Ross Burns
Host, I Hear America SingingA native of Austin, Texas, Ross grew up in the midst of the Urban Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s. His first introduction to folk music was the Kingston Trio with their million selling albums. From there, he went forward, backwards and sideways collecting music all along the way. He is a retired librarian and a student of history.
As a historian, he loves researching the stories behind the music and the performers. He has worked as a librarian in public, academic and corporate libraries around the state of Texas. He combines his love of both folk music and history to research the stories of the performers as well as of the songs that they sing. He has been a guest lecturer in English and Folklore classes at the college level and has had articles published in newspapers and professional journals.
In 2006 Ross began his broadcasting with Marfa Public Radio. He retired and moved to Waco with his wife Betty. Ross is the volunteer host and mastermind behind I Hear America Singing which has been airing regularly on KWBU since August, 2014.
I Hear America Singing - Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 9pm - is live streamed at KWBU.org and through the KWBU mobile ap. Due to music licensing restrictions we cannot archive programs on line.
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This week we have a passel of songs about well … uh … songs. -
From our archives at I Hear America Singing, Ross Burn's has selected a wide variety of songs for your Holiday listening pleasure. -
This week we remember songwriter, singer, actor Kris Kristofferson on I Hear America Singing. -
This week, Ross Burns shares a variety of old and new songs. -
On this week’s I Hear America Singing, we’ve got a collection of artists getting, going, driven others, and being driven 'crazy'. -
Thar is Gold in them thar songs! We have a glittering gathering of songs for you this week on I Hear America Singing. -
For this Veteran’s Day Weekend, we've assembled a corps of songs about our armed services, many from the servicemen themselves. -
As we prepare to “turn back our clocks” this weekend, I have assembled a clockful of songs about time for your listening pleasure. -
This week on I Hear America Singing we examine reasons for leaving – from one country to another, from one city to get out of a bad home situation, or just to go somewhere else. -
This Columbus Day (or Indigenous People Day) weekend, grab your cane pole and a can of worms as we head out to ye olde fishing hole on I Hear America Singing.
