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7/29/10
WRYR/Local Lowdown Summer Lovin' Fundraiser Concert
4/4/10
Tom Wisner: Washington Post Obituary
The Bard of the Chesapeake Bay, whose music was recorded by the Smithsonian Institution and used in a National Geographic documentary, died of lung cancer April 2 at the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House in Prince Frederick. He was 79.
4/2/10
Tom Wisner 1930 - 2010
It was reported with great sadness that Tom Wisner has passed. Tom Wisner was recently honored by Maryland Governor O'Malley by naming the Education center at King’s Landing Park in Calvert County after him: Tom Wisner Hall at King’s Landing Park. Known as Bard of the Bay, Wisner raised awareness among children and adults for the past 40 years about the spirit, beauty, and human connection to the Chesapeake Bay through folk music. In 2002, the World Folk Music Association gave him the John Denver Award. Tom Wisner also hosted Chesapeake Country on WRYR.
2/25/10
Governor O'Malley Honors Tom Wisner
Governor Martin O’Malley and the Board of Public Works (BPW) today honored three Marylanders who devoted their lives to conservation and stewardship. At the request of the Governor, the Board acted to approve naming of Department of Natural Resources (DNR) properties in honor of folk-singer and educator Tom Wisner, Park Ranger Julie Scheiker, and long-timer DNR employee Gary Yoder.
The Education center at King’s Landing Park in Calvert County will be named the Tom Wisner Hall at King’s Landing Park. Known as Bard of the Bay, Wisner has been raising awareness among children and adults for the past 40 years about the spirit, beauty, and human connection to the Chesapeake Bay through folk music. In 2002, the World Folk Music Association gave him the John Denver Award.
“Tom was Maryland’s first official environmental educator, who has connected generations of school children to the Bay through music, art, and poetry, and whose footsteps thousands of us continue to follow. Tom is a true hero of the Bay,” said Chesapeake Bay Foundation Vice President for Education Don Baugh.
Tom Wisner hosts Chesapeake Country on WRYR.
1/14/10
A Celebration of Tom Wisner
A concert and CD release celebrating Tom Wisner’s life work: FOLLOW ON THE WATER: A Celebration of the Bay’s Life in Story and Song will be held at the Calvert Marine Museum on Friday, January 29, and again at the Annapolis Maritime Museum on Saturday, January 30.
Well known local musicians Mac Walter, John Cronin, Teresa Whitaker and Frank Schwartz join Tom Wisner on stage to introduce Wisner’s final double-CD album: Follow on the Water. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., concerts begin at 7:30. Admission is $20/advance; $25 at the door. Tickets for the concert at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons can be purchased at: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or in person at the Museum. Tickets for the concert at the Annapolis Maritime Museum can be purchased at www.amaritime.org. Seating is limited at both venues and advance purchase is recommended.
1/4/10
NEW DATE - WRYR/Local Lowdown Fundraiser Concert
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