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.
Send your questions and comments to Ross Burns at ihearamericasinging1033@gmail.com
"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 on I Hear America Singing, Ross Burns digs into the stories behind a number of songs that themselves, tell stories. -
This week on I Hear America Singing, we explore the many ways music says goodbye. -
This week on I Hear America Singing, we take to the skies—both literally and figuratively. -
This week we have a passel of songs about well … uh … songs. -
This week Ross explores the world of Cattle Trials and Cattle Drives. After the Civil War, the demand for beef led to millions of Texas cattle being driven to distant markets along several established trails, including the Chisholm Trail right through downtown Waco! -
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.
