Tonight on Torch and Twang, me and DJ Sparrow played a fine collection of Folk and Country songs for all you cowpokes out there. Starting things off, we played Blind Willie McTell and Saint James Infirmary and discussed the odd similarities in the melodies between the two songs. After playing a few more Blues tunes, we switched things up as I played some new songs added to the system, all about the wonderful Appalachian Mountains. Before DJ Sparrow could stop me, I took some time to play and discuss some wonderful banjo tunes by artists from newer artists Sam Shackleton and Brad Kolodner. To round out the night, we talked about the specific sad and wistful vibes wintery tunes elicit and ended things off with Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. See you next week, partner.
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Torch & Twang 1.27.26
January 28, 2026
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Dante Chinni-Ianzito, Co-Host of The Progressive Torch & Twang
Outside of his show here at Impact, Dante (he/him) stays very busy around campus. He’s a double major in International Relations and Comparative Cultures and Politics with two minors as well. Beyond that, he spends plenty of time doing nerd stuff like model UN and Dungeons and Dragons. With all that going on, he enjoys spending some time relaxing and listening to a bit of old time folk and country when we can. At the moment, his favorite song lyrics are “Down the sand forever/only music is forever” but ask him in a few days again in a few days and he’ll probably have a different answer for you.
Wren Cueter, Co-Host of The Progressive Torch & Twang
Wren (they/them) is a Junior here at MSU studying English and hopes to go into the bigger music industry some day. Ever since they were a little kid they’ve loved music and has now become a major music collector with over 1200 records on cd. Some of their favorite music is folk music and they’ll defend Bob Dylan the day they die. Come listen into the Torch and Twang every Tuesday 8pm-12am to hear them and their co-host ramble on about their favorite folk and country tunes.