Old-Time Music
is the name used as long ago as the 1920's for the dance tunes, songs and solo
pieces people played for entertainment before radio and recordings caused most
people to put their instruments away.
With roots in Ireland and northern Europe, and African influences, the music
adatpted to many American environments as it was played and passed from person
to person. New tunes were "made" and became part of the tradition.
Banjos joined fiddles, and when the era of the mail-order catalog came, guitars
were added, too.
By the mid-1920's, the new recording industry in the United States became interested
in recording the traditional dance tunes. Sentimental and religious songs also
became part of the old-time music captured on heavy 78 RPM discs.
Old-time music at its best is tunes and songs and the stories that give them life.
Played from the heart, the music conveys the feelings and stories of those who
played it first.
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Tom's radio program
In The Tradition
airs on WDIY 88.1 FM
every Wednesday
from 7 to 9 pm
"American music from the
roots to the branches"
Tom also hosts
Pet Sounds
on WXLV 90.3 FM
every Thursday
from 9 am to noon
"Late night radio for a new day"
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Upcoming Events
- September 5, 2010 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Emmaus Farmers' Market, Emmaus, PA
Let's see — flowers, honey, tomatoes for sure, peppers hot and peppers sweet, mums ... fall is coming.
What will you need for the Labor Day picnic?
www.emmausmarket.com
- October 2, 2010
Harvest Moon Festival, Coverdale Farm, Greenville, DE
A wonderful harvest festival, with activities for all ages. Music, mostly old-time or bluegrass or the wonderful
intersection of both kinds ... remember the old joke "He likes both kinds of music, Country and Western!?"
Anyway, make the trip if only to try the homemade ice cream and locally roasted coffee. The festival is on Saturday and
Sunday, but we're probably playing around noon on Saturday.
www.delawarenaturesociety.org/hmf.html
- November 12, 2010 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Indian Valley Public Library, Telford, PA
Charles Kiernan, teller of mountain tales, tall tales, and
just plain lies, will share the evening with us. "Old-time Stories and Songs" will fill the air in the
reading room of the library.
www.ivpl.org
We also host two old-time jams each month:
- First Tuesday of each month at
Godfrey Daniels
in Bethlehem, an open old-time jam from 7-9:00 p.m. Admission ($2.50 to play or listen)
helps to cover the electric bill!
- Fourth Friday of each month at
Meadowood Music
in Blandon, PA, along Route 222. 7-9:00 p.m. Free.
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