I Hear America Singing
Saturday 7pm, Sunday 9pm
Some say it was the Kingston Trio who brought Folk Music out of the nightclubs and the halls of academia and into cars and living rooms all over the United States. Join us for a new program putting a spotlight on Folk Music. Ross Burns hosts this program sharing with you a wide range of performers and songs from his personal collection of Folk Music...putting the music into perspective of its time and in todays society. Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 9pm tune in and learn about the many directions Folk Music has taken on I Hear America Singing.
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"First of all I LOVE your program. In fact, you are the main reason I am a member of KWBU." -- Nancy Marquis, 2018
Latest Episodes
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This week Ross shines the spotlight on the late, great songwriter, storyteller, poet, and playwright Billy Edd Wheeler. His songs have been recorded by over 160 artists -
This weekend, Ross remembers Mexia’s Sunday School teaching songwriter Cindy Walker. She wrote songs that became hits and standards for singers from Bing Crosby to John Legend. -
This week, Ross celebrates the whimsical world of cartoonist, children’s author, poet, and singer-songwriter Shel Silverstein. Expect the unexpected from the sad tale of The Unicorn to being Killed by a Coconut, from A Boy Named Sue to the haunting Marie Laveu to the prescient On the Cover of the Rolling Stone. -
This week we remember songwriter, singer, actor Kris Kristofferson on I Hear America Singing. -
Kickstarting a season dedicated to songwriters, this weeks edition of I Hear America Singing see's Ross burn dig into the work and influence of John Stewart. Music this week comes from Roseanne Cash, Nanci Griffith, The Monkees, and more. -
In 2023, the group Music Industry How To reviewed over 2.2 million Spotify playlists to see what names appeared most often in song titles. With over 2,000 hits was John followed by Mary, Maria, and Johnny. Ross has found songs featuring the top five men and women's names. -
This week on I Hear America Singing, Ross Burns digs into the history of the New Christy Minstrels. -
Longtime listener Rafael suggested that Ross go traveling outside the United States, so we’re traveling around the world this week on I Hear America Singing. -
When Ross attended his high school reunion, he saw all those old folks that he went to school with and started thinking about aging and rounded up a bundle of songs reflecting that idea. -
This week on I Hear America Singing, we explore the many ways music says goodbye.
