This Quarter

ere are our weekly listings for the winter months. Watch this list for further details to be filled in and other possible updates.

1/3	In Memoriam: Remembering some of the notable musicians who passed away in 2025, including Tom Lehrer, Flaco Jimenez, Marianne Faithfull, Gabriel Yacoub, Peter Yarrow, Garth Hudson, Dave Cousins, Jill Sobule, Jesse Colin Young, Michael Hurley, Soïg Siberil, Amadou, Rob Reich, Guy Klucevsek, Brian Wilson, Archie Fisher, Bob Franke, Todd Snider.
1/10	Bridges: Cross-cultural collaborations, from Wu Man, Mahsa Vahdat, Kayhan Kalhor, Ellika Solo Rafael, Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita, Métis fiddler Jamie Fox, more.
1/17	Tribute to Archie Fisher: Guest host Nancy Iverson looks back on the life and career of the great Scottish folk singer Archie Fisher.
1/24	Continental: Music from across Europe.
1/31	St. Brigid’s Feast: Music in honor of the Irish saint and goddess Brigid. Joining in the celebration will be Irish keyboardist Eamonn Flynn and his band. Also, new and recent releases by John Gorka, Patty Griffin, Alison Brown & Steve Martin, David Wilcox, Molly Tuttle, Anna & Elizabeth, The Onlies, and the late Todd Snider.
2/7	Recent Music from the West Coast: A range of music from SoCal to Washington State.
2/14	Valentine’s Day: Romantic songs, songs of longing and heartbreak. In celebration of his 80th birthday, some of Neil Young’s best-known love songs.
2/21	England, Scotland, and Wales: A range of music from across the British Isles.
2/28	The Return of Michele K-Tel: More musical surprises from guest host Michele Flannery.
3/7	International Women’s Day: Music aligned with this year’s theme, “Give to Gain,” focusing on fostering gender equality through abundant giving, reciprocity, and collaboration.
3/14	St. Patrick’s: An all-Irish music program celebrating St. Patrick’s a few days early.
3/21	Spring Equinox: Music for the change of season.
3/28	Potpourri: Odds and ends by, among others, Circus Bella, Guy Glucevsek, Linda Hirschhorn, the Luminescent Orchestrii.

Shout out to all the roses growing in concrete. I was raised in a wooden home my father built from salvage wood with only an outhouse and worked as a busser and barista through my teens. I got caught up in drugs starting at age 11 and got sober at age 23. But something deep inside me said keep going. Something deep inside me said there was a reason I am here. Something inside me said “You have a message to give.” Something inside me said you were made to change the world in service to Love and the Creator. This life is treacherous and dangerous to say the least, but we were made for danger and bravery. We were made to slice through the illusions and bring love and hope to a lost world. We will fail and get back up again a thousand times and even still, what a blessing to be alive and breathing. To fight as warriors for the Creator in humble service. No where I’d rather be.

Keep going. Don’t stop. Believe in your dreams. And go to the places that make your dreams shine brighter and come alive. Surround yourself with people who lift you up and nourish your spirit. I believe in you. Your sister from across the ether. We are a big family of people who may not know each other’s names, but dream of a beautiful world for future generations. We will succeed or die trying and what a blessing to be alive.

—Lyla June