This Quarter

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

10/3	Music & Conversation with Judy Collins: An encore broadcast of our interview with Judy Collins in honor of her final farewell tour this year. This program provides an overview of Judy’s life in her words and music—the ups and downs, the triumphs and tragedies.
10/10	Michele K-Tel Returns: Guest host Michele Flannery presents more musical surprises.
10/17	The Year of the Fire Horse!: Celebrating my birthday, my zodiac sign, and KALW’s 85th anniversary with songs about horses.
10/24	October Songs: A collection featuring Robin Williamson’s amazing first effort.
10/31	All Soul’s Night: A Celtic pagan tradition (Samhain) celebrating the first day of winter, a dark time when the living and the dead commune.
11/7	Fall Is Here: Music that conjures up the fall season and that special transitory time between summer and winter. Music by Sally Rogers, Claudia Schmidt, Cheryl Wheeler, Sandy Denny, Maddy Prior, John Martyn.
11/14	Songs of Rivers: Rivers of the world.
11/21	Windham Hill’s 50th: The label was started by Will Ackerman fifty years ago featuring mostly acoustic music that was quiet and contemplative and launched the careers of George Winston, Michael Hedges, Alex de Grassi, Liz Story, Barbara Higbie, and others.
11/28	Hymns, Chants, and Mantras: Reflective music for your Thanksgiving holiday.
12/5	On the Road Again: The joys and sorrows of constant traveling and endless miles. Music by John Gorka, Emmylou Harris, Anne Hills, David Francey, Stan Rogers, Joan Baez, Cry Cry Cry, and more.
12/12	Songs for Winter: Songs for short and chilly days.
12/19	Songs for the Holidays: Celebrating the end of the year with seasonal songs to get us in the holiday spirit.
12/26	One Host’s Favorites: Some outstanding music from the past year or so.

To get to the essence of music, I more often spend time talking about it and hoping for it than achieving it. . . . It’s when I finally accept that I’ve completely missed the point, and that I don’t really get it, that I have this moment when I get it. And of course I want to put my arms around it, I want to put it in a bottle, I want to keep it, I want to store it, I love it, and I can’t. And I have to let go of it again.

—Martin Hayes