Hudson River Sampler WAMC

10/24/2025

I am in Naperville, Illinois at the (FOLK ALLIANCE REGION MIDWEST) conference, surrounded by fellow , musicians, presenters, and more! What a great group of people!

10/19/2025

Hi Everyone--A sad week for folk music, with the recent deaths of Bob Franke, Danny Thompson, and Peter Amidon. Here's my playlist from last night:

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

Intro song by Pete Seeger / Quite Early Morning /Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection: This preceded a 15-minute interview with Margie Rosenkranz, executive director of the Eighth Step in Schenectady, which will be presenting a tribute show to the late Jackie Alper on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Eighth Step. Jackie was a longtime area folk DJ, as well as someone who worked with the Weavers, Alan Lomax, and more, and was a political activist. Her late husband, Joe Alper, was a famous photographer of folk musicians. They also opened their Schenectady home to the likes of early Bob Dylan, Pat Sky and others.

Set #1 (dedicated to the people who marched at the No Kings rallies across the country):

Judy Kass / Look at Us Marching Now / New Skin

Shawna Caspi / Brave Parade / Forest Fire

Eric Andersen / The Street Was Always There / The Street Was Always There (Great American Song Series, Vol. 1)

Magpie (Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner / Raise Your Voice

Set #2 (Remembering Bob Franke):

Bob Franke / A Still, Small Voice / Brief Histories

Claudia Schmidt / Hard Love / Out of the Dark

Bob Franke / For Real / The Other Evening in Chicago

Garnet Rogers / Thanksgiving Eve / Garnet Rogers (LP)

Kim and Reggie Harris / Walkin' in the Wilderness / Rock of Ages

Bob Franke / Alleluia, the Great Storm is Over / The Other Evening in Chicago

Set #3 (first two songs for Danny Thompson of the Pentangle, who also passed away last week):

Pentangle / Wedding Dress / A Maid That's Deep in Love (LP)

Pentangle / Child of the Winger / Open the Door (LP)

I Draw Slow / Same Old Dress Will Do / Turn Your Face to the Sun

The Pairs / Honey I / Together on a Rock

Le Vent du Nord / La lettre / Voisinages

Set #4 (remembering Peter Amidon, who also left this earth):

Peter and Mary Alice Amidon / Chilly Winds / Hymns and Ballads

The Amidons / Just a Little More Time / I'll Never Forget

Phil Henry / Extraordinary Woman / Single

Anne Hills / The Ghost of Lash LaRue / Every Town

Brooks Williams / London Road / Diamond Days

One standalone song to end the show:

Charlie Mosbrook / I Am a Patriot / What Are We Waiting For? It's Time

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

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10/17/2025

So sorry to hear of the passing of Susan Stamberg, one of the original "Mothers of NPR." She was inspirational to those of us who wanted to break into radio in "the old days" of the 1970s. Whether reporting the news or giving recipes on Thanksgiving, she lent her voice to the nation at a time when women were not on the national airwaves. RIP, Susan.

10/15/2025

10/13/2025

Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for your support in our fund drive! You are all the best! The first set is for YOU!

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly


Set #1 (songs are gratitude--thanks to our listeners for a successful $1.25 million fund drive!):

The Lucky Sisters / Grateful / So Lucky

Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer / Grateful / All New

The Promise is Hope (Ash and Eric) / Grateful / Every Seed Must Die

David Barrett / The Grateful Life / The Graetful Life

Paul Sachs / Gratitude / Survival is the New Success

Garrett Wieland / To Be Grateful / What Keeps the Heart Afloat

Sarah McQuaid / In Gratitude I Sing / The Plum Tree and the Rose

Set #2 (mostly people playing in the area):

Tom Rush / Sailing / Gardens Old, Flowers New

Michael Jerling / Fishtrap Lake / Music Here Tonight

The Paul McKenna Band / The Lasses of Fregenal/Spiegel Tent/Henri the Lobster / Between Two Worlds

The Johnson Girls / White Wings / On the Rocks

Stan Rogers / White Squall / The Very Best of Stan Rogers


Set #3:

Lennie Gallant / On the Minnehaha / Shelter from the Storms

Bob Force and Al d'Ossché / Waltzing with Bears / When the Moon Fell on California


Set #4 (Indigenous Peoples Day):

Danny O'Keefe / The Women Are Singing Tonight / Looking Glass & the Dreamers

Gerry McIvor, Jimmie LaRocque & Kim Chartrand / Road to Baroche / Wood That Sings: Indian Fiddle Music of the Americas

Phyllis Sinclair / Run Brother Run / Ghost Bones

Eddy Lawrence / Rabbit Dance / Eddy and the Abstract Truth

Bettman and Halpin / Cherokee Rose / 1000 Miles

Eddy Lawrence / Bear Dance / Eddy and the Abstract Truth

Danny O'Keefe / Dreamers / Looking Glass & the Dreamers

Set #5

Ash and Eric / Simon, Taylor, Denver, Cash / Sure

Adler and Hearne / Long Slow Drive (feat. Eliza Gilkyson) / The Ties That Bind Us

400 Bears / Annie Hall / 400 Bears

Mark Erelli / Passing Through / Hope & Other Casualties

Tom Prasada-Rao / I Am Grateful / Beautiful You

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) . Working on Wings to Fly

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10/07/2025

WAMC Northeast Public Radio has raised $750,000, thanks to our incredible listeners, after just ONE DAY of on-air fundraising and our LOCK BOX campaign. YOU ARE ALL AMAZING! We're in this together. Donate at any time at www.wamc.org

Love you all!

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10/07/2025

Here's the playlist for the October 4, 2025 show:

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

Set #1:

Fred Small / The Heart Of The Appaloosa / The Heart of the Appaloosa

Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade / There Used to Horses Here / There Used to Be Horses Here

Lennie Gallant / Sable Island Horses / Shelter from the Storms

Annette Wasilik / Chincoteague / Love and Fire

David Mallett / Dogs & Horses / Greenin' Up

Janet Feld / Wild Horses / Kerrville Covers

Dave Crossland / Wild Horses / Here's to the Ride

Scott Cook / Let Your Horses Run / Moonlit Rambles

Set #2:

The Clements Brothers / Morning Train / Dandelion Breeze

Leo Kottke / Corinna, Corinna / Standing in My Shoes

Michael Jerling / Doubter's Prayer / Music Here Tonight

Tom Rush / One More Time Around the Sun / Gardens Old, Flowers New

Set #3:

Anne Hills / Spoon River / Every Town

Happy Traum / Tennessee Waltz (feat. Martin Simpson) / Just for the Love of It

Greg Brown, Pete Heitzman, Garnet Rogers, Karen Savoca / I Still Miss Someone / Live at the Black Sheep

Riders in the Sky / You Are My Sunshine (feat. Joey "The Cowpolka King") / Public Cowboy #1: The Music of Gene Autry

Set #4:

James Gordon / Frobisher Bay / Sunny Jim

Stan Rogers / Northwest Passage / Northwest Passage (Remastered)

Arrowsmith: Robb Trio / Welcome Home My Sailor / All the Salt

Set #5:

Jane Eamon / Black Wind Blowin' / Deep Water

Peter D. Campbell / Coat of Many Colours / Burden of Hope

Tom Paxton / No Kings Here / Single

Connie Kaldor / Keep Going / Keep Going

Schooner Fare / We the People / We the People

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09/29/2025

Hi Everyone--Here's the playlist for the September 27, 2025 show:
Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

Set #1:

Buffy Sainte-Marie / The Piney Wood Hills / The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie

Erica Wheeler / Endless Pines / Good Summer Rain

Magpie / Bristlecone Pine / In This World: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Johnsmith / Scotch Pine / Gravity of Grace

Kate Wolf / Carolina Pines / Poet's Heart

Set #2:

The Whispering Tree / By My Side /Bones of Better Days

Darrell Scott / Love's Not Through with Me Yet / A Crooked Road

Mustard's Retreat / Part of Me Remembers / By Request

Jeffrey Foucault / Geese Fly By / Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 – 2020

Tom Rush / Urge for Going (Live) /Celebrates 50 Years of Music (Live)

Set #3:

The Tannahill Weavers / The Rose Amang the Thorn / Arnish Light

Jim Malcolm and Susie Malcolm / The Greylag / Spring Will Follow On

Four Men and a Dog / Joh / Shifting Gravel

Smithfield Fair / The Mingulay Boat Song / Scotland, Fair Scotland

Set #4:

Gordon Lightfoot / Rainy Day People / Gord's Gold

Gordon Bok / McKeon's Coming / A Rogue's Gallery of Songs for 12-String

Anne Hills / Memory of August / Single

Kate Wolf / Give Yourself to Love (Live) / Give Yourself to Love (Live)

James Gordon / Moon In The Man / Sunny Jim

Set #5

Billy Crockett / Courage / Single

Friction Farm / Louder Than Guns / Stone by Stone

Wes Weddell / Memory and Make-Believe / Nobody's Flag

David Roth / Don Quixote / More Pearls

Suzie Brown / Rising / Songs Worth Saving

CIndy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on WIngs to Fly

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09/21/2025

Last night, I continued to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of The Hudson River Sampler by playing some of my favorite songs/singers from my time on WAMC. (Part I was last week.) Here's the playlist. And, if you missed it, it's posted on www.MixCloud.com.

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

Set #1 (Dedicated to Bill McKibben's Sun Day event being held tomorrow across the country--a listener emailed me last week and asked me to play songs about the sun):

Judy Collins / Good Day Sunshine / Sings Lennon and McCartney

The Steel Wheels / Breaking Like the Sun / Lay Down Lay Low

Brother Sun / The Source of the Sun / Weights & Wings

Sarah McQuaid / The Sun Goes On Rising / The Plum Tree and the Rose

Judy Collins / Golden Apples of the Sun / Maids and Golden Apples

Jack Williams / The Morning Sun / Eternity & Main

Kim & Reggie Harris / Solar Carol / Simplicity

(The remainder of this show is the second part of celebrating my 43rd anniversary on WAMC. The songs are a sampling of some of my favorites over the past 43 years..)

Set #2:

Joni Mitchell / Both Sides Now (Live at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, 7/24/2022) / Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live)

John McCutcheon / Between Good and Gone / Trolling for Dreams

Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon / Life Before You / Together

Priscilla Herdman / Reedy River / The Water Lily

Mart Black / Fields of Gold (Live) / Speaking with the Angel

Set #3:

Robert Hazard / Bound / Troubadour

Betty 7 the Baby Boomers / Everything's Made for Love / Quite Early Morning

Bob Franke / Thanksgiving Eve / The Other Evening in Chicago

Shelley Posen / A Mazeldikeh Yor / Mazel

Shelley Posen / I'll See You Rosh Hashana / Mazel

Set #4:

Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur / Tennessee Blues / Penny's Farm

Happy Traum / Tennessee Waltz (feat. Martin Simpson) / Just for the Love of It

Mary McCaslin / Ballad Of Weaverville / Prairie in the Sky

Tom Rush / Mole's Moan / Blues, Songs and Ballads

Set #5:

Jack Hardy / Ask Questions / Rye Grass

Kemp Harris / Tulsa / The America Chronicles

Friction Farm / American Dream / Stone by Stone

Schooner Fare / We the People / We the People

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

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09/08/2025

Hi Everyone! Here's the playlist for the September 6, 2025 show. Don't forget, it's archived on www.MixCloud.com. If you missed it, you can go to MixCloud and listen later!

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

In-studio interview with Rees Shad, who is touring with a group of musicians to replicate the Guy Clark album, "Old No. 1" in venues around the Northeast. Next weekend he will be at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, and on September 20 at the Guthrie Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He explained the concept and played the Guy Clark song, "She Ain't Going Nowhere." He has also built a guitar to be raffled off as a benefit for the Guy Clark Family Foundation.

Recorded Music Set #1 (Returning to School):

Bett Padgett / First Day of School After Summer Vacation / Beneath Blue Water

Mustard's Retreat / Going Back to School / A Good Place to Be

Tom Chapin / On My Way To School / Mother Earth

L.J. Booth / Book Report / Camp Cuisine Tapes

Tom Paxton / What Did You Learn in School Today? / The Best of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound: The Elektra Years

Elizabeth Mitchell / School Days / Sunny Day

John McCutcheon / Room at the Top. of the Stairs / Supper's on the Table...Everybody Come Come In

Lucy Kaplansky / Last Days of Summer / Last Days of Summer

Set #2 (Blood Moon tomorrow):

Tom Paxton / Looking for the Moon / Looking for the Moon

Patty and Craig / Blood Moon / Look to the Moon

Lynne Taylor / Blood Moon / Shades of Blue

Set #3:

Cheryl Wheeler / Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar / Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar

Ash and Eric / Cherish the Light / Northeast Region Folk Alliance Songwriters Vol. 1

Julian Taylor / Weighing Down / Pathways

Set #4 ( 9/11 Remembrance):

Garnet Rogers / Grace / Shining Thing

Chuck E Costa / The Goalie / At the Drawing Board

Tom Paxton / The Bravest / Looking for the Moon

Robin Greenstein / Hole in the Ground / Tears and Laiughter

Kitty Donohoe / There Are No Words / Northern Border

Kim and Reggie Harris and Magpie / When All the Names Are One / Guide My Feet

One last song to end the show:

Lisa Bastoni / No Kings in America / single

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

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09/01/2025

Hi Everyone--Here's the playlist for the August 30, 2025 show. Explored the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, people playing in the WAMC Northeast Public Radio listening area, and more.

CIndy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Workingon WIngs to Fly

Set #1 (remembering Tony Saletan)

Tony and Irene Saletan / All around My Hat / Folk Songs and Ballads

Tony and Irene Saletan / Bright Morning Stars / Folk Songs and Ballads

The Kossoy Sisters / Sun's Gonna Shine / Hop on Pretty Girls

Set #2 (Minnesota gun violence--again)

Katie Dahl / Oh Minnesota / Wildwood

Charlie Maguire / I'm from Minnesota / Harbour Lights: The Second Voyage

Matt Watroba / Minnesota Magie / The Far Si: The Si Kahn Funny Song Sing-Along Songbook

Scott Alarik / Minnesota's Got to Me / Stories

Connie Kaldor / Simplest of Things / Wide Open Spaces

Marion Halliday / Thoughts and Prayers / Rings Around Saturn

Set #3 (people playing in area)

Keith Murphy / Great Big Sea / Suffer No Loss

Cantrip / The Lambing Storm/The Splendid Isolation/The Skye Barbecue/Dolina MacKay / Cantrip Live

Eric Andersen / Mingle with the Universe / Mingle with the Universe: The Worlds of Lord Byron

Garnet Rogers / Summer's End (2) / Summer's End

Garnet Rogers / Old Campfires / Summer's End

Set #4:

Gordon Lightfoot / Minstrel of the Dawn / If You Could Read My Mind

Ray Lambiase / One for All / Perfume Like a Full Moon

Si Kahn / Go To Work On Monday / Thanksgiving

Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen / Silken Dreams / Voices

Set #5 (Hurricane Katrina, 20th anniversary)

Matt Watroba / Katrina / The Yellow Room Gang: Live at Big Sky

Ellis Paul / Hurricane Angel / The Day After Everything Changed

Jesse Wi******er / Biloxi / Jesse Wi******er

Low 'n Lonesome / When the Levee Breaks / Low 'n Lonesome

Jack Williams / O, Chain Lightnin' / The High Road Home

Set #6:

John Stewart / New Orleans / The Day the River Sang

Jack Williams / Atlantis Goin' Down / The High Road Home

Ray Bonneville / I Am the Big Easy / Goin' by Feel

Gina Forsyth / We will Be Reborn / Promised Land

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

08/26/2025

Hi Everyone--Here's the playlist for the August 23, 2025 show. Starting on August 30, the Hudson River Sampler will return to WAMC's full network. I can't wait to interact with you all again. Don't forget, the show listed below is also available on www.MixCloud.com.

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

Set #1:

Avery Hill / The One Who Remembers / The One Who Remembers

Mark Nelson / Mist in the Pines / Autumn...

Craig Bickhardt / Woman of the Mist / The More I Wonder

Gordon Bok / Mist Covered Mountains of Home/Bonnie Galway / A Rogue's Gallery of songs for 12-String

Kim Beggs / Ragged in the Frozen Mist / Beneath Your Sin

Dick Weissman / Banjo in the Mist / No Ceiling

Tim O'Brien / When the Mist Clears Away / Where the River Meets the Road

Set #2:

Keith Murphy / Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s / Suffer No Loss

Cantrip / Old Waily, Windy Night / The Crossing

Keith Murphy / The Stormy Scenes of Winter / Bound for Canaan

Cantrip / Hardanger Fjord/The Liffy Banks / Cantrip Live

Set #3:

Eric Andersen / Blue River / The Cologne Concert

Jake Shimabukuro / Fields of Gold / Grand Ukulele

Christine Lavin / The Best Summer / Drum School Dropout

Grace Morrison / Cranberry Blossoms / Saltwater country

Happy and Artie Traum / Earl's Crab Shack / Hard Times in the Country

Set #4:

Jacob Bernz / Can You Hear Me Now / Can You Hear Me Now

David Roth / Home of the Brave / Last Day on Earth

Kemp Harris / Tulsa / The America Chronicles

Betty and the Baby Boomers / Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos / Quite Early Morning

Brother Sun / Lady of the Harbor / Some Part of the Truth

Set #5:

Miles and Mafale / This Is Happy / Be Brave

The Milk Carton Kids / I Only See the Moon

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Girl from the North Country / Dirt Does Dylan

Bill Shute and Lisa Null / Virginia's Alders / American Primitive

Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly

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