I'm sorry to report the passing of Gene Shay, longtime MC of the Philadelphia Folk Festival, and 'the dean' of Folk Radio, of complications from COVID19. He influenced a ton of musicians and made the term 'folk music' an expansive one.
I produced a short interview Thursday at the PA NPR News station where I host Morning Edition. You can hear that HERE. And click at least for the wonderful portrait by photographer Robert Corwin, (used with permission).
And I'm sure that more comprehensive coverage is on the way.
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