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phil_carrie_120Phil Shapiro and Carrie ShorePhil Shapiro is the founder and long-time host of WVBR's Bound for Glory, Ithaca, NY.  The Bound for Glory radio show is North America's longest running live folk concert broadcast, and Phil has hosted the show since it's inception in 1967.  That's 44 years ago.

"If you do something for 44 years, you're fairly likely to get old in the process", says Phil.  "I've got a choice.  I'm going to be 65 on February 13th.  I can ignore it, and I'll still be 65, or I can have fun with it, and, guess what, I'll still be 65.  This is a birthday present to myself."

Phil Shapiro, from Caroline, is a traditionally oriented folk singer, as is his musical partner, Carrie Shore, from Conklin Forks, near Binghamton.  Guitar and fiddle, two voices.  Phil and Carrie tour the Northeast as a folk duo.  Every once in a while, they appear on Phil's own Bound for Glory show, just for the fun of it.  On Sunday (February 13th), Mark Anbinder will host.

The Bound for Glory radio show is broadcast Sunday nights from 8 to 11 pm on Ithaca's WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5, and on line.  There's free admission in the live audience at Anabel Taylor, and it's open to everyone who can get there.  There are three live sets at 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30.

By the way, Carrie Shore's birthday is the very next day, February 14th, Valentine's Day.  She'll be celebrating her First Annual 39th Birthday.

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