Folk/Acoustic Radio Shows
WAMC, Albany   WRPI, Troy   WVCR, Loudonville   WSPN, Saratoga   WVPR, Bennington   Internet Broadcasts

WAMC - Albany, 90.3 FM
318 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (800) 323-WAMC
Fax: (518) 465-5928
Website: www.wamc.org

BLUEGRASS TIME
Sunday 2:00-3:00pm. Host: Nick Barr
E-mail: nbarr@wamc.org
Website: www.wamc.org/bluegrass.html

DANCING ON THE AIR
Live folk music with hosts Jay Ungar & Molly Mason.
Second Wednesday of each month, 8:00-10:00pm.

THE TAO OF TAO
Live folk music hosted by Tao Rodrigues Seeger.
Third Wednesday of the month, 8:00-10:00pm

HUDSON RIVER SAMPLER
Saturdays 8:00-10:30pm.
Host: Wanda Fischer.
E-mail: wanda@wamc.org
Website: www.wamc.org/hurisam.html

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
Saturday 6:00-8:00pm and Sunday 3:00-5:00pm.
Host: Garrison Keilor.

THISTLE AND SHAMROCK
Sunday 7:00-8:00pm.
Host: Fiona Ritchie.

MOUNTAIN STAGE
Monday 9:00-11:00pm
Website: www.mountainstage.org

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WRPI - Troy, 91.5 FM
Phone: (518) 276-6248
Website: www.wrpi.org

BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE
Saturday 7:00-10:00am.
Host:

MOSTLY FOLK
Sundays 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Contact: Howard Jack
32 Euclid Ave.
Elsmere, NY 12054
Phone: (518) 439-5501
-or-
Contact: Sonny Ochs
162 Rockaway Lane
Middleburgh, NY 12122
Phone: (518) 827-4953
E-mail: sonnyo@midtel.net
Website: www.sonnyochs.com

Now in its third decade, a two hour weekly smorgasbord of traditional folk, blues, bluegrass, music of social change, live performance and much more. Alternately hosted by Howard Jack, Matt Toomey, Terry Hayden, Sonny Ochs (1st Sunday of month) and Mike Slik.

TRIBUTE
Thursday 8:30-10:30pm. Host: Kevin Roberts.
Kevin spotlights a different artist's career each week and covers a full spectrum of genres.

WRPI also features many world music programs on the weekends. Call the station at (518) 276-6248 for current schedule or visit www.wrpi.org.

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WSPN - 91.1 FM
Skidmore College Radio
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Office Phone: 518-580-5787
On-Air Line: 518-580-5783
Email: wspn@skidmore.edu
Website: www.skidmore.edu/~wspn

CHRIS McGILL Sunday 9am - Noon

WVCR - 88.3 FM
Siena College
Route 9
Loudonville, NY 12211
E-mail: wvcr@siena.edu
Website: www.siena.edu/clubs/wvcr

PROUD TO BE IRISH
Sundays, 12 to 3 pm Hosted by: Mary & Mareena
Contact: Mary McGirr
Phone: (518) 463-2414
E-mail: Eamonn@nycap.rr.com
Website: http://home.nycap.rr.com/eamonnmcgirr/radio.htm
Music, news, politics & sports. Interviews with top Irish stars, local performers and politicians from around the Albany area and direct from Ireland. Fun, fun, fun!

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WVPR - 94.3 FM (Bennington)
Vermont Public Radio
20 Troy Ave.
Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: (800) 639-2192 toll free
Website: www.vpr.net
Stations:
107.9 FM Burlington | 89.5 FM Windsor | 88.7 FM Rutland
88.5 FM St. Johnsbury | 94.3 FM Bennington
VPR World Channel 88.7 FM Burlington

ALL THE TRADITIONS
Robert Resnik 2:00-5:00pm, Sundays
Website: www.vpr.net/music/traditions.shtml

INTERNET BROADCASTS

All Things Acoustic - from Alabama Public Radio Friday nights 7:30-9:30pm. Listen to archived shows anytime.
BBC Radio 2 - Folk & Acoustic - CHECK THIS OUT!! Some fantastic video and audio clips of the best of the British folk scene. You'll need Real Audio, preferably the most recent version. Click on 'Playback' to get to the clips.
Folk Image archived folk programming in Real Audio format
Folk Directions with Gerry Goodfriend. Weekly folk show from Montreal (CKUT 90.3). Thursday mornings 9:00-11:00 am EST
FolkScene - Best in folk and acoustic music with the Lehrmans
KVMR - from Nevada City, CA. Great varied programming -folk, world and more.
Mountain Folk Bluegrass, folk, old-time, acoustic, outdoor and mountain music
Woodsongs - Weekly Old-Time Radio Hour (Monday 6:45pm EST)
WPKN - Folk from Connecticut.
WUMB - Folk Radio from Boston

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