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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.
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.
Upcoming Episodes
August 25, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Aug. 25, 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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August 18, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Aug. 18, 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.
ListenAugust 11, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • Aug. 11, 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.
ListenAugust 4, 2019 Folk, Music
M and V’s Celtic Mailbag
Today we bring you a Celtic mailbag show of mostly new releases. We'd tell you more, but we're just back from 16 days in Alaska and are lucky to have gotten this much posted! :-).
Read MoreJune 30, 2019 Folk, Music
Mark and Val’s Mailbag
Today we bring music from releases that are new to us. You'll hear music from England, Ireland, Appalachia, Sweden, Minnesota, New Brunswick, and the Sami area of Finland, plus songs from Rhiannon Giddens and the new release from Kansas City's own (banjo) Kelly Hunt.
Can't tune in at 11:00? Thanks to the generous support of KKFI's listeners, music shows are now archived at KKFI.org for a full two weeks! Looking for a playlist? Go to Spinatron.com and search for 90.1, then by show and date. Playlists should appear the next day at the latest.
Read MoreJune 23, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • June 23, 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 MoreJune 16, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • June 16, 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 MoreJune 9, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • June 9, 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 MoreJune 2, 2019 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk • June 2, 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 MoreMay 19, 2019 Folk, Music
Who We Saw At The 2019 Folk Alliance Conference, Day 4
Join Mark & Val as we continue our tour of the 2019 Folk Alliance Conference. We heard a lot of really great music there and we'd to shepherd you through the collection of artists whose sets we heard.
This Sunday, we bring you selections from the folks we heard on Day 4 in pretty much the same order in which we saw them: Les Poules a Colin; Polky Village Band; De Temp Antan; Sara Ajnnak; Lisa Canny; Doolin’; Le Vent du Nord; Rachel Newton; Les Barricades; Annie Oakley; Emily Mure; Rachel Kilgour; Ordinary Elephant; The Trials of Cato; Carline Plante, featuring Mariano Cruceta; and the Furrow Collective. Listen in!
Read MoreApril 14, 2019 Folk, Music
What We Saw at Folk Alliance, Day 2 (Mark and Val)
As always, we heard a lot of really great music at Folk Alliance and we'd like you to join us on our journey through the Conference! This Sunday, we bring you selections from the folks we saw on day 2 in the order in which we saw them: April Verch, Lula Wiles, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Twisted Pine, Good Lovelies, Revelers, Maja Kauhanen, Courtney Hartman & Taylor Ahston, Brigid O'Neill, Alash, Fru Skagerrak, E-T-E, and Andrew Finn Magill. Listen In!
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