Long ago Mark and Val found their way into folk music via the 1960s folk revival and into British & Celtic trad from English folk-rock. They love to hear how other folks (particularly younger folks) found their way into folk music and what they're currently listening to and so...
The KC Irish Fest is coming up Labor Day weekend, so it's time for our annual Irish Fest Preview show. Thinking of going? We bring you a selection of who you're going to hear! We kick off the show with Tullamore, playing 4:30 on Sat at the Magner's Park...
Little did Miss Seidenstricker know when she took her Second Grade to see the Tall Ships at Mystic Seaport that she would be abducted by Pirates. And little did the Pirates know that they might have captured much more than they bargained for. This story was adapted by the author...
So on our most recent drive to visit Mark's family we packed a bunch of CDs of long time Irish favorites and then halfway through the trip we said "dang - this needs to be a show!". And here we are. We're bringing you The Dubliners; Patrick Street; Danu;...
KCART is proud to present the second radio play of its new “Amplify” series, where young playwrights have the chance to experience the process of producing their radio play from start to finish. In Vietnam in 1946, the 4th generation medicine man of the Le family receives a visit from...
New (to us) music keeps coming in thick and fast. Today we bring you music that's mostly from the British Isles. You will hear (and maybe be introduced to): Ross and Ryan Cooper; Christina Alden & Alex Patterson; Anna Tam; Niamh ni Charra; Declan O'Rourke; Brian O hEadhra &...
Mark & Val's July 4th Celebration & Remembrance meanders through history and musical genres. We start off with John Phillip Sousa's Start & Stripes Forever; follow that with a section in which we remember the founding American myth of "a City Upon a Hill" via Aaron Copeland's Zion's Walls...
Did you know that KKFI has been named "One of the Top 10 Community Radio Stations in the U.S". by SonicBids? One of the "10 Public Radio Stations You Wish Were in Your Town" by Paste Magazine? "Radio Station who Best Supports the Kansas City Music Scene" by the...
