BOUND FOR GLORY schedule, summer 2017
Phil Shapiro
WVBR’S BOUND FOR GLORY NORTH AMERICA’S LONGEST RUNNING LIVE FOLK CONCERT BROADCAST, since 1967
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WVBR'S BOUND FOR GLORY, 50th YEAR, SUMMER 2017
Yes, there are six live Bound for Glory broadcasts this and every Summer. Phil Shapiro, host of WVBR's Bound for Glory since its inception in 1967, announces the Summer portion of the 50th year of this Central New York musical tradition.
WVBR's Bound for Glory, North America's longest running live folk concert broadcast, broadcasts live from Anabel Taylor Hall at Cornell, on Sunday nights. Bound for Glory brings central New York another series of free folk concerts, on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5, and streaming on line at http://wvbr.com, or at boundforglory.org.. We promise some excellent acoustic music, presented by long-time host Phil Shapiro.
The show runs Sunday nights from 8 to 11, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30. All three sets are different. Come to as many sets as you wish. Admission in the live audience, at Anabel Taylor Hall, is free and is open to everyone in the area. Kids are always welcome. Refreshments are available. For further information, call Phil Shapiro at 607-844-4535, or e-mail at pd...@cornell.edu.
Find out about upcoming Bound for Glory shows, and about how you can help, through the Friends of Bound for Glory, by looking up http://wvbr.com, or at boundforglory.org on the Web. Everyone can listen to Bound for Glory on line. The website tells you how.
JUNE 25 KENNY WHITE. What an outstanding songwriter, and piano player. What does he write about? Well, anything and everything. One of the most flexible performers you’ve ever heard, with a good and unusual sense of humor. A great way to start our summer season. kennywhite.net
JULY 2 BILL DESTLER. We’re so pleased that Bill Destler is coming back to Bound for Glory. He is a traditionally oriented folksinger, who adds some of his homemade songs to the mix. He’a a wonderful guitar and banjo player. And he’s one of the original Bound for Glory performers. Welcome him back.
JULY 9 The CROOKED LINE. Bluegrass. With a little old timey flavor, and some unexpected, sometimes wild, songwriting. Remarkable hot licks. You can feel that they’re having a grand time. From State College, PA. https://www.facebook.com/The-Crooked-Line-1801965026792308
JULY 16 MIKE AGRANOFF. Mike Agranoff is one of the funniest people in all of folk music. And he can switch in an instant to his serious, thinky side. He's written recitations that will leave you with a grin, and he collects songs from all over the English speaking world. What a song selection! http://mikeagranoff.com .
JULY 23 GORDON THOMAS WARD. A writer of historical songs, taking less well known stories from Amercian history, and writing about them in ways that humanize the participants. His songs are a remarkable achievement, and a lot of fun. We’ve never heard anyone like him. gordonthomasward.com
JULY 30 The HICKORY PROJECT. Bluegrass. Linking old and new in acoustic music. It’s been a long time since the Hickory Project appeared on Bound for Glory. Wonderful singers and flexible instrumentalists. Let’s welcome them back. It’ll be the last show of the summer,and the last show of the fiftieth year. hickoryproject.com
From AUGUST 6th through the 20th, Bound for Glory will be Albums from the Studios, as Cornell resumes its Summer Break, and the room we use at Anabel Taylor is closed. Give Phil a call on Sunday night at 607-273-2121. The 51st year, of WVBR's Bound for Glory, live, starts on AUGUST 27th.