Listen to Your Folks

January 29th, 2012

2012-01-30T06:20:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

We've had new shows all this year--just not so great at updating the blog here--will get better in 2012, even though I'm off to a slow start, darn it.

Today's show featured the new tribute cd for Guy Clark. The release is called "This One's For Him" and it is outstanding!

The playlist (all songs from the tribute cd) went like this...

1) Rodney Crowell--That Old Time Feeling

2) Suzy Boguss--Instant Coffee Blues

3) Kevin Welch--Magdalene

4) Emmylou Harris & John Prine--Magnolia Wind

5) Patty Griffin--The Cape

6) Willie Nelson--Desperados Waiting for a Train

7) James McMurtry; Cold Dog Soup

8) Rosie Flores--Baby Took a Limo to Memphis

9) Ray Wylie Hubbard; Homegrown Tomatoes

10) Rosanne Cash; Better Days

11) Lyle Lovett; Anyhow I Love You

12) Radney Foster; LA Freeway

13) John Townes Van Zandt II--Let Him Roll

January 8th, 2012

2012-01-14T06:49:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-01T14:19:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-18T06:34:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-11T18:02:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-23T11:34:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-11T13:08:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-01T14:03:00.000-07:00

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

October 16th, 2011

2011-10-18T08:41:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 16th went like this...

1) The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Time Changes Everything; Heirloom Music

2) John Mellencamp; Save Some Time to Dream; No Better Than This

3) Alejandro Escovedo; Anchor; Street Songs of Love

4) Richard Buckner; Blue and Wonder; Bloomed

5) Johnny Cash; Sam Stone; Live in Austin

6) Fred Eaglesmith; Millie's Cafe; Millie's Cafe

7) Ramblin Jack Elliot (with A. Guthrie); Riding Down the Canyon; Friends of Mine

8) Drive By Truckers; I Do Believe; Go Go Boots

9) Drive By Truckers; Everybody Needs Love; Go Go Boots

10) Cowboy Junkies; This Street, That Man, This Life; Black Eyed Man

11) Todd Snider; Good Fortune; The Excitement Plan

**T.S. will be in St. Paul on November 9th!

12) The Devil Makes Three; Do Wrong Right; Do Wrong Right

13) The Seldom Scene; Home Town Blues; Scenechronized

October 2nd, 2011

2011-10-16T17:01:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was an encore presentation of a program that first aired earlier this summer. The playlist came from Troy Murphy, an old friend from these parts who now lives in Michigan. Thanks to Troy for a great morning of music. His playlist went like this...

1) Uncle Tupelo; No Depression (Demo Version); No Depression

2) The Everybodyfields; By Your Side; Plague of Dreams

3) The Everybodyfields; Good to be Home; Plague of Dreams

4) Chris Buhalis; Small Disguise; Kenai Dreams

5) Uncle Tupelo; Black Eye; 89/93--An Anthology

6) Ryan Adams; My Winding Wheel; Heartbreaker Country

7) Billy Bragg; Dry Bed; Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie: Daddy O Daddy!

8) The Carolina Chocolate Drops; Hit 'Em Up Style; Genuine Negro Jig

9) The Punch Brothers; Rye Whiskey; Antifogmatic

10) The Decemberists; January Hymm; The King is Dead

11) The Decemberists; June Hymm; The King is Dead

12) The Avett Brothers; The Fall; Four Thieves Gone--The Robbinsville Sessions

13) The Avett Brothers; Swept Away; Mignottee

14) The Avett Brothers; I Love; Sweetheart 2010

15) Randy Travis; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis

September 25th, 2011

2011-09-29T13:39:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

The show on the 25th featured a couple Springsteen songs in honor of his 62nd birthday on September 23rd...thanks for listening.

1) Bruce Springsteen; Gotta Get That Feeling; The Promise

2) Mary Chapin Carpenter; Emmylou Harris & Sheryl Crow; Flesh & Blood; Kindred Spirits

3) John Hiatt; Old School; Master of Disaster

4) Drive By Truckers; Carl Perkins' Cadillac; The Dirty South

5) Big Harp; Everybody Pays; White Hat

6) Big Harp; Goodbye Crazy City; White Hat

7) Bob Dylan; Someday Baby; Modern Times

Four songs from Guy Clark's new live CD, Songs and Stories

8) L.A. Freeway

9) Maybe I Can Paint Over That

10) If I Needed You

11) The Cape

12) Bruce Springsteen; Working on a Dream; Working on a Dream

September 18, 2011

2011-09-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

It's another guest spot this week for Ben Leonard with Dave Engen as executive producer. Hope you enjoyed most of it. Either way, the playlist looked like this:

1) She and Him; Why do you let me stay here; She and Him

2) Townes Van Zandt; If I needed you; Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
3) Hot Water; Painless; Hot Water Music
4) John Prine and Iris Dement; In Spite of Ourselves; In Spite of Ourselves

5) Todd Snider; Vinyl Records; New Connection
6) Todd Snider; I May Smoke Too Much; Todd Sings Kris [Kristopherson]
7) Bob Dylan; Let Me Die In My Footsteps; The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3

8) The Weakerthans; One Great City; Live At The Burton Cummings Theater
9) Peter Mulvey; Hard Times Come Again No More; Alaska Bootleg, 4-19-06
10) William Elliot Whitmore; Dry; Song of the Blackbird

11) Jenny Owen Youngs; Start and Stop; Transmitter Failure
12) Dead Man Winter; Nicotine [edit]; Bright Lights
13) Death Cab For Cutie; I Will Follow You Into The Dark; Plans

14) Tallest Man on Earth; Like the Wheel; Bootleg, Live in the Netherlands 2010
15) Matt the Electrician; For Angela; Animal Boy
16) Patty Griffin; Long Road; 1,000 Kisses

17) Stacy Earle and Mark Stuart; Walkin' With Travis; S&M Communion Bread [FADE OUT]

There you have it! As a bonus, here's the funniest unreleased Todd Snider Song ever. If you're under 18, or squeemish, you may want to pass.

September 4th, 2011

2011-09-04T06:19:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

A couple weeks off from posting here...but will now get back to it. Talked quite a lot on today's show about the upcoming Rock Bend Folk Festival in St. Peter on Sept. 10th and 11th.

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

1) Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash; Girl From the North Country; Nashville Skyline

Three songs from the new cd Heirloom Music, by Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the Wronglers.

2) Time Changes Everything

3) I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes

4) Big Rock Candy Mountain

5) Dave Alvin; Gary Indiana; Eleven, Eleven

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

7) Mavis Staples; You Are Not Alone; You Are Not Alone

8) Mavis Staples; Losing You; You Are Not Alone

A set of four songs featuring artists who will be performing at the Rock Bend Folk Festival, Saturday September 10th and Sunday, September 11th

9) City Mouse; Sittin' On Top of the World

10) Red Horse; Blue Chalk

11) Eilen Jewell; Shakin' All Over

12) City Mouse; Smile All Over

The last two songs of the show...

13) Richard Thompson; Haul Me Up; Dream Attic

14) Drive By Truckers; Everybody Needs Love; Go Go Boots

August 14th, 2011

2011-08-14T06:25:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 14th went like this...

1) Justin Townes Earle; Can't Hardly Wait; Midnight at the Movies

2) Iris Dement; Mom & Dad's Waltz; My Life

3) Stacy Earle & Mark Stuart; Town Square; S & M Communion Bread

4) Richard Thompson; From Galaway to Graceland; Watching the Dark

Three from John Hiatt's new release, Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns

5) I Love That Girl

6) Adios to California

7) Detroit Made

And three from Gurf Morlix's release, Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream

8) Crawl Back to You

9) Big Cheeseburgers and Good Fries

10) Clay Pigeons

11) Jamey Johnson; Stars in Alabama; That Lonesome Song

12) Warren Zevon; Heartache Spoken Here; Mr. Bad Example

13) Tom Waits; Hold On; Mule Variations

14) Elizabeth Mitchell; Sunny Day; Sunny Day

August 7, 2011

2011-08-07T17:35:00.000-07:00

This show was guest hosted by Ben Leonard. As always, thanks for listening. If you have any comments, concerns, or words of disbelief, along with suggested listening, please email Ben @ ben@nchsmn.org. The playlist went like this...

1) Mary Lou Lord; Farming it Out; Baby Blue

2) Johnny Freakin' Cash; Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kris Kristopherson); The Essential Johnny Cash
3) Adam Carroll; Ol' Milwaukee's Best; Lookin' Out the Screen Door
4) Gear Daddies; Drank So Much; Can't Have Nothin' Nice

5) Haley Bonar; Bad for You; Golder
6) Bellwether; Front Yard; Turnstiles
7) Charlie Parr; West Bank 10th Street Rag; King Earl

8) Laura Cantrell; Churches Off the Interstate; Not the Tremblin' Kind
9) Zee Avi; Honey Bee; Zee Avi
10) Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps; Closing the Doors; Backyard Tent Set

11) Dead Man Winter; Golden; Wolves EP
12) Trampled By Turtles; Still in Love With You; Trouble
13) Rilo Kiley; The Absence of God; More Adventurous

14) Steve Earle; Jerusalem; Jerusalem
15) Joe Pug; Nation of Heat; Nation of Heat EP
16) Be Good Tanyas; Lakes of Pontchartrain (trad.); Blue Horse

17) Vandaveer; Out Past the Moat; Grace and Speed
18) Elephant Revival; Real McKay Wedding; Elephant Revival [FADE OUT]

July 24th, 2011

2011-07-24T06:26:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was an "encore presentation" of a program that first aired back in March of this year. The playlist went like this...

1) Uncle Tupelo; Still Be Around; Still Feel Gone

2) Townes Van Zandt; Many a Fine Lady; First Album

3) The Skylighters; See What Love Can Do; The Skylighters

4) Tony Rice; Never Meant to Be; Night Flyer

5) John Prine; Bottomless Lake; Live and in Concert

6) Merle Travis; That's All; Folk Songs of the Hills

7) The Three Pickers; Down in the Valley to Pray; The Three Pickers

8) Porter Wagoner; My Many Southern Trips; Wagonmaster

Three from "Blessed"--the new release from Lucinda Williams

9) Seeing Black

10) Blessed

11) Buttercup

12) Rachel Harrington; He Started Building My Mansion in Heaven Today; Celilo Falls

13) Ricky Skaggs & The Whites; Love Will be Enough; Salt of the Earth

14) Bryan Sutton; Bully of the Town; Never Too Far From the Tree

Thanks for listening...

July 17th, 2011

2011-07-24T06:15:00.000-07:00

The playlist for the 17th went like this...thanks for listening.

1) Keb Mo; You Can Love Yourself; Just Like You

2) John Prine; Dear Abby; Great Days--John Prine Anthology

3) Billy Bragg & Wilco; California Stars; Mermaid Avenue

4) Jewell; Have a Little Faith in Me; Phenomenon Soundtrack

Three from Sports Illustrated's recent list of 40 best sports songs...

5) Bob Dylan; Who Killed Davey Moore; Boogleg Series vol. 1

6) Simon & Garfunkel; The Boxer; The Concert in Central Park

7) Warren Zevon; Boom Boom Mancini; Sentimental Hygiene

8) The Jayhawks; Two Hearts; Tomorrow the Green Grass

9) Los Lobos; Can't Stop the Rain; Colossal Head

10) The Devil Makes Three; Do Right Wrong; Do Right Wrong

11) Gillian Welch; Look at Miss Ohio; Soul Journey

12) Dana Cooper; Bird on the Wing; Mud on Mud

13) Lorianna Matera; Wandering Heart; Nobody's Angel

July 10th, 2011

2011-07-11T14:34:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

Missed a couple posts here--one repeat show over the 4th and a new show before that for which the playlist has not yet been found. At any rate, we had another new show on the 10th. The playlist featured a whole lot of Lucinda Williams who performed in Mankato on the evening of the 10th.

1) Lucinda Williams; Ramblin' On My Mind; Ramblin'

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

3) John Hiatt; Drive South; Slow Turning

4) Rodney Crowell; Closer to Heaven; Sex & Gasoline

5) Lucinda Williams; Something About What Happens When We Talk; Lucinda Williams

6) Lucinda Williams; Buttercup; Blessed

7) Lucinda Williams; Blessed; Blessed

8) Blaze Foley; My Reasons Why; Oval Room

9) Richard Thompson; 1952 Vincent Black Lightening; Rumor and Sigh

10) Loudon Wainwright III; I'm not Gonna Cry; Last Man on Earth

And four more from Lucinda Williams...

11) Right in Time; Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

12) Jackson; Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

13) Passionate Kisses; Lucinda Williams

14) Steal Your Love; Essence

Thanks for listening...

June 19th, 2011

2011-06-25T06:20:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's playlist came from Troy Murphy, an old friend from these parts who now lives in Michigan. Thanks to Troy for a great morning of music. His playlist went like this...

1) Uncle Tupelo; No Depression (Demo Version); No Depression

2) The Everybodyfields; By Your Side; Plague of Dreams

3) The Everybodyfields; Good to be Home; Plague of Dreams

4) Chris Buhalis; Small Disguise; Kenai Dreams

5) Uncle Tupelo; Black Eye; 89/93--An Anthology

6) Ryan Adams; My Winding Wheel; Heartbreaker Country

7) Billy Bragg; Dry Bed; Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie: Daddy O Daddy!

8) The Carolina Chocolate Drops; Hit 'Em Up Style; Genuine Negro Jig

9) The Punch Brothers; Rye Whiskey; Antifogmatic

10) The Decemberists; January Hymm; The King is Dead

11) The Decemberists; June Hymm; The King is Dead

12) The Avett Brothers; The Fall; Four Thieves Gone--The Robbinsville Sessions

13) The Avett Brothers; Swept Away; Mignottee

14) The Avett Brothers; I Love; Sweetheart 2010

15) Randy Travis; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis

June 12, 2011

2011-06-12T08:18:00.000-07:00

Thanks for tuning in this week everyone. Dave let me host once again. I can't believe he keeps letting me do that. I really enjoy it. Hopefully the song selection was tolerable for you as well. Middle Brother and Caitlin Rose are new to me, but I can't say enough good things about them. Rose has two albums, with "Own Side Now" released in 2010. She's also featured on the cover of Deer Tick's "War Elephant" album. Middle Brother is a side project made up of members from Deer Tick, Delta Spirit, and Dawes. Their self-titled release came out March 1st 2011. Anyway, here's the show:

1) They Might Be Giants; Drink!; Mink Car

2) Caitlin Rose; Own Side; Own Side

3) Middle Brother; Wilderness; Middle Brother

4) Deer Tick; Song About a Man; Born on Flag Day

5) Mary Milne; Already Gone; Don't You Know I Love the Leavin'

6) John Freaking Prine; Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone; Bruised Orange

7) The Boss; Highway Patrolman; Nebraska

8) Kasey Chambers and Shawn Nicholson; Once in a While; Ratlin' Bones

9) Dylan; You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go; Blood on the Tracks

10) Phosphorescent; Reasons to Quit; To Willie

11) Carolina Chocolate Drops; Trouble in Your Mind; Genuine Negro Jig

12) Vandaveer; Pick up the Pace; Dig Down Deep

13) Rilo Kiley; Go Ahead; Take Offs and Landings

14) Donovan; Colours; Fairy Tale

15) Rhett Miller; Question; The Believer

16) Jeff Tweedy; Pecan Pie; Live @ The 400 Bar (legal bootleg circa 2003)

17) The Dexateens; Can You Whoop It; Single Wide

18) Pert' Near Sandstone; Dandy Lusk; Up and Down the River (fade out)

June 5th, 2011

2011-06-05T19:59:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

Talked today about upcoming Mankato dates for Trampled by Turtles, Lucinda Williams, and the Jayhawks. Click here for more information. The Trampled by Turtles show is part of Arts by the River, a two-day event being held on June 11th and 12th in Mankato's Riverfront park-- the event features all kinds of great music...

The playlist for the 5th went like this...

1) Loudon Wainwright III; Feel So Good; Strange Weirdos

2) John Hiatt; Through Your Hands; Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan

3) Anna Coogan; Dreaming My Life Away; The Nocturnal Among Us

4) Peter Cooper; Elmer the Dancer; The Lloyd Green Album

5) Katherine Hall; Hard and It's Hard; Old Town School of Folk Music (vol. 3)

6) Levon Helm; Poor Old Dirt Farmer; Dirt Farmer

7) City Mouse; Sittin' On Top of the World; It's About Time

8) Lucinda Williams; Mama You Sweet; West

9) The Jayhawks; Falling Star; The Bunkhouse Album

10) Trampled By Turtles; Ain't No Use in Tryin'; Songs From a Ghost Town

11) The Devil Makes Three; Do Wrong Right; Do Wrong Right

12) Kris Delmhorst; To the Wire; Shotgun Singer

13) Guy Clark; Hank Williams Said it Best; Dublin Blues

May 29th, 2011

2011-06-05T19:48:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Phil Molling co-hosted once again this morning...great having him on the air. The playlist went like this...

1) Tom T. Hall; Ravishing Rudy; The Ultimate Collection

2) Trampled by Turtles; Shelter from the Storm; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited

3) Eric Brace & Peter Cooper; Suffer a Fool; Master Sessions

4) Robert Earl Keen; Rose Hotel; Rose Hotel

5) Greg Brown; Freak Flag; Freak Flag

6) John Prine; Spanish Pipedream; In Person and On Stage

7) Steve Goodman; Between the Lines; No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology

8) City Mouse; Means to an End; Live at Rockbend 2010

9) City Mouse; People Get Ready; Live at Rockbend 2010

10) Dandy Warhols; Bohemian Like You; Tales From Urban Bohemia

11) Mumford and Sons; Winter Winds; Sigh No More

12) Woody Guthrie; 1,2,3,4,5,6, 7, 8; Songs to Grown On for Mother and Child

13) Billy Bragg; Dry Bed; The Essential Billy Bragg

14) Woody Guthrie; Rattle My Rattle; Songs to Grow On for Mother and Child

May 22nd, 2011

2011-05-23T17:54:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Before we get the the playlist, just another reminder of the very cool new exhibit brought to the area by the Nicollet County Historical Society and the Arts Center of St. Peter: "New Harmonies: American Roots Music." Here's a blog post about the exhibit from Ben Leonard, Executive Director of the Nicollet County Historical Society. And here's a story in the Saint Peter Herald about the exhibit as well as a link to the Arts Center of Saint Peter where you can find more info about the exhibit and the great programming related to it.

Now about the show on the 22nd...

Minnesota State University, Mankato student Phil Molling co-hosted today's show. Phil is very interested in community radio and did a great job on air--it was a pleasure having him on the show.

The playlist for the 22nd went like this...

1) Drive By Truckers; Bob; Brighter than Creation's Dark

2) Alejandro Escovedo; Down in the Bowery; Street Songs of Love

3) Lucinda Williams; Blessed; Blessed

4) Richard and Linda Thompson; Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair; Watching the Dark

Three songs from the excellent new release from Red Beet Records--Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow

5) Mark & Mike; The Song of the One-Legged Chicken

6) Buddy Miller; Sneaky Snake

7) Patty Griffin; I Love

8) Los Lobos; Johnny 99; Badlands

9) Bruce Springsteen; Good Eye; Working on a Dream

10) Slaid Cleaves; Lost of the V8s; Thunder Road: Tracks Inspired by the Boss

11) John Prine; The Sins of Memphisto; The Missing Years

12) Old Crow Medicine Show; Take em' Away; TransAmerica Soundtrack

13) Dave Alvin; Blue Wing; Wounded Heart of America: Tom Russell Songs

14) Elizabeth Mitchell; Keep on the Sunny Side; Sunny Day

15) The Kennedys; Namaste; Sowing the Seeds: The 10th Anniversary Appleseed Recordings

May 15th, 2011

2011-05-23T17:52:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was an encore presentation featuring guest host Ben Leonard. The show first aired in November of 2010. Ben's playlist went like this...

His playlist went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Age Like Wine; East Nashville Skyline

2) Ben Folds; Gracie; Songs for Sliverman

3) Loudon Wainwright III, Daughter; Strange Weirdos

4) Bellwether; Sweethearts; The Stinging Nettles

5) Drive By Truckers; Carl Perkins' Cadillac; The Dirty South

6) Regina Spektor; Samson, Begin to Hope

7) Justin Townes Earle One More Night in Brooklyn; Harlem River Blues

8) Josh Ritter; Girl in the War; The Animal Years

9) Basia Bulat; Heart of my Own; Gold Rush

10) Pete Drodge; Hampton Inn Room 306; Necktie Second

11) Old Crow Medicine Show; My Good Gal; Big Iron World

12) Jill Sobule; Don't Let Us Get Sick; Enjoy Every Sandwich (A Tribute to Warren Zevon)

13) Bright Eyes; Bottom of Everything; Motion Sickness

14) Darrell Scott; A Crooked Road; The Americana Music Awards Sampler

May 8th, 2011

2011-05-23T17:43:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 8th went like this...

1) Steve Earle; Prison Cell Blues; The Harry Smith Project Revisited

2) Peter Cooper; Gospel Song; The Lloyd Green Album

3) Eric Hanke; Smoke Through the Old Screen Door; Autumn Blues

4) Eliza Gilkyson; Looking for a Place; Roses at the End of Time

5) John Prine; Carousel of Love; Fair and Square (EP)

6) John Prine; That's Alright by Me; Fair & Square (EP)

7) Greg Brown; Let the Mystery Be; Freak Flag

8) Drive By Truckers; Three Daughters and a Beautiful Wife; Brighter than Creation's Dark

9) Drive By Truckers; The Righteous Path; Brighter than Creation's Dark

10) Bruce Springsteen; Racing in the Street; The Promise

11) Robert Earl Keen; Leavin' Tennessee; West Textures

12) Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris; This is Us; All the Roadrunning

13) Rodney Crowell; Beautiful Despair; The Outsider

May 1st, 2011

2011-05-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Before we get the the playlist, just a reminder of the very cool new exhibit brought to the area by the Nicollet County Historical Society and the Arts Center of St. Peter: "New Harmonies: American Roots Music." Here's a blog post about the exhibit from Ben Leonard, Executive Director of the Nicollet County Historical Society. And here's a story in the Saint Peter Herald about the exhibit as well as a link to the Arts Center of Saint Peter where you can find more info about the exhibit and the great programming related to it.

The playlist for the 1st of May featured lots of brand new Greg Brown and went like this...

1) Greg Brown; Someday House; Freak Flag

2) Ryan Bingham; The Poet; Lucky Star

3) Charlie Parr; Wild Bill Jones; Rooster

4) Buster Hoot'n; Out the Door; Buster Hoot'n

5) The Coal Porters; Luxury Liner; The Gram Parson's Tribute Concert

6) The Coal Porters; Hickory Wind; The Gram Parson's Tribute Concert

7) Sarah Harmer; The Match; Oh Little Fire

8) Greg Brown; Let the Mystery Be; Freak Flag

9) Greg Brown; Where are You Goin' When You're Gone

10) Peter Case; Look Out; Wig

11) Peter Case; Banks of the River; Wig

12) Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum; Since You Went Away; Guest House

13) Old Crow Medicine Show; Down Home Girl; Big Iron World

14) Chris Knight; Hello Old Man; The Jealous Kind

New Harmonies Exhibit and Programs in St. Peter

2011-05-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

Thanks Dave for letting me hijack your blog to talk about a great exhibit in St. Peter. The Nicollet County Historical Society and Arts Center of St. Peter have partnered to bring "New Harmonies: American Roots Music" to the Arts Center Gallery. This traveling Smithsonian exhibit explores American music from slave spirituals to polka, country to the Delta blues. It's really a fascinating exhibit and open through June 11th. Check out the link for gallery hours and program information.

We're doing a lot of programming including live music, documentary film series, and more. Some highlights include "Be Here To Love Me," a documentary on Townes Van Zandt coming May 10th, Somali music on May 12th, and St. Peter Blues Fest June 11-12th.

If anyone has any questions the website can't answer, contact me at ben@nchsmn.org or 507-934-2160.

Keep tuning into Listen to Your Folks, and check out the exhibit.

thanks,

Ben Leonard

April 24th, 2011

2011-04-25T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The Easter playlist went like this...

1) Tom Paxton; I Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound; The Best of Tom Paxton

2) Mary Chapin Carpenter; Whenever You're Ready; Time/Sex/Love

3) Dave Alvin; Nine Volt Heart; Ashgrove

4) Eva Cassidy; People Get Ready; Songbird

5) Iris Dement; I Don't Want to Get Adjusted; Lifeline

6) John Mellencamp; Save Some Time to Dream; No Better Than This

7) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Your Long Journey; Raising Sand

8) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Could be You; Headwinded

9) Guy Clark; The Cape; Dublin Blues

10) Ray Bonneville; So Long Blues; Goin' by Feel

11) Greg Brown; Help Me Make it Through This Funky Day; In the Dark with You

12) Trio (Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt); After the Gold Rush; Trio II

13) Iris Dement; The Old Gospel Ship; Lifeline

14) Trio; Feels Like Home; Trio II

**Talked on the show today about the new biography on Alan Lomax--a very nice read. Here's a radio interview with the author as well as a link to the book itself.

April 17th, 2011

2011-04-16T14:12:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all your help with the Spring Pledge Drive! Your continued support of KMSU and community radio is greatly appreciated.

The playlist for the 17th went like this...

1) Peter Case; Broke Down Engine; Peter Case Sings Like Hell

2) Jason Ringenberg; Paradise; Best Tracks & Side Tracks

3) The Suicide Kings; Marie; The Suicide Kings

4) Uncle Earle; The Birds Were Singing of You; Waterloo Tennessee

5) Warren Zevon; A Certain Girl; Bad Luck Streek in Dancing School

6) Bruce Springsteen; My Ride is Here; Enjoy Every Sandwich

7) Steve Earle & Reckless Kelly; Reconsider Me; Enjoy Every Sandwich

8) Dave Alvin; Ol' 55; Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits

9) Tom Russell; When Sinatra Played Juarez; Borderland

10) Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings; God's Winged Horse; Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings

11) Loudon Wainwright III; People in Love; History

12) Loudon Wainwright III; Talking New Bob Dylan; History

13) Loudon Wainwright III; The Picture; History

14) Peter Wolf; Tragedy; Midnight Souvenirs

Thanks for listening...and thanks again for your support during the pledge drive...

April 10th, 2011

2011-04-16T14:03:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the first week of the Spring Pledge Drive went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Just in Case; Happy to be Here

2) Billy Bragg & Wilco; Christ for President; Mermaid Avenue

3) Bruce Springsteen; Old Dan Tucker; The Seeger Sessions

4) Billy Joe Shaver; White Freightliner Blues; Poet (Tribute to Townes Van Zandt)

5) Warren Zevon; Gorilla You're a Desperado; Bad Luck Street in Dancing School

6) Hayes Carll; Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long; Little Rock

Two songs from What It Is: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (a gift available to those donating at the $100 level)

7) Rufus Thomas; The Memphis Train

8) Eddie Harris; Live Right Now

9) Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings; Freight Train; Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings

10) Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings; God's Winged Horse; Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings

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

12) The Wallin' Jennys; The Devil's Paint Brush Road; Firecracker

13) Charlie Robison; Feelin' Good; Beautiful Day

April 3rd, 2011

2011-04-03T06:16:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was an "encore presentation" of a show that aired about a month ago. The playlist went like this...

1) Uncle Tupelo; Still Be Around; Still Feel Gone

2) Townes Van Zandt; Many a Fine Lady; First Album

3) The Skylighters; See What Love Can Do; The Skylighters

4) Tony Rice; Never Meant to Be; Night Flyer

5) John Prine; Bottomless Lake; Live and in Concert

6) Merle Travis; That's All; Folk Songs of the Hills

7) The Three Pickers; Down in the Valley to Pray; The Three Pickers

8) Porter Wagoner; My Many Southern Trips; Wagonmaster

Three from "Blessed"--the new release from Lucinda Williams

9) Seeing Black

10) Blessed

11) Buttercup

12) Rachel Harrington; He Started Building My Mansion in Heaven Today; Celilo Falls

13) Ricky Skaggs & The Whites; Love Will be Enough; Salt of the Earth

14) Bryan Sutton; Bully of the Town; Never Too Far From the Tree

Thanks for listening...

March 27th, 2011

2011-03-27T17:35:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Can't seem to find the playlist from last week's show...thanks again to Ben Leonard for hosting back on the 13th--always great having him sit in. He'll be back soon.

The playlist for the 27th has not escaped...today's show featured songs from live releases by some Listen to Your Folks regulars.

1) Steve Goodman; Blue Skies; The Easter Tapes

2) John Hiatt; Real Fine Love; Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan

3) John Hiatt; Icy Blue Heart; Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan

4) Richard & Linda Thompson; Together Again; In Concert 1975

5) Richard & Linda Thompson; Hard Luck Stories; In Concert 1975

6) John Prine; Space Monkey; Live on Tour

7) John Prine; You Got Gold; Live on Tour

8) Lyle Lovett; Penguins; Live in Texas

9) Lyle Lovett; I've Been to Memphis; Live in Texas

10) Robert Earl Keen; I Still Miss Someone; Live in Austin

11) Robert Earl Keen; Down That Dusty Trail; Live in Austin

12) Guy Clark; She Ain't Goin' Nowhere; Keepers

13) Guy Clark; A Little of Both; Keepers

March 13, 2011

2011-03-16T16:09:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much to Dave Engen for giving up several Sunday mornings for my personal edification. I really enjoy the opportunities to nerd-out about the music I love - or that I'm currently falling in love with.

Before I become more Minnesotan, and end additional sentences with prepositions, here's this week's playlist:

1) Trampled By Turtles; Nobody Else; Duluth

2) Bellwether; All on Red; Bellwether
3) Regina Spektor; The Call; Live in London
4) Studs Terkel; Blessed be the Nation; Where Have All The Children Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger

5) Elizabeth and the Catapults; Race You; Taller Children
6) Meiko; Reasons to Love You; Meiko
7) CAKE; Bound Away; Showroom of Compassion

8) Lower 48; Miles From Minnesota; Everywhere to Go
9) Todd Snider; Pickup Truck Song; Todd Sings Jerry Jeff (unreleased compilation)
10) Dave Simonette and Friends; Two of Us; Minnesota Beatles Project, Vol. 1

11) Vandaveer; A Mighty Leviathan of Old; Divide and Conquer
12) Rachel Reis; Valentine, NE; For You Only
13) Josh Ritter; Here at the Right Time; The Animal Years

14) Jakob Dylan; Valley of the Low Sun; Seeing Things
15) Pete Droge; Beautiful Girl; Beautiful Girls Motion Picture Soundtrack
16) My Morning Jacket; Golden; It Still Moves
17) Bruce Springsteen; Hollywood Kids; Before the Fame

Thanks so much. Enjoy the warming weather and stay dry!

~ Ben Leonard

March 6th, 2011

2011-03-06T08:32:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

Before the playlist...those of you who like creative audio storytelling may be interested in an upcoming presentation by Minnesota Public Radio's Sasha Aslanian and participants in her Youth Radio Series. They'll be on the campus of MSU, Mankato March 22nd at 7 PM in Ostrander Auditorium. Click here for more info about the event and here for stories from MPR's Youth Radio Series.

And one more thing before the playlist...Ben Leonard will be back next weekend as a guest host...always nice to have him.

Ok, the playlist for the 6th went like this...

1) Uncle Tupelo; Still Be Around; Still Feel Gone

2) Townes Van Zandt; Many a Fine Lady; First Album

3) The Skylighters; See What Love Can Do; The Skylighters

4) Tony Rice; Never Meant to Be; Night Flyer

5) John Prine; Bottomless Lake; Live and in Concert

6) Merle Travis; That's All; Folk Songs of the Hills

7) The Three Pickers; Down in the Valley to Pray; The Three Pickers

8) Porter Wagoner; My Many Southern Trips; Wagonmaster

Three from "Blessed"--the new release from Lucinda Williams

9) Seeing Black

10) Blessed

11) Buttercup

12) Rachel Harrington; He Started Building My Mansion in Heaven Today; Celilo Falls

13) Ricky Skaggs & The Whites; Love Will be Enough; Salt of the Earth

14) Bryan Sutton; Bully of the Town; Never Too Far From the Tree

Thanks for listening...

February 20th, 2011

2011-02-19T05:40:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Back today with a new show...the playlist went like this.

1) Billy Bragg; Dry Bed; The Essential Billy Bragg

2) Justin Townes Earle; What I Meant to You; Midnight at the Movies

3) Rodney Crowell; Moving Work of Art; Sex and Gasoline

4) Warren Zevon; Disorder in the House; The Wind

Then two covers from a very nice new cd by Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle, "We Still Love Our Country"

5) Unwed Fathers (written by John Prine)

6) If I Needed You (written by Townes Van Zandt)

7) Lyle Lovett; In My Own Mind; My Baby Don't Tolerate

8) John Hiatt; God's Golden Eyes; Crossing Muddy Waters

9) Lyle Lovett; San Antonio Girl; My Baby Don't Tolerate

10) John Hiatt; Real Fine Love; Stolen Moments

11) Neil Young; One of These Days; Harvest Moon

12) Patty Griffin; Move Up; Downtown Church

13) Shinyribs; Change is Gonna Come; Well After Awhile

14) William Elliott Whitmore; Midnight; Ashes to Dust

**Been on a bit of a Lyle and John kick after seeing them up in Minneapolis a few weeks back. Here they are on Letterman...

February 13th, 2011

2011-02-13T11:04:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

No broadcast today because of the weekend-long trivia contest (broadcast out of St. Cloud to stations across Minnesota). Did have a new show back on the 6th but still searching for the playlist. Be back next week with another new program.

...and a big thanks to Ben Leonard for guest hosting back on January 30th.

All the best,

Dave

January 30, 2011

2011-01-30T07:45:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Dave for letting me host this week. Technical glitches, incoherent ramblings, and inappropriate anecdotes aside, I thought the music was fairly decent. Well parts anyway.

Wanted to let everyone know that the Smithsonians "New Harmonies" exhibit will be at the Arts Center of St. Peter from April 30th - June 11th. Look for a couple of live performances, music documentaries, and other great events during that time. Contact the Nicollet County Historical Society at 507-934-2160 for more details.

The theme is the week was "Old 1997," the year I graduated from college. All songs this week were released in 1997. Thanks for listening. ~ Ben Leonard

1) Mary Lou Lord; Shake Sugaree; Got No Shadow

2) Old 97s; Big Brown Eyes; Too Far To Care
3) Jayhawks; Big Star; Sound of Lies
4) Ben Folds Five; Kate; Whatever and Ever Amen

5) Green Day; Good Riddance; Nimrod
6) Pavement; Shady Lane; Brighten the Corners

7) Son Volt; No More Parades; Straightaways
8) Peter Case; On the Way Downtown; Full Service No Waiting
9) Neko Case; Thanks a Lot; Virginian

10) Alison Krauss; So Long, So Wrong; So Long, So Wrong
11) Ani DiFranco; 32 Flavors; Living in Clip
12) Whiskeytown; Houses on the Hill; Strangers Almanac

13) Steve Earle; Christmas in Washington; El Corazon
14) Dan Bern; Too Late to Die Young; Dan Bern

15) Modest Mouse; Jesus Christ Was an Only Child, The Lonesome Crowded West (fade out)

January 23rd, 2011

2011-01-25T18:59:00.000-08:00

Hey Everybody,

Today's show was a repeat featuring all songs from Guy Clark. Think it aired for the first time back in late 2009, and I'll be darned if I can find the playlist. Hope you enjoyed.

Ben Leonard is back as a guest host on the 30th...hope you tune in.

January 16th, 2011

2011-01-17T19:17:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 16th went like this...

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; Minglewood Blues; Big Iron World

2) Jimmy LaFave; This Land is Your Land; Pastures of Plenty--An Austin Tribute to Woody Guthrie

3) Bruce Springsteen; My Oklahoma Home; Live in Dublin

4) Jamey Johnson; By the Seat of Your Pants; The Guitar Song

5) Jamey Johnson; The Guitar Song; The Guitar Song

6) Willie Nelson; Can I Sleep in Your Arms; Red Headed Stranger

7) Nanci Griffith; You Asked Me To; Lonesome, On'ry & Mean--A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

8) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Dr. King; Exploration

9) Keb Mo; Someday We'll All Be Free; Peace: Back by Popular Demand

10) Keb Mo; What's So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding; Peace: Back by Popular Demand

11) Lucinda Williams; I Envy the Wind; Essence

12) Todd Snider; Old Friend; Peace. Love & Anarchy

13) Todd Snider; Combover Blues; Peace, Love & Anarchy

January 9th, 2011

2011-01-10T04:40:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Talked this morning about the upcoming Michael Perry event (see entry right below this one).

The playlist on the 9th went like this...

1) Bill Morrissey; Ice Fishing; The Essential Collection

2) Anna Coogan; Dreaming My Life Away; The Nocturnal Among Us

3) Anna Coogan; Crooked Sea; The Nocturnal Among Us

4) Old Crow Medicine Show; I Hear Them All; Big Iron World

5) Old Crow Medicine Show; Union Maid; Big Iron World

6) Bob Dylan; Who Killed Davey Moore? The Bootleg Series, Vol. I

7) Shinyribs; Country Cool; Well After Awhile

8) Fred Eaglesmith; Shallow; Cha, Cha, Cha

To help get ready for the upcoming John Hiatt/Lyle Lovett shows...

9) John Hiatt; Haulin'; The Open Road

10) Lyle Lovett; Natural Forces; Natural Forces

11) John Hiatt; Go Down Swingin'; The Open Road

12) Lyle Lovett; Loretta; Natural Forces

13) Billy Bragg; Fear is Man's Best Friend; The Essential Billy Bragg

14) Billy Bragg; Dry Bed; The Essential Billy Bragg

Michael Perry in Northfield January 14th...

2011-01-07T06:50:00.000-08:00

Hey Everybody,

As you may know, Michael Perry is one of our favorites on the show--his writing and his music. He has a unique event coming up in Northfield on January 14th--it'll be a fun night.

January 2nd, 2011

2011-01-07T06:21:00.000-08:00

Hey Everybody,

Mentioned a really cool documentary on today's show--Winnebago Man--my wife and I watched this over the holidays and loved it. Well, I loved it--she liked it.

The first show of the new year went like this...

1) Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard; California Zephyr; One False Move or I'm Gone

2) Keb Mo; Your Love; Suitcase

3) Patty Griffin (w/Emmylou Harris); Little Fire; Downtown Church

4) Greg Brown; Oh You; Milk of the Moon

5) Susan Tedeschi; Angel From Montgomery; Live in Austin

6) John Hiatt; Master of Disaster; Master of Disaster

7) Leo Kottke; The Room at the Top of the Stairs; Live

8) The Flying Burrito Brothers; Hot Burrito #2; Hot Burritos Anthology

9) The Band; When I Paint My Masterpiece; To Kingdom Come

10) The Handsome Family; Drunk by Noon

11) Merle Travis Nine Pound Hammer; Folk Songs of the Hills

12) Bruce Springsteen; Someday We'll be Together; The Promise

13) Hank Williams II; Atlantic City

December 19th, 2010

2010-12-21T12:02:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

This year's Christmas/Holiday show went like this...

1) James McMurtry's Holiday Greeting (available for free download)

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

3) Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac Wiseman; Christmas Time a Comin'; Christmas on the Mountain

4) Asleep at the Wheel; Swingin' Silent Night; Merry Texas Christmas Y'all

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

6) Indigo Girls; Your Holiday; Holly Happy Days (available for free download)

7) Lyle Lovett; Christmas Morning; The Road to Ensenada

8) Emmylou Harris; Angel Eyes; Light of the Stable

9) Robert Earl Keen; Merry Christmas from the Family; Gringo Honeymoon

10) John Prine; A John Prine Christmas; A John Prine Christmas

11) Bob Dylan; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Christmas in the Heart

12) Bruce Springsteen; Santa Clause is Coming to Town; Single

13) Otis Redding; Merry Christmas Baby; Christmas Classics

14) Asleep at the Wheel; Merry Texas Christmas Y'all; Merry Texas Christmas Y'all

15) John Prine; Silver Bells; A John Prine Christmas

16) Emmylou Harris; Little Drummer Boy; Light of the Stable

Thanks for listening...happy holidays everybody.

December 12th, 2010

2010-12-15T19:46:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Thanks again to last week's guest host, Ben Leonard...he'll be back in another month or two. Really nice to have him part of the program and KMSU.

Today's show featured several songs from the Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. II. Here's a Free Press Story discussing Tunetown's involvement with the project here in Mankato.

The playlist on the 12th went like this...

1) Mother Truckers; Different Eyes; Broke, Not Broken

2) John Hiatt; The Open Road; The Open Road

3) John Mellencamp; Save Some Time for Dreamin'; No Better Than This

4) Emmylou Harris; Away in the Major; Light of the Stable

5) The Sounds of Blackness; Hey Jude; MN Beatle Project Vol. II

6) Soul Asylum; Good Morning, Good Morning; Mn Beatle Project Vol. II

Three from The Essential Billy Bragg...

7) A New England

8) Sexuality

9) Tank Park Salute

10) John Prine; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause; A John Prine Christmas

11) Steve Goodman; Colorado Christmas; Unfinished Business

12) Bruce Springsteen; My Lucky Day; Working On a Dream

13) Chuck Brodsky; The Great Santa Snowball Debacle of 1968; Tulips for Lunch

14) Mason Jennings; Child of Nature; MN Beatle Project Vol. II.

December 5, 2010

2010-12-07T13:12:00.000-08:00

Hello Listeners,

Ben Leonard guest hosted this week, and thanks Dave for the opportunity. Here's the setlist:

1) Vandaveer; Out Past the Moat; Grace and Speed

2) Joe Pug; A Thousand Men; Meantime EP
3) Haley Bonar; Something Great; Big Star
4) Old 97s; Champaign, Illinois; The Grand Theater Volume 1

5) Ben Kweller; Wanting Her Again; Changing Horses
6) Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins; Charging Sky; Rabbit Fur Coat
7) Jeff Tweedy; Bob Dylan's 49th Beard; Sunken Treasure

8) The Tallest Man on Earth; The Dreamer; Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird
9) Hot Water; Painless; Hot Water Music
10) Mumford and Sons; Roll Away Your Stone; Sigh No More

11) Be Good Tanyas; The Littlest Birds; Blue Horse
12) Po' Girl; Movin' On; Vagabond Lullabies
13) The Shins; New Slang; Oh Inverted World

14) Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps; Where Has Sally Gone?; Backyard Tent Set
15) Robinella and the CC Stringband; Man Over; Robinella and the CC Stringband
16) Tom Waits; Closing Time; Closing Time

November 28th, 2010

2010-12-02T18:55:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

The show on the 21st was what the big shots call an encore presentation. From when, I'm not even really sure. The show on the 28th was a fresh one...and went like this.

Oh, before the list...today's show featured some new/old stuff from The Boss. Here's a great piece of writing about Springsteen and his latest release.

1) Bruce Springsteen; Rendezvous; The Promise

2) Los Lobos; This Time; This Time

3) Eric Bibb; 99 1/2 Won't Do; Frinds

4) Jakob Dylan; Holly Rollers for Love; Women and Country

5) Trampled by Turtles; Shelter From the Storm; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited

6) Chris Smither; Desolation Row; Train Home

7) Bob Dylan; I Threw It All Away; Nashville Sklyline

8) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs

9) John Prine; She is My Everything; Live and in Person

10) Steve Earle; Prison Cell Blues; The Harry Smith Project Revisited

11) Bruce Springsteen; The Promise; The Promise

12) Rodney Crowell; Who Do You Love; Sex & Gasoline

13) Anna Coogan & North 19; Columbia; Glory

testing

2010-11-17T07:07:00.000-08:00

Just testing a vodcast for something I'm doing with students...

November 14th, 2010

2010-11-14T11:26:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

Mentioned today the upcoming visit from radio documentarian John Biewen. Hope to see some of you there.

The playlist for the 14th went like this...

1) Sarah Harmer; I am Aglow; I'm a Mountain

2) James McMurtry; Childish Things; Childish Things

3) Jack Ingram; Beat Up Ford; Young Man

4) John Prine; Spanish Pipedream; In Person & On Stage

5) Lyle Lovett; I've Been to Memphsis; Live in Texas

5) Eric Brace & Peter Cooper; Suffer a Fool; Master Sessions

6) Merl Haggard; Daddy Frank; Merle Haggard Again (on Oh Boy Records)

7) Tom Russell; Tulare Dust; Tulare Dust--The Songs of Merl Haggard

8) Waylon Jennings; You Asked Me To; Waylon Live

9) Nanci Griffith; You Asked Me To; Lonesome, On'ry; and Mean--The Songs of Waylon Jennings

10) Old 97s; My Two Feet; Blame it on Gravity

11) Old 97s; No Baby I; Blame it on Gravity

12) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Way Downtown; Will the Circle be Unbroken

13) James McMurtry; Memorial Day; Childish Things

Thanks for listening...

November 7th, 2010

2010-11-02T14:53:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody,

Ben Leonard guest hosted today--his return to radio hosting for the first time since those good ol' college days in Morris. Thanks Ben--great job and great songs.

His playlist went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Age Like Wine; East Nashville Skyline

2) Ben Folds; Gracie; Songs for Sliverman

3) Loudon Wainwright III, Daughter; Strange Weirdos

4) Bellwether; Sweethearts; The Stinging Nettles

5) Drive By Truckers; Carl Perkins' Cadillac; The Dirty South

6) Regina Spektor; Samson, Begin to Hope

7) Justin Townes Earle One More Night in Brooklyn; Harlem River Blues

8) Josh Ritter; Girl in the War; The Animal Years

9) Basia Bulat; Heart of my Own; Gold Rush

10) Pete Drodge; Hampton Inn Room 306; Necktie Second

11) Old Crow Medicine Show; My Good Gal; Big Iron World

12) Jill Sobule; Don't Let Us Get Sick; Enjoy Every Sandwich (A Tribute to Warren Zevon)

13) Bright Eyes; Bottom of Everything; Motion Sickness

14) Darrell Scott; A Crooked Road; The Americana Music Awards Sampler

October 17th, 2010

2010-10-17T15:21:00.000-07:00

Hello Everybody,

Thanks to everybody who pledged during the fall drive--we were live both this week and last, and a number of you were kind enough to call in during the show. The playlist for the 17th went like this...

1) The Secret Sisters; Why Baby Why; The Secret Sisters

2) Joe Pug, Not So Sure

3) The Jayhawks; People in This Place on Every Side; The Bunkhouse Album

4) Alejandro Escovedo; Down in the Bowery; Street Songs of Love

5) Alejandro Escovedo; Faith; Street Songs of Love

6) Fred Eaglesmith; Careless; Cha, Cha, Cha

7) Clare Burson; Baby Boy; Silver and Ash

8_ Rodney Crowell; Closer to Heaven; Sex and Gasoline

9) Guy Clark; If I Needed You; Sometimes the Song Writes You

10) The Yellow Room Gang; Simple Faith; The Yellow Room Gang

11) John Prine & Emmylou Harris; Angel From Montgomery; In Person & On Stage

12) The Secret Sisters; Tennessee Me; The Secret Sisters

October 3rd, 2010

2010-10-10T06:22:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Had another guest host today--an old friend from the great state of Ohio, Pravin Rodrigues. Our playlist went like this...

1) Fred Eaglesmith & The Flying Squirrels; Pretty Good Guy, Ralph's Last Show

2) Nanci Griffith; Workin' in Corners; One Fair Summer Evening

3) Indigo Girls with Ani DiFranco; Ramblin' Round; Til' We Outnumber Em'

4) Guy Clark; Forever, For Always, For Certain; Cold Dog Soup

5) John Hiatt; The Open Road; The Open Road

6) John Mellencamp; Save Some Time to Dream; No Better Than This

7) John Hiatt; Go Down Swingin'; The Open Road

8) John Mellencamp; Clumsy Old World, No Better Than This

9) Hayes Carll; Drunken Poets Dream; Trouble in Mind

10) John Prine; That's the Way the World Goes Round; John Prine Live

11) Steve Goodman; The Dutchman; Live Wire

12) Alejandro Escovedo; Always a Friend; Real Animal

13) Alejandro Escovedo; People, We're Only Gonna Live So Long; Real Animal

Thanks for listening!

September 26th, 2010

2010-09-28T20:11:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Last week's program was a repeat from an episode with no playlist. The playlist for the 26th went like this...

1) Bruce Springsteen; Tomorrow Never Knows; Working on a Dream

2) Hank Williams III; Atlantic City

3) Stacy Earl & Mark Stuart; Are You Ready

4) Lyle Lovett; God Will

5) Todd Snider; I May Smoke Too Much

Three from Trampled by Turtles--all songs from the cd Songs From A Ghost Town

6) Ain't No Use Tryin'

7) Wrong Way Street

8) School Bus Driver

9) John Mellencamp; Thinking About You; No Better Than This

10) John Mellencamp; No One Cares About Me; No Better Than This

11) Uncle Tupelo; Looking for a Way Out; Still Feel Gone

12) Uncle Tupelo; If That's Alright (Demo); Still Feel Gone

Two from Peter Cooper's excellent new release on Red Beet Records

13) Peter Cooper; Elmer The Dancer; The Lloyd Green Album

14) Peter Cooper; Tulsa Queen; The Lloyd Green Album

Thanks for listening...

September 12th, 2010

2010-09-12T17:23:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show featured guest host Ben Leonard from the Nicollet County Historical Society. His playlist is below. Be sure to check out the cool documentary film series Ben and others host at the Nicollet County Historical Society--a description of the film series is posted below the playlist.

1 Jars at Home; Trampled by Turtles; Blue Sky and the Devil

2 American Hearts; A.A. Bondy; American Hearts

3 The Door was Always Open; Joe Pug; In the Meantime

4 The End ; Allison Weiss; The Way She Likes It

5 You Look Like ICould Use A Drink; Todd Snider; Live, Cedar Cultural Center,7/14/2010

6 Natural Disaster; Loudon Wainwright III; A Live One

7 Political Science; Randy Newman; Sail Away

8 Atomic Power; Uncle Tupelo; March 16-20 1992

9 The Temptation of Adam;Josh Ritter; The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter

10 Racing in the Streets; Townes Van Zandt (Springsteen); Roadsongs

11 Sam Stone; Evan Dando (Prine); Live, Iowa City, 1/18/04

12 Eye of the Tiger; Rural Alberta Advantage (Survivor); Drain the Blood

13 Mexico City; Jolie Hollan; The Living and the Dead

14 Hey Little Mama; Frazey Ford; Obadiah

15 A Little Blues; Be Good Tanyas; Hello Love

**The Nicollet County Historical Society, St. Peter Community and Family Education, St. Peter Food Co-op, Arts Center of Saint Peter, St. Peter Senior Center, St. Peter Public Library, and St. Peter Recreation Department have teamed up to bring you another documentary film series. Join us the first Thursday of every month from September through May at 7pm at the St. Peter Community Center. Some films are serious, some are amazing, and a few are just plain weird.

September 5th, 2010

2010-09-06T05:39:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

The playlist for the 5th went like this...

1) Billy Bragg & Wilco; Another Man's Done Gone; Mermaid Avenue

2) The Band; I Shall be Released; Greatest Hits

3) The Avett Brothers; I Would be Sad; Emotionalism

4) The Indigo Girls; Get Out the Map; Shaming of the Sun

5) Willie Murphy; What Daddy Wants (Momma Needs)

6) Junior Brown; Long Walk Back to San Antonio; Long Walk Back

7 Keb Mo; Folsom Prison Blues; Kindred Spirits

8) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Somewhere Out in Mudrook; Headwinded

Three from John Mellencamp's excellent new release, No Better Than This

9) Clumsy Old World

10) Save Some Time to Dream

11) Coming Down the Road

12) Darren Hanlon; All These Things; I Will Love You at All

13) Loudon Wainwright III; Down at the Bar; Attempted Mustache

August 22nd, 2010

2010-08-22T16:02:00.001-07:00

Hello All,

Had a new show last week as well...but playlists disappear from time-t0-time. This week's new show went like this...

1) The Byrds; One Hundred Years From Now; The Gram Parson's Anthology

2) Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women; Downey Girl; Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women

3) Chatham County Line; Wildwood; Wildwood

4) Marty Stuart; Branded; Ghost Train--The Studio B Sessions

5) James McMurtry; Painting By Numbers; Too Long in the Wasteland

6) James McMurtry; Just Us Kids; Just Us Kids

7) James McMurtry; Out Here in the Middle; Love in Aught Three

8) Lucy Kaplansky; Off and Running; The Red Thread

9) Heather Masse; High Heeled Woman; Birdsong

10) Ruth Moody; Travellin' Shoes; The Garden

11) Guy Clark; The Cape; Dublin Blues

12) Patty Griffin; Never Grow Up; Downtown Church

13) Carrie Newcomer; Two Toasts; The Geography of Light

14) Eric Anderson; Ramblin' Boy; Waves

August 8th, 2010

2010-08-13T12:34:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show featured music sent my way by Ben Leonard at the Nicollet County Historical Society. I forget the exact order of what I played, but the day included the great stuff listed below. Thanks Ben! And by the way, Ben will host the show on Sunday, September 12th.

1) The Rural Alberta Advantage; Rush Apart

2) Todd Snider; A Boy Named Sue

3) Caroline Smith & the Good Nigh...; Closing the Doors

4) Trampled by Turtles; Wait So Long

5) She & Him; Gonna Get Along Without You Now

6) Kate Maki; I'll Be Here in the Morning

7) Dan Auerbach; Trouble Weighs a Ton

8) Uncle Tupelo; Blue Eyes

9) Wood Brothers; Luckiest Man

10) Josh Ritter; To the Dogs or Whoever

11) Sara Watkins; Will We Go

12) Good Old War; Coney Island

13) Haley Bonar; Am I Allowed

14) Joe Pug; Nation of Heat

15) Jenny Owen Youngs; Start + Stop

August 1st, 2010

2010-08-01T06:48:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Not quite sure where the playlist went for last week's show--but we had a new show on the 25th and another today on the 1st.

Today's playlist went like this...

1) Doc Watson & Bill Monroe; You Won't Be Satisfied That Way; Live Duet Recordings Vol. II

2) Garnet Rogers; Give the Fiddler a Dram; Summer Lightning

3) Robert Plant & Allison Krauss; Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On); Raising Sand

4) Shinyribs; Country Cool; Well After Awhile

5) Mountain Man; Buffalo; Made the Harbor

6) John Hiatt; Movin' On; The Open Road

7) Charlie Robison; Beautiful Day; Beautiful Day

8) Peter Wolf; Tragedy; Midnight Souvenir

9) Butch Hancock; West Texas Waltz; Own & Own

10) Jerry Jeff Walker; Driftin' Way of Life; Best of the Vanguard Years

11) Cheryl Wheeler; His Hometown; Sylvia Hotel

12) Tim O'Brien; Runnin' Out of Memory; Corn Bread Nation

13) Wilco; Pick Up the Change; AM

14) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace

15) Wilco; Box Full of Letters; AM

Thanks for listening...

July 11th and 18th...

2010-07-18T12:07:00.001-07:00

Hello All,

Didn't mean for it to happen, but the same program aired on the 11th and the 18th. Your friendly volunteer host screwed up--sorry about that. Hope you enjoyed the show at least once.

Oh, one good excuse for the mistake was that I was working hard with KMSU's Shelley Pierce hosting KMSU's first-ever Radio Camp. Check out the story here--we had some great kids at the station the week of July 12th.

The playlist went like this for the 11th and 18th went like this...

1) Shinyribs; Change is Gonna Come; Well After Awhile

2) Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians; A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall; Cities Sampler Vol. 3

3) The Wailin' Jennys; Glory Bound; Firecracker

4) Rick Spreitzer; Roll Back; From the Bottom

5) Todd Snider; Don't Tempt Me; The Excitement Plan

6) Todd Snider; Money, Compliments, Publicity; The Excitement Plan

7) My Morning Jacket; All the Best; Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows--the Songs of John Prine

8) Warren Zevon; Hasten Down the Wind; Learning to Flinch

9) Warren Zevon; Splendid Isolation; Learning to Flinch

10) Loudon Wainwright III; Living Alone; Last Man on Earth

11) David Bromberg; Try Me One More Time; Sowing the Seeds--Appleseed Records 10th Anniversary cd

12) Frank Prenevost; I Miss Lake Bemidji; I Miss Lake Bemidji

13) Peter Rowan & Tony Rice; You Were There for Me; You Were There for Me

14) Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Don't Think Twice It's Alright; Sowing the Seeds

July 4th, 2010

2010-07-05T06:25:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The holiday weekend featured an "encore" presentation of a show from April 2010. The playlist went like this...

1) Gary Ogan; Till the Next Time that I see You; King Easy Sampler, Vol. 7

2) Chris Knight; It Ain't Easy Being Me; Chris Knight
3) The Tallest Man on Earth; The Wild Hunt; The Wild Hunt
4) Eric Brace & Last Train Home; Always Running on My Street; Six Songs

5) John Hiatt; Pirate Radio; Little Head
6) John Hiatt; Feelin' Again; Little Head
7) Conner Christian & Southern Gothic; Sunday Suit; 90 Proof Lullabies

8) Drag the River; Brookfield; Drag the River: Primer
9) Drag the River; Me and Joe Drove Out to California; Drag the River: Primer
10) Jeff Bridges; Fallin' and Flyin'; Crazy Heart Soundtrack
11) Mumford & Sons; Winter Wind; Sigh No More

12) Adam Carroll; Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffle; King Easy Radio Sampler, Vol. 7
13) JB Bruck; It's Just You; King Easy Radio Sampler
14) Dawes; Love is All I Am; Dawes

**I've mentioned The Oxford Project a few times on air--really is worth a look.

June 27th, 2010

2010-06-27T18:07:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 27th went like this...

1) The Infamous Stringsters; In God's Country; Things That Fly

2) Jakob Dylan; Nothing but the Whole Wide World; Women & Country

3) Lucinda Williams; Mama You Sweet; West

4) Luther Cole; 309 to Richmond; Solitude

5) Shinyribs; Who Built the Moon; Well After Awhile

6) Shinyribs; Country Cool; Well After Awhile

7) Sarah Harmer; One Match; Oh Little Fire

8) Hayes Carll; Waiting on the Stars to Fall; Trouble in Mind (vinyl)

9) Dave Alvin; Rio Grande; Ashgrove

10) Cowboy Junkies; Sun Comes Up It's Tuesday Morning; 200 More Miles

11) Bruce Springsteen; Ain't Got You; Tunnel of Love

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

13) Lyle Lovett; Pantry; Natural Forces

Thanks for listening...

June 20th, 2010

2010-06-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 20th went like this...

1) Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Roll on Buddy; The Essential Ramblin Jack...

2) Joe Ely; Me and Billy the Kid; Live at Liberty Lunch

3) Ramblin' Jack Elliott; More Pretty Girls; The Essential Ramblin Jack...

4) Joe Ely; Honky Tonk Masquerade; A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver

5) Fish Frye; St. Patrick Walks into a Bar; Konsbruck Hotel

6) Richard and Linda Thompson; A Heart Needs a Home; Live in 1975

7) Chuck Ragan; For Goodness Sake; Gold Country

8) Son Volt; Down to the Wire; American Central Dust

Three from John Hiatt's new release, The Open Road

9) Carry You Back Home

10) Movin' On

11) Haulin'

12) Will Kimbrough; Less Polite; Americanitis

13) Todd Snider; Vinyl Records; New Connection

14) Lyle Lovett; If I had a Boat; Live in Texas

2010-06-13T06:29:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show featured music from a bunch of new cds that have made it my way--some just new to me, some brand new releases.

The playlist went like this...

1) Richard and Linda Thompson; Together Again; Live in 1975

2) Frank Prenevost; Happy Daze; I Miss Lake Bemidji

3) Frank Prenevost; I Miss Lake Bemidji; I Miss Lake Bemidji

4) John Prine; Spanish Pipedream; In Person and On Stage

5) John Prine & Iris Dement; In Spite of Ourselves; In Person and On Stage

6) Jayhawks; Falling Storm; The Bunkhouse Record

7) Jayhawks; Tried & True; The Bunkhouse Record

8) Jakob Dylan; Nothing but the Whole Wide World; Women & Country

9) Jakob Dylan; Lend a Hand; Women & Country

10) Luther Cole; Searchers; Searchers

11) Luther Cole; Two Left Hands; Searchers

12) Richard & Linda Thompson; Jet Plane and a Rocking Chair; Live in 1975

13) Richard & Linda Thompson; Hard Luck Stories; Live in 1975

14) John Hiatt; Go Down Swingin'; The Open Road

15) Frank Prenevost; Bluewater Outdoors; I Miss Lake Bemidji

June 6th, 2010

2010-06-10T12:44:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from early March...Everything came from the new Red Beet Records release, East Nashville Vol. 3--More Music from the Other Side. The playlist went like this...

1) Tim Carroll; No Easy Way

2) Phil Lee; Neon Tombstone
3) Kieran Kane; Way Down Below
4) Eric Brace; Tanquility Brace

5) Peter Cooper & Lloyd Green; Gospel Song
6) Anne McCue; Broken Promise Land
7) Kevin Gordon; Black Dog
8) Chuck Mead; I Wish it was Friday

9) Duane Jarvis; I Miss You Already
10) Tom Mason; Chano Pozo's Shoes
11) Carey Ott; Getting Thru

12) Audrey Audd; Love You Like the Earth
13) Phil Lee; The Taterbug Rag

May 30th, 2010

2010-05-31T06:38:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was all John Prine. We heard JP doing versions of his songs and then cuts from the outstanding new cd in his honor, Broken Hearts and Dirt Windows: Songs of John Prine.

The playlist went like this...

1) John Prine; Spanish Pipedream; Great Days--The John Prine Anthology

2) The Avett Brothers; Spanish Pipedream; Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows

3) John Prine; Six O'clock News; Souvenirs

4) Lambchop; Six O' clock News; Broken Hearts...

5) JP; All the Best; Great Days

6) My Morning Jacket; All the Best,, Broken Hearts...

7) JP; Bruised Orange; Great Days

8) Bon Iver; Bruised Orange; Broken Hearts...

9) JP; My Mexican Home; Sweet Revenge

10) Josh Ritter; My Mexican Home; Broken Hearts...

11) JP; The Late John Garfield Blues; Souvenirs

12) Sara Watkins; The Late John Garfield Blues; Broken Hearts...

13) Old Crow Medicine Show; Angel from Montgomery; Broken Hearts...

May 23rd, 2010

2010-05-28T07:17:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

This week's show was a repeat from October--a show for which the playlist was lost. Hope you'll tune in on the 30th for a new show featuring the brand new tribute cd to John Prine.

May 16th, 2010

2010-05-16T06:36:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 16th went like this...

1) Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Pick Me Up On Your Way Down; Come On Back

2) Alejandro Escovedo; Always a Friend; Real Animal
3) Avett Brothers; Go to Sleep; Emotionalism
4) Adam Carroll; Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffler; Live at Flipnotes

5) John Prine; She is My Everything; She is My Everything (free download available here)
6) John Hiatt; The Open Road; The Open Road (free download available here)
7) The Proclaimers; Three More Days; The Rockfield Session

Three from Peter Wolf's new cd, Midnight Souvenirs

8) Tragedy (with Shelby Lynne)
9) The Green Fields of Summer (with Neko Case)
10) It's Too Late for Me (with Merl Haggard)

11) Curtis Evans; Windows; from the forthcoming release, Life with Buffalo
12) Nathaniel Rateliff; Once in a Great While; In Memory of Loss
13) Greg Macpherson; First Class; Mr. Invitation

May 9th, 2010

2010-05-07T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show featured music from John Prine, Steve Goodman, and Todd Snider. The playlist went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Vinyl Records; New Connection

2) John Prine; You Got Gold; Live on Tour

3) Todd Snider; All of My Life; Happy to be Here

4) Steve Goodman; The Dutchman; City of New Orleans

5) John Prine; Lake Marie; Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings

6) John Prine; Bottomless Lake; Aimless Love

7) Steve Goodman; Turnpike Tom; No Big Surprise

8) Todd Snider; Good Fortune; The Excitement Plan

9) Todd Snider; Happy to be Here; Happy to be Here

10) John Prine; Picture Show; Live on Tour

11) Steve Goodman; Six Hours Ahead of the Sun; City of New Orleans

12) John Prine; Clay Pigeons; Fair & Square

13) Steve Goodman; City of New Orleans; The Easter Tapes

May 2nd, 2010

2010-05-07T19:35:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 2nd went like this...

1) Robert Duvall; Live Forever; Crazy Heart Soundtrack

2) Dave Alvin; Fourth of July; King of California

3) The Whites; Keep on the Sunny Side; O' Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack

4) Tony Rice; Me and My Guitar; Night Flyer

5) John T. Van Zandt; My Proud Mountains; Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt

Three from the Avett Brothers' release, Emotionalism

6) Die, Die, Die

7) Will You Return

8) The Weight of Lies

10) Connor Christian & Southern Gothic; One Toke Over the Line; 90 Proof Lullabies

11) Chris Smither; Surprise, Surprise, Surprise; Time Stands Still

12) P.F. Sloan; Eve of Destruction; Sailover

13) Richard and Linda Thompson; Shoot out the Lights; Shoot Out the Lights

14) William Elliott Whitmore; Porchlight; Ashes to Dust

Thanks for listening...

April 25th, 2010

2010-05-02T05:33:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show first aired in July of 2009--the playlist went like this...

1) Steve Earle White Freightliner Blues; Townes

2) John Hiatt; Dust Down a Country Road; Walk On
3) The Band; Time to Kill; Greatest Hits
4) Todd Snider; Green Castle Blues; The Excitement Plan

5) Keb Mo; Eilleen; Suitcase
6) Nanci Griffith; Across America; The Loving Kind
7) Among the Oak and Ash; Peggy O.; Among the Oak and Ashes

8) John Mellencamp; Longest Days; Life, Death, Love, and Fear
9) Richard Buckner; Blue & Wonder; Bloomed
10) Lucy Kaplansky; Off & Running; The Red Thread
11) Greg Brown; Eugene; The Evening Call

12) Eric Bibb; Cowboy Queen; Friends
13) Billy Bragg & Wilco; Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key; Mermaid Avenue

April 18th, 2010

2010-04-18T06:07:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Lots of new shows these past few weeks--and lots of lost playlists. The show for the 18th went like this...

1) Gary Ogan; Till the Next Time that I see You; King Easy Sampler, Vol. 7

2) Chris Knight; It Ain't Easy Being Me; Chris Knight
3) The Tallest Man on Earth; The Wild Hunt; The Wild Hunt
4) Eric Brace & Last Train Home; Always Running on My Street; Six Songs

5) John Hiatt; Pirate Radio; Little Head
6) John Hiatt; Feelin' Again; Little Head
7) Conner Christian & Southern Gothic; Sunday Suit; 90 Proof Lullabies

8) Drag the River; Brookfield; Drag the River: Primer
9) Drag the River; Me and Joe Drove Out to California; Drag the River: Primer
10) Jeff Bridges; Fallin' and Flyin'; Crazy Heart Soundtrack
11) Mumford & Sons; Winter Wind; Sigh No More

12) Adam Carroll; Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffle; King Easy Radio Sampler, Vol. 7
13) JB Bruck; It's Just You; King Easy Radio Sampler
14) Dawes; Love is All I Am; Dawes

**I've mentioned The Oxford Project a few times on air--really is worth a look.

March 28, 2010

2010-03-28T14:34:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Apologies for the repeat show today--I recorded a new show but must have done something wrong with the good ol' technology. And, as luck would have it, today's repeat (from last week) was one of those for which I cannot find the playlist.

We'll be back on Easter...with a pledge show edition of the program.

All the best,

Dave

March 14th, 2010

2010-03-13T04:17:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from early February--The playlist went like this...

1) Buck Owens; Hello Trouble; Crazy Heart Soundtrack

2) Billy Joe Shaver; Love is so Sweet; The Earth Rolls On
3) Bruce Springsteen; Reason to Believe; Nebraska
4) Asylum Street Spankers; Down by the Riverside; God's Favorite Band

5) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Cease Fire; Exploration
6) Son Volt; Down to the Wire; American Central Dust
7) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Holdin' Back; Exploration
8) Son Volt; Dynamite; American Central Dust

Three from the soundtrack for the new film, Crazy Heart

9) Ryan Bingham; The Weary Kind
10) Hold on You; Jeff Bridges
11) Townes Van Zandt; If I Needed You

12) Richard Thompson; Keep Your Distance; Rumor and Sigh
13) Lucinda Williams; Real Love; Little Honey
14) Loudon Wainwright III; I'm Not Gonna Cry; Last Man on Earth

Thanks for listening...

March 7th, 2010

2010-03-13T04:09:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Everything on today's show came from the new Red Beet Records release, East Nashville Vol. 3--More Music from the Other Side. The playlist went like this...

1) Tim Carroll; No Easy Way

2) Phil Lee; Neon Tombstone
3) Kieran Kane; Way Down Below
4) Eric Brace; Tanquility Brace

5) Peter Cooper & Lloyd Green; Gospel Song
6) Anne McCue; Broken Promise Land
7) Kevin Gordon; Black Dog
8) Chuck Mead; I Wish it was Friday

9) Duane Jarvis; I Miss You Already
10) Tom Mason; Chano Pozo's Shoes
11) Carey Ott; Getting Thru

12) Audrey Audd; Love You Like the Earth
13) Phil Lee; The Taterbug Rag

February 28th, 2010

2010-02-28T05:28:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Listen to your Folks is alive and well despite slightly inconsistent blog updates as of late. Last week we featured the new Michael Perry and the Longbeds cd, Tiny Pilot. I played one more song this week--check out the cd at Amble Down Records and Michael Perry's other work at sneezingcow.com

The playlist for the 28th went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Is This Thing Working; Peace Queer

2) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Somewhere South of Sunday; Tiny Pilot
3) Son Volt; Juke Box of Steel; American Central Dust
4) The Sways; Alright; The Sways

5) Guy Clark; Out in the Parking Lot; Workbench Songs
6) Steve Earle; Delta Momma Blues; Townes
7) Mumford & Sons; Sigh No More; Sigh No More

8) Bruce Springsteen; My Ride is Here; Enjoy Every Sandwich
9) Warren Zevon; Keep Me in Your Heart; The Wind
10) Warren Zevon; Numb as a Statue; The Wind
11) Jill Sobule; Don't Let Us Get Sick; Enjoy Every Sandwich

12) Susan Tedeschi; Angel From Montgomery; Live in Austin
13) Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard; These Roads Don't Move; One Fast Move and I'm Gone

February 7th, 2010

2010-02-07T07:13:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

The show has been on and new the past few weeks--but I keep avoiding the blog. I'll try to get back to it a bit more consistently here.

The playlist for the 7th went like this...

1) Buck Owens; Hello Trouble; Crazy Heart Soundtrack

2) Billy Joe Shaver; Love is so Sweet; The Earth Rolls On
3) Bruce Springsteen; Reason to Believe; Nebraska
4) Asylum Street Spankers; Down by the Riverside; God's Favorite Band

5) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Cease Fire; Exploration
6) Son Volt; Down to the Wire; American Central Dust
7) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Holdin' Back; Exploration
8) Son Volt; Dynamite; American Central Dust

Three from the soundtrack for the new film, Crazy Heart

9) Ryan Bingham; The Weary Kind
10) Hold on You; Jeff Bridges
11) Townes Van Zandt; If I Needed You

12) Richard Thompson; Keep Your Distance; Rumor and Sigh
13) Lucinda Williams; Real Love; Little Honey
14) Loudon Wainwright III; I'm Not Gonna Cry; Last Man on Earth

Thanks for listening...

January 17th, 2010

2010-01-16T17:11:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

The show on the 17th went like this...

1) Fred Eaglesmith; Shoulder to the Plow; Tinderbox

2) Greg Brown; Help Me Make it Through This Funky Day; In the Dark with You
3) Greg Brown, Garnet Rogers; Pete Heitzman & Karen Savoca; Milk of the Moon; Live at the Black Sheep
4) Brown, Rogers, Heitzman & Savoca; I Still Miss Someone; Live at the Black Sheep

5) City Mouse; Sittin' On Top of the World; It's About Time
6) Nanci Griffith; Money Changes Everything; The Loving Kind
7) Tim O'Brien; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Dylan Country
8) Steve Earle; Goodbye; Train a Comin'

9) Alejandro Escovedo; Lock, Stock & Teardrops; Lonesome, Or'nry & Mean
10) Robert Earl Keen; Goodbye Cleveland; Rose Hotel
11) Lyle Lovett; If I had a Boat; Live in Texas
12) Lyle Lovett; Closing Time; Live in Texas

13) Indigo Girls; Reunion; Swamp Ophelia
14) John Hiatt; Good as She Could Be; Walk on

January 10th, 2010

2010-01-16T17:02:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

The playlist for our first new show of the year went like this...

1) Fish Frye; St. Peter Walks Into a Bar; Konsbruck Hotel

2) Rodney Crowell; Closer to Heaven; Sex & Gasoline
3) Charlie Louvin; My Long Journey Home; Charlie Louvin
4) Ry Cooder; Suitcase in My Hand; My Name is Buddy

Three from Robert Earl Keen's new release, The Rose Hotel

5) Wireless in Heaven
6) Something I do
7) Flyin' Shoes

8) Fish Frye; Saigon Dance; Konsbruck Hotel
9) Fish Frye; If Only; Konsbruck Hotel
10) Ani Difranco; Out of Range; Out of Range
11) Gear Daddies; Stupid Boy; Billy's Live Bait

12) Felice Brothers; Wonderful Life; The Felice Brothers
13) Mary Black; Almost Gone; Shine
14) Hayes Carll; Trouble in Mind; Drunken Poet's Dream

December 27th 2009 & Janaury 3rd 2010

2010-01-03T08:09:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

Been on the road for the holidays--so the 27th and 3rd were "encore presentations" of an earlier show featuring the music of Guy Clark. I'll be back next week with a new show. My apologies for airing the same episode two weeks in a row, but the weather made it impossible for me to get back to KMSU to record a new one.

Happy New Year,
Dave

December 20th, 2009

2009-12-19T17:36:00.000-08:00

Hello All,

Today was the annual holiday/Christmas show. As usual, lots of John Prine and Emmylou...

The playlist went like this...

1) John Prine; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause; A John Prine Christmas

2) Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard; Low Life Kingdom; One False Move and I'm Gone
3) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace
4) Uncle Tupelo; Looking For a Way Out; Anthology

Songs 5-7 were from a cd which I made years ago but failed to label. All songs were Christmas tunes and we heard from Steve Goodman, Stan Rogers, and Pete Seeger. Not certain of all song titles or albums. Should probably get more organized in life...

8) Greg Brown; Fishing with Bill; Philo 20 Year Anniversary
9) Tom Russell; Box of Visions; Philo 20 Year Anniversary
10) Charlie Robison; Feelin' Good; Beautiful Day

11) John Prine; A John Prine Christmas; A John Prine Christmas
12) Emmylou Harris; Silent Night; Light in the Stable
13) John Prine; Silver Bells; A John Prine Christmas
14) Emmylou Harris; O' Little Town of Bethleham; Light in the Stable

Happy Holidays everybody. Thanks for listening and for supporting KMSU!

Here's a cover of the beautiful Stan Rogers song played on the show. The guy here does a really nice version.

December 6th, 2009

2009-12-07T13:37:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Most of today's music came from various King Easy Radio Sampler cds--these folks send some quality music our way. If you heard anything you like on Sunday's show, please let the musicians know...

1) Jordan Chassan; Hard Work Bein' a Fool; East of Bristol, West of Knoxville

2) Walter Hyatt; Motor City Man; Some Unfinished Business
3) Jeff Finlin; Ballad of a Plain Man; Ballad of a Plain Man
4) Roger D. Ferris; Coffee for One; Coffee for One

5) Gretchen Peters; Prairie in the Sky; One to the Heart, One to the Head
6) The Fortunate Sons; This Train; The Fortunate Sons
7) Dana Cooper; This One Out; Made of Mud
8) Wendi Newcomer; Going Til You're Gone; Wendi Newcomer

Four songs from the new Jay Farrar and Benjiman Gibbard cd, One Fast Move or I'm Gone

9) California Zephyr
10) Low Life Kingdom
11) Willamine
12) The Roads Don't Move

13) Dave Rawlings Machine; Bells of Harlem; A Friend of a Friend
14) Dan Tyler; Watch What They're Saying; I Hope

November 29th, 2009

2009-12-02T18:16:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

Our Thanksgiving weekend show went like this...

1) John Prine & Mac Wiseman; Pistol Packin' Mama; Standard Songs for Average People

2) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs
3) Lyle Lovett; Natural Forces; Natural Forces
4) Pat Green; Me and Billy the Kid; Live at Billy Bob's

5) Ray Bonneville; Shy Star; Goin' by Feel
6) Wilco; You and I; The Album
7) The Flatlanders; Thank God for the Road; Hills and Valleys

Three more from John Prine and Mac Wiseman's Standard Songs for Average People

8) Don't be Ashamed of Your Age
9) Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
10) Saginaw Michigan

11) Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon; Last Thing On My Mind; Old Town School of Music's Songbook, Vol. 2
12) Barb Silverman; Hobo's Lullaby; Old Town School of Music's Songbook, Vol. 3
13) Ollabelle; I am Waiting; Ollabelle

Thanks for listening...

November 22nd, 2009

2009-11-28T07:08:00.001-08:00

Hello All,

The playlist for the 22nd went like this...thanks for listening.

1) Townes Van Zandt; Still Lookin' for You; The Highway Kind

2) Bruce Springsteen; Radio Nowhere; Magic
3) Robert Earl Keen; Blow You Away; Live in Austin
4) Charlie Robison; Beautiful Day; Beautiful Day

5) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Killing the Blues; Raising Sand
6) John Prine; Killing the Blues; Great Days
7) Johnny Cash; Folsom Prison Blues; J.C. at San Quentin
8) Keb Mo; Folsom Prison Blues; Kindred Spirits--the songs of J.C.

9) Todd Snider; All of My Life; Happy to be Here
10) Keith Sykes; You Better be Ready to Dance; Let it Roll
11) The Pines; Heart and Bones; Trenclo

12) Lainie Marsh; Aways to Go; King Easy Radio Sampler
13) Eric Brace & Peter Cooper; Omar's Blues; King Easy Radio Sampler
14) Steve Earle; To Live is to Fly; Townes

November 15th, 2009

2009-11-20T08:49:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from back in August. The original blog entry is posted below--back next week with a new show. Thanks.

All music on today's show was mentioned in some form in Michael Perry's new book, Coop. Great book...and great music.

The playlist went like this...

1) Fred Eaglesmith; Bailin' Again; The Official Bootleg Series, Vol. II

2) The New Christy Minstrels; Green, Green; Greatest Hits
3) Greg Brown; Say a Little Prayer; In the Hills of California
4) Willie Nelson & Friends; Heartbreak Hotel; The Essential Willie Nelson

5) Steve Earle; Continental Trailways Blues; The Essential Steve Earle
6) Steve Earle; Six Days on the Road; The Essential Steve Earle
7) Duck for the Oyster; Dip and Dive; May We Have This Dance
8) Minnie Pearle; On Top of Old Smokey; Live From Grinder's Switch

9) Stan and Doug; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
10) Vince & Jenny Gill; Peace on Earth; Peace on Earth
11) Supertramp; Give a Little Bit; Greatest Hits
12) Duck for the Oyster/Kevin McMullin; Trash; Free Download

13) Bronski Beat; Small Town Boy; Greatest Hits
14) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Somewhere Out In Mudrook; Headwinded
15) Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass; Green Peppers; Whipped Cream & Other Delights

And here's Mike introducing the book that led to today's show...

November 8th, 2009

2009-11-09T17:23:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

Today's show aired a couple of times, actually. First on Thursday afternoon from 1-2 and then again in the usual time, Sunday from 9-10.

The playlist went like this...

1) The Flying Burrito Brothers; Older Guys; Gram Parson's Anthology

2) Nanci Griffith; Time of Inconvenience; Flyer
3) John Hiatt; Crossing Muddy Waters; Crossing Muddy Waters
4) Levon Helm; Feelin' Good; Dirt Farmer

Three from John Fogerty's new cd, The Blue Ridge Rangers--Rides Again

5) When Will I be Loved (with Bruce Springsteen)
6) Paradise
7) Back Home Again

9) Joel Rafael; Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key; The Songs of Woody Guthrie Vol. I & II
10) Arlo Guthrie; All Over the World; Tribute to Steve Goodman
11) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Dr. King; Exploration
12) Woody Guthrie; Hobo's Lullaby; Ash Recordings Vol. I

13) Buddy Miller; Don't Tell Me; Poison Love
14) Guy Clark; Forever, For Always, For Certain; Cold Dog Soup

And how about a little Steve Goodman...

October 25th, 2009

2009-10-31T07:49:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Another pledge drive show today...thanks to those who called in to donate. We really appreciate your continued support.

Lots of new music today--the playlist went like this...

1) Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; I'm Riding High On the Wings of Love; Gospel Radio Gems

2) Chris Smither; It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry; Time Stands Still
3) John Gorka; Whole Wide World; So Dark You See

Three from the new Lyle Lovett cd, Natural Forces...

4) Pantry
5) Natural Forces
6) Empty Blue Shoes

Two from the New West Texas Sampler packaged with Natural Forces...

7) Robert Earl Keen; The Rose Hotel
8) Hayes Carll; Waiting On the Stars to Fall

9) Alejandro Escovedo; Five Hearts Beating; Gravity
10) Alejandro Escovedo; Paradise; Gravity
11) Jon Langford & Sally Timms; Broken Bottle; Por Vida

12) Steve Earl; I Feel Alright; I Feel Alright

October 18th, 2009

2009-10-19T16:19:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Had a live pledge drive show this morning--thanks to all of you who called in to support the station. Your support is greatly appreciated--KMSU wouldn't be on the air without your support. It's that simple. If you have yet to pledge your support and would like to do so, call 507-389-5678 or pledge online by clicking here.

One more thing before getting to the playlist--don't forget about the Los Lonely Boys and Alejandro Escovedo show next Sunday night (the 25th) at the Mankato Civic Center.

The playlist for today's show went like this...

1) John Prine; Spanish Pipedream; Great Days

2) Lyle Lovett; The Truck Song; My Baby Don't Tolerate
3) Dave Alvin; Nine Volt Heart; Ashgrove
4) John Hiatt; Slow Turning; John Hiatt Anthololgy

5) Robert Earl Keen; Feelin' Good Again; Walking Distance
6) James McMurtry; Walk Between the Raindrops; Walk Between the Raindrops

7) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America
8) The Wailin' Jennys; The Devil's Paintbrush Road; Firecracker

9) Todd Snider; Good Fortune; The Excitement Plan
10) Hayes Carll; Bad Liver and a Broken Heart; Trouble in Mind

11) Anna Cougan & North 19; Columbia; Glory
12) Loudon Wainwright III; Hank and Fred; Here Come the Choppers

As I type, I'm listening to the online station, Folk Alley and a Garnet Rogers' tune. So, here's a Garnet Rogers' video.

October 11th, 2009

2009-10-11T05:53:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Snow this weekend--

The show went like this...

1) Norman Blake; Prettiest Little Girl in the Country; Old Ties

2) Greg Brown; Telling Stories; Milk of the Moon
3) Kate Campbell; Looking for Jesus; Save the Day
4) Rodney Crowell; Sex & Gasoline; Sex & Gasoline

5) Marc Cohn (there was a reason for this); The Things We've Handed Down; The Rainy Season
6) Lucinda Williams; Mama You Sweet; West
7) Todd Snider; Alright Guy; Cities Sampler Vol. 7
8) Mark Elliott; Born to Fly; American Road

9) Ryan Adams; Burning Photographs; Rock N' Roll
10) Billy Jo Shaver; White Freightliner Blues; Poet--A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
11) Joel Rafael Band; Dance a Little Longer; Woodeye

12) John Gorka; I Think of You; So Dark You See
13) City Mouse; Ain't Got No Home; Fat City (Southern MN Sampler)

And a video from Woody's Granddaughter--

October 4th, 2009

2009-10-11T05:45:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

I'll be darned if I can find the playlist, but today's show was all Guy Clark--four from his new cd and a bunch of old stuff, too.

Here's a video of "The Guitar"--a song we played this morning and that you'll find on Clark's new cd, Somedays the Song Writes You

September 27th, 2009

2009-10-03T09:27:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 27th went like this...

1) Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Pick Me Up On the Way Down; Come on Back

2) Slaid Cleaves; Broke Down; Broke Down
3) Jimmy Lafave; Shining on Through; Blue Nightfall
4) Chuck Brodsky; The Room Over the Bar; Color Came One Day

Four from Steve Goodman--one week after the 25th anniversary of his passing...

5) Steve Goodman; Wonderful World of Sex; No Big Surprise--anthology
6) Steve Goodman; The I Don't Know Where I'm Goin' but I'm Goin' Nowhere in a Hurry Blues; No Big Surprise
7) Steve Goodman; The Auctioneer; NGS
8) Steve Goodman; The Ballad of Penny Evans; City of New Orleans

9) Guy Clark; Somedays You Write the Song; Somedays the Song Writes You
10) Guy Clark; If I Needed You; Somedays the Song Writes You
11) Charlie Robison; Beautiful Day; Beautiful Day
12) Charlie Robison; Racing in the Street; Beautiful Day

September 20th, 2009

2009-09-20T11:34:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Today's show was a repeat from back in June--be back next week with a new show (and new music from Guy Clark). The playlist for today went like this...

1) Adam Carroll; Picture Show; Far Away Blues

2) Guy Clark; To Live is to Fly; Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt

3) Lyle Lovett; Private Conversation; Road to Ensenada

4) Elliza Gilykson; Emerald Street; Beautiful World

Four from Lonesome; On'ry; and Mean--A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

5) Carlene Carter; I've Always Been Crazy

6) Alejandro Escovedo; Lock, Stock, and Teardrops

7) Cowboy Jack Clement & Pam Tillis; Let's All Help the Cowboys Sign the Blues

8) Nanci Griffith; You Asked Me To

9) John Prine; Space Monkey; Live on Tour

10) John Prine; Picture Show; Live on Tour

11) Steve Goodman; City of New Orleans; Live Wire

12) Greg Brown; Canned Goods; One Night

13) Robert Earl Keen; I'm Comin' Home; No. 2. Live Diner

September 6, 2009--Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-07T17:40:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

Before the playlist...This Labor Day I heard an outstanding interview with Utah Phillips. Really worth listening to the entire thing. I heard it on WOJB, a really great community radio station out of Reserve, Wisconsin.

The playlist for Labor Day weekend went like this...

1) Peter Case; Down the Line; Peter Case Sings Like Hell

2) Steve Earle; Pancho and Lefty; Townes
3) Kate Campbell; Wrought Iron Fences; The Portable Kate Campbell
4) Tim O'Brien; Look Down That Lonesome Road; Fiddler's Green

5) Jay Ungar & Molly Mason; Bound for Another Harvest Home; Harvest Home
6) Fred Eaglesmith; John Deer; Ralph's Last Show
7) Warren Zevon; The Factory; Sentimental Hygiene
8) Son Volt; Bandages and Scars; Okemah and the Melody of Riot

Three songs from artists playing at next weekend's Rock Bend Folk Festival in St. Peter, Minnesota

9) Charlie Roth; Star Motel
10) Grams & Krieger; Memphis Train
11) Harry Manx; Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed

12) Charlie King; Are You Now or Have You Ever Been; Food, Phone, Gas, Lodging
13) Billy Bragg & The Blokes; Take Down the Union Jack; England, Half English
14) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America

15) Chuck Ragan; Let it Rain; Gold Country

And how about some Utah Phillips--the interview above really is worth a listen. Inspiring and thoughtful...

August 23rd, 2009

2009-08-27T05:57:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from back in May--it went like this.

1) Guy Clark; Cinco De Mayo in Memphis; Workbench Songs

2) Bob Dylan; Froggie Went a Courtin;; Good as I been to You
3) Bruce Springsteen; Froggie Went a Courtin; The Seeger Sessions
4) Guy Davis; Bring Back Storyville; Sweetheart Like You

Three from the excellent new Dave Alvin release--Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women

5) River Under the Road
6) Marie Marie
7) Don't Make Promises

8) Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum; My Heart's Own Love; Guest House
9) Mollie O'Brien; Henhouse Blues; Tell it True
10) Indigo Girls; Run; Despite our Differences
11) Patty Griffin; No Bad News; Children Running Through

12) The Jayhawks; Settled Down Like Rain; Hollywood Town Hall
13) John Hiatt; Stolen Moments; Stolen Moments

**Didn't get to it on air today, but the Cedar Paddle Band contacted me with a few local dates. Click here for info--they play great music at some really nice places around town.

And since I'm on a Dave Alvin kick, here's a video featuring Mr. Alvin

August 16, 2009

2009-08-23T06:17:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 16th went like this...

1) Loudon Wainwright III; So Darn Happy; Little Ship

2) June Tabor; All This Useless Beauty; Angel Tiger
3) William Elliott Whitmore; Midnight; Ashes to Dust
4) Todd Snider; Slim Chance; The Excitement Plan

Three songs from the King Easy Radio Sampler

5) Ben Bullington; Toe the Line
6) Gretchen Peters; Prairie in the Sky
7) Buzz Carson; Greyhound

Three instrumentals from Bill Frisell's new cd, Disfarmer

8) Peter Miller's Discovery
9) That's Alright Mama
10) I am not a Farmer

11) Stan Rogers; Forty-Five Years; Fogarty's Cave
12) Garnet Rogers; This Shirt; Summer Lightning
13) Steve Conn; I've Got Your Dog; King Easy Radio Sampler

August 9th, 2009

2009-08-09T10:33:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

All music on today's show was mentioned in some form in Michael Perry's new book, Coop. Great book...and great music.

The playlist went like this...

1) Fred Eaglesmith; Bailin' Again; The Official Bootleg Series, Vol. II

2) The New Christy Minstrels; Green, Green; Greatest Hits
3) Greg Brown; Say a Little Prayer; In the Hills of California
4) Willie Nelson & Friends; Heartbreak Hotel; The Essential Willie Nelson

5) Steve Earle; Continental Trailways Blues; The Essential Steve Earle
6) Steve Earle; Six Days on the Road; The Essential Steve Earle
7) Duck for the Oyster; Dip and Dive; May We Have This Dance
8) Minnie Pearle; On Top of Old Smokey; Live From Grinder's Switch

9) Stan and Doug; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
10) Vince & Jenny Gill; Peace on Earth; Peace on Earth
11) Supertramp; Give a Little Bit; Greatest Hits
12) Duck for the Oyster/Kevin McMullin; Trash; Free Download

13) Bronski Beat; Small Town Boy; Greatest Hits
14) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Somewhere Out In Mudrook; Headwinded
15) Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass; Green Peppers; Whipped Cream & Other Delights

And here's Mike introducing the book that led to today's show...

August 2nd, 2009

2009-08-06T11:30:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Thanks to Mark McCullough who sat in on today's show--mostly to be picked on for his decision to watch CBS Sunday Morning...but nice to have him in the studio all the same.

The playlist went like this...

1) The Flatlanders; Down on Filbert's Rise; Now Again

2) The Wailin Jennys; Glory Bound; Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House
3) Gillian Welch; Red Clay Halo; Time
4) Cheryl Wheeler; Alice; Defying Gravity

5) James McMurtry; Childish Things; Childish Things
6) James McMurtry; Memorial Day; Childish Things
7) Los Lobos; Johnny 99; Badlands--Tribute to Springsteen's Nebraska
8) Aimee Man & Michael Penn; Reason to Believe; Badlands...

9) Dave Alvin; Ol' 55; Step Right Up--Songs of Tom Waits
10) Lucinda Williams; Like a Rose; Lucinda Williams
11) Patty Sciafla; Big Black Heaven; Rumble Doll

12) John Prine; The Other Side of Town; Fair & Square
13) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair & Square

July 26th, 2009

2009-07-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 26th went like this...I'm gonna mostly skip capital letters today because my shift key fell off, darn it.

1) boulder acoustic society; i feel like i've seen you before; punchline

2) mustard's retreat; the fishing video; a resolution of something
3) david bromberg; wallflower; retrospective
4) jonatha brooke; new star; the works

5) alejandro escovedo; needle and a spoon; with these hands
6) blaze foley; oval room; oval room
7) guy clark; instant coffee blues; ol. number one

three from fred eaglesmith's live cd, ralph's last show

8) time to get a gun
9) i like trains
10) crashin' and burnin'

11) bastard sons of johnny cash; long black veil; distance between
12) rodney crowell; closer to heaven; sex and gasoline
13) guy clark; let him roll; ol. number one

and a fred eaglesmith video--he's the real deal...

July 19th, 2009

2009-07-18T12:13:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

There was a program on the 12th, but, well, you know. The playlist is somewhere, I suspect.

The program on the 19th went like this...

1) Steve Earle White Freightliner Blues; Townes

2) John Hiatt; Dust Down a Country Road; Walk On
3) The Band; Time to Kill; Greatest Hits
4) Todd Snider; Green Castle Blues; The Excitement Plan

5) Keb Mo; Eilleen; Suitcase
6) Nanci Griffith; Across America; The Loving Kind
7) Among the Oak and Ash; Peggy O.; Among the Oak and Ashes

8) John Mellencamp; Longest Days; Life, Death, Love, and Fear
9) Richard Buckner; Blue & Wonder; Bloomed
10) Lucy Kaplansky; Off & Running; The Red Thread
11) Greg Brown; Eugene; The Evening Call

12) Eric Bibb; Cowboy Queen; Friends
13) Billy Bragg & Wilco; Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key; Mermaid Avenue

Saw Keb Mo at the Minnesota Zoo the other night...thought I'd include a video here.

July 5th, 2009

2009-07-13T17:32:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from March--the program featured several students of mine enrolled in a class called "Communication and Community." Thanks to all the students who took part.

The playlist went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Happy to Be Here; Happy to Be Here

2) Townes Van Zandt; To Live is to Fly; A Far Cry From Dead

3) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace; Windfall

4) Nanci Griffith; Ten Degrees and Getting Colder; Other Voices/Other Rooms

5) Guy Clark; The Cape; Dublin Blues

6) John Prine; You Got Gold; The Missing Years

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

8) Bruce Springsteen; Thunder Road; MTV Unplugged

9) Indigo Girls w/ Ani Difranco; Ramblin' Round; Till We Outnumber Em'

10) Hayes Carll; Good Friends; Little Rock

11) Patty Griffin; Trapeze; Children Running Through

12) Julie Lee; Made from Scratch; Stillhouse Road

13) Todd Snider; Just in Case; Happy to Be Here

June 28th, 2009

2009-06-30T16:50:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The playlist for the 28th went like this...

1) Freddy Johnston; Coffee, Coffee, Coffee; Real: The Tom T. Hall Project

2) Mavis Staples; Have a Little Faith; Have a Little Faith
3) Neil Young; Harvest Moon; Unplugged
4) Richard Thompson; Shane and Dixie; Mirror Blue

5) The Flatlanders; There's Never Been; Hills and Valleys
6) Tom Russell; The Pugilist at 59; Love and Fear
7) Hayes Carll; I Don't Wanna Grow Up; Trouble in Mind

Three songs from the Eric Taylor cd, The Great Divide. I was made aware of Taylor's work through Michael Perry's website--and am very thankful I discovered his music. Great stuff...we'll play more in the coming weeks.

The three songs from Great Divide were...

8) The Great Divide
9) Big Love
10) Ain't But One Thing Give A Man The Blues

11) Alejandro Escovedo; Always a Friend; Real Animal
12) Old Crow Medicine Show; That Evening Sun; Tennessee Pusher
13) Chris Knight; If I Were You; The Trailer Tapes

And a video...

June 21st, 2009

2009-06-24T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

The Father's Day show went like this...

1) Teddy Thompson; I Should Get up; Separate Ways

2) Hank III; I'm a Long Gone Daddy; Timeless: A Tribute to Hank Williams Sr.
3) The Three Pickers; Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms; The Three Pickers
4) Dan Zanes; Hallelujah I'm a Bum; Parades & Panoramas

5) Bruce Springsteen; The River; Live 1975-85
6) Tom Brieding; My Father's Clothes; The Unbroken Circle

7) Warren Zevon; Weirwolves of London; Preludes
8) Warren Zevon; HIt Somebody; My Ride is Here
9) Warren Zevon; Searching for a Heart; Mr. Bad Example

10) Loudon Wainwright III; Being a Dad; Little Ship
11) Chris Smither; So Long; Drive You Home Again

And here's a very cool BBC video featuring Warren Zevon--worth a watch even if just to see Warren's intro...