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WBCR-news: November 2006

Jesse Winchester to Appear On Can You Feel It (again)

Last year, Can You Feel It host, Todd Lewis, aired a two hour artist retrospective on Memphis singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester.  With Jesse set to appear here in Great Barrington next week, Todd has re-tooled the show and will air it on WBCR-LP this Friday, November 17 at 8 pm.

Jesse Winchester was the music world’s most prominent Vietnam War draft-evader, though his renown came from a body of wry, closely observed songs.  After growing up in Memphis he attended Williams College and in 1967 Jesse received his draft notice in 1967 and moved to Montreal, Canada, rather than serve in the military.  Jesse’s exile lent real-life poignancy to songs like “Yankee Lady,” which appeared on his self-titled debut album in 1970.  He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. Despite critical acclaim, his inability to tour in the U.S. prevented him from taking his place among the major singer/songwriters of the early ‘70s, but he made a series of impressive albums before President Jimmy Carter instituted an amnesty that finally allowed him to play in his homeland. 

Jesse returned to Memphis for good in 2003 and now tours as a solo performer.  His songs and performances are intimate, often humorous glimpses into life, love and the human condition.  Jesse is one of the most covered songwriters active today.  His work has been recorded by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Biaz, New Grass Revival, Jerry Jeff Walker and Wilson Pickett just to name a few.

Jesse enjoys a large following in the Berkshires and with good reason.  You won’t want to miss this special show!

→ Posted on Wed. November 15th, 2006 by biotic.

Program Applications for Summer Schedule due April 15

Have you listened to Berkshire Community Radio (WBCR-LP) and said to yourself, “hey, that would be a blast”?  Well, all it takes is a good program idea, a solid application and a few training sessions with our volunteer trainers.  You, too, can be doing community radio. 

Our schedule has a little of everything:  music, talk, news, community affairs.  Our listeners and members are invited to join the mix.  Applications are due on Sunday, April 15 for consideration by our Programming Committee for the June 2007 - September 2007 Program Schedule. 

You can get the application here at berkshireradio.org or visit the station under the Pink Cloud Gallery next to Brooks Pharmacy on Main Street in Great Barrington.  We have an Open House every Saturday from noon until 4 pm.

→ Posted on Wed. November 15th, 2006 by biotic.