Filed under: Random musings
Had to pick up my own copy to find out that fellow staffer Kenny B was serving up advice for Durango Telegraph readers this week. Check out the August 26 issue’s “Ask the Diver“.
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The wonderful Celtic band Solas will perform at the Four Corners Folk Festival on Sunday afternoon at 5:00. Tune-in for a conversation with founding member, and multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan, Tuesday afternoon on KSUT at 2:30.
Filed under: NPR programming
President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday, August 31 at 6 PM MST. KSUT will carry NPR’s live, anchored coverage of the address.
Obama promised in 2009 to end the formal “combat” mission by August 31; earlier this week the White House said the number of U.S. troops staged in Iraq had fallen below 50,000. Iraq is scheduled to assume its own security after Tuesday, with the U.S. falling into an advisory and backup role.
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Festivals, Four Corners events, KSUT event picks, KSUT happenings, KSUT in-studio, KSUT interviews, KSUT programming, music
We’re just a little excited about this weekend’s Four Corners Folk Festival, and have some special programming planned throughout the week to help get us through. Tune-in for special broadcasts, phone interviews and a live in-studio.
Here’s the schedule:
Mon: Tune-in for Sam Bush’s Newport Folk Festival set, recorded earlier this month by NPR, at noon; followed by a phone interview with Ricky Skaggs just after 1:00.
Tue: Seamus Egan from the band Solas will call in to talk with Stasia Tuesday at 2:30 during the Blend.
Weds: Crooked Still’s Aoife O’Donovan will chat with Jim Belcher Wednesday afternoon shortly after 1:00.
Thurs: Sam Bush will join Denny Rahilly for a phone interview on the air at 11:00 AM. Plus, we’re excited to have the Black Lillies in-studio with us at 2:30.
Fri: Our feature CD of the week is the latest from Crooked Still: Some Strange Country. We’ll be featuring tracks from it all week and playing the whole CD at noon on Friday.
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Festivals, Four Corners events, KSUT event picks, KSUT interviews, KSUT programming, music
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder’s performance at the Four Corners Folk Festival this weekend is much anticipated. Tune-in today (8/30) shortly after 1:00 PM for Kenny B’s phone interview with Ricky about what the band’s been up to, and what to expect from them on Reservoir Hill on Saturday evening.
2010 marks Ricky’s 39th year as a professional musician, and this fourteen-time Grammy Award winner continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. Known affectionately today as bluegrass music’s official ambassador, Ricky has brought the genre to greater levels of popularity in the past few years than the father of bluegrass music, the legendary Bill Monroe, could ever have imagined. With eight consecutive Grammy-nominated classics behind him, all from his own Skaggs Family Records label (Bluegrass Rules! in 1998, Ancient Tones in 1999, both Soldier of the Cross and Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe in 2000, History of the Future in 2001, Live at the Charleston Music Hall in 2003, Brand New Strings in 2005, and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Instrumentals in 2007), bluegrass music is undoubtedly in good hands, with the masterful Skaggs at the helm.
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Festivals, Four Corners events, KSUT event picks, KSUT programming, music
Today at noon, we’ll be bringing you special programming, as we gear up for the 15th annual Four Corners Folk Festival this weekend. Tune-in for Sam Bush’s performance from the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I., recorded earlier this month by NPR. Eight albums into his Grammy-decorated solo career, Sam Bush has become a consistent heavy hitter in the world of bluegrass. Bush rarely travels without some of the best bluegrass players in the business: bassist Todd Parks, drummer Chris Brown, banjoist Scott Vestal and guitarist Stephen Mougin.Of course, Sam Bush is one of the headliners at this weekend’s FCFF in Pagosa Springs. Check out the full lineup at folkwest.com.
KSUT’s annual Fall Membership drive just happens to be underway with our annual advance-mail and online campaign. Pledge before this Wednesday, September 1, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a pair of Patron Passes to the Four Corners Folk Festival – a deluxe way to enjoy this wonderful annual gathering of master musicians and festivarians, featuring premium seating under the tent, and meals and beverages throughout the weekend. Pledge now!
Tune-in for this great set, today (8/30) at noon, on KSUT.
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Durango events, Four Corners events, KSUT event picks, KSUT in-studio, KSUT interviews, KSUT programming, music
“….Like Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams and the great Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters is a precocious talent. The tag for her work is alternative country but with a voice as controlled and haunting as this, she could sing anything in front of her.” UK Telegraph
Peters has the sort of creative impulse that inevitably finds the fertile spots, which is a wonderful thing from the standpoints of quality and longevity, even if it can be a little unpredictable. Circus Girl: The Best of Gretchen Peters is a welcome chance, then, to retrace how her songs have grown—and keep growing—from their roots in her singular storytelling gifts. In other words, it’s a chance to take in the full effect thus far.
Gretchen joins us live on KSUT Friday at 1:30 for music and conversation. She performs at the Henry Strater Theatre this Friday (8/27). Doors at 7:30 pm, Show at 8:00 pm.
Filed under: Durango events, Four Corners events, KSUT event picks, KSUT interviews, music
Don’t miss Jim Belcher’s conversation with Supersucker Eddie Spaghetti during the Thursday Afternoon Blend at 2:15ish. They’ll be in town for the 15th Anniversary gala event at Ska Brewing on Saturday.
Tune in Wednesday morning for an interview with La Plata County’s Horticulture Agent, Darrin Parmenter and LeeAnn Vallejos from Local First. We’ll be talking about the upcoming Durango Iron Horse Chef Competition and how important supporting local agriculture is to the community. Wednesday, August 25th at 11 a.m.
Ska Brewing’s 15th anniversary celebration takes place on Saturday (8/28) at their World Headquarters in Bodo Park from 4-9 PM. Musical guests The Supersuckers will be on hand, along with local bands Farmington Hill and The Beautiful Losers. Bound to be fun!
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