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After years of digging into his vast library of music and knowledge to entertain and educate, Ross Burns is signing off with an episode of I Hear America Singing that is full of memories and personal requests.

Music comes from the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Joan Baez, Lead Belly, The Clancy Brothers and more.

Be sure to tune in Saturday at 7 pm or Sunday at 9 pm on Waco Public Radio

And be sure to join us at the station (2100 River Street) this coming Wednesday, June 3rd for a farewell luncheon. There'll be light fare, good company, and plenty of memories. Share your favorite moments from the show, and give Ross the chance to put faces to the voices who’ve been listening.

As Ross winds down the weekly shows of I Hear America Singing, he reminds us of his favorite groups. Of course, he starts off with the group that introduced him as well as millions of people all over the world to Folk Music – The Kingston Trio. Also, their good friends the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem who kickstarted the Celtic Renaissance not only in America, but in their native Ireland as well. One of the Trio’s biggest influences was Pete Seeger and the Weavers – as Nick Reynold said “we used to do all of their songs.” Peter, Paul, and Mary was created to challenge the Kingston Trio’s dominance in the field and did so quite well. Thanks to Andy Griffith, the Dillards helped introduce Bluegrass music to millions of TV viewers. Ian and Sylvia introduced traditional Canadian folk songs to a wide American audience as well as songs written by themselves and their good friend Gordon Lightfoot. Denver-based Dakota Blonde continues in the tradition of PP&M, while Adler and Hearne harvest songs from their organic song farm outside Winnsboro, TX.

So join Ross for a tuneful hour either Saturday evening at 7:00 or Sunda night at 9:00