Letters
Knit to This: Summer of FUV
Dear Ann,
I love our local college radio station, WFUV, at Fordham University in the Bronx. For many years, WFUV is basically the only way I listen to new music, other than Radio Ann Shayne, who has given me life-changing introductions. (Punch Brothers! Vulfpeck! Jack White! Some dude named Dvorak!)
The hosts on FUV are like old friends with sexy voices, and I love their made-for-radio names (Rita Houston! Darren DeVivo!) and sense of humor. (An annual fundraising concert series on the river is called the FUVboat.)
Thanks to the internet, anybody can listen to WFUV live, online, anytime. But my favorite for Knit-to-This purposes is the FUV Live Vault, a treasure trove of performances, both on-air and in concert. Perfect knitting/cooking/cleaning companionship, always waiting for me. (LOL cleaning! A girl has goals!)
This weekend, I’m listening to The Decemberists, in a show on August 15 at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. (The play button is at the bottom of the linked article.)
Love,
Kay
May I suggest Delbert McClinton too
I’d recommend streaming Planet Pootwaddle. Eclectic mix – Roy Rogers and Dale Evans could be followed by Doris Day, The Beatles, or Bruno Mars.
Love WFUV. Haven’t listened to it since leaving NYC. Time to reintroduce myself to them via online streaming.
I was at that Decembrists show! It was incredible, they performed the entire Crane Wife album. The only song you won’t hear is the Lin Manuel-Miranda Ben Franklin song, because of all the swears.
I love the Decemberists! I would see them anywhere anytime. Just saw them in Oakland and as usual they were amazing. Only Rock band where you can actually understand the lead singer! LOL
Thank you for the heads up on this fabulous station – it ROCKS!!!
SO glad to find fans of FUV! I grew up with so many of the DJ’S (WNEW!) and was thrilled to find them on this awesome station. Please donate if you can!