The inspiration for today’s show was twofold: first, we’ve been watching a BBC police series by the name of Happy Valley and enjoy the theme song of the show enough to add it to our collection; then, to free up space in our personal music library, we’ve recently replaced a...
Yes, it's that time again! The Kanas City Irish Fest is back Friday, Sept 1 through Sunday, Sept 3 and Mark & Val are here with our annual preview featuring some old favorites and some new discoveries. We'll be bringing you a few of our favorite songs from: The Canterberries, Eddie...
Tune in today to join Mark & Val and Bob & Diana as we play and talk about folk music from our collections. Only one day to donate during Foolkiller Folk this fund drive, but you can donate through Thursday! KKFI - radio by and for the community - is dedicated...
Yes – we lost so many greats last year that it’s taken Mark & Val two Foolkiller Folk shows to honor them. This is the final program, covering August 2022 through the end of the year. You’ll be hearing songs and tunes from Paul Sartin, Mary McCaslin, Loretta Lynn, Noel...
Yes - we lost so many greats last year that it's going to take Mark & Val two Foolkiller Folk shows to honor them. Today's show covers January through August. You'll be hearing songs and tunes from Norma Waterson, Peter Mooney, Guitar Shorty, Judy Henske, Dennis Cahill, Michael Moloney, Judith...
The Folk Alliance Conference is the world's largest gathering of the folk music industry and community. This year it was held in Feb here in KC and, as always, we heard way more music than we could fit into one Foolkiller Folk show. We start off our second program with the...
Tune in and bid early and often - 888.931.0901 Calvin Arsenia 11:10 AM Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter of Indie rock, neo-soul, R&B, and a splash of art pop. Voted Kansas City’s Best Musician 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 (PitchKC). Mark Montgomery 11:45 AM Down-home Ozark-smooth baritone-voiced singer-songwriter; represented Kansas City in Memphis as solo finalist in...
There’s a new book out on how organized labor can build its power to take on corporate America and win. It asks how we get the leverage necessary to force an Amazon or a Railroad Carrier to truly value their workers. The book is called Labor Power & Strategy: Organizing...
