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Technicolor Band on Saturday’s Child on Saturday, April 13

WFHB welcomes Technicolor Band to Saturday’s Child on Saturday, April 13, from 11am to noon. Join us for an ambient jazz performance as we wander into a realm of sonic exploration, where improvisation and creativity thrive. Listen on air or as part our audience, free of charge in the Monroe County History Center in downtown Bloomington. Technicolor Band — live …

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Lotus@30

WFHB and the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation have always shared close ties with each other and the Bloomington community. Our first broadcast hit the airwaves in 1993; Lotus threw its first festival a year later, bringing culture bearers from around the world into various Bloomington venues, including the WFHB studios. Now, a small team of Lotus staff is chronicling …

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FIREHOUSE SESSION: Making Movies

On Thursday, April 4th Enrique Chi from the Kansas City, MO based band Making Movies joined us in the studio for a WFHB Firehouse Session.  He talked about the mejoranera, a small Peruvian guitar-shaped instrument made out of one piece of wood and nylon strings, that he was playing and talking on tour. He also spoke about the band’s outreach …

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FIREHOUSE SESSION: FRUITION

On Tuesday, March 19th the band FRUITION joined us for Firehouse Session in-studio interview and performance! They brought their three-part harmonies from the Pacific Northwest to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater and they stopped by WFHB before their show! Their remarkable 15-year journey has seen them emerge as a singular force in the world of Americana on some of the nation’s biggest …

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FIREHOUSE SESSION – BRISCOE

On March 22nd, Austin, TX based Americana folk-rock band Briscoe joined us for Firehouse Session in-studio interview and performance.  It was a great conversation and performance – they chatted with host Jim Quinn about how they met as kids at summer camp, their new album charting #9 of the WFHB charts, and much more! Production team: Coordinating Producer: Abby Noroozi …

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FIREHOUSE SESSION – GLIXEN

On February 26th Phoenix, AZ shoegaze band Glixen joined us for Firehouse Session in-studio interview and performance.  Aislinn and Esteban joined us for an intimate duo session – a way you almost never see the band.  Their performance was dreamy and atmospheric and they performed 3 songs for us: Mood Swings Splendor foreveroon It was a special session where we …

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Saturday’s Child with Claire Pendreigh March 9th on WFHB

WFHB welcomes Claire Pendreigh (Pen-dree) to Saturday’s Child on Saturday, March 9th from 11am to noon.  Join us as we enjoy Claire’s soulful sounds, and melodic song writing, with pedal steel accompaniment   Listen on air or experience the show live in our audience, free of charge, in the Monroe County HIstory Center in downtown Bloomington.  That’s Claire Pendreigh (Pen-dree) – live …

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Local Live Remote with Ben Cartha Fowler

Join WFHB on Wednesday, March 20th at 9pm for a Local Live Remote broadcast from The Switchyard House Show Venue. Featuring the rhythmic adventures of Ben Cartha Fowler with special guests. Attend in person at 1417 S. Monon Street, Bloomington. Listen live on your radio dial, or from our webstream.

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FIREHOUSE SESSION: SPECTATOR BIRD

On Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 PM EST Spectator Bird will join us for Firehouse Session in-studio interview and performance. They will be bringing their brand of “sister-folk” from the Shenandoah Valley to Bloomington for the ‘Cosmic Songwriter Festival’ where they’ll be joining Caleb Stine on stage at The Orbit Room. Production team: Producer: Abby Noroozi Session Host: Jim Quinn …

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