Sunday at 11:00 am
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.
A relaxed show for a rainy day w/Mark & Val May 19, 2013 | 11:00 am
A relaxed show for a rainy day w/Mark & Val: mostly Celtic and Americana w/locals and near locals added to artists from around the world. Tune in for: Small Potatoes; From the Woods; Tullamore; Blue Moon Trio; Honey Dewdrops; Sppprag Session; Dannen Mcmullen; Malcom Bushby and moreRead More
Band Auction !!!!!!!!!! April 28, 2013 | 11:00 am
11am Whiskey for the Lady11:30am The Potlickers
Noon KC Ukesters
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Band Auction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 21, 2013 | 11:00 am
11:00am Bob and Diana Suckiel11:30am Gary Kirkland and Bob Tripp
Noon Ernest James Zydeco
12:30pm Cow Town Cajun
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Band Auction!!!!!!!!! April 14, 2013 | 11:00 am
11:00am Kasey Rausch11:30am Buttermilk Boys
Noon Jacob Cross & Animal
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Mark & Val with new (to us) music: American field recordings and BBC Folk Award nominees March 10, 2013 | 11:00 am
Mark and Val with new (to us) music today - great for a rainy (apparently turning to snow AGAIN) day. The first half of the show will be American folk, mostly early and heavily rooted in field recordings and recordings from the 20s & 30s. And for the 2nd half, we're going to the British Isles to hear nominees for the 2012 BBC Folk Awards. Tune in to Foolkiller Folk at 11:00 (90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City). Next week: all Irish...Read More
Winter Pledge Drive! Your requests and a 100% match February 10, 2013 | 11:00 am
Mark, Val & Steve Peters will be joined by KKFI listener and volunteer Ralph Tomlinson. We'll be playing your requests from last week; wishing a happy birthday to Dan Stiles and to Quinn Bachand (whose music we'll be playing) and talking about the station. And, as usual, all pledges (on air or on line) received during Foolkiller Folk will be matched 100%.Read More
Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone? January 13, 2013 | 11:00 am
Valerie and Mark do their annual "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?" program, celebrating the lives and musical contributions of the folk and near-folk artists who departed this earthly coil in 2012. We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll reassure their shades (and ourselves) that they will live forever in their songs and tunes.Read More
Celtic Trad; English Folk; American Old Time… November 18, 2012 | 11:00 am
Mark & Valerie bringing you a melange show: mostly Celtic w/a bit of English folk and a smidgen of American Old Time. Tune in!Read More
Hollowe’en Show October 28, 2012 | 11:00 am
The sort of stories and songs that Autumn, with it's falling leaves and lengthening nights, arouse the sort of emotions that we mere mortals are heir to.Read More
Homelessness Marathon Continued October 21, 2012 | 11:00 am
HOUR 311am WFHB in Indiana
topic- Shelters, Stipulations and Freezing to Death
HOUR 4
noon KUNM in New Mexico
topic- Kids on the Street - Homeless Youths
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Across the universe of Trad October 14, 2012 | 11:00 am
Across the universe of Folk w/KKFIRead More
KKFI: A Rare Medium Well Done October 7, 2012 | 11:00 am
All six Foolkiller Folk programmers on air for the fall fund driveRead More
Our Own Irish Festival September 30, 2012 | 11:00 am
Valerie and I took in all three days and nights of the 2012 KC Irish Fest, and had a wonderful time. But after all that Celtic rock/festival fare, we wanted to hold our own mini-Irish Fest with a stronger traditional lineup. Wonderful music from the likes of Liam Kelly, Planxty, Mick O'Brien and Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh, the Corries, Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis, Jack Talty and Cormac Begley, Joe Heaney, Phil Cunningham, Battlefield Band, Jimmy Crowley, Cara Dillon, Danu, Shee, Dalla and much much more.Read More
KC Irish Fest 2012 August 26, 2012 | 11:00 am
A foretaste of the 2012 KC Irish Fest lineup, featuring artists from out of town.Read More
Beach Blanket Banjo August 5, 2012 | 11:00 am
Foolkiller Folk today is a mailbag program of the recent Irish and English folk that has entered our collection. There's a lot of banjo, and also a performance of "The Rocky Road to Dublin" by what sounds like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.Read More
Val and Mark play singer-songwriters July 15, 2012 | 11:00 am
This Sunday we're going to play some great songs by Kathryn Williams, Ellis Paul, Justin Townes Earle, Chris Wood, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. We'll touch on personal tragedy, wanting, wandering, war, love, and Charles Darwin. You'll also hear from Grada, Crooked Still, Carolina Chocolate Drops, and we'll poke our heads into church w/Patty Griffin.Read More
Mark is currently co-recording secretary for Missouri Valley Folklife Society, and Treasurer for Crosscurrents. He also is a folk programmer with Valerie Andruss on the KKFI 90.1 FM "Foolkiller Folk" radio show, and is the Chair of the Programming Committee of the station.
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Diana is a retired plumber with Local #8 and supporter of workers and their rights.
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Bob is a retired railroad engineer, union member and supporter of workers and their rights.
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