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Folk music has always been part of my life. I can remember my mother singing to me as an infant. I grew up during the folk revival. I remember Captain Kangaroo sharing popular songs like "Lemon Tree", "Hole in the Bucket" and other songs that would leave a huge impression. As I grew older I became aware of Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and eventually I was led to Woody Guthrie. By the time I reached college I was hooked. On my first day at Fairleigh Dickinson University, I joined the radio station - WFDU-FM. Within a few years I would develop the folk music radio program TRADITIONS which I debuted in 1980, a show which I continue to host to this day (now alongside Bill Hahn). We are proud to be Sing Out! Magazine Radio Partners.   Both Bill and I are proud that our program has been chosen as "guests" on SiriusXM's folk music channel "The Village"!

My involvement with folk music continues to grow. I am the President & booker for the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club in Fair Lawn and I also serve as the chairperson for the formal showcase committee for the North East Regional Folk Music Alliance.  I am also a free-lance writer for Sing Out!, and I am working on an article about Loudon Wainwright's new Charlie Poole project, scheduled to be the cover story in an upcoming issue.

If you see me as emcee at a local folk festival or club, please stop by to say hello!  

Please be sure to visit my website - www.ronolesko.blogspot.com and you can contact me at wfdutraditIons@aol.com