John McEuen will be a guest on today’s (10/30) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU-FM in the New York City metro market. The interview was conducted by host Carol Beaugard earlier this week, when John stopped by the WFDU studios on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson College in Teaneck, NJ.

Lonesome Pine RFD runs from 9:00 a.m. ’till noon (EDT), and the lengthy McEuen interview is set to air at 11:00. WFDU can be heard in NYC and surrounding areas at 89.1 FM, and worldwide via live streaming online.

Carol offers a preview…

“John takes us through the new CD by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Speed Of Life, song-by-song.

Throughout the hour there’s plenty of history shared on the early days of NGDB and John’s solo career.  He also talked about his friendship with Steve Martin since Steve was a teenager, and their work together on The Crow.”

The show will also be available for two weeks in the station’s audio archives after it airs, and will be rebroadcast on Monday (11/2) at 12:00 a.m. on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country.

Claire Lynch will be featured in an interview Friday morning (10/16) with Carol Beaugard on her Lonesome Pine RFD program on WFDU, broadcasting in the New York City metro market.

Carol spoke with Claire about her latest Rounder CD, Whatcha Gonna Do, which was released on September 15. They will also play some tracks from the new album during the show.

Here is a brief sample of Claire’s remarks from the interview…

“This truly is a quantum leap for the band. We wanted the album to reflect a very pared down, ‘band’ sound and it gives each of the members a chance to really shine. Our sound is broader. The Americana market is really established now and the album fits a wide range of tastes and we’ve been so delighted with the response we’re getting. The album appeals to so many different audiences – people that love bluegrass, country and folk music and that’s so gratifying. As artists we want to play to as many people as possible and offer them music that sings to their hearts.

We were especially pleased with the wonderful feedback we got from all the bluegrass DJs we met recently at the IBMA WOB conference just held in Nashville. So many of the DJs made a point to let us know how much they loved the album and they really welcomed the material and our sound as ‘refreshing’. It was great to see how much the bluegrass audience loves the album.”

Lonesome Pine RFD runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon, with Claire’s interview set to run at 11:00. You can listen over the air at 89.1 FM in NYC, or online via live streaming at www.wfdu.fm. The show is archived for two weeks on the WFDU site should you miss it in real time.

Eric Gibson, the banjo-playing half of the notorious Gibson Brothers, will be interviewed Friday morning (10/9) on WFDU. He will join Carol Beaugard on her Lonesome Pine RFD program at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) to talk about their latest CD, Ring The Bell, and all other things Gibson.

You can catch Carol’s show over the air at 89.1 FM in the New York city metropolitan area, and over on the Internet via live streaming. It will also air on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country at some point in the next few weeks.

There is an embarrassment of riches this Friday (5/15) for folks who can tune in to online radio and TV during business hours. We’ll highlight each of several special programs featuring bluegrass artists in the next few postings.

First up is Carol Beaugard’s Lonesome Pine RFD which airs on WFDU in the New York City metro market. The show airs from 9:00 a.m until noon (EDT) and Carol will speak with both Tony Trischka and Claire Lynch about their plans for the rest of ‘09.

Tony will be on the line at 9:15 to talk about the Tony Trischka School of Banjo, a new online instructional site which will launch this summer. Carol also plans to ask him about his work on Steve Martin’s recent banjo CD, The Crow.

Then at 11:00, Claire Lynch will join Carol to break the news about a new Rounder project she expects to have this fall.

Catch Carol et al. on Lonesome Pine RFD at 89.1 FM in the NYC area, and streamed live online at WFDU.fm.