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The Team
Bob is a retired railroad engineer, union member and supporter of workers and their rights.
Mark is currently co-recording secretary for Missouri Valley Folklife Society, and Treasurer for Crosscurrents. He also is a folk programmer with Valerie Andruss on the KKFI 90.1 FM "Foolkiller Folk" radio show, and is the Chair of the Programming Committee of the station.
Following early exposure to folk music in a series of East Coast coffeehouses, Valerie has been a long time fan, promoter and concert producer of local, national and international Celtic and American Trad.
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Bob and Diana Suckiel on the “Foolkiller Folk” radio show.
We have been longtime supporters of folk music and we are performing musicians as well so the name of our program is Foolkiller Folk!
We are members of the old Foolkiller now known as CrossCurrents and we are involved in theater and local political activism.
We want to share the music we love with the rest of the community and share historical aspects of the music also. We want to help broaden our listeners’ knowledge of all kinds of folk music from all over the country, from the pre-war era to now.
What is CrossCurrents, formerly, Foolkillers? CrossCurrents is Kansas City’s Folk Arts Alliance. It is a nonprofit corporation in Kansas City which is dedicated to people creating their own culture. They produce concerts, plays, and community events, such as barn dances. This alliance encourages all interested people to get involved, no matter what level of talent they think they have. If you are looking for locally produced Folk music, Contra-dance, original acoustic music, women’s music, theatre or banjo-playing, join CrossCurrents.
By the way, if you wondered about “ Foolkillers” …
“We prefer crude vigor over polished banality. Remember, as one becomes enlightened, one KILLS the FOOL within.” — Jack Conroy.
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March 15, 2020 Folk, Music
Get Your Irish Music Here! (Irish Tune Types)
Today we bring you a study of Irish Tune types - jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, marches, mazurkas (OK - that one started out in Poland, but mazurkas arrived in Britain and then Ireland by 1830), waltzes, planxtys, and slow airs.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2020 Folk, Music
M & V: Who We Saw at Folk Alliance, Volume 1
You can't beat the Folk Alliance Conference for in-depth immersion in new and traditional folk music from the US and arounnnd the world. We're always looking to catch a few of our favorites and hear folks we haven't heard before to bring back to share with you. This year we brought back four shows worth of music for you. This is the first one. We'll be bringing you Windbourne, Jamie Lynn Vessels, Mames Babegenush, Revelers, Nefesh Mountain, Zapammat, Bookshop Band, Emily Mae Winters, The Mammals, Skinner and T'witch, and Zoe Mulford.
As always, the show will be available for two weeks in the archive and the playlist will be available shortly after the show. 🙂
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2020 Folk, Music
Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?
Welcome to Mark & Val’s annual tribute honoring Traditional/Folk musicians who have passed in the prior year.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Christmas, Part I
Foolkiller Christmas, Part I is focused mostly on the British Christmas tradition through songs from the 13th century to the present day. We start with the Christmas story in carols, beginning with the Annunciation and ending with ‘… a ship came sailing in…’ (presumably up the Thames) from Bethlehem (no idea how that carol came about, if you do, please share J). Along the way, Mary picks some cherries, Christ is born in Bethlehem, a star appears, the shepherds rejoice, the drummer boy(s) perform, and the Three Kings arrive. Then we segue into the more secular traditions: feasting, wassailing, hunting the wren, and feeding the poor. We’ve got carols from both ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Christmas, a couple hymns, a few spirituals, a bit of Americana, some songs in French & Gaelic, and the prologue from Hamlet.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Nov. 24, 2019
Programmers of "Foolkiller Folk" want to share the music they love with the rest of the community and share historical aspects of the music also. They want to help broaden our listeners’ knowledge of all kinds of folk music from all over the country, from the pre-war era to now.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Nov. 17, 2019
Programmers of "Foolkiller Folk" want to share the music they love with the rest of the community and share historical aspects of the music also. They want to help broaden our listeners’ knowledge of all kinds of folk music from all over the country, from the pre-war era to now.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2019 Folk, Music
What’s (more or less) new in (mostly) English Folk
Mark & Val with a mostly English Folk (we snuck in a Scot), mostly 2018/2019 releases (we snuck in a 2015 that's new to us) mailbag program.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Nov. 10, 2019
Programmers of "Foolkiller Folk" want to share the music they love with the rest of the community and share historical aspects of the music also. They want to help broaden our listeners’ knowledge of all kinds of folk music from all over the country, from the pre-war era to now.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Nov. 3, 2019
Programmers of "Foolkiller Folk" want to share the music they love with the rest of the community and share historical aspects of the music also. They want to help broaden our listeners’ knowledge of all kinds of folk music from all over the country, from the pre-war era to now.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Oct. 27, 2019
Programmers of "Foolkiller Folk" want to share the music they love with the rest of the community and share historical aspects of the music also. They want to help broaden our listeners’ knowledge of all kinds of folk music from all over the country, from the pre-war era to now.
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