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        • Friends Forever 5/28/2021
        • Fair Trade Fusion 6/4/2021
        • Ryan Painter and the Resisters 6/11/2021
        • Jazz Brasileiro 6/18/2021
        • Take 2 - Reverend E and The Vagrants 6/25/2021
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        • JJ and The Mystics 3/5/2021
        • The Larry Conga Show 3/12/2021
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        • Dick Orr 3/28/2021
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Friends Forever 
Michael and Donna Coy are a husband and wife duo known as Friends Forever.  They have been playing in the Albuquerque area, both as a duo and with other groups, since the early 90s.  As a duo (sometimes joined by friends) they play and sing Folk tunes and songs from various traditions such as Celtic, Gospel, Old-Time, Bluegrass, Cowboy, and traditional Southwestern, as well as Singer/Songwriter Covers and Originals.  With a focus on vocal harmonies, they accompany themselves on guitar, fiddle, mandolin, octave mandolin, and bodhran (Irish drum).

Mel Minter wrote in the November 2015 edition of Albuquerque the Magazine: "The folk revival of the 1960s launched the careers of many stars, spurred the sales of guitars and banjos, and it set two people at opposite ends of the country on paths that would intersect at the alter several decades later. Donna and Michael Coy, married in 1993 and well known as Friends Forever Duo, can count Peter, Paul, and Mary, Leadbelly, and Bob Dylan, among others, as their matchmakers and inspiration."

In 2012 Donna won the vocal contest at the Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Festival in Santa Fe.  Michael won first place at the 2017 New Mexico Music Awards in the Children’s category for his original song, Great Grandpa, included on his solo CD project of that year called Southwest Sojourn.  He also recorded an album with Art Garcia in 2013 called Halfway to Nowhere, which received 5 NMMA nominations.  As a duo Michael and Donna recently produced a CD called Friends Forever, from a series of earlier recordings.  They are hoping to produce a gospel CD soon.  


Contact Information:  Email- mmcoy3@msn.com, Telephone - 505-977-4829,
​Website -  https://friendsforeverabq.wordpress.com

                            
Sounds of Central New Mexico is hosted by Bill Cochran, a musician with the Tijeras-based band, Reverend E & The Vagrants. 

​On Demand Performance -  KXNM archives the Sounds of Central New Mexico  as MP3 files, allowing you to listen to your favorite shows on demand, whenever you choose.   Click on the audio file below to hear the Friends Forever ​ show originally broadcast on May 28, 2021.

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    • Sounds of Central New Mexico Archives >
      • LLJ Band 10/1/21
      • Michael Godey 10/8/21
      • Michael "Miguelito" Romero 10/15/2021
      • Red Gorilla Studios 10/22/21
      • Michael Glenn 10/29/2021
      • Dennis Higgins 11/5/2021
      • Flying J Wranglers 11/12/2021 & 11/19/2021
      • The Nolan Brothers 11/26/2021
      • July - September 2021 Shows >
        • Chris Nolan 7/2/2021
        • Iron Chiwawa 7/9/2021
        • MusicHouse Mal 7/16/2021
        • Ryan Montano 7/23/2021
        • Peter Vigil and The All-star Band 7/30/2021
        • Doug Muchmore 8/6/2021
        • Larry Freedman 8/13/21
        • Watermelon Mountain Jug Band 8/20
        • Curio Cowboys 8/27/21
        • Paul Pino & The Tone Daddies 9/3/21
        • Roger Dale 9/10/21
        • Bud Warner 9/17/21
        • Roadhouse Karma 9/24/21
      • April - June 2021 Shows >
        • Sally Townes Band 4/2/2021
        • Marc Malin and Paula Rhae's Roadside Distraction 4/9/2021
        • Freddie Schwartz 4/16/2021
        • Leigh Baca and Ken Hume 4/23/2021
        • Bad Katz 4/30/2021
        • Jim Kono 5/7/2021
        • Black Hats N Pearl Snaps 5/14/2021
        • Alchemie 5/21/2021
        • Friends Forever 5/28/2021
        • Fair Trade Fusion 6/4/2021
        • Ryan Painter and the Resisters 6/11/2021
        • Jazz Brasileiro 6/18/2021
        • Take 2 - Reverend E and The Vagrants 6/25/2021
      • January - March 2021 Shows >
        • Reverend E and the Vagrants 1/8/2021
        • Swing Shift 1/15/2021
        • Rye Creek 1/22/2021
        • Odd Dog 1/29/2021
        • Gilbert Ortiz 2/5/2021
        • The Keys Band 2/12/2021
        • Stanlie Kee and Step In 2/19/2021
        • John DeYoung 2/26/2021
        • JJ and The Mystics 3/5/2021
        • The Larry Conga Show 3/12/2021
        • The Rudy Boy Experiment 3/19/2021
        • Dick Orr 3/28/2021
    • Archaeology in Your Backyard Archives >
      • Conflicts and Military Actions >
        • Coronado's Entrada
        • Pueblo Revolt
        • Tiguex War
        • Tumultous 1600's
        • 12-Years of Revolt
      • Ghost Stories and Mysteries >
        • Deadman's Curve
        • Ghost Towns
      • Influential Men >
        • Sherrif Elfego Baca
        • David Meriwether
        • Ernie Pyle
        • Delbert Redfern
        • Clem (Pop) Shaffer
        • Montague Stevens and Grizzly Bears
        • Delmar Thomas
      • Influential Women >
        • Eve Ball
        • Carol Bishop
        • Ella Foley Clayton
        • Mabel Sibley Jones
        • Carmen Padilla
        • Emily Post's Roadtrip Through New Mexico
      • INDIGINEOUS PEOPLE >
        • Alamo Navajo Tribe
        • Chief Manuelito of the Mescalero Apache
        • Plight of the Chiricahua Apache
        • Gran Quivira Mythical City of Gold
        • Gran Quivira's Preservation
      • interesting Places >
        • Antelope Springs
        • Baca Car Dealership
        • Belen Cutoff
        • El Bosque Homestead
        • Cedarvale School
        • Cedro Peak Fire Lookout
        • Estancia Salt Lakes
        • Hanging Trees
        • Manzano National Forest
      • Paleo-American >
        • Clovis and Theories
        • Mammoth Steppe Hypothesis
        • Solutrean Hypothesis
      • Significant Events >
        • Community Buffalo Hunts
        • Last Hanging in New Mexico
      • Torrance County Pioneers >
        • Baca and Barela Families
        • Early Villages Along The Monzanos
        • Tabet Family
        • Torrance County Early Days
      • Towns, Settlements and Villages >
        • Encino
        • Estancia
        • Gran Quivira
        • Madrid
        • Magdalena
        • Punta de Aqua
        • Socorro
        • Stanley
        • Stanley
      • Wild West >
        • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
        • Cowgirls and Wildwest Stars
        • Dime Novels and Pulp Westerns
  • ABOUT KXNM
    • BOARD of DIRECTORS >
      • Meeting Schedule, Agendas and Minutes
    • CONTACT US
    • HISTORY/MISSION
    • STAFF & VOLUNTEERS
    • In-Kind Donations and Services
  • SUPPORT
    • BECOME AN UNDERWRITER
    • CORPORATE SPONSORS
    • VOLUNTEER
    • RADIO INTERNSHIPS