Mark & Val have been rooting through their mailbag again and are delighted to bring you a collection of new to us mostly newly released Celtic and English music (yes - you get to hear them butcher Gaelic once again!). You'll be hearing from Max Allard, The ALT, Tom Delany,...
Every year, Mark & Val put together a show honoring members of the folk community who have passed away the year before. Sadly, so many members of the folk community passed away in 2021 that it's taking three full shows to honor them all. This Sunday's show is Volume III,...
Mark & Val celebrate International Worker's Day, honoring the Second International and the establishment of May Day with themes of the policy statements: the 8-hour day, general causes of the proletariat, and universal peace. The first meetings of the Second International were held in Paris, beginning on July 14, 1889, on...
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The Covid years have been as hard on the folk community as everywhere and many wonderful singers, songwriters, and musicians are no more. So many, in fact, that it's going to take Mark & Val three shows to honor everyone who passed away in 2021. This Sunday we start with...
What do Irish musicians Niamh Parsons, Bothy Band, Liam O Maonlai, Leo Rowsome, The Chieftans, Tommy Potts, Donal Lunny/Frank Harte, Thin Lizzy, U2, Sinead O'Connor, The Dubliners, Davy Spillane, James Kelly, Hothouse flowers, Mary Bergin, and Maire Breatnach & Cormac de Barra all have in common? Yes, indeed - one...
Val was listening to KKFI earlier this week and heard someone refer to the station as “one giant mix tape”. Not only is that very true, it became the inspiration for Sunday’s show. If you listen to Foolkiller Folk regularly, you know that Mark & Val, Bob & Diana, and...
Mark & Valerie have an unusual (for us) show this week. Usually our shows are all about the music. This show is about the topic. A couple of months ago Valerie was talking with fellow KKFI programmer Nightshade about Norman Blake and the song Last Train From Poor Valley. One...
