Which begs the question - when is some of Matt's excellent work as a musician going to get onto Folk Alley?

what time will he be airing?

Hampton Roads public radio, WHRV-FM, 89.5, cancelled a similar program, the locally originated "In the Folk Tradition." Bob Zentz, a nationally known folk performer, songwriter, and curator of traditional songs, lost his place in the line up after more than a quarter century of airplay. Unfortunately, the more docile folk community hereabouts seemed to "little note nor long remember" the insult. In contrast to that approach, I have re-directed my contributions from local public radio and television to WKSU-FM and Folk Alley, which respect my taste in music, and to WUNC-TV in North Carolina.

Met Zentz twice - once at the old Ramblin' Conrad's, then again at the FSGW getaway, they were holding it in Camp Letts Maryland that year. He sure loved to play those old waltzes. Didn't think much of upstart singer/songwriters, as I recall.

I'm ever so glad to hear that Matt's back at WDET. It was great that neighboring station WEMU in Ypsilanti could and would take him on in the interim. The well-loved Arkansas Traveler show has also returned to WDET.

But how sad for Detroit to have lost WDET's music format! Ann Arbor's WUOM already has plenty of talk; I know WDET's music was a welcome option for folks in the southeast corner of Michigan.

We need to stay vigilant if we want to keep many forms of music available.