Profiles Index

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 20
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a cheeky Christmas carol, a CD by John Gorka, a

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 6
This next-to-last day of our journey through the Winter Solstice features Santa's Reindeer, cajun master Michael Doucet, and a little more fun from Christine Lavin.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 19
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a hot gift suggestion, Christmas tree traditions, a trip to the sauna, some songs by James Taylor, and some great John Fahey downloads.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 16
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me "Christmas in the Trenches" and a Mountain Stage Christmas compilation CD featuring Tim O'Brien and the Roches.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 18
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a Charles Dickens classic, a song by Jeannie Kendall, a Bluegrass compilation, and a looksie at Greek Christmas traditions.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 17
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a pretty poinsettia, "Christmas in Virginia," and a great Putumayo CD.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 15
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a John Denver and the Muppets CD. Also a brief look at the raucus history behind this winter holiday celebration.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 14
The final day of Kwanzaa falls on the first day of the New Year, and is a day for meditation. On this final day of our journey through Kwanzaa, we look at the seventh principle and the music of Taj Mahal.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 13
On this sixth day of exploring the traditions of Kwanzaa and African-American folk music, we take a look at the sixth principle of Kwanzaa: creativity.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 12
Today's Kwanzaa exploration covers tunes by Sweet Honey In The Rock and David Roth, as well as the principle of Purpose (Nia).

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 11
On the fourth day of Kwanzaa, my true love gave to me: a cool Keb Mo CD, a song by Bruce Cockburn, Kwanzaa decorations, and the fourth principle of Kwanzaa.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 10
On this third day of our look at Kwanzaa, we explore Ujima (responsibility), as well as the music of Tim O'Brien and Leadbelly.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 9
On this second day of looking at Folk music and Kwanzaa, you can check out the Invocations for Kwanzaa and a great record by Vance Gilbert.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 8
Today is the first day of our trip through the songs and symbology of Kwanzaa. Check out this page for an introduction to Kwanzaa, and some great African-American folk music.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 7
On this final day of our journey through the Winter Solstice, we take a look at Hawaiian holiday music, the Seeger family, and more Solstice traditions.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 5
Today's Solstice jaunt takes us through a winter night with Gordon Lightfoot, as well as the history of the Yule Log and more pagan Roman traditions.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 4
The journey through Winter Solstice and the holiday season continues with today's look at politics, feasts, Steve Earle, and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 3
On this third day of "Have Yourself A Folky Little Christmas," we're taking a brief look at the ancient Roman pagans and their Solstice celebration traditions, as well as the American songwriter Dave Carter.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 1
The holiday theme for this whole week is the Solstice. This first day of winter takes place each year at a time when the hemisphere in which you live is tilted furthest from the sun. This year, the solstice will occur at 10:35 PM on December 21. Start planning ahead by using this helpful guide.

Have Yourself a Folky Little Christmas, Day 2
The Winter Solstice is now considered to be the first day of Winter, but often the ancient pagans celebrated it as the marker of "Mid-Winter." This year, it won't take place until December 21, but that doesn't mean we can't pop on some Christine Lavin or old English Folk tunes and dance around our Solstice trees.