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.
June 9, 2024 Folk, Music
Mark & Val at the Folk Alliance Conference, Volume 4
Yes, we heard A LOT of music at the 2024 FAI Conference and we're continuing to share it with you. Today you'll hear from Rosier, Kaia Kater, Laytha, Joachim Cooder, Chatham County Line, Krea, Lonesome Ace Stringband, Music a Bouches, Kelly Hunt, Walter Parks and the Unlawful Assembly, and Basset.
ListenMay 19, 2024 Folk, Music
The Atom Bomb, Dick Gaughan, & What M & V Heard at Folk Alliance, Part III
What do these three themes have in common? Just the fact that we couldn't put together a full show on any of them :-).
We started watching Fallout, were captivated by the theme song, concluded we must play it on the air, then decided the theme needed to be expanded into an entire set; the length of the Dick Gaughan set was limited by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; and we were planning to finish up What We Heard at Folk Alliance today anyway.
A couple of notes:
Read MoreApril 21, 2024 Folk, Music
Mark & Val at Folk Alliance, Volume II
Today we go mostly international and bring you: Alice Howe, Siobhan Miller, Puuluup, Jausme, Nani (Noam Vazana), El Pony Pisador, Willi Carlisle, Annie Dressner, Joy Clark, and John Smith. Tune in to hear us mispronounce song titles in many languages!
As always, the show will be archived for two weeks (click on the On-Air Guide at kkfi.org for the link and check out the Band Auction via the QR code), and you can always call us at the station at 816.931.KKFI (5534) while the music is playing.
Read MoreApril 7, 2024 Folk, Music
Mark & Val at the 2024 Folk Alliance, Volume I
Well, between the two of us we managed to catch 65 acts. It's taken a while to sort them into playlists, but we're now ready to go. Today we bring you volume one, more or less in chronological order. Tune in!
Read MoreMarch 24, 2024 Folk, Music
Mark & Val; Assortment Show
We got so many positive comments on our last show, we decided to do it again (see - you do have input ;-).
Today we start off with two of my favorite Stan Rogers songs from the new Stan Rogers Limited Edition Boxed LP set and end with Curtis Young dropping by to talk about the Wyandotte County Ethnic Festival.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2024 Folk, Music
A Very KKFI Sunday
First and foremost - THANK YOU for your outpouring of support during the last pledge drive. You are the heart and soul of the station.
from there...
During pledge drives, we always highlight the diversity of programming here on KKFI both in the diversity of genres and within the genres ourselves and today's Foolkiller Folk illustrates that perfectly.
About a third of the show is English Traditional folk to which we've added a bit of Nina Simone and Patsy Cline, some early blues, the new release of Stan Rogers songs, and an Irish tune set before we end with a bit of klezmer.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2024 Folk, Music
Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone: Part 2 of 2
Mark & Val bring you their second and final episode of their annual Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone honoring artists who passed away in 2023. We start by honoring bluegrass musician Jesse Lester McReynolds who passed away on June 23 and end with Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers who passed away on December 26, 2023.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2024 Folk, Music
Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?
Mark & Val's first half of their annual 'Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?' program, honoring those who passed during the previous year. You'll be hearing selections from Seamus Begley (1/9/23), David Crosby (1/18/23), Ronald Cahute (4/22/23), Harry Belafonte (4/25/23), Johnny Fean (4/28/23), Gordon Lightfoot (5/1/23), Sean Keane 5/7/23), Sven Nyhus (5/20/23), and Dora Maria (6/4/23).
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2024 Folk, Music
Celtic Mailbox
Mark & Val today with a Celtic mailbag show. Mostly new releases, but a nod to Robert Burns Day (1/25) from Andy M Stewart's 1989 release "Songs of Robert Burns"
Read MoreDecember 24, 2023 Folk, Music
Mark & Val’s Christmas Show
This year we kick off with White Christmas by Irving Berlin. Then we acknowledge the pagan origins of the Christmas celebrations, after which we switch to the Christian tradition, get Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, and get Jesus born. We celebrate Jesus’s birth, then spread the news, after which the shepherds, three kings, and the little drummer boy arrive. Once Jesus is settled in and everybody has arrived, we switch to the feasting and song tradition, give a nod to Good King Wenceslas (be like Wenceslas), then wrap up with a couple of cautionary tales of the consequences of holiday overindulgence. wrap up with a couple of cautionary tales of the consequences of holiday overindulgence.
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