January 8th, 2012

Hey Everyone,

Today's show first aired in October of 2011 and featured a certain 7 year-old co-host (my daughter). The playlist went like this...

1) John Prine; Fish & Whistle; Souvenirs

2) Robert Earl Keen; Think It Over One Time; Gringo Honeymoon

3) Guy Clark; Stuff That Works; Songs & Stories

4) The Flatlanders; Down in My Hometown; The Flatlanders

5) Julie Holland; Rex's Blues; Pint of Blood

6) Reter Rowan & Tony Rice; To Live is to Fly; Quartet

7) Chris Smither; Real Fine Love; Rollin' Into Memphis--The Songs of John Hiatt

8) James McMurtry; Off and Running; Where'd You Hide the Body

9) James McMurtry; Valley Road; Saint Mary of the Woods

10) James McMurtry; Paint by Numbers; Too Long in the Wasteland

11) John Mellencamp; Clumsy Ol' World; No Better Than This

12) Fred Eaglesmith; Thirty Years of Farming; The Official Fred Eaglesmith Bootleg Collection

13) Dave Alvin; Two Lucky Bums; Eleven, Eleven

January 1st, 2012

Hi All,

Our first show of the new year featured a whole lot of Michael Perry and the Longbeds who will be performing on Friday night, January 6th over in Northfield. Should be a great evening of music and storytelling...hope to see some of you there.

The playlist for the 1st went like this...

1) Comments on the new year (recording of Mankato residents talking about their hopes for 2012)

2) The Civil Wars; 20 Years; Barton Hallow

**Three songs on good ol' vinyl records...

3) Steve Goodman; This Hotel Room; The Best of the Asylum Years

4) John Prine; Shoptalk; Storm Windows

5) Gary Stewart; The Blues Don't Care Who's Got Em'; Gary

6) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Alice Mayhew Jackson; Tiny Pilot

7) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; If They Give You Wings; Tiny Pilot

8) Greg Brown; Smell of Coffee; Milk of the Moon

9) Erik Taylor; Hollywood Pocketknife; Hollywood Pocketknife

10) Guy Clark; If I Needed You; Songs & Stories

11) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Somewhere Out in Mudrook; Headwinded

12) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Undone; Tiny Pilot

13) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Tiny Pilot; Tiny Pilot

Thanks for listening...and happy new year.

December 18th, 2011

Hi All,

The last show of 2011 went like this...(next week KMSU will be airing holiday music throughout the weekend).

1) A holiday message from James McMurtry

2) Bob Dylan: Winter Wonderland; Christmas in the Heart

3) Bob Dylan; Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas; Christmas in the Heart

4) Tim O'Brien; Bah Humbug; Christmas on the Mountain

5) The Indigo Girls; Your Holiday Song; Holly Happy Days

6) Chris Knight; It Ain't Easy Being Me; Chris Knight

7) James McMurtry; Peter Pan; It Had to Happen

8) Dave Alvin; Gary Indiana; Eleven. Eleven

9) Emmylou Harris; Christmas Time's a Coming; Light of the Stable

10) Emmylou Harris; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Light of the Stable

11) Emmylou Harris; Silent Night; Light of the Stable

A bunch of songs from John Prine's new release, The Singing Mailman Delivers

12) Hello In There

13) Sour Grapes

14) Quiet Man

15) Angel from Montgomery

16) Spanish Pipedream (fade out)

Happy Holidays everybody. Thanks for listening...

December 4th, 2011

Hi All,

The playlist for the 4th went like this...

1) Iris Dement; Let the Mystery Be; Infamous Angel

2) Guy Clark; Indian Head Penny; Cold Dog Soup

3) Slaid Cleaves; Drinking Days; Wishbones

4) The Flatlanders; Baby Do You Love Me Still; Wheels of Fortune

5) The Jayhawks; Hide Your Colors; Mockingbird Time

6) The Jayhawks; Tiny Arrows; Mockingbird Time

7) Emily Hurd; Long Lost Ghosts; Long Lost Ghosts

8) Emily Hurd; My Favorite Part; Long Lost Ghosts

9) Michael Jonathan; Ramblin Man; For the People Woody--An American Folk Opera

10) Steve Earle; Christmas Time in Washington; El Corazon

11) Alejandro Escovedo; Velvet Guitar; Man Under the Influence

12) Alejandro Escovedo; Castanets; Man Under the Influence

13) Merle Haggard; Workin' Man Blues; Working in Tennessee

November 20th & 27th, 2011

Hi All,

The show on the 20th was an "encore presentation" of a show that aired earlier this year and for which I do not have the playlist. Among other things, the show featured nice new stuff from Red Beet Records and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

On the 27th, our Thanksgiving weekend show features Pete Seeger's Children's Concert at Town Hall for the entire hour. Grab the kids and enjoy...

November 13th, 2011

Hi All,

The playlist for the 13th went like this...

1) Tom Waits; Chicago; Bad as Me

2) Beck & Emmylou Harris; Sin City; Return of the Grievous Angel

3) Pete Yorn; Splendid Isolation; Enjoy Every Sandwich

4) Carrie Rodriguez & Ben Kyle; Unwed Fathers; We Still Love Our Country

5) Merle Haggard; What I Hate; Working in Tennessee

6) Merle Haggard; Truck Driver's Blues; Working in Tennessee

7) Tom Waits; Raised Right Men; Bad as Me

8) Tom Waits; Bad as Me; Bad as Me

9) Guy Clark; Maybe I Can Paint Over That; Songs and Stories

10) Robert Earl Keen; Show the World; Ready for Confetti

11) Gurf Morlix; Clay Pigeons; Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream

12) Loudon Wainwright III; Come a Long Way; Attempted Mustache

13) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Speed of Light; Bright Examples

14) Loudon Wainwright III; The Swimming Song; Attempted Mustache

15) Mavis Staples; Don't Knock; You Are Not Alone

October 30th, 2011

Hi All,

The pledge drive edition of Listen to Your Folks is below. A big thanks to everyone who has already contributed to the fall pledge drive. If you would still like to do so, please call (507) 389-5678 or (800) 456-7810 or visit KMSU online.

1) Robert Earl Keen; Ready for Confetti; Ready for Confetti

2) Greg Brown and friends; I Still Miss Someone; Live at the Black Sheep

3) Stan Rogers; Canol Road; Northwest Passage

4) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Hurry Up and Wait; Bright Examples

5) Todd Snider; Play a Train Song; The Storyteller

6) Robert Earl Keen; Play a Train Song; Ready for Confetti

7) Robert Earl Keen; Lay Down My Brother; Ready for Confetti

8) Guy Clark; Dublin Blues; Stories & Songs

9) Tom Russell; I'm on Fire; Thunder Road: Tracks Inspired by the Boss

10) Aimee Mann & Michael Penn; Reason to Believe; Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

11) Warren Zevon; Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School; Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School

12) Dave Alvin; Two Lucky Bums; Eleven, Eleven