Folk songs make us laugh, cry, cringe, hurt and smile. They help us imagine how we might face our own daily struggles and the monumental challenges of our day. And you thought you were just listening to a bit of clever poetry attached to a catchy tune!
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If you are tired of soulless, empty corporate radio and are ready to connect to your roots, roots that go back centuries to real places and real people, give Rose Island Radio a try
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Hello, Rose Island Radio listeners! My name is Ken Corder. I am the curator of the easy blend of traditional European and American folk songs that you hear on Rose Island Radio. My family line on my mother’s side has its traceable roots to Northumbria in Northern England. The ancestors…
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Walk, don’t run! That favorite phrase of your elementary school hall monitor and the community pool lifeguard was actually helpful advice for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. According to the American Council on Exercise, walking offers the following benefits: Running certainly can be beneficial for cardio health, but it does come…
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Rose Island Radio is a commmercial-free internet radio station broadcasting from Charlestown, Indiana. (Listen Now) We offer a growing selection of traditional folk songs of the British Isles and early American. Our catalogue includes vintage and new interpretations of traditional folk songs from the British Isles and across the pond…