Bob and Diana Suckiel on the “Foolkiller Folk” radio show:
We have been longtime supporters of folk music and we are performing musicians as well so the name of our program is Foolkiller Folk!
We are members of the old Foolkiller now known as CrossCurrents and we are involved in theater and local political activism.
We want to share the music we love with the rest of the community and share historical aspects of the music also. We want to help broaden our listeners’ knowledge of all kinds of folk music from all over the country, from the pre-war era to now.
What is CrossCurrents, formerly, Foolkillers? CrossCurrents is Kansas City’s Folk Arts Alliance. It is a nonprofit corporation in Kansas City which is dedicated to people creating their own culture. They produce concerts, plays, and community events, such as barn dances. This alliance encourages all interested people to get involved, no matter what level of talent they think they have. If you are looking for locally produced Folk music, Contra-dance, original acoustic music, women’s music, theatre or banjo-playing, join CrossCurrents.
By the way, if you wondered about “ Foolkillers” …
“We prefer crude vigor over polished banality. Remember, as one becomes enlightened, one KILLS the FOOL within.” — Jack Conroy.
March 10, 2024 Folk, Music
A Very KKFI Sunday
First and foremost - THANK YOU for your outpouring of support during the last pledge drive. You are the heart and soul of the station.
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During pledge drives, we always highlight the diversity of programming here on KKFI both in the diversity of genres and within the genres ourselves and today's Foolkiller Folk illustrates that perfectly.
About a third of the show is English Traditional folk to which we've added a bit of Nina Simone and Patsy Cline, some early blues, the new release of Stan Rogers songs, and an Irish tune set before we end with a bit of klezmer.
ListenFebruary 25, 2024 Folk, Music
Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone: Part 2 of 2
Mark & Val bring you their second and final episode of their annual Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone honoring artists who passed away in 2023. We start by honoring bluegrass musician Jesse Lester McReynolds who passed away on June 23 and end with Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers who passed away on December 26, 2023.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2024 Folk, Music
Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?
Mark & Val's first half of their annual 'Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?' program, honoring those who passed during the previous year. You'll be hearing selections from Seamus Begley (1/9/23), David Crosby (1/18/23), Ronald Cahute (4/22/23), Harry Belafonte (4/25/23), Johnny Fean (4/28/23), Gordon Lightfoot (5/1/23), Sean Keane 5/7/23), Sven Nyhus (5/20/23), and Dora Maria (6/4/23).
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2024 Folk, Music
Celtic Mailbox
Mark & Val today with a Celtic mailbag show. Mostly new releases, but a nod to Robert Burns Day (1/25) from Andy M Stewart's 1989 release "Songs of Robert Burns"
Read MoreDecember 24, 2023 Folk, Music
Mark & Val’s Christmas Show
This year we kick off with White Christmas by Irving Berlin. Then we acknowledge the pagan origins of the Christmas celebrations, after which we switch to the Christian tradition, get Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, and get Jesus born. We celebrate Jesus’s birth, then spread the news, after which the shepherds, three kings, and the little drummer boy arrive. Once Jesus is settled in and everybody has arrived, we switch to the feasting and song tradition, give a nod to Good King Wenceslas (be like Wenceslas), then wrap up with a couple of cautionary tales of the consequences of holiday overindulgence. wrap up with a couple of cautionary tales of the consequences of holiday overindulgence.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2023 Folk, Music
“Stone Soup”
So we've got a radio set, a Dirk Powell set, a Gillian Welch debut album set, an unusual enthusiasm set (spinach, roller skates, trombone), an AJ Srubas and Rina Rossi set courtesy of Bob and Diana's house concert to which Mark has added a recommendation from Linda Wilson (remember Linda Wilson from WomanSong?), an Edith Piaf set (because you need to hear her now and again), a skit from Beyond the Fringe, a Tracy Chapman debut album set, three from Kelly Hunt's latest album, and a Gonora Sounds set from Zimbabwe. Tune in!
Read MoreOctober 22, 2023 Folk, Music
Mixed Bag with Mark & Val
A mixed bag for you today on Foolkiller Folk. We start off with Flatt and Scruggs and a song recorded in 1950, end with a tune set from the new traditional Irish band Consequences recorded in 2023, and in the middle we bring you folk and Americana, including selections from Kelly Hunt's new release 'Ozark Symphony'. Tune in at 11:00 and enjoy!
Read MoreOctober 15, 2023 Folk, Music
Foolkiller Folk Hangs Out at the Station
Join the entire crew today as we hang out together at the station, share songs, and talk about KKFI. This is the last day of the pledge drive of the year, so if you haven't called in or gone online to help keep KKFI on the air next year, now's your chance!! 888.931.0901 or kkfi.org/donate. See you at 11:00 !
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2023 Folk, Music
Mark & Val
The inspiration for today’s show was twofold: first, we’ve been watching a BBC police series by the name of Happy Valley and enjoy the theme song of the show enough to add it to our collection; and we’ve recently replaced a fair amount of the music we had only on vinyl with the MP 3 versions. So today’s show is mostly the replacement songs, plus a sprinkling of songs with ‘Town’ in the name, starting with Ewan MacColl’s Dirty Old Town (done by Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger) and ending with Trouble Town by Jake Bugg, the theme of Happy Valley.
Along the way you’ll be hearing from Kornog, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel, Mary McCaslin, Emmylou Harris with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, Flat and Scruggs, The Osborne brothers, Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, Iris Dement, Pierre Brensusan, Indigo Girls, Nickel Creek, Maddy Prior and Tim Hart, Jim Stafford, Gayle Davies, Gillian Welsch, Jean Redpath with Abby Newton, and Roy Baily.
Read MoreAugust 27, 2023 Folk, Music
Mark & Val’s Annual Irish Fest Preview
Yes, it's that time again! The Kanas City Irish Fest is back Friday, Sept 1 through Sunday, Sept 3 and Mark & Val are here with our annual preview featuring some old favorites and some new discoveries.
We'll be bringing you a few of our favorite songs from: The Canterberries, Eddie Delahunt, The Elders, Tullamore, Kian Byrne, Neil Byrne & Ryan Kelly, Ashley Davis, Gaelic Storm, Shane Hennessey, The Henry Girls, Jigjam, The Nashville Celts, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Aoife Scott, Screaming Orphans, Talisk, and The Wee Heavies.
As always, the show will be archived for two weeks and you can see the full schedule and link to more of the bands at https://www.kcirishfest.com.
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