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Ross Burns

Host, I Hear America Singing

A 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.