Originally broadcast 7-12-15: A discussion of the Summersongs 2015 music camps and the Tom Ryan Tribute CD: Barn's Burnt Down (Now I Can See the Moon). Summersongs is being held in Ashokan, NY from August 1-7. This longtime songwriting camp for music-lovers of all levels was founded by Penny Nichols in 1999. This year's teaching staff includes Freebo, Kate Campbell, Sloan Wainwright, David Roth, Glen Roethel, Mark Dann and Penny Nichols.
Ron Olesko talks about Summer Songs and the CD with three special guests - SummerSongs East Coast president Chris Kunstadter, director ;singer-songwriter Sharon Goldman; instuctor and singer-songwriter Glen Roethel.
Sharon and Glen performed songs live in the studio and we shared selections from the Tom Ryan Tribute CD.The late Tom Ryan was a beloved member of the SummerSongs tribe — and, was the father of Shannon Lambert-Ryan, one of the members of the celtic band RUNA. An amazing tribute CD was just released of his songs as well as those he co-wrote with fellow artists and friends — tracks include contributions from NERFA and folk favorites David Roth, Sloan Wainwright, Shannon Lambert-Ryan and Anne Hills.
