
Wednesday MidDay Medley
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
April Fool’s Day Sing Along + The Elders + A.M. Merker

At 10:00am we welcome Guest DJ The X-Word Rabbit (Edward Wallerstein) with an April Fool’s Day Sing Along of songs from: Mitch Miller, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, The Champs, Burt Bacharach, Bill Withers, The Trashmen, The Human Beinz, Cab Calloway, Scatman John, The Blues Brothers, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Stan Freberg, Adriana Celentano, Piero Umiliani, and The Beatles.

At 11:00am Ian Byrne and Kian Byrne of The Elders join us to share their new single, “The Man.” The Elders remain one of the top Celtic-rock bands in the United States after more than two decades because of their timeless sound. Since forming in 1998, The Elders have released nine studio albums, four live albums, one compilation album and four DVDs. The Elders are fronted by Ian Byrne on vocals & percussion, Norm Dahlor on bass (band co-founder), Kian Byrne on multi-instrumentalist, Bill “Liam” Latas on guitar, Dan “Danko” Loftus on keyboard, Shannon O’Shea on violin. More info at: http://www.eldersmusic.com

At 11:30am A.M. Merker joins us live in our 90.1 FM Studios to play new tracks from the new EP, WE AIN’T DEAD YET from A.M. Merker & The Last Call. A.M. Merker (from My Oh My) dips his toe into folk/country/alt-country and leans on his talented friends to bring his songs to record & the stage. A.M. Merker & The Last Call play The Ship, 1221 Union Ave, KCMO, in the historic West Bottoms for a Matinee Show on Saturday, April 11, at 6:00pm to 9:00pm. A.M. Merker & The Last Call play Mike Kelly’s Westsider, 1515 Westport Rd. KCMO, on Saturday, May 9, with Lorna Kay. A.M. Merker & The Last Call are back at The Ship, 1221 Union Ave, KCMO in the historic West Bottoms for a Matinee Show on Saturday, June 13 at 6:00pm to 9:00pm with Natalie Prauser.
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STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org
Show #1141
