Archive for February, 2010

A Note From Helen . . . This week’s eTown broadcast with Richie Havens and Angel Taylor

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

You know, I’m a hippie gal from way back; I came of age in the 60’s and loved that whole magical musical world that emerged during that era (Joni Mitchell was my inspiration to become a singer; Crosby, Stills, Nash and eventually Young got me hooked on learning how to be a harmony vocalist; you [...]

eTown receives $2M Loan to begin eTown Hall

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Contacts: Roger Menell roger@etown.org 303-443-8696, ext. 105 Jennifer Johnson jjohnson@publicradiocapital.org 651-246-4040 For Immediate Release Feb. 18, 2010 Public Radio Fund Loans eTown $2 million to Begin Construction on eTown Hall in Boulder (Boulder, Colo.) Public Radio Capital (PRC) and eTown today announced a $2 million loan to eTown from PRC’s Public Radio Fund. eTown is [...]

A Note From Helen . . . This week’s eTown broadcast with the musical collaboration, Playing For Change

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

We’ve got a great broadcast/podcast for you this week. Nick and I and the crew pack up the whole production and hit the highway, as eTown travels to Denver and the Paramount Theatre for one of our unique and fun shows on the road. This program features a diverse group of international musicians who are [...]

A Note From Helen . . . This week’s eTown broadcast with Taj Mahal and Martha Wainwright

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Legendary bluesman Taj Mahal makes his way back to eTown this week, as he celebrates his 40th year of performing in this extraordinary repeat broadcast. He brings a characteristically eclectic and rich set of music; accompanying him are longtime band mates Bill Rich and Kester Smith. And Martha Wainwright (talented daughter of Loudon Wainwright III and the late Kate [...]

A Note From Helen . . . This week’s eTown broadcast with Sonny Landreth, Juliana Hatfield and Terry Tempest Williams

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Old friend and slide guitar master Sonny Landreth joins us in eTown for this week’s encore airing. Sonny is a musical gem, and we are happy to have him back. In fact, Eric Clapton apparently has discovered with what we in eTown have known all along: Sonny is “probably the most underestimated musician on the [...]