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{{Short description, Concert and CD series The Folk Next Door was the name of a concert series and CD releases produced on by
WWUH WWUH is a non-commercial radio station licensed to the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The station was started on July 15, 1968, and has a public alternative radio format. WWUH operates on 91.3 MHz from ...
, the
University of Hartford The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Its main campus extends into neighboring Hartford and Bloomfield. It enrolled approximately 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students as ...
radio station in
West Hartford, CT West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, west of downtown Hartford. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 64,083 at the 2020 census. The town's popular downtown area is colloquiall ...
, USA. There were nine concerts and CDs in all, one each year starting in 1991. Featured artists included Sloan Wainright,
Dar Williams Dorothy Snowden "Dar" Williams (born April 19, 1967) is an American pop folk singer-songwriter from Mount Kisco, New York. Hendrik Hertzberg of ''The New Yorker'' has described Williams as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters." She ...
, Hugh Blumenfeld,
The Nields The Nields is a folk-rock band that started in 1991. As a five-piece band, they toured much of the United States, performing with artists such as Dar Williams, Moxy Früvous, 10,000 Maniacs, Ani DiFranco and Catie Curtis and appeared at many folk ...
, Please and Thank You Band,
Lui Collins Lui Collins (born 1950 in Barre, Vermont) is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter. She attended the University of Connecticut and played her first gigs as a student there. She began touring in the mid-1970s as part of duos with Horace Williams ...
, Dewey Burns, Bruce Pratt, Kate McDonnell and Freddie Tane, The Hartford Gospel All Stars,
Catie Curtis Catie Curtis (born May 22, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter working primarily in the folk rock idiom. Her most recent album recording, ''The Raft,'' was released in 2020. Career Curtis was raised in Saco, Maine. By the age of fifteen she ...
, and Dave Drouillard.


Discography

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Folk Next Door 1

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Lui Collins Lui Collins (born 1950 in Barre, Vermont) is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter. She attended the University of Connecticut and played her first gigs as a student there. She began touring in the mid-1970s as part of duos with Horace Williams ...
Friendship Waltz # The Patons Come Love Come # Dewey Burns Just How Long # Please and Thank You Band Pittsburgh Medley # McDonnell Tane Ordinary Man #
Heartwood Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...
I Give You Light # Donna Martin The Shirt Off My Back #
Last Fair Deal A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations inc ...
Out of My Mind # Amy Davis & Dan Gardella Take Me to the Zydeco Dance # Hugh Blumenfeld Waiting for the Good Humor Man # Steve Nystrup Canary Island # Dave Drouillard Oh, Sweet Mary #
Richard Shindell Richard Shindell (born August 3, 1960) is an American Folk music, folk singer, songwriter, producer, and musician. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York, Port Washington, New York, and now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife ...
Home Team # John Whelan Gan Aimn # Bruce Pratt Drivin' Through the Delta #
Don Sineti Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Guja ...
The Dreadnought # Stan Sullivan The Passing Lane # Delta Boogie May We All Shout Together #
Zydeco Zombies Zydeco ( ; ) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by French speaking, Afro-Americans of Creole heritage. It blends African and Caribbean rhythms, blues and rhythm and blues with music indigenous to the Louisiana C ...
Ossan Two-Step #
The Nields The Nields is a folk-rock band that started in 1991. As a five-piece band, they toured much of the United States, performing with artists such as Dar Williams, Moxy Früvous, 10,000 Maniacs, Ani DiFranco and Catie Curtis and appeared at many folk ...
Anchorman


Folk Next Door 2

"Honey Hide The Banjo Its The Folk Next Door Again!" #
Dar Williams Dorothy Snowden "Dar" Williams (born April 19, 1967) is an American pop folk singer-songwriter from Mount Kisco, New York. Hendrik Hertzberg of ''The New Yorker'' has described Williams as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters." She ...
The Babysitter's Here # Kate McDonnell Seeking Passage #
Catie Curtis Catie Curtis (born May 22, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter working primarily in the folk rock idiom. Her most recent album recording, ''The Raft,'' was released in 2020. Career Curtis was raised in Saco, Maine. By the age of fifteen she ...
Slave to My Belly # Robin Lawlor Francesca # Ellen Cross The Letters #
Grassroots A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or continent movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from volunteers at the local level to imp ...
Bill Cheatham # J.P. Jones Bold Troubador # Hugh Blumenfeld & Ed Smith Friends of a Traveler # Donna Martin Coming Home #
Lui Collins Lui Collins (born 1950 in Barre, Vermont) is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter. She attended the University of Connecticut and played her first gigs as a student there. She began touring in the mid-1970s as part of duos with Horace Williams ...
Step Into the Water # Hartford Gospel Stars 99½ Won't Do # Barbara Kessler Happy With You # Peter Lehndorff East Longmeadow #
Eric Von Schmidt Eric Von Schmidt (May 28, 1931 – February 2, 2007) was an American folk musician and painter. He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and was a key part of the Cambridge folk music scene. As a singer and guita ...
Champagne Don't Hurt Me Baby # Please and Thank You Band Katy Hill # Bruce Pratt The Unknown #
The Nields The Nields is a folk-rock band that started in 1991. As a five-piece band, they toured much of the United States, performing with artists such as Dar Williams, Moxy Früvous, 10,000 Maniacs, Ani DiFranco and Catie Curtis and appeared at many folk ...
(Just Like Christopher Columbus)


Folk Next Door III

"Hoot" # Chanting House Salome # Madwoman In the Attic Oconee # Peter Lehndorff Marriage # J.P. Jones Moving Train # Jeter La Ponte L2 Jeune Marie'e #
Lucy Kaplansky Lucy Kaplansky (born February 16, 1960) is an American folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University and plays guitar, mandolin, and piano. Life and career Kaplansky was originally fro ...
You Just Need a Home # Steve Nystrup Weasel # Kim Trusty Keep On Moving # Peg Loughran The Traveler # Patrick McGinley St. Patrick's Isle # Gypsy Reel White Face Waltz # Ed Smith I Got a Tune # Madwoman In the Attic Nothing Like Food # Amy Gallatin Forever Ride # Tim Cote Television # Gospel Stars He Will Understand #
Dar Williams Dorothy Snowden "Dar" Williams (born April 19, 1967) is an American pop folk singer-songwriter from Mount Kisco, New York. Hendrik Hertzberg of ''The New Yorker'' has described Williams as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters." She ...
February


Folk Next Door IV

"Local Color" #
Greg Greenway Greg Greenway (born in Richmond, Virginia, United States) is an American folk music, folk singer-songwriter. He is part of the folk scene in the Boston area. His humorous song "Massachusetts" was included on the "Car Talk" radio program. He ha ...
Ghost Dance # Erica Wheeler Arrow Heads #
Michael Jerling Michael Jerling is an American acoustic folk singer-songwriter. He was born in Illinois and attended college at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. His association with Fast Folk Musical Magazine in New York's Greenwich Village led to his song ...
Starting Tomorrow # New Middle Class I'll Rock Your Candle # Jim Henry Baby's Coming Home # Kate McDonnell Drink the Rain # Dave Drouillard American Flyer # Travor Hollow Parallax #
Sally Rogers Sally Rogers (born 1964) is an English actress, best known for her role as Detective Constable/Sgt. Jo Masters in ITV's ''The Bill''. Rogers trained as a children's nanny, before taking up acting at the age of 20. She studied at Webber Dou ...
Hard Work #
Andrew Calhoun Andrew Calhoun (born November 30, 1957, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in the Chicago area. Career Calhoun was inspired to become a musician when his mother introduced him to some of her h ...
Tunnelvision # Madwoman In the Attic These Eyes # Hugh Blumenfeld Mozart's Money # Les Sampou Holyland # Cyd Slotteroff At Last # Bobbi Carmitchell Life on the Greener Side # Susanne McDermott Farther Still #
Greg Greenway Greg Greenway (born in Richmond, Virginia, United States) is an American folk music, folk singer-songwriter. He is part of the folk scene in the Boston area. His humorous song "Massachusetts" was included on the "Car Talk" radio program. He ha ...
Crack in the Wall # Travor Hollow You Don't Call Me Darling Anymore


Folk Next Door V

"Cicada" #
Sloan Wainwright Sloan Wainwright (born 1957) is an American artist and member of the American independent music scene. Her musical style consists of a combination of folk, rock, jazz, and blues; which she developed while writing and performing in the Greenwich ...
Band Hey Girl #
Cordelia's Dad Cordelia's Dad is a folk punk band from Northampton, Massachusetts, that combines folk and punk rock influences and was instrumental in the creation of the genre later to be dubbed " No Depression". The band formed in 1987 and was active until 199 ...
Katy Cruel # Ratsy Bell Bottomed Lunch Box # Gabriel Dorman I Am God Just a little Bit # Chilo Simple # Salamander Crossing Trip Me Up # Dana Pomfret Tricks on You # Bayou Brethem Port Arthur Blues # Nancy Tucker Everything Reminds Me of My Therapist # Morrigu Jane's Reel/ A Punch In the Dark # Stan Sullivan Dark Belgian Chocolate # St. Patrick's Pipe Band Gardens of Skye/ Over the Sea to Skye/ Within A Mile of Edinburgh Town/ The Waters of Kylesku/ Molly Darling #
Cordelia's Dad Cordelia's Dad is a folk punk band from Northampton, Massachusetts, that combines folk and punk rock influences and was instrumental in the creation of the genre later to be dubbed " No Depression". The band formed in 1987 and was active until 199 ...
A Sailor's Life # Chilo That Hair


Folk Next Door VI

"The Emperor of Ice Cream" # Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman You Just Don't Get It # Jeremy Wallace Johnny #
Lisa McCormick Lisa McCormick (born 1971) is a singer-songwriter from Vermont.McGarrigle, Dale (1998)Turning Observations Into Song: Vermont's Lisa McCormick considers herself a songwriter first, ''Bangor Daily News'', February 27, 1998, p. C8-9, retrieved Ma ...
Right Now # Don Sineti and Chris Morgan John Kanaka #
Jano Jano is a town and municipality in the north west of the Honduran department of Olancho, west of Guata, south of Esquipulas del Norte and north of Manto, Honduras. Villages Jano municipality encompasses the following villages: * Jano * Co ...
Cowboy King #
The Mollys The Mollys were an American folk-rock quintet, influenced by Celtic and Tejano music, and based in Tucson, Arizona. For most of their run, their members were Nancy McCallion, Catherine Zavala, Kevin Schramm, Dan Sorenson and Gary Mackender. ...
Pride Over Dollars # The Muster Bunch Tatter Jack/ Drums and Guns #
Dana Robinson Dana may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Dana (company), a Slovenian beverage company * Dana (payment service), in Indonesia * Dana Air, a Nigerian airline * Dana College, formerly in Nebraska, U.S. * Dana Energy, an Iranian oil and g ...
Wishing Tree # Scott McAllistar, Meredith Cooper, Jeff Mucciolo Seaside Jig # Ratsy Leave Her Behind # Washboard Slim and the Blue Lights Firehouse Blues #
Ilene Weiss Ilene is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ilene Beckerman (born 1935), American writer *Ilene Berns (1943–2017), American record company director *Ilene Chaiken (born 1957), American television producer and writer *Ilene Graff ...
Answer to Come # Sloan Wainwright Band For My Pride #
Sloan Wainwright Sloan Wainwright (born 1957) is an American artist and member of the American independent music scene. Her musical style consists of a combination of folk, rock, jazz, and blues; which she developed while writing and performing in the Greenwich ...
Band No One's Makin' Me Do It # Ratsy Don't Judge the Herd #
Ilene Weiss Ilene is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ilene Beckerman (born 1935), American writer *Ilene Berns (1943–2017), American record company director *Ilene Chaiken (born 1957), American television producer and writer *Ilene Graff ...
Woman of a Calm Heart


Folk Next Door VII

"May Day" #
Beth Amsel Beth Amsel is an American folk singer-songwriter. She grew up on Long Island and moved to Colorado at the age of thirteen. In 1997, she moved to the East Coast and joined the New England folk scene. In 1998, a reviewer described her as having a ...
Saint Mark # Tom Prasado-Rao Walk A Million Miles # Peter Lehndorff Peugot # Chris and Meredith Thompson House Divided #
Mark Mulcahy Mark Mulcahy is an American musician. He was the front-man for the New Haven, Connecticut-based band Miracle Legion. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region. Mulcahy soon formed Polaris, a house band for th ...
Tempted # Justina and Joyce Sip of Water #
Gideon Freudmann Gideon Freudmann, is a composer, performer and cello innovator coined the term ''CelloBop'' to describe his music. His solo performances often include improvisation and the use of technology to sample, loop and layer tracks in real time to creat ...
Adobe Dog House # Hugh Blumenfeld Bill's Dick #
Darryl Purpose Darryl Purpose is an American singer-songwriter, known for his narrative (often very personal) lyrics and fingerstyle guitar. Before becoming a professional musician, Purpose was a professional blackjack player and was known as one of the best in ...
Child of Hearts #
Erin McKeown Erin McKeown (pronounced ) is an American multi-instrumentalist and folk-rock singer-songwriter. McKeown's music encompasses pop, swing, rock, folk, and electronic music, as well as several other genres. Music career They grew up in Frede ...
Fast as I Can # Jeremy Wallace Missing you this Morning # Louise Taylor Deep, Dark River # Erica Wheeler Nowhere to Go # Stephen Nystrup Come on the Road # Lost Wages Tarpology


Folk Next Door VIII

"Ate" # River City Slim and the Zydeco Hogs La Valse de Kaplan #
Margo Hennebach Margo may refer to: People * Margo (actress) (1917–1985), Mexican-American actress and dancer * Margo (magician), American magic performer and actress * Margo (singer), Irish singer * Margo (given name), including a list of people and characters ...
and Mark Saunders On Preacher Hill # Michael Hsu Your Boyfriend, Your Dad # Lucy Chapin Barefeet #
Joe Flood Joe Flood may refer to: * John Joe Flood (1899–1982), footballer * Joe Flood (musician) (born 1960), musician and songwriter {{hndis, Flood, Joe ...
Big Daddy Blues # Sonya Hunter Nonesuch # Einstein's Little Homunculus Celibacy # Freddie White When Jesus Gets to Town # Maggie Carchrie Peurt A Beuill #
Mark Erelli Mark Erelli (born June 20, 1974) is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,Chilton, Martin''The Telegraph'' (UK), November 22, 2011. and touring folk musician from Reading, Massachusetts who earned a master's degree in evolutionary b ...
Midnight # Cheryl Hoenemeyer Angela #
Michael Veitch Michael Veitch (born 29 November 1962 in Melbourne) is an Australian author, actor and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows '' The D-Generation'', '' Fast Forward'' and '' Full Frontal'', as well as for hi ...
American Song # Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters California Blues #
Joe Flood Joe Flood may refer to: * John Joe Flood (1899–1982), footballer * Joe Flood (musician) (born 1960), musician and songwriter {{hndis, Flood, Joe ...
Always Will Always Mean You # Sonya Hunter Prohibition #
Mark Erelli Mark Erelli (born June 20, 1974) is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,Chilton, Martin''The Telegraph'' (UK), November 22, 2011. and touring folk musician from Reading, Massachusetts who earned a master's degree in evolutionary b ...
The River Road # Cheryl Hoenemeyer 2% # Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters Tennessee Fluxedo


Folk Next Door IX

"Nein" # Alastair Moock Lonely Heart # Rebekah Hayes One Candle Burns # Robin Greenstein Sacred Song # Eric Garrison Breathing # Adrienee Jones and
Rani Arbo Rani Arbo and the band Daisy Mayhem, consisting of Andrew Kinsey, Anand Nayak, and Scott Kessel, are an American musical group whose style combines folk, country blues, progressive bluegrass, jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated i ...
Uninvited Ghost # Lisa Moscatiello Second Avenue # Cece Borjeson (and Ruth George) A 'Soalin' (Trad.) # Groovelily Sitting on the Fence #
Meg Hutchinson Meg Hutchinson (born 1978, in South Egremont, Massachusetts) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Originally from rural westernmost Massachusetts, Hutchinson is now based in the Boston area. Influences include poet Mary Oliver, songwriter Sha ...
When It Rains #
Meg Hutchinson Meg Hutchinson (born 1978, in South Egremont, Massachusetts) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Originally from rural westernmost Massachusetts, Hutchinson is now based in the Boston area. Influences include poet Mary Oliver, songwriter Sha ...
Ockham's Razor # Gene and Mim Lose My Mind # Andrew McKnight Western Skies # Bernice Lewis Mercy # Eric Burkhart and Humpty Daddy No One Lives Here # Kevin Briody Walnuts and Rice # The Roadbirds West Texas Wind # Eric Burkhart and Humpty Daddy


At home for the holidays with the Folk Next Door

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Dar Williams Dorothy Snowden "Dar" Williams (born April 19, 1967) is an American pop folk singer-songwriter from Mount Kisco, New York. Hendrik Hertzberg of ''The New Yorker'' has described Williams as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters." She ...
The Christians and the Pagans # Hugh and the New Coventry Carolers Kosher for Christmas # Madwoman in the Attic The Cherry Tree Carol #
Ilene Weiss Ilene is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ilene Beckerman (born 1935), American writer *Ilene Berns (1943–2017), American record company director *Ilene Chaiken (born 1957), American television producer and writer *Ilene Graff ...
His Initials #
The Nields The Nields is a folk-rock band that started in 1991. As a five-piece band, they toured much of the United States, performing with artists such as Dar Williams, Moxy Früvous, 10,000 Maniacs, Ani DiFranco and Catie Curtis and appeared at many folk ...
Merry Christmas Mr. Jones # Mark Saunders Joy to the World #
Margo Hennebach Margo may refer to: People * Margo (actress) (1917–1985), Mexican-American actress and dancer * Margo (magician), American magic performer and actress * Margo (singer), Irish singer * Margo (given name), including a list of people and characters ...
Winter Snows # Donna Martin Merry Christmas Baby # Ratsy If You're Not Dead # The New Coventry Carolers The New Coventry Carol # Patrick McGinley/ Mark Saunders Lefty Gets a Gift #
Susan McKeown Susan McKeown (born February 6, 1967) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. She won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album as a member of The Klezmatics. Early years Susan McKeown was born on Febr ...
/ Lindsay Horner Through the Bitter Frost and Snow # Steven Nystrup Amazing Grace/ Christmas Morning # Hugh Blumenfeld This Mountain # Steven Nystrup Greensleeves # Peter Lehndorff Santa's Back # Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters Silent Night


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Radio station compilation album series Folk compilation albums 1990s compilation albums