It’s Local 518 Thursday on WEXT! March 16th

It’s Local 518 Thursday! At 11:00 pm, tune in to WEXT Radio at 97.7 and 106.1 FM, at 89.1’s HD2 station, via online stream at www.wextradio.org, or by using the free app for iOS and Android devices. You can also ask Siri and Alexa to “play WEXT Radio,” too!

Tonight on the Local 518 Show, there’s some ever-green music to hear…
Dyer Switch – “The Grass Fields“
Kilashandra – “Deadly Nightshade”
Maggie’s Clan – “Pebbles in a Jar“
Ian Nichols – “Queen of Rotten Collard Greens“
Dominic Orlando – “Starry Night Sky“
Hold On Honeys – “Down Home Girl“

The Attic Classic: Few singer-songwriters and band leaders from the Capital District are as critically acclaimed or as popular as Kevin McKrell. His songs are such a unique blend of Celtic, folk, and bluegrass influences, played by world-class musicians and sung with a voice clear and strong with just enough lilt that they really have become timeless.

There’s not much I can tell you that can embellish what has already been said or written about Kevin or the band he formed under his own name. By 1995 he had formed the first of many versions of The McKrells – an award-winning, hard-touring band that has traveled the nation and overseas, playing festivals and large & small concert venues – even Carnegie Hall & Lincoln Center. Kevin’s performances, and The McKrells, remains sought the world over.

As the 2000s came around, the band released one of the several albums they’ve recorded, titled ‘Hit the Ground Running.’ The title track is the Attic Classic.

Within the playlist, click on the artist/band and song featured on the WEXT Radio Local 518 Show to find out more about them and support them by listening to & purchasing the songs. Miss the show? Listen to it and previous ones on the WEXT Radio Local 518 Show webpage. Have music you want us to hear? Submission guidelines can be found at the webpage link too. Send us stuff!