RE Folk Sampler on radio
OBRIEN@tycoop.com
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 02:27:06 -0400 (EDT)
Our family has certainly bought CDs as a result of being introduced to
artists via Christine Lavin's compilations, Waterbug's "American
Impressionist" collection, "Boston not Austin," etc., but we purchased
more, and from a wider range of sources, when our public radio station
used to carry "The Folk Sampler." Produced weekly by Mike Flynn "from
the foothills of the Ozarks" in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, the program was
a regular part of our Saturday nights until Connecticut Public Radio
decided that contributors would rather hear "Car Talk," light classics
and New Age drivel. Flynn's one-hour shows, built around themes, were
ideal for taping off the air and re-playing in the car. Our first
purchases of albums (real vinyl) by Andrew Calhoun, Anne Hills, Christine
Lavin, Rosalie Sorrels, Utah Phillips, Bob Franke, Bill Morrissey, Greg
Brown, Sally Rogers and many others came because Flynn played their music
on his program before they became well known.
George O'Brien
New Haven, CT