The Grapevine Music Hour with Tracey Craig

On THE GRAPEVINE MUSIC HOUR with TRACEY CRAIG, you’ll hear old-time traditional tunes right alongside brand new work--folk, jazz, blues and more! The show emphasizes a wide range of roots music, joining recorded tracks with live performance and conversation with musicians about making music.

Music made in Ithaca, New York --local artists from our thriving music community, as well as nationally known performers. The heart of the show focuses on a single band or performer, mixing talk and music for a 30-minute feature. There’s also a brief CONCERT LOG segment, highlighting upcoming performances in the region.

The Grapevine Music Hour
is made possible in part by

The Fingerlakes
Grassroots Festival

The Ithaca
Downtown Partnership

CObP Design

Ancient Wisdom
Productions

Produced at

Electric Wilburland

Now Airing Sundays
6-7pm on WEOS-FM
Geneva (89.7 FM)
+ Ithaca (88.1 FM)

Listen below and contact us for syndication rights

January 1, 2006 stream audio | more info

A Visit With Old-Time Fiddler
John Specker

"A pioneer of what's called 'the Ithaca Sound,' his influence carries on to the newer generation of players..." --Old-Time Herald.

January 8, 2006 stream audio | more info | artist website

The Legacy of Gypsy Jazz Guitarist
Django Reinhardt

"His way of playing was unlike anyone else’s, and jazz is different because of him. There can be many other fine guitarists, but never can there be another Reinhardt." --Stephane Grapelli
Vintage recordings and a special feature with live music in the studios from the ACETO-ROBINSON TRIO.

January 15, 2006 stream audio | more info | artist website

Contemporary Lyrics & Clawhammer Banjo
Joe Crookston

"Joe's songs are powerful...weaving together cycles of life and decay, joy and pain. A commanding, charistmatic performer." --Victory Music Review

January 22, 2006 stream audio | more info | artist website

In the Studio with Improvisational Cellist
Hank Roberts

"...One of the most respected improvising cellists on the international scene.” --JAZZ EXPRESS

January 29, 2006 stream audio | more info | artist website

Experimental Performance Artist
Laurie Anderson

"Anderson continues to imbue her work with a singular perspective that is both haunting and timeless" --The New Yorker
in concert January 22 at Ithaca's State Theatre with The End of The Moon, a look at the relationships between war, aesthetics, the space race, spirituality and consumerism.

February 5 , 2006 stream audio | more info | artist website

Dark, Danceable Hillbilly Blues
Tarbox Ramblers

"Artists as disparate as Wilco and Cassandra Wilson have been reaching back into pre-World War II folk and blues to reconnect with something primal about American music, but no one has done it more convincingly than Boston's Tarbox Ramblers."
-- Geoffrey Himes, The Washington Post

February 12 , 2006 more info | artist website

Jazz Chanteuse
Mary Lorson

"...like stumbling into a smoky after-hours drinking den. A classy collection of understated, beautiful songs." --The Guardian (London)