Weekly broadcasts of the
Best of Bound for Glory
Every week we feature a recording from our archive of live
Bound for Glory shows. Spend Sunday nights with us
on your radio at 93.5 FM or through the Internet.
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On your radio August 2—
Rod MacDonald
Originally broadcast 10/2/2005
“A fine songwriter who never lets his message get in the way of making good music.” — The Boston Globe
Village Voice ascribes “politics, passion, and a sense of humor” to this Connecticut native, who began his singing career in the Greenwich Village music scene. Accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica, Rod sings a range of songs in traditional and contemporary styles. Some of his songs have been recorded by other artists; Garnet Rogers has put MacDonald’s “American Jerusalem” and “Dear Grandfather” on his albums.
He’s made the rounds of such festivals as the Philadelphia, Winnipeg, Kerrville, and Florida Folklife, and has toured Germany, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the UK, and the Czech Republic, bringing wry social commentary, good humored satire, and serious thinking on an incredible variety of topics.
Rod’s latest CD is “A Tale of Two Americas,” on Wind River Records. “Stereo Review” says, “His songs are not only perceptive and linguistically rich, but touched with grace.”
On your radio August 9—James Bird
Broadcast of the Live show on 7/26/2026
James is a poet, musician, and bard local to Western Massachusetts. A live musician at heart, he has shared music in a diversity of spaces like festivals, farmer’s markets, funerals, wedding ceremonies, ecstatic dances and grief rituals. Myth is a central theme in Bird’s music, using ancient stories to speak to the timeless human experiences of love, loss, friendship, mystery, death and rebirth.
In mid 2024 James went into the studio to record “Riddles” a story album that weaves through the stories of many mythical characters like Echo and Narcissus, Tammuz, Inanna, Circe and many more. The album is expected to be released in 2026.
James released his first album, “Parables”, on Bandcamp in 2014, an EP “Lila” in 2017, and a home-recorded single “Byron Bay” in 2019.
The single, “Flower of Wind” was Bird’s first release in 5 years, a home-recorded ode to letting go. It arrived alongside his first book of poetry titled, “The Confluence”.
On your radio August16—Brother Sun
Originally broadcast 4/7/2013
“…Powerful harmonies, like CSN dipped in the Mississippi.”
National touring artists Joe Jencks, Greg Greenway and Pat Wictor have made their mark as veteran singer-songwriters, but Brother Sun is no songwriter’s round. The trio’s harmonies, as much as their lyrics, tell what they are about: warm as a campfire, stirring as a gospel church, rousing as a call to arms. Fusing folk, Americana, blues, pop, jazz, rock, and a cappella singing, Brother Sun is an explosion of musical diversity and harmony, in the finest of male singing traditions.
Joe, Greg, and Pat are from three major points on the map, Chicago, Boston, and Brooklyn, but Brother Sun exists between them. Their combined musical skills make for an unforgettable experience – three rich voices blending on a well-crafted foundation of guitar, slide guitar, bouzouki and piano.
After mainstage performances with standing ovations at both Kerrville and Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals in 2011, and sold-out concerts throughout the U.S., this summer they earned not only return invitations to Kerrville and Falcon Ridge but also invitations to Old Songs Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival and Kerrville Wine & Music Festival. They’re currently on a national tour and working on their next recording, with Grammy-winning producer Ben Wisch.
LIVE Bound for Glory!
The Honey Badgers
August 23, 2:00 pm
at the Lansing Area Performance Hall
When Michael Natrin asked Erin Magnin to dust off her fiddle and join him for a couple songs at a local songwriter showcase, the two never imagined they were creating a musical partnership that would continue for over a decade. Playfully calling themselves The Honey Badgers—more to make themselves chuckle than to make any sort of a statement—the two discovered a chemistry between their voices that demanded to be heard. Thus, the duo was born.
The Honey Badgers’ folk/Americana sound has been likened to that of The Civil Wars and The Swell Season. They are known for their intense, unique harmonies, their sincere lyrics and melodies, and their undeniable and captivating onstage charm. Weaving their voices together over driving guitar, wistful violin, and punchy harmonica, The Honey Badgers spin stories and songs about finding yourself, finding each other, and finding your way in the world.
The Honey Badgers have been creating music together since the summer of 2011. In their first several years working together they released their debut EP, “Booth Bay”, a thoughtfully crafted second EP, “Soul”, as well as a collection of live recordings entitled “Mad Season”. In the spring of 2019, The Honey Badgers quit their stable jobs and hit the road, traveling up and down the East Coast singing songs, telling stories and building community on the road.
Their first full length album, “Meet Me” was released in 2019. “Meet Me” is a colorful story that has been unfolding since Michael and Erin met. The songs are new, but the feelings within them are familiar – from the blooming of new love to the comfort of seasoned love, losing yourself and finding yourself, from feeling alone in a fast moving world to finding connection in a room full of strangers.
Their second full-length album, “The Earth Turns and So Do We”, was released in 2024. The record is a mature and varied collection of original songs focused on the repeating cycles of life, death, love, and time itself.
Come join us for Bound for Glory’s monthly live shows on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 pm in the Lansing Area Performance Hall at 1004 Auburn Road (Route 34), North Lansing, NY. Admission—as always—is free, but we are encouraging donations for the performers.
Summer season of
Live Bound for Glory shows!
August 23 —
The Honey Badgers
September 27 —
SingTrece
Live Bound for Glory shows are in our new venue—the Lansing Area Performance Hall. The shows are on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 pm. These once-a-month live shows, hosted by Travis Knapp, will be recorded for broadcast on a future Sunday’s WVBR’s Bound for Glory radio show.
Come be a part of Bound for Glory’s new series of live shows at the
Lansing Area Performance Hall
1004 Auburn Road, North Lansing, NY