Howard Larman died Sunday April 22. He and his wife Roz created the FolkScene radio program. In 35 years on the air Folkscene has been tremendously influential and helped launch the careers of many artists. Roz says that she intends to carry on the program. For more background on Howard check out this excellent piece on Ron Olesko’s Folk Music Notebook.
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