Category Archives: Follow-ups

On the Air, Home-Brewed

Posted on May 28, 2022 by cousinlynn953

As I type this. Kevin got it on the air in good time this morning, and it actually sounds better than it did here on my iMac—I expect the FM compression actually helps balance the levels. Listening to Michael Cleveland … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Home Recordings Continue. . .

Posted on March 18, 2022 by cousinlynn953

“No news is no news,” Sinc used to say, taking off on the old “No news is good news” line. I really have none, but it was a frustratin’ day, when after I successfully completed HHR hour no. 8 this … Continue reading →

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More Hillbilly Home Recordings. . .

Posted on March 4, 2022 by cousinlynn953

I have to apologize for the long periods of ‘dead air’, as we say in radio jargon, during last week’s show. I can’t explain it, except to say there was some problem getting the files I upload to the computer … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Home Recordings (HHR) is on the Air

Posted on February 25, 2022 by cousinlynn953

At long last, I have attempted to record Hillbilly at Harvard at home. Once or twice in the past, when I attempted it, I quickly gave up in frustration. When I was in the studio at WHRB, I knew the … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: ‘Maple Sugar Sweetheart’

Posted on February 13, 2022 by cousinlynn953

Back when I posted about Ward Allen‘s wonderful fiddle tune ‘Maple Sugar’ and the lyrics Hank LaRiviere (‘Hank Rivers’) penned for it, there was no video available of Hank’s original 1960 record, ‘Maple Sugar Sweetheart’. I linked to a version … Continue reading →

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Reelin’ Back to 1989, with Lincoln and Larry Live in Studio A!

Posted on June 2, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD The metal reel on Revox tape recorder looks perturbed, but I prefer to think it’s singing. The slow-moving (3 3/4 ips) reels are regaling me with music from 1989 (two hours of The Down Home … Continue reading →

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The Day-After-Christmas Extravaganza!

Posted on December 24, 2020 by cousinlynn953

This Saturday is the day after Christmas, but we can’t let a year go by without keeping the tradition of our Christmas Extravaganzas alive. So we’ve got one for you: a rebroadcast of the Extravaganza from December 22, 2012! Plenty … Continue reading →

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Harvard Gazette Highlights WHRB

Posted on May 8, 2020 by cousinlynn953

The Harvard Gazette is “the official news website for Harvard University,” and seems to be updated more-or-less daily.  The May 4th issue featured a story by Jon Chase on WHRB staying on the air (‘WHRB keeps classical connections’), despite the … Continue reading →

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The 2019 Joe Val Festival—Photos!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by cousinlynn953

Once again, another amazing festival produced and hosted by the Boston Bluegrass Union!  Dr Janie and I got to a fair amount of the shows, but of course there was lots more going on that we didn’t see: workshops, jams, … Continue reading →

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Another Excellent Joe Val Festival!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by cousinlynn953

NOTE: For higher-resolution versions of the photographs, go to Flickr, HERE. (They won’t be super high, because with my Rebel T2i-Tamron 18-270 combination, I still needed to shoot at 3200 ISO, but they will be better than the ones that … Continue reading →

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