A Patchwork Quilt

This Saturday at 5pm, we will rebroadcast the award-winning show celebrating the life and work of The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior.

Willa Mamet visited me in the #KALW studio back in November BC (Before Covid) and played piano and sang and told stories. I thought I'd run that show…

This week we can hear an encore broadcast of our Martin Luther King Jr special first aired in 2004. We'll hear excerpts of speeches by the Reverend King…

Playlist for A Patchwork QuiltSaturday August 17, 20195pm-6:30pm91.7 KALW San Francisco500 Mansell StreetSan Francisco, CA 94134Kevin Vance, host and…

Raise Your Voice! comes from High School and College-age students around America demanding change after the school killings in Parkland, Florida. Amalia…

Paul Griffiths as well as Jim Bruno dropped by Saturday to sing a set of songs before their gig at The Lost Church. You can hear them on our Local Music…

Joan Osborne sings songs of Bob Dylan. Also San Francisco's Cynthia Lin sings favorite standards in studio today. Her new CD is called Ukulele Days. Tune…

Finger style guitarist Duck Baker will be Kevin Vance's guest on A Patchwork Quilt. He's played for many years recording for such instrumental…

The Kingston Trio will perform live on A Patchwork Quilt this Saturday at 5pm. No, not the original Kingston Trio from the 1950s and ‘60s. Josh Reynolds,…

Two celebrations at the same time, with music by such musicians as Nina Simone, The Klezmer Conservatory Band, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Andy Statman and…