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On Monday September 15, 2008, WoodSongs will reach the important 500th broadcast milestone. The special event broadcast taping will be a gala, black tie evening with many special guests and surprises. Sign up for our weekly email newsletter for show alerts. We hope you will join us for this very special evening of music and celebration! SEND AN EMAIL OF CONGRATULATIONS to michael@woodsongs.com ... include your name and address, if it is read over the air we will send you an autographed copy of 500th broadcast WoodSongs Souvenir Program.
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Every week, Michael Johnathon picks up his long neck banjo or trusty Martin guitar and launches into a global celebration of folk music called the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour. Hundreds of people line up to get tickets to see artists they don’t know sing songs they’ve never heard before in the historic Kentucky Theater in Lexington.
And each week, millions of people tune in to hear Michael and his guest artists explore the world of grassroots music on the all-volunteer run show. The multi-media broadcast airs on 491 radio stations worldwide, XM Satellite Radio, and on Public Television stations across the nation. Millions more worldwide have streamed shows online from the WoodSongs website.
On September 15th WoodSongs will reach the milestone 500th broadcast, a landmark event for both WoodSongs and the amazing community that helped make it possible. It places WoodSongs in the same league as other historic broadcasts, like the Grand Ole Opry, the Louisianna Hayride, and of course A Prairie Home Companion. Information on WoodSongs can be found online at woodsongs.com, including a massive and free acoustic music archive of past shows.
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST: Richie Havens first rose to fame in the folk-music scene that also fostered Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. In 1969 Havens opened the Woodstock Festival. His performance received continuous ovations and he kept playing encores until he ran out of songs. Finally, he decided to improvise a version of "Motherless Child"; the song was featured in the Woodstock film, and became an international hit.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: The 500th broadcast will be a special event evening and a fund raiser for the broadcast. There will be a wine/beer cash bar and food in lobby. Also, each ticket holder will get a copy of the WoodSongs 500th Broadcast Souvenir Program that will include the new Best of WoodSongs, Volume II CD, given free to every ticket holder that night. We suggest everyone dress up and help make it a special evening. Tickets are $30 each. WoodSongs Partners will be given the first opportunity to be part of the night. NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN FOR THIS BROADCAST, instead a hard ticket will be issued by the Kentucky Theater only. Tickets on sale now! Call the Kentucky Theater at 859 231-7924 after 4pm.
MEDIA INVITATION: We would love to work with anyone who would like to do a story or photo and caption on WoodSongs. To schedule an interview with Michael or to vsiit the live broadcast, email us at: radio@woodsongs.com or call Anna Dickens at 859.255.5700
KENTUCKY PRESS: To interview Michael Johnathon please contact Anna Dickens at anna@woodsongs.com
NATIONAL: Please contact PLA Media at 615-327-0100 10-5PM CST
WOODSONGS 500th SOUVENIR PROGRAM: Your ad in the 500th Broadcast Souvenir Theater Program will be seen by thousands of fans for two years at all WoodSongs Events at the historic Kentucky Theater and distributed nationwide. This special event souvenir program will be custom printed on hemp paper with leatherette binding. It will have a old-timey, antique look and stand out as a collectors item for years to come. Ads will be limited, so your ad will be very noticable. The program will premier the night of the 500th broadcast taping and will include a CD of The Best of WoodSongs, Volume ll (click here to download PDF)
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