Tag - Trad

Mark & Val’s Annual Irish Fest Preview

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...

Around the World in 1/960 of the Time of Phineas Fogg

Mark & Val are in the mood for something completely different today, so Mark dug into the world music collection and we're taking you Around the World in 1/960 of the time of Phineas Fogg (the protagonist in the 1872 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days). You'll be...

Mixed Bag with Mark & Val

A random bit of music we like for you today from Atilla the Hun (Calypsos from Trinidad 1930s) to  Lauren MacColl (Scottish fiddle player from Fortrose) with a release from 2023. We bring you The Rooftop Singers, Jeff Brown, John Francis Flynn, Joanne Shenandoah,  Lauren McColl, Suzie Leblanc, Tinariwen, Amadou &...

Mark & Val’s Mailbag on Foolkiller Folk

Today we bring you selections from Show of Hands' 2019 release Battlefield Dance Floor, Martin Simpson's 2020 Home Recordings, Tim Edy's 2019 release Being Myself, Josienne Clark's 2019 In All Weather, The Unthanks with Diversions, Vol 5: Live & Unaccompanied - 2020, Joni Mitchell from Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol 1:The Early Years (1963-1967),...