There will be a Memorial Service for Phil Shapiro on
October 17th, see below for details...
Weekly broadcasts of the
Best of Bound for Glory
Every week we feature a recording from our archive of live
Bound for Glory shows. Spend Sunday nights with us
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On your radio September 20—Little Toby Walker
Originally broadcast 12/3/2006
“A real killer with a fantastic technique. He just knocks me out.”—blues musician John Hammond
Little Toby Walker, a winner of the prestigious Memphis International Blues Challenge Award, is an exceptionally gifted fingerstyle guitarist, singer, songwriter and storyteller whose music draws from traditional and contemporary blues, roots music, western swing, and ragtime. His humorous, musical stories paint pictures of his travels to Mississippi, Arkansas, Virginia, and North Carolina in the minds of his audience.
Toby has been warmy received at concert halls, festivals, clubs, libraries, and schools throughout the U.S., France, and England, and has been featured in such publications as the New York Times, Blues Review, 20th Century Guitar, and Blues in Britain.
He has researched the music of the Blues by making several field trips throughout the south, learning from such masters as Eugene Powell, James Son Thomas, Jack Owens, Etta Baker, Turner Foddrell, Sam Carr, and R.L. Burnside.
LIVE Bound for Glory!
SingTrece
September 27, 2:00 pm
at the Lansing Area Performance Hall
SingTrece has extensive experience as a soloist and lead singer. She has worked with notable groups like the East Side Edition Blues Band, Cleveland All Star Soul Funk Band, and Best Kept Secret R&B Band. Currently she fronts her own band, SingTrece, and is the lead singer of Stone Cold Miracle. Her versatility and dynamic stage presence have made her a sought-after performer in the soul, R&B, and funk music scenes.
SingTrece travels nationally and internationally, performing soul and gospel music across Europe. She has collaborated with Grammy award winner David Bratton and instructs choirs worldwide through music workshops. SingTrece has had the honor of singing at the Vatican twice (and meeting two Popes!). While pursuing her solo singing career, SingTrece has been teaching choir classes and has conducted lyric writing workshops. Her commitment to nurturing young talent highlights her devotion to the arts.
She has shared the stage with luminaries like Tavis Smiley, Dorothy Cotton, Everett Drake, Shemekia Copeland, and Kenneth McLaurin. Her exceptional talent and dynamic voice have consistently wowed audiences, making her a sought-after performer and collaborator. SingTrece’s heartfelt approach to Gospel, R&B, Blues, and Soul music, coupled with her confident spirit, ensures she changes hearts one positive note at a time.
Come join us for Bound for Glory’s monthly live shows on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 pm. Admission–as always–is free, but we are encouraging donations for the performers.
On your radio September 27—
Travis Knapp & Friends
Originally broadcast 11/15/2015
The following is from Travis’s 2015 bio…
Travis Knapp creates music that is optimistic, uplifting to the soul, and rooted in a spiritual and earthly vision. With a diverse stylistic palette of folk, soul, jazz, pop, classical, blues, and gospel traditions, his organic accompaniment on piano, banjo, and guitar supports a strong expressive voice. His latest and most representative album “For Everything That’s Good” was released in October 2014. It was written while bicycle touring around the country, and features the banjo and abundant vocal harmonies.
After studying at the Conservatory of Music of Ithaca College where he performed with Ithacappella, Travis was awarded the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Scholarship. In 2011 he toured with the acoustic avant-folk duo Polly and Travis. In the fall of 2013 he traveled the Northeast and Southern Appalachia by bicycle to promote his first full-length album, “Bright New Way”. 2015 will be his most musically adventurous year to date, with plans to share music at festivals and gatherings around the US.
On your radio October 4—Joe Jencks
Originally broadcast 9/20/2009
“The key to the future is people joining in. The music of Joe Jencks captures this essential spirit. Joe is a fantastic singer who carries on the traditions.” — Pete Seeger
An international touring performer, songwriter, entertainer, and educator, Joe Jencks has spent the last seven years touring full-time in concert halls like Lincoln Center, coffee houses, festivals, spiritual communities, and schools. He’s earned respect for his unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration while weaving a diverse web of stories with his brilliant musical skill.
Drawing on his Irish heritage, Joe uses his lush and lyrical voice to enchant, heal, and inspire to action. He’s won numerous songwriting awards for his original work, and is highly regarded as a song interpreter. Joe’s sixth and latest release, “The Candle and the Flame,” is so personal and so passionate that it shatters any stereotype and places him solidly on the map as one of the finest modern singer-songwriters.
Phil Shapiro Memorial Service
October 17, 2026
at the First Unitarian Universalist Society
of Ithaca Church
306 N. Aurora Street, Ithaca, NY
Service: 3 – 5 pm
Reception & sing: 5 – 7 pm
There will be a memorial for Phil Shapiro on October 17,2026, at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Ithaca Church in Ithaca, NY, from 3 pm to 7 pm. There will be a formal service from about 3 to 5, at which people will speak or sing in memory of Phil.
Following this, there will be a reception in the fellowship hall of the church, and following the reception, there will be an opportunity to meet to talk about memories in the sanctuary, and a music jam/sing in the fellowship hall, focusing on songs that Phil liked to sing.
If you would like to speak or present a song during the formal part of the service, please contact Phil’s wife, Mary, at maa8@cornell.edu. Everyone is welcome and we would love to have you here.
Upcoming Live
Bound for Glory shows!
September 27 — SingTrece
October 25 — Lloyd’s Boys
November 22 — Richie & Rosie
Live Bound for Glory shows are in our new venue—the Lansing Area Performance Hall. The shows are on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 pm. These once-a-month live shows, hosted by Travis Knapp, will be recorded for broadcast on a future Sunday’s WVBR’s Bound for Glory radio show.
Come be a part of Bound for Glory’s new series of live shows at the
Lansing Area Performance Hall
1004 Auburn Road, North Lansing, NY