Tag Archives: David Elliott

The Beep, and How to Make It

Posted on August 24, 2022 by cousinlynn953

Long-time listeners to Hillbilly at Harvard (HAH) will know how we have preserved older styles of music broadcasting, especially ‘top 40’ radio, with breaks after every song, and also our custom to begin and end the program on time, to … Continue reading →

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What Do Claire Lynch, Ranch Romance, and The Austin Lounge Lizards Have in Common?

Posted on July 15, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD They were all on Hillbilly at Harvard! Ranch Romance and The Austin Lounge Lizards performed live in 1994. Claire Lynch didn’t show up until 2010, for what we call a ‘chin-and-spin’, to promote a show … Continue reading →

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What Do 1961, 1971, 2011, 2021 Have in Common? Hillbilly History!

Posted on June 16, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD 1961: The Lilly Brothers, Everett and B, with Don Stover, play a concert in Lowell House at Harvard College. Everett, who usually plays mandolin, picks up the fiddle and wows the audience with a fiery … Continue reading →

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Another Archival Show This Saturday (May 1st)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by cousinlynn953

GET UP EARLY IF YOU WANT TO HEAR RHONDA! I’ve put together a little collage of Hillbilly at Harvard history, which (if all goes as I planned) should air this coming Saturday, May 1, 2021. That’s right, May Day—International Layabouts … Continue reading →

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Programming Note: Ol’ Sinc on This Week and Next

Posted on March 12, 2021 by cousinlynn953

Ol’ Sinc recorded a couple of Generic Hours with me back around 2000. After he died I didn’t use them, but some 15 years later, when I was going to miss two Saturdays in a row, I ran them (announced … Continue reading →

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David Elliott—We Lost a Friend and Colleague

Posted on November 17, 2020 by cousinlynn953

Last Friday brought this news from Jon Lehrich, Chairman of WHRB’s Board of Trustees: Friends: I am writing to share the sad news that David Elliott passed away last night, after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).  David … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Met Broadcast Schedule for 2019-2020

Posted on November 14, 2019 by cousinlynn953

Once again we make room for the Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, in the Boston area exclusively on WHRB.  All but three of the broadcasts start at 1:00 PM, with HAH ending about 15 minutes early for the Prelude … Continue reading →

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Well Met—It’s Opry Time Again!

Posted on November 14, 2018 by cousinlynn953

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 1st.  Again this year there are seven Saturdays starting earlier than 1:00 PM.  In all cases we subtract about 15 minutes from the Met starting time for WHRB’s Prelude to the Met.  Fans … Continue reading →

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Here’s The Opry Broadcast Schedule for 2017-2018

Posted on November 17, 2017 by cousinlynn953

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 2nd.  This year there are seven Saturdays starting earlier than 1:00 PM.  In all cases we subtract about 15 minutes from the Met starting time for David Elliott‘s Prelude to the Met.  Fans … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Met Opry Schedule for 2016-7

Posted on November 3, 2016 by cousinlynn953

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 3rd.  There are only four Saturdays (including the first one) with an earlier start (12:30 PM).  So HAH will be mostly curtailed by only about 15 minutes for David Elliott‘s Prelude to the … Continue reading →

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