Kevin Vance

Then And Now

Kevin Vance — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:38:45 +0000

Kevin Vance sitting in for Sarah Cahill, will play guitar music of Fernando Sor, piano music of Robert Schumann, A Mozart string quartet and a Bach Cello suite. We'll also hear some 20th century music from William Kraft and Philip Glass.

The Folk Process of Bob Dylan

Kevin Vance — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:11:17 +0000

Bob turns 72 this weekend. Kevin explores the roots of Bob Dylan's songs, tracing them back to the Celtic, Old-Timey, and Blues traditions of American folk music. Such examples will include "Masters Of War" and "Nottamun Town", "Percy's Song" and "The Wind and the Rain", as well as "No More Auction Block" with "Blowing In The Wind". In addition to the birthday boy, singers will include Gillian Welch, Odetta, and Eddie Vedder. A Patchwork Quilt airs Saturday at 5pm, and can also be heard on our local music player.

Brother Sun, Janis Joplin

Kevin Vance — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:58:37 +0000

Kevin will feature some music he's been enjoying recently and want you to enjoy as well. We'll hear part of a documentary narrated by David Gans about Janis Joplin's final record, Pearl completed in 1970, as well as the trio Brother Sun made up of the three-part harmonies of singers-songwriters Pat Wictor, Joe Jencks, and Greg Greenway. Tune in between 5 and 6:30, enjoy, and support us. Shorter is Better!

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kevin Vance — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:15:16 +0000

Host Kevin Vance rebroadcasts his award winning program celebrating the life, work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. You'll hear short excerpts from speeches he made over the years on the struggle for civil rights, mixed with songs from mass meetings, and music by artists such as Odetta, Phil Ochs, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Eric Bibb, Pete Seeger, and Stevie Wonder. Saturday, January 19 at 5pm.

a live performance by Spark And Whisper

Kevin Vance — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:22:48 +0000

Spark And Whisper is an indie-folk band, lead by Velvy Appleton and Anita Sandwina. Their home is in the North Bay. They describe their music as Modern Folk, Original Voices, and True Stories. Each of them have played acoustic music for 20 years, and as a duet for almost 10 years. They've just released their debut album also called "Spark And Whisper" on their own label. Spark and Whisper will be Kevin Vance's guests at 5pm this Saturday on A Patchwork Quilt. Also Kevin will play music of the week, including labor songs, and the blues Tampa Red.