La Morte de Valley Folk

I've blogged before, somewhat irrevererently, of Susan Forbes Hansen. Her 22 year old Valley Folk show on WFCR has recently been canceled. Susan Campbell writes of it in today's Hartford Courant.

I'll mourn Valley Folk - we listened so many nights, driving home from visiting friends or family, or playing at home as we nested, cleaned, relaxed. But I also take a longer view. From crisis, opportunity. Perhaps the area needs a full time folk music station - and the time has come for that to happen. Perhaps Ms. Hansen can develop a nationally syndicated show, podcast, or website. Perhaps she has other passions and life projects. Perhaps some of us (myself included) who took her and her music for granted might value those who continue to create spaces and places for the music we enjoy.

Edit: Susan Forbes Hansen will be live in the studio today on Colin McEnroe's show. I am guessing Colin picked up on the story via the same place I did today - Susan Campbell's column; he's a bit of a folkie himself, having had a lot of the local folkies (Nields, Hugh Blumenfeld, Kate Callahan, etc.) visit the studio over the years.