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Live At The Linda's "Liner Notes" with Wanda Fischer

Wanda Fischer
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Wanda Fischer

One of the best parts of vinyl records are the liner notes. Whether it is the instrumentation, the lyrics, or its origin the liner notes gives you a glimpse to an artist's creative process. This week on "Live At The Linda," we caught up with Wanda Fischer, who is celebrating her 40th anniversary on WAMC's Hudson River Sampler. Wanda shares several songs that have had an impact on her, and the folk music genre as a whole.

Wanda's Playlist:
"Shenandoah," by John Kirk
Quicksteppin'

"Urge of Going," Tom Rush
The Circle Game

"Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm bound," Tom Paxton
Ramblin' Boy

"Four Strong Winds," Ian & Sylvia
Four Strong Winds

"Girl from the North Country," Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

"Pack up Your Sorrows," Judy Collins
Fifth Album

"Two of a Kind," Wanda Fischer, Artie Traum, and Nick Barr
Singing Along with the Radio

You can hear The Hudson River Sampler with Wanda Fischer on-air every Saturday night from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. and at wamc.org.

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Peter Hughes is the Producer for WAMC On The Road, the live event and community engagement program for WAMC Northeast Public Radio. He was previously the Thomas Edison Local Music award-winning producer/presenter at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio. He has worked for three decades in the production, presentation, and promotion of the arts and from Broadway theatre, to live music to cinema having put his stamp on the creative direction of various organizations across the Capital District of NY, from The Park in Glens Falls, Talmi Entertainment in Pittsfield, Capital Repertory Theater in Albany and Proctors in Schenectady, for whom he served for 22 years. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar and banjo, illustrating, oil painting, and collecting nerdy memorabilia of all kinds. He is a father of three very cool children and lives in Colonie, NY, with his wife Rebecca, their dog Groot, and their cat Patch.