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Spring is here and with it Festival Season is upon us! This Radio Jam show features songs that are popular to play in jams at music festivals and also songs we'll be playing at my "Learn to Jam!" workshop at the May 2024 Strawberry Music Festival.

Spring is here, April Fool’s Day is around the corner and it’s time for fun, silly songs! Grab your instrument and join in some classic and unusual jam songs that are fun to sing and play.

In celebration of Women's History Month and in recognition of the amazing female artists who won Grammys this year, this Radio Jam show promotes "female-forward" jamming and the idea of selecting songs to play in music jams with lyrics that help women players feel welcome and included. For inspiration, check out this amazing video of the Augusta Bluegrass Women playing Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard's "Banjo Pickin' Girl" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXF2SHvDkPc

With Valentine's Day approaching, now is a great time to learn some new love songs! February's Radio Jam show features songs about all kinds of love - past love, lost love, passionate love, and range from "two-chord" to "jambitious" songs to share with people you love.

The new year is a great time to pick up new habits, such as jamming! This Jan. 6th episode of Radio Jam features several 2-chord and 3-chord songs, and songs with repeating chord patterns that are easy to learn. Songs of freedom and the eternal struggle for democracy are also included to pay homage to the third anniversary of the 2021 Insurrection and the upcoming MLK Day celebration.

Get into the holiday spirit by singing and playing along to two hours of traditional, eclectic and acoustic holiday favorites!

In honor of Veteran's Day, today's show features songs about war, peace and freedom, including songs of the 40's and 50's from the Alexander family music collection - everything from WWII folk songs to present-day wishes for peace in the Middle East. Through playing music and singing together may we find our way to a brighter future.

Today's show, "Dark & Light", features songs celebrating the solar eclipse occurring today, as well as songs for Halloween and the height of the Fall season, when days grow shorter, nights longer, and many cultures take time out to honor and make peace with those who have left us.

Fall is upon us and with it the start of the school year, the Jewish new year and the Celtic festival. It is a time to get cozy with friends and family, and playing music together is a great way to celebrate the season! This show features folk songs of Temple Akiba, songs of kings and queens, mothers and fathers, family and friends and new beginnings.

In honor of my 40 year Culver City High School reunion celebration, today's show features songs I learned from Mr. Villines, my high school guitar teacher, and songs I taught myself just out of high school in the 1980's.

This show features songs I've been learning and sharing this summer at jams, holiday parties and music festivals, including several surprises and songs celebrating independence and freedom.

This show features in the first hour old songs from my family's 4th of July Hootenanny songbook and in the second hour new (to me) songs I picked up at jams at joined in at the Strawberry and Father's Day Bluegrass festivals this past month. Something for everyone!

Featuring songs folks like to play at the Strawberry Music Festival and a few from artists performing at Strawberry this year.

This show features songs by artists performing at the upcoming Strawberry Music Festival, May 24-29 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, plus songs you'll hear folks playing at Strawberry camp jams, and a ukulele-friendly set of songs in the second hour.

In honor of April Fool’s Day, this show features some foolish, silly and fun songs, along with camp jam favorites from the Strawberry Music Festival to help listeners get ready for festival season!

Today's show features songs about giving back, taking care of others and helping in times of need, including lots of songs I learned from my mom Andy whose birthday is this week. Please donate to KVMR during our March fund drive or anytime online at https://www.kvmr.org!

In honor of Valentine's Day, this month's show features songs about love. Pick a song to learn and play for your sweetheart!

January's Radio Jam show features songs for the new year, for MLK Day, and songs of hope for new beginnings.

December's Radio Jam show features festive, fun and traditional holiday songs to sing and play!

This show features songs that I treasure and were introduced to me by friends and other KVMR broadcasters. This November, I'm feeling grateful for the gift of friendship and music, and thankful for community radio and to KVMR for allowing us to share it with each other.