The Thunder Bird Sisters from the Shinnecock Nation, Native American Music Award winning folk group are joined by guests Caroline Doctorow and Mick Hargreaves (of WPKN's Song Trails Radio Hour) for a concert to benefit WPKN at The Stephen Talkhouse 161 Main St. in Amagansett, NY.  Admission is $20. at the door but you can reserve at 631-259-2482
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The Thunder Bird Sisters are singer - songwriters whose music is inspired by Native American traditions and their concerns with the social issues that face their people.


They are the grandchildren of Chief Thunder Bird who revived the Shinnecock traditions on their reservation near Southampton.


They won a Native American Music Award (NAMMY) as Best Folk Group of 2000.



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Caroline Doctorow and Mick Hargreaves  highlight Long Island folk musicians and spin their favorite roots based music on their monthly WPKN radio show
 Song Trails Radio Hour (1st Saturday each month at 7pm on 88.7 and 89.5 FM). 

Caroline Doctorow has become a favorite of folk and college DJ's across the country.
Her voice has been called “wondrous, velveteen, and one of those pure clear voices
that is captivating no matter what she sings”.

Caroline cites her main influence to be the folk singers and songwriters of the 1960's. Her newest release “Another Country” was produced by Pete Kennedy and is a  retrospective of the songs of folk icons Richard and Mimi Farina.

Mick Hargreaves

"Bridget" b/w "Can't Keep Track of You Blues" is the new (June 2009) single release from this journeyman bassist, vocalist & guitarist who plays well with others.

He currently performs solo and with Caroline Doctorow, The Blaggards, Libby Johnson and Matty Liot & The Big Up. His resume also includes stints with The Hangdogs Buddy Woodward & The Nitro Xpress, The Grip Weeds, The Tonebenders and Matthew Grimm & the Red Smear.

In his spare time, Mick likes the radio.



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WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk and WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport together serve most of Suffolk County with a diverse selection of musical genres (Jazz, Blues, Folk, Rock, Classics, Reggae)  and in depth news and analysis programs (Between The Lines, Democracy Now!, Free Speech Radio News) not available elsewhere in this region.  The station is almost completely funded by listener contributions. 
WPKN can be heard live streaming on wpkn.org

Several programs produced on Long Island's East End include:

East End Ink, a literary review recorded at Canio's Books, Sag Harbor and other venues - heard on the 4th Wednesday each month at 12:30 PM, Programs archived at http://EastEndInk.blogspot.com

Tidings from Hazel Kahan: interviews and essays on a variety of subjects 
heard on the 2nd Wednesday each month at 12;30 pm, 
Programs archived with text and audio at http://web.mac.com/hzelkahan/
and http://hazeltidings.blogspot.com

Song Trails Radio Hour:
Singer-Songwriters Caroline Doctorow and Mick Hargreaves feature roots-based artists plus occasional live in-studio performances and highlight local Long Island musicians on the first Saturday night each month at 7pm. Programs archived at http://thesongtrailsradiohour.blogspot.com/

Suffolk/LI Arts Calendar:
 
Lists graphic arts and musical events on eastern Long Island. Produced by photographer Kathryn Szoka from Canio's Cultural Cafe. Heard at various times during the week. 

Regional News Roundup:
Wednesday during WPKN Mornings from 6 to 9am. 
Reported from East Hampton by Henry Letcher.
 

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