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 II,...
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...
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 Stage....
And here we are on day three of the all local music UnBand Auction, with a collection of folks who have volunteered their time and their music to benefit KKFI on Foolkiller Folk in Band Auctions past. And yes, Mark & Val skew Celtic as always, but we'll kick off...
Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 as African American Music Appreciation Month and re-established annually by Presidential proclamation, in addition to celebrating Gay Pride, the month of June now celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. So today Mark...
You can't beat the Folk Alliance Conference for in-depth immersion in new and traditional folk music from the US and arounnnd the world. We're always looking to catch a few of our favorites and hear folks we haven't heard before to bring back to share with you. This year we...
Mark & Val with a mostly English Folk (we snuck in a Scot), mostly 2018/2019 releases (we snuck in a 2015 that's new to us) mailbag program. For the Halloween show (which should be still available in the archives until tomorrow) we included a lot of Child Ballads; this show has...
