Down Home Radio Show: Recent Episodes
Eli Smith
Hello everybody – Due to the public health crisis we are experiencing, the 2020 Brooklyn Folk Festival will move from April to a new set of dates in the Fall. We are very much looking forward to holding a wonderful festival over the weekend of Nov. 6th-8th, 2020. We hope that the lineup will stay ... [Read more...]
Look out for the 2019 Brooklyn Folk Festival! www.BrooklynFolkFest.com for all the up to date info and tix! Here’s what’s happening at the festival this year: The 2019 Brooklyn Folk Festival schedule: Friday April 5th Main Stage 7:30pm Tenores de Aterúe– Sardinian vocal quartet 8:10pm Jake Xerxes Fussell– Folk & Blues from North Carolina 9:00pm ... [Read more...]
Hello friends – Look out! It’s the 10th Annual Brooklyn Folk Festival!! …Presented by the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music The festival will be held April 6th-8th at St. Ann’s Church here in Brooklyn, NY. We will feature 40+ different bands as well as other performances, workshops, film screenings, dances and contests. Not to ... [Read more...]
Hello everybody – I’ve been playing some of my own solo music, in addition to work with The Down Hill Strugglers – Got some gigs coming up, made some recordings and put up a website. Check out the new website at: www.EliSmithMusic.blogspot.com
The Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, together with Down Home Radio is proud to announce the 2017 Brooklyn Folk Festival! Get your ticket now! at: www.brooklynfolkfest.com/tickets We have a great festival coming up for you this year. For more information visit: www.BrooklynFolkFest.com Here is the schedule: Friday April 28th Main Stage 8pm – Anne ... [Read more...]
Earlier this week Ernesto Gomez and I traveled to Philadelphia to attend and to cover the protests at the Democratic National Convention. I made the audio piece included here and took some photos. Ernesto took many photos as well as some great video: My audio piece combines interviews with protesters and activists, sounds of the ... [Read more...]
Look out for the Washington Square Park Folk Festival! Comin’ up! Free and open to the public! www.WSPFolkFest.com Saturday Sept. 24th 1pm Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues 1:45pm Ali Dineen 2:30pm Feral Foster 3:15pm The Tillers 4pm Bulla en el Barrio Sunday Sept. 25th 1pm The Freakniks 1:45pm Kenny Kosek 2:30pm Julia Patinella 3:15pm ... [Read more...]
“Eli Smith, founder of the Brooklyn Folk Festival, sits down with record collector John Heneghan to discuss an eccentric experimental filmmaker named Harry Smith whose obsession with 78 rpm records helped save American folk music.” Here is a new short film, “The 78s That Saved Folk Music”, that Charlie Hoxie of Brooklyn cable channel BRIC ... [Read more...]
The 8th Annual Brooklyn Folk Festival is almost here! 40+ great bands and performances! Get your tickets now!! www.BrooklynFolkFest.com SCHEDULE Friday Evening Concerts 8:00PM Meredith Axelrod – Blues, Ragtime and Country music 8:45PM The Four o’clock Flowers – Blues, Folk, Gospel and early Jazz 9:30PM Michael Hurley – Legendary folk musician, needs no introduction! 10:15PM ... [Read more...]
Feral Foster has been hosting his Roots n Ruckus folk music variety show for 10 years! It’s an amazing show and to me is the heart of the folk music scene here in New York City. It takes place every Wednesday from 9pm till late at the Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Feral has ... [Read more...]