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WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
The WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour [1] produced and host-
Hour, The Woodsongs website contains one of the largest
ed by folksinger Michael Johnathon is listened to by over bluegrass and independent artist live music archives
1 Million radio listeners on over 493 radio stations each available on the web, all available at no charge. The audio
week all over the world.[2] It is provided free of charge archives are the radio programs. The video archives con-
to public and community radio stations anywhere in the tain in addition to the first hour, which will be used as
world. It had been available nationally as a TV program the radio program and the television version of the radio
on the cable network Blue Highways as early as 2005.[3] In program; an encore section that features additional per-
2007 selected programs also became available through- formances. In this encore section; through May 3, 2010
out the U.S. as television programs to all Public Broad- Michael had the audience help him tape the promos for
casting Service (PBS) Public television stations. In 2008 that show. He then usually invited those in the audience
mp4 podcasts were added to the already existing mp3 6 to 16 years old to come onto the stage, chat with them
podcasts. The program has recently been added to the and had them introduce the artist(s) prior to the en-
AMERICAN FORCES RADIO NETWORK, broadcasting into cores.[5] The inviting of those under 16 to come onto the
180 nations and every US Naval ship at sea. stage was returned to the format recently.
The show tapes over 40 shows a year almost every
Monday at the Kentucky Theater in Lexington, Kentucky.
He occasionally takes the show on the road and then we-
References
bcasts live with artists from that location. Those with [1] 30 minute PBS Documentary traces the history of
high speed internet can watch the show as it is being the program from 1999 with one station to its
taped from 6:45 pm to approx 8:20 pm. The music that is worldwide syndication.
featured is a very wide variety of folk music from all over [2] Woodsongs.com webcast page
the world. It is very unusual in that everyone associat- [3] Angry Country
ed with the show is a volunteer. Even Mr. Johnathon and [4] Billboard 2-3-2001
the other performers who come from all over the world [5] 07-07-2008 video featuring the Del McCoury Band
are not paid. Between musical and sometimes dance per- Until recently (April 2010) he did this for all the
formances the performers are interviewed by Michael. shows at the Kentucky Theater. An example of this
The show is both entertaining and educational. The show can be seen one hour into this video
started from a very humble beginning. It was first pro-
duced in a small recording studio which could only seat
twenty people.[4] It was initially carried by a single col-
External links
lege radio station. • Watch the 30 minute PBS documentary.
• WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour official website
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Categories:
• American music radio programs
• Radio programs on XM Radio
• Folk music
• Culture of Lexington, Kentucky
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