Mark started with a few pebbles of ideas, then kept adding whenever garnishes he put his hands on. So we've got a radio set, a Dirk Powell set, a Gillian Welch debut album set, an unusual enthusiasm set (spinach, roller skates, trombone), an AJ Srubas and Rina Rossi set courtesy of...
A mixed bag for you today on Foolkiller Folk. We start off with Flatt and Scruggs and a song recorded in 1950, end with a tune set from the new traditional Irish band Consequences recorded in 2023, and in the middle we bring you folk and Americana, including selections from...
We start with the Christmas story in carols, beginning with the trip to Bethlehem and ending with the arrival of the Three Kings. Along the way, Mary picks some cherries, Christ is born in Bethlehem, a star appears, the news is spread, the shepherds rejoice, and the Three Kings arrive. ...
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 2019...
"Nightmaricana" is how Abandoned Bells describes their sound. It's an apt description. But not hellish, evil nightmares the likes of Hollywood horror. No, Abandoned Bells is a mix of very left-of-center, ghoulish, bizarro variety of Americana. The three-piece group featuring drums, banjo, baritone guitar and vocals is one of...
On a frosty night in December after Christmas, the New Riddim and Grisly Hand kept it hot at the Brick in the Crossroads with a swinging night of tunes. The New Riddim gave a ran the gamut of ska, and reggae tunes. The end of the set featured a fun...
