BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Music promoter Meyer takes the reins at KRVM Local folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. promoter Mike Meyer is taking the helm at KRVM (91.9 FM). Effective this week, Meyer becomes station manager at the 55-year-old public radio station, which operates out of Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
"It's been a dream job for me for quite a while," Meyer said. "I'm such a believer in KRVM and its mission, and I've always felt like we could do things just a bit better." Meyer, who has served as a KRVM volunteer and radio host for more than 10 years, hopes to establish a more consistent sound for the Adult Album Alternative  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. station, which currently plays everything from the
Beatles to bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. to country to world music. He vowed to tighten up Verb 1. tighten up - restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"constrain, stiffen, tighten confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the playlists without sacrificing diversity. "What I mean by tightening up is just, perhaps, being a little more attentive to the quality of what we're doing so that each song is momentous in its genre," Meyer explained. Another of Meyer's goals is to host more emerging artists in the studio and strengthen the station's connection to the local performing arts scene. One of the ways he plans to accomplish this is by pairing his own production company, Snazzy snaz·zy adj. snaz·zi·er, snaz·zi·est Slang Fashionable or flashy. [Origin unknown.] snaz Productions, with the radio station. Meyer will continue to produce the kind of shows that have made him a household name in the folk community (Lucy Kaplansky, Greg Brown, Leo Kottke), but the concerts will benefit the radio station. One of the biggest challenges facing Meyer will be accomplishing all of his goals as a half-time employee. The station, which is now self-supporting and almost entirely volunteer-run, was forced to cut its staff from 5.5 employees to 2.5. In addition to Meyer, the staff includes a full-time general manager and an underwriting representative. - The Register-Guard |
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