FolkBlog

The Onlinf Folk Christmas, a holiday gift to the worldfrom Festival Radio, is back on the air, featuring an eclectic holiday mix including folk, singer/songwriters, Celtic, bluegrass, polkas, steeldrums, rhumbas and more. You’ll hear artists asdiverse as Sufjan Stevens, Sarah McLachlan, PattyLoveless, Emmylou Harris, Brave Combo, Aimee Mann, Blackmore’s Night, Bruce Cockburn, Eileen Ivers, [...]

[Read more →]

Adds so far this holiday season to Online Folk Christmas
Artese N Toad - The Americana Christmas ProjectBob Sirois - Dreams of ChristmasBob Sirois - A Hometown ChristmasDave Rowe Trio: A Holiday ConcertDavid Grisman - David Grisman’s Acoustic ChristmasKeith Andrew Grim - Christmas CelebrationLeslie Ritter and Scott Petito - This Christmas MorningLoreena McKennit - To Drive [...]

[Read more →]

Top 40 songs on the Online Folk Christmas for the last week (November 30-December 6) as rated by listeners. Just a little sample to whet your appetite for what you might hear this holiday season.
Oh, and I’ve added the new Moya Brennan - An Irish Christmas CD as well, and it hasn’t had [...]

[Read more →]

Current Top 39 Songs on the Online Folk Christmas based on listener ratings of the last 30 days:
Artist - “Song” - Album1. The Original Five Blind Boys - “White Christmas” - It’s A Gospel Christmas2. Steve Bell - “Magnificat (Holy is His Name)” - The Feast3. [...]

[Read more →]

Well, technically it never left the air - it was still available for VIP members of Live365 only. Now, it’s available for everyone. I’ve paid for three months of Christmas programming, so from now through January 23, Online Folk Christmas will be playing a freeform blend of folk and related Christmas music: traditional, [...]

[Read more →]

Instead of adding Christmas music to the Online Folk Festival this year, I’ve decided to create a one-month only Christmaspalooza Extravaganzorama of Holiday Fun!
The Online Christmas Festival will play the same variety of holiday music you’ve heard on the Online Folk Festival in years past - everything from Altan to the Zydeco Crayz.
To listen, go [...]

[Read more →]