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Live Celtic Music

Date: 
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

LIVE! from the WICN Performance Hall: a show for St. Patrick's week. Featuring Worcester's own John Riley, the Celtic music on singer Gabriel Trilling and harpist Marie DeLuca, and the  Tom Lanigan Band, well-known to local audiences from venues in Providence and Worcester (Fiddler's Green).

Irish Songs

Date: 
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

This edition of Folk Revival finds Nick Noble tapping into the folk traditions of The Emerald Isle in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day to bring you four hours of Irish folk music

Songs of Protest & Reform

Date: 
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

This edition of Folk Revival will feature Nick spinning songs which captured the rebellious spirit of an era. The folk protest movement was the voice for change in the 1940's to the 1960's and beyond. The set will feature the likes of Paul Robeson, Woody Guthrie, Barbara Dane, the Almanac Singers, the Weavers, Pete Seeger, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Peter-Paul-&-Mary, Joe Jencks, Jefferson Pepper, Joan Baez, Doug Kwartler, just to name a few.

WOMEN OF FOLK

Date: 
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

Join Nick Noble as he kicks off Women's History month on The Folk Revival! Nick will be spinning the likes of Odetta, Barbara Dane, Carolyn Hester, Jean Ritchie, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Peg Espinola, Joni Mitchell, Sylvia Fricker Tyson, the Harmony Sisters, Mimi Farina, Ari Charbonneau, Suzie Brown, Laura Austin, the Dixie Chicks, Angel Band, Halali, Sometymes Why, Beth DeSombre, Lori Diamond, Janet Feld, Kim Jennings, Jane Fallon, Dar Williams, Mary Casiello, Raianne Richards, and an abundance of others!

Listener Requests & Fan Favorites

Date: 
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

Join Nick Noble for a little taste of history this Presidents Day week. Nick will be taking requests and playing fan favorites of songs that feature our nation's greatest men, including Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. 

Love Songs For Valentine's Day

Date: 
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

Nick Noble sets the mood for the evening here on this edition of Folk Revival. He will be spinning love songs that will really get the sparks flying! Don't miss it, Thursday at 7

NICK'S FAVORITES

Date: 
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

This edition of Folk Revival features an eclectic mix of folk songs, old and new, presented by Nick Noble. 

SINGERS, SONGWRITERS, & STORYTELLERS

Date: 
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

This evening on The Folk Revival, Nick Noble brings you songs which capture the heart and spirit of the American story. Cuts from Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, Joan Baez, John Denver, Vance Gilbert, Mary McCaslin, and others. With special guest co-host P.E. James.

Folk Rock

Date: 
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

Nick Noble spins Folk Rock favorites featuring Bob Dylan, We Five, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Youngbloods, the Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire, the First Edition, and SO MUCH MORE (the possibilities are virtually endless)!

Singing the Dream

Date: 
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 7:00pm
Program: 
Folk Revival

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the holiday in his memory, songs like “Abraham, Martin & John” (Dion) and “Take it from Dr. King” (Pete Seeger), music celebrating the African-American experience and featuring African-American artists, recordings of “We Shall Overcome”, and much more. With special guest P.E. James.

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