  Jon Boden, the band Bellowhead, a trio including Mike McGoldrick, John Musker & John Doyle, the band Runa, Coscán, Sam Sweeney, the Poppy Seeds, The Furrow Collective, Moore, Moss & Rutter. Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

The aviation industry has achieved a landmark accomplishment with the completion of the first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel.

ABC News Correspondent Sam Sweeney talks about Virgin Atlantic becoming the first airline to power a transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

ABC News Correspondent Sam Sweeney talks about Virgin Atlantic becoming the first airline to power a transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

The Crossing No.57 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in November 2023, featuring the highly accomplished 2022 album from Sam Sweeney, “Escape That”. TRACK LISTING:; Love Song - Elton John; The Moonbeam Song - Harry Nilsson; Djiby - Amy Koita; Feira De Castro - Mariza; Want to Fly Want to Flee - Sam Sweeney; Don't Worry, Trains - Sam Sweeney; Eastern Rain - Fairport Convention; Last Chance Lost - Joni Mitchell; Rattlebag - Ben Ottewell; Bird of the Blizzard - Spell Songs [project]; Westering - Sam Sweeney; Under Gigantic Clouds - Sam Sweeney; I Courted a Sailor - Kate Rusby; That Was Your Mother - Paul Simon.

The Crossing No.54 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in August 2023, featuring the excellent 2018 album from Sam Sweeney, “The Unfinished Violin”. TRACK LISTING: Only Now Can You Run - Tom Blackwell; Black Eyed Dog - Nick Drake; This Woman's Work - Kate Bush; Let the Cold Wind Blow - Kate Rusby; Highland Soldier - Sam Sweeney; The Girl I Left Behind Me - Sam Sweeney; Homeless - Paul Simon; Manhenga - The Bhundu Boys; I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine - Beth Orton; Beat Angels - Rickie Lee Jones; Rose Howard - Sam Sweeney; The Old Brags - Sam Sweeney; Simple Twist of Fate - Joan Baez; It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan.

Film and TV composer Debbie Wiseman OBE and musician and fiddler Sam Sweeney, formerly of the folk group Bellowhead, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they choose the next five tracks, in the penultimate episode of the current series. This week's journey takes us from a popular Sunday evening TV theme to an Etta James classic via the 1984 Winter Olympics. Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye The five tracks in this week's playlist: Pop Goes Bach (the Ski Sunday theme) by Sam Fonteyn We Will be Absorbed by Spiro Ponto Das Caboclas by Moça Prosa Boléro by Maurice Ravel I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James (Jeffrey) Other music in this episode: Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong Alleluia by Debbie Wiseman, sung by The Ascension Choir A far l'amore comincia tu by Raffaella Carrà Bach Street Prelude. performed by Vanessa-Mae Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding I've Been Wrong So Long by Bobby Bland

In this TCI Podcast 129 we explore how Sam Sweeney, Aussie computational design architect moved from Australia to Copenhagen to work at 3XN Architects, one of the most cutting edge architecture offices in the world. More on Sam here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-sweeney-888ba21a4/

Thousands of flights have been canceled since last weekend. ABC's Sam Sweeney tells us why.

1. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement)2. Shirley Collins : High And Away from the CD Archangel Hill (Domino)3. Bruce Cockburn : Into The Now from the CD O Sun O Moon (True North)4. Hiram Salsano : Vulesse from the CD Bucolica (Hiram Salsano)5. Sophie Lukacs : Yafa from the CD Bamako (Sophie Lukacs)6. Sam Sweeney & Louis Campbell : Shape #3 (E) from the DL EP Shapes (Hudson)7. Duo Niepold Cutting : Uphill Way from the CD Duo Niepold Cutting (Niepold Cutting)8. Eleven Magpies : Murmuration from the CD Two For Joy (Eleven Magpies)9. Georgie Buchanan : Wise As A Fool from the CD Wise As A Fool (Georgie Buchanan)10. Pedair : Siwgwr Gwyn from the CD Mae 'na Olau (Sain)11. Mokoomba : Nzara Hapana from the CD Tusona (OutHere)12. Keturah : All The Way From Africa from the DL album Keturah (Hen House Studios)13. Laura Risk : Le Rimouski from the DL album Traverse (Laura Risk)14. The Madeleine Stewart Trio : The Happy Couple from the CD The Madeleine Stewart Trio (Madeleine Stewart)15. James Kerry : Lili's from the CD Source (James Kerry)16. Birdloom : The Bloody Gardener from the DL album Birdloom (Sharron Kraus)17. Jan Van Angelopoulos & Fotis Siotas : Dancing On Ruins from the CD Folks Nowadays (Same Difference)18. Lakiko : Nije Buducnost Za Svakoga from the DL album What To Do, How To Live? (Lakiko)19. The Ciderhouse Rebellion & Kirsty Merryn : The Thurifers from the CD The Devil's On The Mast (Under The Eaves)20. Jenny Sturgeon & Alice Allen : Cut And Run from the DL single (Hudson)21. Høst : Min Man from the CD Fuglesang (Go Danish Folk Music)22. Denis Cuniot : Alon's Doïna from the CD Plays Nano Peylet (Buda)23. Snaarmaarwaar : Divina Flor from the CD Lys (Trad)24. Damir Imamovic : Bejturan from the CD The World And All It Holds (Smithsonian Folkways)25. Wifa : Had Mahou from the CD Louken (Karam Prod)26. George Sansome & Matt Quinn : My Son In Americkay from the CD Sheffield Park (Grimdon)27. Ellie Gowers : Waking Up To Stone from the DL single (Ellie Gowers)28. Gnoss : Keefa Hill from the CD Stretching Skyward (Blackfly)29. Dallahan : Alma's from the CD Speak Of The Devil (Dallahan)30. Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola : Number 81 from the CD Sølstrøk (Heilo)31. Keneth Nahabwe & Razoof : Kunira Abagyenyi from the DL EP Keije (East African)32. Awudu : 9090 from the CD This Is Zologo Beat (Makkum)33. Imar : Waterhorse from the CD Awakening (Big Mann) You can find more details including past playlists and links to labels at www.podwireless.comPodwireless can also be heard streamed live on Mixcloud.Follow the links for previous podcasts.

Have you noticed a schedule change in an upcoming flight? Mike chats with ABC's Sam Sweeney on the latest in airline travel ahead of a busy summer. Check it out, right here.

Lucy Ward, Sam Sweeney, Barry Dransfield, False Lights and more!

The Crossing No.45 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in Nov 2022, featuring Sam Sweeney's lovely violin playing on the 2020 album “Unearth Repeat”. TRACK LISTING: Sawura Wako - Stella Chiwesh & The Earthquake; Back to Culture  - Yothu Yindi; California - Joni Mitchell; The River - Tim Buckley; Sur un Fil Blanc - Les Enfants Terrible; Fall on My Knees - The Magpies; Highway to Warrington - Sam Sweeney; Half of One - Sam Sweeney; Tiempo al Tiempo - APU; Eso No Es Na - Maria Teresa Vera; Thomas the Rhymer - Steeleye Span; Bron-Yr-Aur - Led Zeppelin; The Drowned Lovers - Nic Jones.

This month's Official Folk Albums Chart Show features an interview with Becky Unthank about the Unthanks' new album Sorrows Away; an interview with Angeline Morrison about her album telling stories of the Black British experience; an exclusive film of the Sea Song Sessions - Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter performing on a tall ship in Fowey Harbour; plus music from Magpies, Blackbeard's Tea Party, Man The Lifeboats, Dan Whitehouse and Sam Sweeney. There's also news of how to be in an audience of only ten people for an exclusive Front Room Gig from Martin Simpson. --- Delve deeper into the Folk on Foot world and keep us on the road by becoming a Patron—sign up at patreon.com/folkonfoot. You can choose your level and get great rewards, ranging from a stylish Folk on Foot badge to access to our amazing and ever expanding Folk on Foot on Film video archive of more than 150 unique performances filmed on our travels. Sign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.com Follow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @folkonfoot

Matthew Bannister on Dame Hilary Mantel (pictured), the Booker prize winning novelist best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy. John McVicar, the former armed robber who studied sociology in prison and became a writer and broadcaster. Joyce Reynolds, the eminent Cambridge classicist who specialised in the study of epigraphs and taught Dame Mary Beard who joins us to remember her. The multi-instrumentalist and singer Paul Sartin, a key figure on the English folk scene and member of the band Bellowhead. His band mate Sam Sweeney pays tribute. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Laurie Taylor Interviewed guest: Dame Mary Beard Interviewed guest: Sam Sweeney Interviewed guest: Jon Wilks Archive clips used: Company Pictures/ Playground Entertainment/ BBC, Wolf Hall – E01 Three Card Trick 21/01/2015; BBC News, interview with Hilary Mantel 03/05/2020; BBC Radio 4, Front Row – extended interview with Hilary Mantel 05/06/2012; BBC Radio 4, The Reith Lectures – Hilary Mantel 13/06/2017; Polytel/ The Who Films, McVicar (1980) UK TV Trailer; BBC One, Straight Talk – John McVicar interview 09/05/1980; BBC Radio 4, Six Men – John McVicar interview 20/04/1986; Loftsingers Andover, Andover Museum Loft Singers Promo 13/10/2018.

In a brand new podcast series called "Boss Status," Doug Miller sits down with Patrick Mabe and regular guests to talk about the business of health, and the health of business. In episode 10, Arms Race is joined by its very own Julian Smith and athlete Samantha Sweeney to talk all things regarding the industry, their apps, and being in business with your significant other.

Jennifer Jones Lee hosts your Wednesday morning Wake Up Call. COVIDtests.org is now live and American residents can now go to the website and order their 4 free at-home test kits. KTLA 5's Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for this week's edition of Wired Wednesday. CNBC's Jane Wells comes on for 'Biz Buzz', and Sam Sweeney talks about Verizon and AT&T delaying their 5G rollout around some airports.

The Official Folk Albums Chart Show – presented this month by Folk on Foot host Matthew Bannister from the Sidmouth Folk Festival - features an exclusive performance by Robert Macfarlane and Johnny Flynn in a Cambridgeshire cornfield,  a specially recorded song from Jenny Sturgeon, classic live footage from Skerryvore and The Levellers and music from Sam Sweeney, Fuzzy Lights, Saint Sister and Katherine Priddy. --- Access over 100 performances from dozens of artists, by signing up to Folk On Foot On Film: https://www.folkonfoot.com/watch We rely entirely on support from our listeners to make Folk on Foot. So please consider becoming a patron. You'll make a small monthly contribution and get great rewards. Find out more at www.patreon.com/folkonfoot. Sign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.com Follow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @folkonfoot

The wonderful English fiddle player Sam Sweeney has been a key member of Bellowhead, Leveret, Eliza Carthy's Wayward Band and many other collaborations. He's also made two acclaimed solo albums and was the inaugural artistic director of the National Folk Youth Ensemble. We start this episode with some rousing tunes in the Prince Albert Pub in Stroud, featuring Rob Harbron on concertina and Miranda Rutter on fiddle. Then it's off for a walk at Stroud Slad Farm which inspired Sam to write many tunes. We end up at the top of Swift's Hill, with magnificent views of the surrounding countryside and Sam playing the tune of the same name.  Along the way he tells stories of his hero Dave Swarbrick, his unfinished First World War violin and learning to play the bagpipes in six weeks. --- Access six exclusive films of Sam performing along our walk, along with over 100 other performances from dozens of artists, by signing up to Folk On Foot On Film: https://www.folkonfoot.com/watch We rely entirely on support from our listeners to make Folk on Foot. So please consider becoming a patron. You'll make a small monthly contribution and get great rewards. Find out more at www.patreon.com/folkonfoot. Sign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.com Follow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @folkonfoot

Talking Points: Entrepreneurship  What Sam learned working at Google, Uber, and Wealthfront Determining what tech stack to use Learning from your mistakes Practicing for interviews Quotable Quotes: “There's actually a talk online, I believe it was from an engineer from Etsy called 'Choose Boring Technology.'” - SS “The most important lessons I've learned...are about being pragmatic in your choices of technology that you use to solve your problem.” - SS “The main motivating principle throughout my career has been one of increasing optionality, of adding skills and experiences that brought in the possibility of what I'll be able to do in the future.” - SS “If you go to work at a place like Google, if you're thoughtful about what you do and the way you approach your work, you have the ability to be successful at a large company.” - SS “Always be thinking, what is the business product purpose of the tech, the technology that you're working on, and try to avoid getting swept away in the tech side of things.” - SS “People now that are graduating from boot camps to the extent that you can, it's really important to try to find a company that understands what it's like to get a new graduate from a boot camp.” - SS “The best way that you can practice for an interview is to do more interviews and expect the first 10, 20, or 5 to go very poorly and eventually you build up that skill set.” - SS Notes:Sam’s Business Websitehttps://www.trivvy.co/Choosing Boring Technology Articlehttp://boringtechnology.club/

Dr Alice Little, Knowledge Exchange Fellow with the University of Oxford and the English Folk Dance and Song Society, speaks with folk musicians Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron, and Alan Lamb about English folk music in performance today. Where do they find their tunes, how do they play them in an 'English' way, and how do audiences respond? From eighteenth-century manuscripts to traditional sea shanties, this episode features recordings of a range of folk tunes (including previously unreleased tracks) in addition to the discussion.

In this 3-part series, Dr Alice Little speaks with folk musicians, researchers and music collectors about English folk music in history and in performance today. She and her guests will discuss what it means for music to be 'English', and play examples of English music. Alice Little is a Knowledge Exchange Fellow with the University of Oxford and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. In this trailer you will hear the voices of Becky Price, Rob Harbron, Sam Sweeney, Matt Coatsworth, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcouhn, Alan Lamb, Marie Bashiru, and Jeremy Barlow. The full podcast series also includes Nicola Beazley, Stewart Hardy, and Tom Kitching. The background music is Clark's Hornpipe, performed by Boldwood.

This month’s show has special performances by Kris Drever, Kate Rusby and Sam Lee plus an interview with Fairport Convention’s Simon Nicol and music from Sam Sweeney, Fay Hield, Barbara Dickson, Shirley Collins and Laura Marling. As usual, a great way to keep up to date with all the amazing folk music being made across the UK and Ireland right now.   We depend entirely on support from our listeners and viewers to keep going, so please consider becoming a patron of Folk on Foot. For a small monthly contribution, you’ll get great rewards. https://www.patreon.com/folkonfoot. Follow us on social media: @folkonfoot Sign up for our newsletter at https://www.folkonfoot.com

Having arrived in Devon to visit the mysterious Sally Whitehorn, Molly, Ealine and Katherine contemplate the invitation that brought them there and the meaning of the ancient hare folklore she invokes. Can what she is proposing really be true and what will it mean for the women? Hare Spell is written by Terri Windling, Fay Hield , Sarah Hesketh and Sarra Culleno with additional material, editing and collation by Chris Gregory. You heard Amy Forrest as MollySarah Golding as SallyStevie Skinner as EalineNadia Wyn Abouayen as KatherineMarie-Claire Wood as AmyChris Gregory as the hotel receptionistMusic was by Fay Hield and Inge ThomsonThe songs "When She Comes" and "Hare Spell" are taken from the Topic Records album "Wrackline" by Fay Hield. Copyright is held by Fay Hield under exclusive licence to Proper Music Publishing Limited. We would like to thank Fay Hield, Topic Records and Proper Music Publishing Ltd for their kind permission to use these tracks. Musicians on Fay Hields tracks are Fay Hield, Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron, Ben Nicholls and Ewan MacPherson with production by Andy BellThe instrumental soundtrack recordings you heard are written and performed by Inge Thomson, copyright Inge Thomson and commissioned by the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast Direction, sound design and production of the audio drama is by Chris GregoryCasting was by our writing team Sound effects are from freesound.org The presenters are Holly Sangster and Kelli WinklerIf you'd like to learn more about the participants in this drama the links below will point you to their websites or twitter feeds Fay Hield : https://fayhield.com/ Terri Windling : https://www.terriwindling.com/Sarah Hesketh : http://www.sarahhesketh.co.uk/Sarra Culleno : https://twitter.com/sarra1978Inge Thomson : https://www.ingethomson.com/Amy Forrest: https://twitter.com/amyforrest26Sarah Golding : https://twitter.com/SarahofGoldingStevie Skinner: https://twitter.com/Stevieskinner_Nadia Wyn Abouayen : https://twitter.com/NadiaWynMarie-Claire Wood: https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWoodand please follow Alternative Stories on : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt for information on past and future editions of the podcast.

When three women receive letters from a sender in Devon they are intrigued enough to accept the invitation within and set off to travel to Dartmoor to meet the mysterious Sally Whitehorn. What will they find there and will Sally's outlandish claims prove to be true? Our story explores real folk stories about hares and the mythology associated with them. Hare Spell is written by Terri Windling, Fay Hield , Sarah Hesketh and Sarra Culleno with additional material, editing and collation by Chris Gregory. You heard Amy Forrest as MollySarah Golding as SallyStevie Skinner as EalineNadia Wyn Abouayen as KatherineMarie-Claire Wood as AmyChris Gregory as the hotel receptionistMusic was by Fay Hield and Inge ThomsonThe songs "When She Comes" and "Hare Spell" are taken from the Topic Records album "Wrackline" by Fay Hield. Copyright is held by Fay Hield under exclusive licence to Proper Music Publishing Limited. We would like to thank Fay Hield, Topic Records and Proper Music Publishing Ltd for their kind permission to use these tracks. Musicians on Fay Hields tracks are Fay Hield, Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron, Ben Nicholls and Ewan MacPherson with production by Andy BellThe instrumental soundtrack recordings you heard are written and performed by Inge Thomson, copyright Inge Thomson and commissioned by the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast Direction, sound design and production of the audio drama is by Chris GregoryCasting was by our writing team Sound effects are from freesound.org The presenters are Holly Sangster and Kelli WinklerIf you'd like to learn more about the participants in this drama the links below will point you to their websites or twitter feeds Fay Hield : https://fayhield.com/ Terri Windling : https://www.terriwindling.com/Sarah Hesketh : http://www.sarahhesketh.co.uk/Sarra Culleno : https://twitter.com/sarra1978Inge Thomson : https://www.ingethomson.com/Amy Forrest: https://twitter.com/amyforrest26Sarah Golding : https://twitter.com/SarahofGoldingStevie Skinner: https://twitter.com/Stevieskinner_Nadia Wyn Abouayen : https://twitter.com/NadiaWynMarie-Claire Wood: https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWoodand please follow Alternative Stories on : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt for information on past and future editions of the podcast.

AL Kennedy won the Costa Prize 2007 for her novel Day. She talks about her new book of short stories, the aptly named We Are Attempting to Survive Our Time – a powerful collection about characters living on the edge, from a woman finally snapping at a white man's racist tirade at a zoo, to the host of a podcast revealing why she is haunted by the state of New Mexico. Sam Sweeney, fiddle player in the trio Leveret and formerly of Bellowhead, has just released his second album, Unearth Repeat. It is, he says, is an un-concept album, where he simply plays the music he loves. He tells Samira what he means and plays a tune. As our routines are changed beyond recognition, what happens to regular activities like listening to podcasts and radio? Initial statistics suggest that most podcast listening is down, while radio listening is up. Podcasters Caroline Crampton and Joseph Fink consider what this means for listeners and for the people who make audio. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Dymphna Flynn Studio Manager: Duncan Hannant Image: AL Kennedy Credit: Geraint Lewis 2013

Sam Sweeney's piece in National Review, "Close Your Social Media Accounts." Socialism's popularity among the young. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Sweeney discusses 'The Unfinished Violin', his live show of instrumental music inspired by the Great War.

Melodeon player Elye Cuthbertson is a young man who is going places. At the time of this recording he was 14 having first picked up a melodeon aged 9 at an EFDSS workshop. Elye performs either as a soloist or with a variety of other musicians. In 2018 he was a finalist in the prestigious New Roots competition for young musicians under the age of 25. He is a member of the National Youth Folk Ensemble with whom he will be playing at the prestigious Sidmouth Folk Festival (Sunday 4th August 2019). He has taken part in performance and compositional workshops run by award winning English folk musicians such as Andy Cutting and Sam Sweeney. Elye's website has his latest news including details of a solo gig at Lewes folk club on Saturday 23rd March 2019 Music can be streamed from his Soundcloud page.

Melodeon player Elye Cuthbertson is a young man who is going places. At the time of this recording he was 14 having first picked up a melodeon aged 9 at an EFDSS workshop. Elye performs either as a soloist or with a variety of other musicians. In 2018 he was a finalist in the prestigious New Roots competition for young musicians under the age of 25. He is a member of the National Youth Folk Ensemble with whom he will be playing at the prestigious Sidmouth Folk Festival (Sunday 4th August 2019). He has taken part in performance and compositional workshops run by award winning English folk musicians such as Andy Cutting and Sam Sweeney. Elye's website has his latest news including details of a solo gig at Lewes folk club on Saturday 23rd March 2019 Music can be streamed from his Soundcloud page.

Charlotte Rampling discusses her new film Hannah, for which she won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival playing a woman shunned by her family and society. She also talks about her five decade career, from Georgy Girl to her recent Oscar-nominated performance in 45 Years. Hector Berlioz died 150 years ago next week. Best-known for his Symphony Fantastique - described by Leonard Bernstein as the first musical work of psychedelia, he wrote the first symphony to feature the viola as a solo instrument, and once ascribed a piece to another composer because he thought the critics would take against it if they knew it was his. Conductor Jeremy Summerly discusses the composers legacy. Folk trio Leveret are about to release their fourth album, Diversions. Fiddle player Sam Sweeney and concertina virtuoso Rob Harbron perform a track from the album and explain how they find their material by delving into old manuscripts, archives and music books to reinvent them in their own style.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May

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Caitlin Moran talks about writing her second novel, a characteristically candid and comic account of a young woman's misadventures in 1990s London at the height of Britpop. How to Be Famous, the follow up to Moran's 2014 debut How to Build a Girl, centres around an instance of revenge porn and its protagonist Dolly's novel means of fighting back.Superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z, now billed collectively as 'The Carters', unexpectedly released their first collaborative album Everything is Love over the weekend. Natty Kasambala, music contributor for gal-dem magazine reviews. As part of the Great Exhibition of the North, freehand spray painter Frank Styles has created a 150-metre-long mural that showcases the North's impact on modern Britain. Fifty Northern Icons is based on an eclectic range of images chosen by the public, from York Minster to Gregg's Steak Bakes.The National Youth Folk Ensemble is about to accept its third intake of musicians aged 14 to 18. We meet two young players who if accepted to the group will learn entirely by ear, guided by tutors who are themselves well-known musicians. The artistic director, fiddle player Sam Sweeney, explains how the ensemble is dedicated to raising the standard of players as well as the profile and popularity of English traditional music. Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Hannah Robins.

Highlights 100 Year Ago: Flag Day 1917 like no other |@ 00:45 100 Year Ago: First Liberty Bond drive big success |@ 02:30 Guest: Mike Shuster - Pershing Arrives in Europe |@ 09:15 Guests: Eileen Dumont & Paul Callens on Ralph Talbot |@ 13:00 Feature: The Storyteller and The Historian: on the selective service |@  19:00 PTSD Month: Charles Whittlesey’s Suicide |@ 26:45 Education: Edu-Newsletter “Animals at War” comes out |@ 28:30 Feature: The Violin of Private Howard |@ 32:15 Media: Wonder Woman - Three theories on why it’s set in WW1 |@ 34:00 Instagram: Pershing Pic hit on social media |@ 39:00 And much more…. ----more---- Opening Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration. WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is June 14th, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host. World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week We have gone back in time 100 years and on June 14, 1917 - it’s FLAG Day. And it is a flag day, like no other in history. The Washington Herald writes: “Never has there been such a Flag Day fete before, and it may be centuries before it occurs again, but the deed was accomplished, despite the setting. The President has spoken.” Though America had declared war on Germany, the real enemy on this Flag Day seems to be the weather. Storm gale winds and heavy rain threatens what is supposed to be a major event in the nation’s capital planned with a 600 voice choir, a huge audience including government employees, who have a ½ day off so they can join the festivities - All to frame a rousing speech by President Woodrow Wilson about the war. The herald article captures the moment with: “Nature Allied with the German Autocracy yesterday in a futile effort to block the delivery of the most sensational war statement to the American People ever heard from the lips of a President!” Streets flooded, flags were ripped out of their holders and one man died in the gale while President Wilson braved the storm, shuning an umbrella and delivering a rousing speech against the gale. It all seemed somehow prophetic and appropriate. Then at the end of the day, it was announced that Liberty Loan drive had not only met it’s goal, but had exceeded it! On this Flag day in 1917  it feels like nothing can or will dare stop the Yanks. Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/13/flag-day-in-1917-was-like-no-other/ Official Bulletin We are going to pick up on the Liberty Loan drive by exploring this week’s pages of the “Official Bulletin”, the government war gazette published by George Creel, America’s propaganda chief, under the orders of President Wilson. We are pulling from Volume 1 - Issues 27-32 The pages of the Bulletin are filled with an all-out - last minute effort - in promoting the Liberty Loan bonds as this first national fund-raising program comes to a close this week: [sound effect]   Dateline Monday June 11, 1917 Headline: BELLS TO RING OUT CALL FOR LIBERTY LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS The story reads: “The US Treasury Department issues the following: The pendulum of time is to swing back to 1776 and once again to the inscription on the old liberty bell : ‘Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto the inhabitants thereof,’ It is - to call Americans to service in the cause of freedom.   In every city, town, village, and hamlet "from every mountain side," the summons to every American shall ring. Beginning to-day (Monday) the bells in churches, schools, courthouses, and town halls throughout the Nation will toll every night at 9 o'clock, reminding Americans that the time for patriotic support of the Government through subscription to the liberty loan bonds is drawing to a close.   The bells will ring four times to-night, indicating that four days remain in which to buy bonds ; Tuesday they will toll three times; twice on Wednesday; and once Thursday.”   That quite a sales campaign! But that’s just a part of it. Listen to some of the other fundraising headlines - just from this week’s issues of the Official Bulletin - We will spare you the stories! [sound effect]   Headline:   LIBERTY LOAN APPEAL SENT TO EVERY NAVY SHIP AND STATION JUNE BRIDES SHOULD ASK THAT THEIR GIFT BE LIBERTY LOANS LIBERTY LOAN IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY ARTISTIC LIBERTY LOAN BONDS BEING TURNED OUT BY ENGRAVERS WORKING NIGHT AND DAY SENATE LEADERS URGE PUBLIC TO BUY LIBERTY LOAN BONDS   And on Friday - the day after the first subscription period closes - the Official Bulletin pronounced:   LIBERTY LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED ; IT IS A GENUINE TRIUMPH FOR DEMOCRACY" SAYS SECRETARY Mc'ADOO   The government bond subscription target is set to raise $1.9 billion - and is said to have raised $2.5 billion- which is over 52 billion in 2017 dollars. It is huge win for the Wilson administration - We’ll continue with a couple of stories about some of the “No holds no barred” methods they used to do it.   Dateline: Monday June 11, 1917 Headline: WEALTHY CREEK INDIAN SEEKING TO INVEST HIS GREAT RICHES IN LIBERTY LOAN BONDS Jackson Bamett, a Creek Indian, Has Nearly $800,000 on Deposit In Banks and Treasury, from Rich Oil Lands Once Thought of Little Value, Allotted Him - In Oklahoma.   Wow.. Native Americans stepping up to help the nation. Well, maybe not exactly. Now the Native American community DID step up - and step up big - during WW1 - but stepping up financially? - Before indian casinos? - well, that was surprising and we thought there might be an interesting story here - so we sent out of our Commission summer interns - Lorenzo Rodriguez - to dig into the story a little. Here is what we learned. Jackson Barnett, a full blood Creek indian, is given 160 acre of land in 1903 in Oklahoma thanks to the Curtis act of 1898. Well - in 1912 they find oil on the property that earns him between 3 and 4 million dollars over his lifetime! Of course he is an Indian, in his 60’s and illiterate so the Creek County Court and the US Dept. of the interior declares him as “incompetent” and arranges to become the stewards of his estate. It turns out, that it is not actually Mr. Barnett’s idea to buy nearly $700,000 in liberty bonds - OR to donate $50,000 to the Red Cross? The good news is that Barnett is no fool - and later proves himself mentally capable of understanding his own actions and takes back control of his estate. There’s a book about him called: The World's Richest Indian: The Scandal over Jackson Barnett's Oil Fortune. We put a link to it in the podcast notes. https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Richest-Indian-Scandal-Barnetts/dp/0195182987 Apparently, Secretary of the interior, Lane has control over quite a bit more than Mr. Barnett’s estate. This same week… [sound effect]   Dateline Wed. June 13, 1917 Headline: SECRETARY LANE SUBSCRIBES TO $10,000,000 LIBERTY LOAN BONDS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF AMERICAN INDIANS Secretary of the Interior Lane has subscribed to $10,000,000 in Liberty Loan Bonds on behalf of the accounts of Indians whose money is in his custody. Secretary lane states: ‘Most of these Indians reside in Oklahoma. They are " incompetents " similar to Jackson Barnett for whose account $640,000 in Liberty Bonds was subscribed yesterday. Most of the funds of these Indians is on deposit either at low rates of interest or in the Treasury Department drawing no interest.’ The implication is that this is a favor because now the funds are in Liberty Bonds drawing 3.5% interest. And maybe it was. So - in summary - about the government getting into the bond business - subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States running up to WW1 - AND it introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time. The Act of Congress which authorized the Liberty Bonds is still the same law used TODAY as the authority under which all U.S. Treasury bonds are issued.   And speaking of issued... The amazing  “Official Bulletin” the government war gazette,  is now being re-issued every day - Except Sunday - on our website - on the centennial of its original publish date. If you are an educator, researcher, historian, student of propaganda or just interested in exploring the nuances of America’s transformation in 1917, and the echoes - that still ring in your life today - Like US Treasury Bonds - We offer you this wonderful daily resource at  ww1cc.org/bulletin - explore, exploit, Enjoy! It’s kind of an amazing daily read about the war that changed the world. Link: ww1cc.org/bulletin Great War Project Moving on to our first guest - we are joined by former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.  Mike - Human beings have a tendency to believe what they want to believe - and from my readings, both the French and the Brit’s see America as this powerful juggernaut ready to sweep in and solve the wretched, miserable, wearying war. And now Pershing arrives in Europe - and the news he brings is not exactly what anyone wants to hear - right? “A desperate moment for the allies Pershing in london tells king no aircraft on the way” LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/06/11/a-desperate-moment-for-the-allies/   Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. War in the Sky: Interview with Paul Callens and Eileen Dumont War In the Sky Last week we ran a story about US Marine Corp - medal of Honor recipient aviator Ralph Talbot and about the collaborative research project being done across the atlantic - about him - by two citizen historians. So as a follow up, we have invited Eileen Dumont from Massachusetts and Paul Callens from Pittem, Belgium, also a member of Flemish Genealogical Society in the Tielt region. Welcome to both of you! [interview] That was Eileen Dumont from Massachusetts and Paul Callens from Pittem, Belgium about their trans-continental collaboration in honoring US Marine aviator Ralph Talbot. link:http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20170428/fascinating-new-insight-gained-into-ralph-talbot The Great War Channel Our friends at the Great War Channel on Youtube produce videos about WW1 - 100 years ago this week  - The show is produced in Europe - so it comes from a more European perspective. This is Indy Niedel - the host of the show. [Indy clip] One of their new clips this week is called the Top 10 Stupid Moves of WW1 from Mid 1915 through 1916. Indy offers a really interesting perspective on some of the strategic blunders of the time - seen through that sharp sharp lens of hindsight. The link is in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar The Storyteller and the Historian We are going to close out “WW1 - 100 years ago this week” with a follow up to last week’s report about June 5th - registration day for the selective service. That is the subject for our new segment - The StoryTeller and the Historian with Richard Rubin and Jonathan Bratten. [run segment] That was - the StoryTeller - Richard Rubin and The Historian - Jonathan Bratten talking about the 1917 Selective Service act. World War One NOW We have moved forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW  - News about the centennial and the commemoration. Activities and Events From the U.S. National WW1 Centennial Events Register at WW1CC.org/events - here is our upcoming “event pick” of the week:   “Decoding the Great War” is a panel discussion that will take place June 20th at the National Cryptologic Museum in Maryland. If our stories from last week about the Choctaw Code Talkers or the use of knitting as covert communications interested you, this panel is a great opportunity to learn even more about the role of codes and ciphers in WW1. This panel discussion includes experts in the evolution of Intelligence Collection, Radio Intelligence, Code Making and the first Code Talkers. Check out U.S. National WW1 Centennial Events Register  for things happening in your area, and there is a big red button there so you can submit your own upcoming events to it, at ww1cc.org/events link:https://www.facebook.com/events/397486580636106/ http://ww1cc.org/events   PTSD Month - The Lost Battalion and suicide As we have mentioned - June is PTSD Awareness month - and as we did last week, we bring you another story on the disorder and WW1. 100 years ago, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Whittlesey was known around the world -- as was, the battalion he lead during World War 1. The so called Lost Battalion was surrounded by enemies and cut off in the Argonne for days -- before being saved when their famous messenger pigeon “Chere Ami” - aptly named as “dear friend” was able to relay their position for help. Commission friend and author - Rob Laplander - wrote a book called “Finding the Lost Battalion”.  Links to his book and additional information from his research on the Lost Battalion is available at  ww1cc.org/lostbattalion - all lower case - all one word. So…  the war ended a month after the incident and Whittlesey and his comrades were hailed as fabled heroes for the exploit. But the war lingered on in the Lieutenant Colonel’s mind and in 1921, just a few years after the war, Whittlesey committed suicide. Whittlesey is, by no means, alone in this fate. In a 2014 study the Veteran’s administration reported that 20 US veterans commit suicide every day. There is a detailed article about Whittlesey’s suicide in the Berkshire Eagle and we have put a number of link in the podcast notes for you. Please keep our veterans in your mind and in our heart as PTSD Awareness month continues this June. link:http://ww1cc.org/lostbattalion http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/lost-again-echoes-of-a-wwi-heros-suicide,508711 http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/finding-the-lost-battalion-home.html http://save22.vet/?gclid=CI2bhJicu9QCFcOCswod49oO_g https://activeheroes.org/22kill/?gclid=CITnppicu9QCFZCPswod5xAFGg http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/2016/07/07/va-suicide-20-daily-research/86788332/ Education This week in Education we want to let you know about the WW1 Centennial Commission Education Newsletter, released every other month. Each issue includes an extensive selection of articles, lessons, teaching guidelines and primary sources that you can freely use, all vetted by professional historians and educators. The newsletter is produced with assistance from National History Day, American Battle Monuments Commission, the American Field Service, the Library of Congress, the National Archives and more. The upcoming week’s newsletter is themed “Animals at War” and includes articles and links for differing grade levels about the role of animals in the war. Some famous individuals are featured like Winnie the Pooh and Sgt Stubby as well as lesser known characters like Jackie the Baboon. Perhaps the most surprising critter featured is the glow worm, who played a useful if unexpected role in the war. Register for the newsletter or read past issues by following the link in the podcast notes. link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/educate/education-resources.html         Updates From The States Battleship Texas Leaks Now for our updates from the states. From Texas - there is a news story from Houston about flooding aboard the USS Texas. The Battleship Texas survived World War 1 - and then went on to survive  world war II. Now we hope she will survive the month! Periodic leaks have plagued the aging ship since 2010 and a large new one sprung up over this past weekend. By Monday June 11th, the ship was listing 8 degrees. By Tuesday 12 degrees. She needs help. Previously, needed repairs were postponed because of the high expense. There’s no news yet as to how extensive the damage will be to the battleship, but you can be certain it will come at a similarly high price tag. We hope a solution can be found so that this 103 year old historic vessel can resume its role as a site for educating the public and school children about the World Wars. Learn more by following the links in the podcast notes. link:http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/06/12/battleship-texas-closed-tilting-as-crews-work-to-plug-leaks/   DC: Archivists work to save American Legion post in DC From the District of Columbia is a story about an American Legion Post. Last summer, as the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History prepared to open, some local archivists and educators began working to save the history of an African-American American Legion post in northeast D.C.   The James Reese Europe Post 5 was first established 100 years ago during World War 1, named for the noted band leader of the 369th Infantry - the Harlem Hellfighters. What’s left of the Post House is mostly just boxes of documents and photographs; so the post has teamed up with American University educators and Prologue DC to research, archive and preserve what it left of the post. Read more about the project at the links in the podcast notes. link: http://wtop.com/dc/2016/08/archivists-work-to-save-american-legion-post-in-dc/ http://dcpost5.americanobserver.net/   Maine: Unlikely War Poet From the Maine WW1 web site ---  a story about an unlikely war poet, Ralph Moan, a civil engineer from the town of Waterville, Maine. World War I is noted for the incredibly evocative war poetry it produced, notably from such soldier-poets as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. However, very few of those well-known poets were American. Ralph Moan served with the 103d Infantry Regiment, part of the 26th “Yankee” Division made up entirely of New England units. He returned home to Maine in 1919 as a corporal to find that he had been awarded both the French Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery. Now that he was home, he gathered his memories of the war and its devastation -- into himself, channeling it into poetry. Though he never spoke of his experiences aloud, even to his family, his experience of the war lived on in his writings. Read his story on the Maine’s WW1 website at ww1cc.org/maine Link: ww1cc.org/maine http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/2515 https://armyhistory.org/an-unlikely-war-poet-a-doughboy-from-maine/   International Report Violin left unfinished played at his grave This week in our International Report comes a wonderful story about two young British men and the violin that brought them together across a century. Private Richard Howard began making his violin before the outbreak of world war 1, planning to finish it upon his return. Sadly, he died in the fighting on the first day of the battle of Messines ridge in June 1917, 100 years ago this month. The violin passed from person to person, being put together and finished over the course of decades. It wound up in Sam Sweeney hands - a british folk musician who somehow knew it was something special. Inside the violin was the date “1915” and Private Howard’s name,  so - Sweeney tracked down the young soldier and his descendents. In a recent ceremony, Sweeney played the soldier’s violin at his grave as Howard’s family looked on. The family hadn’t known much of anything about Howard, his own granddaughter saying “I knew nothing at all about my grandfather... I was very interested to learn about him because I had heard nothing except 'your grandfather died in the war'. People in those days didn't talk about it for fear of upsetting someone. My mother [Rose] was 11 when he died. I have to say the news when it got to me just blew me away.” Sweeney continues to tell the instrument's unique story in his show, Made in the Great War, which he is touring across the UK.   song “rose howard” named for Pvt Howard’s daughter. Link to Sam Sweeney’s album: https://www.madeinthegreatwar.com/music link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/07/violin-left-unfinished-ww1-soldier-played-grave-100-years-chance/ https://www.madeinthegreatwar.com/music Spotlight in the Media In our Spotlight on the Media - The headline reads - 'Wonder Woman' Smashes Domestic Box Office Record For Female Directors”   So on one hand we have a hit movie - and on the other we have a little mystery! The Wonder Woman in DC comic book Issue 1 that came out on July 22, 1942 - was originally set during WWII…  but this summer’s early blockbuster is set in WW1. We HAD to ask why? So we put another of our Commission’s intrepid summer interns - Paul Burgholzer to chasing down the mystery. Here is the story: Though the filmmakers have declined to de-mystify this - He found three theories - Theory ONE - From an IGN interview with producer Charles Roven. Roven says that the film was set in in World War I because it adds a culture shock aspect to Diana. Diana romanticizes war and trains in hand to hand combat. She believes that combat is an honorable competition between warriors. World War I, Roven explains, was the first major conflict where the combatants did not even see the people they were killing. In the film the WWI introduces the extreme suffering of modern warfare to Wonder Woman driving her to seek a solution.   Theory TWO - The filmmakers wanted to set themselves apart from their rivals at Marvel Comic with characters like Captain America whose story is set in WWII   Theory THREE - comes from Breitbart putting forth the theory that WW1 sets a more politically correct agenda - The writer - who wrote the article in January - predicted that the film would be strongly anti-war and that WW1 would be a better foil for that because WWII has such clear villain like Hitler.   I don’t know about that that… When I saw the movie last weekend it did not feel like much of a political statement to me at all. It just seemed like a really well made summer blockbuster, a really fun entertainment, and a really strong female lead. What do you think?     link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2543-why-wonder-woman-had-to-be-set-in-world-war-i.html Articles and Posts WWrite Blog In our WWRITE blog, which we host on the commission web site and which explores WWI’s Influence on contemporary writing and scholarship, this week's post is: "More Gentile Than Grim: Letters Home from WWI," comes from author, editor, and award-winning teacher, David Chrisinger. Chrisinger is the editor of See Me For Who I Am, a collection of essays by veteran students that seeks to undermine three main media-create stereotypes that divide them from the American people they have fought to protect: as superhuman; as broken, disabled, and traumatized; or as dangerous, ticking time bombs. In this post, he discusses a WWI project he completed with new student veterans at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point using hundreds of letters written by WWI soldiers from the town where the university is located. Don't miss this post describing their surprising, insightful reactions! Read more about the project by visiting the Wwrite blog at ww1cc.org/w-w-r-i-t-e and if this WW1’s Influence on contemporary writing and scholarship is of particular interest - sign up for the blog at the same link. ww1cc.org/wwrite http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/articles-posts.html   The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts That brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what do you have for us this week?   The Army’s Treasure Room   That warehouse from the end of Indiana Jones and the Ark of the Covenant? Turns out that pretty much exists. link:https://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/inside-the-armys-spectacular-hidden-treasure-room?utm_term=.qjxyBkM3QK#.lpmGL1oXO5 https://armyhistory.org/donation-opportunities-programs/   Gen. Pershing Arrives A photo from our Instagram feed proves popular Link:https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.774612519380715.1073741840.185589304949709/789769801198320/?type=3&theater Thank you Katherine. All of Katherine’s stories have links in the podcast notes. Closing And That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening! We want to thank our guests: Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog Eileen Dumont and Paul Callens Richard Rubin, Author and Storyteller and Jonathan Bratten, Historian with their new segment the StoryTeller and the Historian Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show. And I am Theo Mayer - your host. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; This show is a part of that effort! we are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used, so please give what you can by going to ww1cc.org/donate - all lower case Or if you are listening to the show on your smart phone you can text us a donation - just text  the letters: WW1 to the number 41444. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. As of last week you can also find us on TuneIn. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to share what you are learning here about “The War that Changed the World”. So long. [music]  

Picks from across the week on In Tune with Suzy Klein, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk, conductor Karina Canellakis, contralto Sonia Prina and fiddle player Sam Sweeney.

Comedian Milton Jones; musician Sam Sweeney; opera impresario Michael Volpe and curator Catherine Howell join Aasmah Mir and Kate Silverton. Milton Jones is a stand-up comedian, known by many as the king of the one-liners. A regular panellist on BBC Two's Mock the Week, he has a penchant for wild hair and colourful shirts and a gentle, self-deprecating wit. Later this year he embarks on a new tour, Milton Jones is Out There, taking a philosophical look at his life so far with what he calls his 'manifesto of nonsense'. Milton Jones is Out There 2017 tour begins in September at the Richmond Theatre. Michael Volpe is the general director and co-founder of Opera Holland Park. Brought up by a single mother on a London council estate, he attended the progressive Woolverstone Hall School in Suffolk which took inner city London boys, often from broken families, and gave them the opportunity to explore art and culture at an early age. Passionate about making opera accessible to everyone, Michael has directed a short film, From Footy to Verdi, in which he introduces his three sceptical friends and fellow Chelsea supporters to the joys of opera. Opera Holland Park's new season opens on June 1st. Six years ago Sam Sweeney, fiddle player with Bellowhead, bought a violin in Oxford. It had all the appearance of a new instrument but the label inside gave the date 1915 and the name Richard S Howard. Sam discovered the violin had been made - but never finished - by a luthier and some-time music hall performer from Leeds called Richard Spencer Howard who died in battle during the First World War. The violin languished unfinished for many years until it was completed in 2007 and placed in the window of an Oxford music shop where it was spotted by Sam. Sam tells the extraordinary story of his fiddle in his show Made in the Great War which tours in June. Catherine Howell is collections manager at the V & A Museum of Childhood. She curated the exhibition, Game Plan: Board Games Rediscovered which traces the history and enduring appeal of board games. From the Senet board of Ancient Egypt to the mobile phone app, Words with Friends, game playing has remained a constant and important part of people's lives, a friendly way to compete and a necessary escape from reality. Game Plan: Board Games Rediscovered is at the V & A Museum of Childhood until April 23rd. Producer: Paula McGinley Editor: Anne Peacock.

The Low Culture Podcast returns with Sam Sweeney. One of the most popular and respected folk musicians of the younger generation, he is best known for his superlative fiddle playing with Leveret, Bellowhead and Eliza Carthy’s Wayward Band. He is also a brilliant singer, no matter what he tells you. Jim and Sam had a chat while...continue reading

Here is an outside recording I made of Saul Rose and Sam Sweeney's 2015 Folkworks ensemble. It's a bit windy but fantastic all the same. All the ensemble seemed to be having a great time playing lovely tunes and arrangement.

PODCAST: 24 Aug 2014 01 - Gweebara Shore - Maggie Boyle - Gweebarra 02 - Angelina Baker - The Unwanted - Songs From The Atlantic Fringe 03 - The Farmer’s Cursed Wife - Hannah James and Sam Sweeney - State and Ancientry 04 - Mylecharaine's March - Barrule - Barrule 05 - We Will Not Go Down (Song for Gaza) - Michael Heart - We Will Not Go Down 06 - John O’ Dreams - Cherish The Ladies - At Home 07 - The Entertainer -  Christene LeDoux - Little Lighthouse 08 - Lads Of The Fair - Dick Gaughan and Andy Irvine - Parallel Lines 09 - The Exmoor Ram - Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll  - A Handful Of Sky 10 - The Blue Cockade - Show of Hands - Live At The Albert Hall 11 - The Sailor’s Farewell - Ange Hardy - The Lament Of The Black Sheep 12 - Never Any Good - Martin Simpson - Prodigal Son 13 - Fisher Store Road - Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head 14 - Beeswing - Richard Thompson - Acoustic Classics 15 - The Saga Of Jesse Jane - Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds 16 - Bulgine - Blackbeard's Tea Party - Whip Jamboree

With her debut album "Quite Frankley" we welcome NINA BAKER! Influenced by the smooth tones of Ella Fitzgerald & Nina Simone, the technical brilliance of Lang-Lang and the creativity of Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Amy Winehouse, Nina Baker is a fusion of blues, pop, skiffle, rock, folk, jazz, country and classical music all interwoven with hallmark piano riffs, emotive lyrics and a unique vocal quality. Nina was hand-picked by BBC Introducing to attend their 2013 Master Class and came runner-up in MTV's Brand New for 2013 unsigned competition, beating over 500 acts to reach the final and impressing the MTV select panel who stated that "Nina brought something really unique to the competition, a mixture of light and dark makes her songs stand out”. The core of the album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, under the stewardship of Nick Brine (The Darkness, Stone Roses, Bruce Springsteen). Sessions at Red Kite Studios in Llandovery with Martin Levan (Iron Maiden, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Sarah Brightman), brass composer Andrew Griffiths in Swansea and with the Ebbw Vale Male Voice Choir only adds to the heavy Welsh influence. The other side of the album is distinctly a London affair. From The Kings Gospel Choir to the inspirational John Themis (Boy George, Kylie Minogue, Stevie Wonder, Sir Elton John) to string arrangements by Andy Bell and Sam Sweeney, the album will be one of the last made at The Church Studios in Crouch End. Mixed by Tristan Ivemy (Frank Turner, The Holloways, Billy Lockett) and mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios, the album titled “Quite Frankly” (dedicated to her late grandfather Frank Baker) is a big-scale, uncompromising production. CD is due for digital release on 6th January 2014.   www.ninabakermusic.co.uk www.northwestprime.com "LIKE US ON FACEBOOK"