December 23rd & 30th

Hey Folks,

I've been on the run a bit for the holidays--apologies for the late post. There was a new Christmas show on the 23rd and a repeat program on the 30th.

The Christmas show playlist is below...I grabbed much of this from itunes and other places without paying much attention to the cds on which some of the below are found. The Stan and Doug stuff is great...to this day my father plays this record over and over (and over) every Christmas.

1) Stan and Doug; Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; Yust Go Nuts At Christmas

2) John Prine; A John Prine Christmas; John Prine Christmas
3) Emmylou Harris; Christmas Time's A Comin'; Light of the Stable
4) Merle Haggard; White Christmas
5) Steve Goodman; Colorado Christmas; Unfinished Business
6) Dolly Parton; Joy to the World

7) Stan and Doug; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
8) John Prine; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause; A John Prine Christmas
9) Peter Paul and Mary; The Marvelous Toy
10)Greg Trooper; Muhammad Ali(The Meaning of Christmas)
11) Blind Boys of Alabama; I Pray on Christmas

12) Stan and Doug; I was Santa Clause at the School House for the PTA; I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
13) Loudon Wainwright; Suddenly Its Christmas
14) Michael Wolff & Warren Zevon; The Christmas Song

**The show on the 30th was a repeat from September of 2005. The entire show was dedicated to music from Uncut Magazine's cd featuring songs inspired by Bruce Springsteen

December 16, 2007

Hey All,

As I mentioned on today's show, I'm trying to put together a show full of folkish songs about places like bars, diners, barbershops, etc--the kinds of places sociologist Ray Oldenburg defines as third places. Please send anything that comes to mind to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com Thanks!

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

1) Peter Ostroushko; Bemidji Blues; Postcards

2) Carrie Newcomer; Betty's Diner; Regulars & Refugees
3) Steve Goodman; The One That Got Away; Live Wire
4) Fred Eaglesmith; Milly's Cafe; Milly's Cafe

5) Emmylou Harris; Silent Night; Light of the Stable
6) John Prine; Christmas in Prison; Great Days
7) Emmylou Harris; Light of the Stable; Light of the Stable

8) Eric Anderson; Eyes of the Immigrant; You Can't Relive the Past
9) Steve Earle; City of Immigrants; Washington Square Serenade
10) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America

**I try to avoid direct political commentary on the show and blog, but something tells me Chuck Norris doesn't have all the answers when it comes to immigration. Just a thought, but...

11) Keith Sykes; It Just Don't Get No Better Than This; Let It Roll
12) Chris Knight; Bring the Harvest Home; Chris Knight
13) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Keep on the Sunny Side; Will the Circle be Unbroken

December 9th, 2007

Hey All,

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

1) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; In Lieu of Flowers; Exploration

2) Sam Bush; Girl From the North Country; EP of the DVD "On the Road"
3) Trampled by Turtles; Shelter from the Storm; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited
4) Rodney Crowell; Beautiful Despair; The Outsider

5) Robert Earl Keen; Merry Christmas from the Family; Gringo Honeymoon
6) Julie Lee; Made from Scratch; Stillhouse Road
7) John Prine; Long Monday; Fair & Square

8) Molly O'Brien; If I Live; Tell it True
9) Lucinda Williams; Learning How to Live; West
10) Steve Earle; Come Home to Me; Washington Square Serenade
11) Peter Rowan & Tony Rice; To Live is to Fly; Quartet

12) Doc Watson; Bonaparte's Retreat; Songs from Home
13) Mustard's Retreat; Shenandoah; The First Album Plus
14) Mustard's Retreat; The Gospel Show; The First Album Plus

December 2nd, 2007

Hi All,

On today's show I mentioned Studs Terkel's book Hope Dies Last--I'm enjoying it quite a lot and thought you might as well.

The at least somewhat hopeful playlist for the 2nd went like this...

1) Phil Ochs; There But for Fortune; Phil Ochs in Concert

2) Vince Gill (with Emmylou Harris); Some Things Never Get Old; These Days
3) Todd Snider (with John Prine); Crooked Piece of Time; New Connection
4) The Yellow Room Gang; Simple Faith; Vol I.

5) Greg Brown & Bill Morrissey; You Can't Always Get What You Want; Friend of Mine
6) Chuck Brodsky; The Ballad of Stan Rogers and Leo Kennedy; Color Came One Day
7) Jimmy Davis; Watchin' the Fire Burn Down; Campfire Songs
8) Rick Spreitzer; Roll Back; From the Bottom

**The next few songs all come from sampler cds from Mojo and Uncut Magazines

9) Tim Hardin; Reason to Believe; The Who Jukebox (Mojo)
10) Roy Orbison; Trying to Get to You; Hail to the King (Mojo)
11) Leadbelly; Ella Speed; The Who Jukebox (Mojo)
12) Lightnin' Hopkins; Baby Please Don't Go; The Roots of Bob Dylan (Mojo)
13) Kris Kristofferson; This Old Road; New Music 2006 (Uncut)

14) Ricky Skaggs & the Whites; One Seed of Love; Salt of the Earth
15) Pete Seeger and friends; Bring em' Home; Sowing the Seeds--Appleseed Records 10th Anniversary Collection

November 25th, 2007

Hi All,

Before the playlist...a few things talked about on today's show...

Pete Seeger's letter to Seventeen Magazine...
Russell Banks reading "The Moor" (act three of this episode) on This American Life
Paste Magazine

Ok...the playlist for the 25th...

1) Doc Watson; Rambling Hobo; Songs From Home

2) K.D. Lang; Helpless; Songs of the 49th Parallel
3) Peter Case; Every 24 Hours; Paste Magazine Sampler--Vol. 36
4) Leon Redbone & Merle Haggard; Sittin' by the Fire; Whistling in the Wind

5) Pete Seeger; Abiyoyo; Stories and Songs for Little Children
6) Dan Zanes; Wonder Wheel; Family Dance

7) Eric Bibb; The Cape; Friends
8) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace
9) Pat Humphries; Swimming to the Other Side; Sowing the Seeds--10th Anniversary of Appleseed Records
10) Warren Zevon; Stop Rainin' Lord; Preludes

11) Lyle Lovett; I will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cain; It's Not Big, It's Large
12) Chris Smither; Real Fine Love; Rollin' Into Memphis--The Songs of John Hiatt

November 18th, 2007

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from last week--between a new little one at home and a trip to Chicago I just couldn't get a new show up this week. We'll have a new one Thanksgiving weekend. As mentioned on the show, please send along any folk/Americana songs you'd like to hear next weekend (songs you're "thankful" for if you will). Notes can be posted below or sent to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com

Here's the playlist for the 18th...with apologies to those listeners who heard the same show two weeks in a row...

1) Keith Sykes; What Are We Waiting For; Let It Roll

2) The Flatlanders; One Day at a Time; More Legend Than Band
3) The Flatlanders; Dallas; More Legend Than Band
4) Bill Hearne's Roadside Review; Sing Me Back Home; Heartaches and Honkeytonks
5) Keith Sykes; Let It Roll; Let It Roll

6) Bob Dylan; The Water is Wide; Live 1975
7) Bruce Springsteen; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; Live in Dublin
8) Woody Guthrie; Pastures of Plenty; The Asch Recordings Vol. I

9) Buck Owens & Dwight Yokum; Streets of Bakersfield; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits (Rhino)
10) Dwight Yokum; Little Ways; Dwight Live
11) Buck Owens; Sam's Place; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits

12) Keith Sykes; Tearing the House Down; Let It Roll
13) Wilco; One Hundred Years From Now; Return of the Grevious Angel--Tribute to Gram Parsons
14) Patty Griffin; Stay on the Road; Children Running Through

Thanks for listening...and please do send along a song or two for the Thanksgiving weekend show.

November 11th, 2007

Hi All,

On today's show I asked for folks to send along their favorite folk/Americana song. I'll do my best to play these during the Thanksgiving weekend show. Just post the song below or send to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com Looking forward to hearing some of the picks.

The set list for the 11th went like this...

1) Keith Sykes; What Are We Waiting For; Let It Roll

2) The Flatlanders; One Day at a Time; More Legend Than Band
3) The Flatlanders; Dallas; More Legend Than Band
4) Bill Hearne's Roadside Review; Sing Me Back Home; Heartaches and Honkeytonks
5) Keith Sykes; Let It Roll; Let It Roll

6) Bob Dylan; The Water is Wide; Live 1975
7) Bruce Springsteen; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; Live in Dublin
8) Woody Guthrie; Pastures of Plenty; The Asch Recordings Vol. I

9) Buck Owens & Dwight Yokum; Streets of Bakersfield; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits (Rhino)
10) Dwight Yokum; Little Ways; Dwight Live
11) Buck Owens; Sam's Place; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits

12) Keith Sykes; Tearing the House Down; Let It Roll
13) Wilco; One Hundred Years From Now; Return of the Grevious Angel--Tribute to Gram Parsons
14) Patty Griffin; Stay on the Road; Children Running Through

Thanks for listening...and please do send along a song or two for the Thanksgiving weekend show.

November 4, 2007

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from earlier this year (my wife and I had a new little one...seemed a pretty good excuse for an "encore presentation"--be back next week with a new show).

Here's the playlist and the old blog entry...

Today's show took another shot at featuring the new cd from Michael Perry and the Long Beds...and by gosh I think we got it this time.

Here's the playlist...

1) Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels; Big Hair; Ralph's Last Show

2) Michael Perry & the Long Beds; Icarus; Headwinded
3) Guy Clark; Homegrown Tomatoes; Keepers
4) Cheryl Wheeler; His Hometown; Slyvia Hotel

5) Michael Perry & the Long Beds; Sally & Jack; Headwinded
6) Stan Rogers; Lies; Northwest Passage
7) John Prine; Donald & Lydia; Souvenirs

8) Loudon Wainwright III; Mr. Ambivalent; Little Ship
9) Chris Knight; It Ain't Easy Being Me; Chris Knight
10) Richard Thompson; Mr. Stupid; Sweet Warrior
11) Anna Coogan & North 19; Love Will Find a Way; Glory

12) Ramblin Jack Elliott & Jerry Jeff Walker; Hard Travelin' Friends of Mine
13) Michael Perry & the Long Beds; How Many Miles; Headwinded
14) Warren Zevon; Stop Rainin' Lord; Preludes

October 28th, 2007

Hi All,

The show featured a bunch of Warren Zevon...I've been enjoying the heck out of the new Zevon bio He was a complicated guy...to say the least...a "literate prick" is how one friend described him. He does seem to have been that and a whole lot more.

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

1) Ryan Adams, Lovesick Blues; Timeless: A Tribute to Hank Williams

2) Todd Snider; New Connection; New Connection
3) Bruce Robison with Kelly Willis; Ride Me Down Easy; A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver
4) Lucinda Williams; You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion; Ramblin'

5) Richard Thompson; Take Care the Road You Choose; Sweet Warrior
6) Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins; The Big Guns; Ramblin Bob: 15 Tracks From Dylan's Theme Time Radio Show (from Uncut Magazine)
7) June Tabor; All Tomorrow's Parties; Freedom & Rain

8) Warren Zevon; Searching for a Heart; Genius
9) Warren Zevon; The French Inhaler; Genius
10) Warren Zevon; Dirty Life and Times; The Wind

11) Uncle Earl; The Last Goodbye; Waterloo, Tennessee
12) Greg Brown; Whippoorwill; The Evening Call
13) Townes Van Zandt; Ain't Leavin' Your Love; A Far Cry From Dead
14) Truckstop Preachers; Truck Drivin' Man; Truck Stop Preachers

October 21st, 2007

Hey Folks,

A whole morning of John Prine...don't know about you, but I can't think of many better ways to spend an hour. Before the playlist, here are a couple links of interest...

To Oh Boy Records--Prine's label

To A very cool interview with former Poet LaureateTed Kooser and John Prine

Ok...the playlist for the morning went like this (all songs by John Prine...listing includes song and album)

1) Onomatopoeia; Sweet Revenge

2) Spanish Pipedream; Great Days
3) Fish and Whistle; Souvenirs
4) The Bottomless Lake; Aimless Love

5) That's the way the World Goes Round; John Prine Live
6) Space Monkey; Live on Tour
7) You Never Can Tell; Common Sense
8) New Train; Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings

9) Dear Abby; Great Days
10) Angel From Montgomery (with Bonnie Raitt); Great Days
11) People Puttin' People Down; Souvenirs
12) Glory of True Love; Fair & Square

13) Pistol Packin' Mamma (with Max Wiseman); Standard Songs for Average People
14) We're Not the Jet Set (with Iris Dement); In Spite of Ourselves
15) Souvenirs; Souvenirs

October 14th, 2007

Hi All,

Today was the last day of the fall pledge drive...thanks again to all those who pledged over the past ten days. The station greatly appreciates your support, and I really appreciate those of you who called in during Listen to Your Folks.

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

1) Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon; Last Thing on My Mind; Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook Vol. II

2) The Chieftans with Van Morisson; Shenandoah; The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration
3) John McCutcheon; Simple Man; This Fire: Politics, Love, and Other Small Miricles

4) Tom Paxton; Getting Up Early; Live From Mountain Stage
5) Seldom Scene; Hometown Blues; Scenechronized
6) Steve Earle; Tom Ames' Prayer; Train A Comin'

7) Mother Truckers; No Mercy; Broke Not Broken
8) Robert Earl Keen; I'm Goin' to Town; Live in Austin
9) James McMurtry; Childish Things; Childish Things

10) Lyle Lovett; South Texas Girl; It's Not Big, It's Large
11) Patty Griffin; Trapeze; Children Running

12) Bruce Springsteen; Radio Nowhere; Magic
13) John Hiatt; Lift Up Every Stone; Crossing Muddy Waters

October 7th, 2007

Hi All,

Thanks to everybody for your support during today's pledge drive show. We had more calls (and money) than ever before on "Listen to your Folks." I'll be back live next week, so if you haven't already pledged, please consider doing so--we truly appreciate it.

Oh, and here's the info for the very cool KMSU twelve hour film fest...you get a t-shirt and a ticket to the festival if you pledge at the $50 level...a pretty darn good deal.

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

1) David Bromberg; Try Me One More Time; Appleseed 10th Anniversary Collection

2) Steve Goodman; I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm Going Nowhere in a Hurry Blues; The Steve Goodman Anthology
3) John Prine; Long Monday; Fair & Square
4) Guy Clark; Magdalene; Workbench Songs

5) Peter Case; Walking Bum; Peter Case Sings Like Hell
6) Norman and Nancy Blake (With Tim O'Brien); Black Jack David; The Unbroken Circle: Songs of the Carter Family

7) Lyle Lovett; Up in Indiana; It's Not Big, It's Large
8) Laurie Lewis & Tom Ruzman; Old Dan Tucker; Guest House

9) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America
10) Joe Ely; Saint Valentine; Letter to Laredo

11) Richard Thompson; I'll Tag Along; The World Cafe Vol. 17
12) Bruce Springsteen; Broke the Mold; Magic
13) Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Don't Think Twice It's Alright; Appleseed 10th Ann.

September 30, 2007

Hi All,

The KMSU pledge drive begins in about a week...hope you'll consider supporting the station and this show.

The playlist for the 30th went like this...

1) Ramblin Jack Elliott & Woody Guthrie; Railroad Bill; The Ballad of Ramblin Jack (Movie Soundtrack)

2) Kate Wolf; Give Yourself to Love; An Evening in Austin
3) Dave Alvin; Here in California; West of the West
4) Robert Earl Keen; Feelin' Good Again; Walking Distance

5) Lyle Lovett; All Downhill; It's Not Big It's Large
6) Lyle Lovett; South Texas Girl; It's Not Big It's Large
7) Flatlanders; One Day at a Time; More a Legend Than a Band
8) Flatlanders; Dallas; More a Legend Than a Band

9) Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen; The Ghost of Tom Joad; Sowing the Seeds: Appleseed Records' 10th Anniversary Collection
10) Bob Dylan; Blowin' in the Wind; Live 1975
11) Pete Seeger with Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle, & Annie Hills; Bring Them Home; Sowing the Seeds

12) John Dee Graham; Something Wonderful; Full
13) John Hiatt; Perfectly Good Guitar; Anthology

September 23, 2007

Hey Folks,

Today's show was a repeat from this past May...I'll be back next week with a new show. Here's the playlist as posted in a blog entry from May. Thanks for listening.

On today's show I mentioned the mystery writer C.J. Box. His stuff really does make for fun summer reading.


1) Rambling Jack Elliott; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; The Essential Ramblin Jack Elliott

2) Reverend Gary Davis; If I Had My Way; There is No Eye: Music For Photographs
3) Bob Dylan; Roll on John; There is No Eye
3) Mavis Staples; This Little Light of Mine; We'll Never Turn Back

4) Guy Clark; Indian Head Penny; Cold Dog Soup
5) Guy Clark; She Ain't Goin' Nowhere; Keepers
6) Guy Clark; Hangin' Your Life on the Wall; Dublin Blues

7) Dirt in the Whiskey; Democracy is Dangerous; Dirt in the Whiskey
8) Tom Paxton; What Did You Learn In School Today; The Best of Tom Paxton
9) Greg Brown and Bill Morrissey; Ain't Life a Brook
10) Greg Brown and Bill Morrissey; Fishin' With Bill

11) Keb Mo; Let Your Light Shine; Keep It Simple
12) Mustard's Retreat; Hard Times Come Again No More; Back to Back
13) Mustard's Retreat; Powerline Trails; Back to Back

14) Howlin Wolf; Smokestack Lightinin; from a compilation of train songs--the name of which escapes me

September 16th, 2007

Hey All,

Today on the show I mentioned the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid--a fun read regardless of your age.

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

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

2) Nanci Griffith; White Freight liner; Winter Marquee
3) Eliza Gilkyson; Welcome Back; Lost and Found
4) Allison Krauss; Simple Love; A Hundred Miles or More

5) Tim O'Brien; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Dylan Country
6) Tim O'Brien; Look Down that Lonesome Road; Fiddler's Green
7) Tim O'Brien; Long Black Veil; Fiddler's Green

8) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America
9) John Mellencamp (with Joan Baez); Jim Crow; Freedom's Child
10) Ollabelle; Before This Time; Ollabelle
11) Jack Norton and the Mullet River Boys; No Depression; Bound for Glory

12) Bruce Cockburn; Last Night of the World; Breakfast in New Orleans
13) Ray Lamontange; Shelter; Trouble
14) Iris Dement; Let the Mystery Be; Infamous Angel
15) Hank Williams; I Saw the Light; The Ultimate Collection

September 9th

Alright...I'm going to admit defeat here, folks. I've been searching and searching for the playlist, but with no luck. Sorry about that. I know I played a bunch from the Peter Case Tribute cd (A Case for Case) and other stuff from usual suspects like John Prine and John Hiatt.

As always, thanks for listening. I'll have a new show this Sunday and the playlist won't leave sight.

Dave

September 2nd, 2007

Hi All,

A bunch of stuff today from folks playing next weekend's Rock Bend Folk Festival...and a few Labor-oriented songs as well.

The playlist...

1) Will Kimbrough; Less Polite; Americanitus

2) The Pines; Goin' Home; The Pines
3) Tony Furtado; Used; Thirteen
4) Charlie Roth; Rattle the Bones; Start Motel

5) Tim O'Brien; Walkin' Boss; Corn Bred Nation
6) Tim O'Brien; Long Black Veil; Fiddler's Green
7) Robin and Linda Williams; If I Should Fall Behind; Visions of Love
8) Robin and Linda Williams; Wasting My Time, Wasting My Love on You

9) Sound of Work Audio Collage
10) Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee; John Henry; Classic African-American Ballads
11) Utah Phillips & Ani Difranco; The Most Dangerous Woman in the World; Fellow Workers
12) Entertainment Workers IU630; There is Power in a Union; Don't Mourn Organize: The Songs of Joe Hill
13) Bruce Springsteen; Ghost of Tom Joad; Ghost of Tom Joad

14) City Mouse; Smile All Over; It's About Time

August 27th, 2007

Hey Folks,

As mentioned on today's show, the Rock Bend Folk Festival is coming up on September 8th and 9th in St. Peter...great line-up this year (as always).

This morning's show featured music connecting in one way or another to kids, families, etc. Here's the playlist...

1) Dan Zanes; Smile, Smile, Smile; Night Time

2) John Hiatt; Rest of the Dream; Stolen Moments
3) Tom T. Hall; Sneaky Snake; Country Songs for Children
4) Bruce Springsteen; Living Proof; Lucky Town

5) Guy Clark; The Cape; Dublin Blues
6) Dolly Parton; Coat of Many Colors; Live and Well
7) Pete Seeger; Skip to My Lou; American Ballads (v. 1)
8) Woody Guthrie; Why Oh Why; Songs to Grow On for Mother and Child

9) Loudon Wainwright III; Hitting You; History
10) Fred Eaglesmith; John Deere; Ralph's Last Show
11) Tom T. Hall; Homecoming; Ultimate Collection
12) Lucinda Williams; Mamma You Sweet; West

13) Dar Williams; The Babysitter; The Honesty Room
14) Dan Zanes; Wonder Wheel; Family Dance

15) Woody Guthrie; One Day Old; Songs to Grow On for Mother and Child

August 19th, 2007

Hey All,

Today's show featured several songs from the new Tom Russell cd--Wounded Heart of America. The good Mr. Russell will be on David Letterman this Tuesday night--August 21st.

The MN State Fair is coming up and, as always, has lots of great music. This year features an really strong Americana focus--Billy Joe Shaver, Greg Brown, The Derailers, Uncle Earl and others--and these are the folks you can see for free!. Check the schedule here.

One last thing before the playlist...next week's show will feature songs about and songs for kids. If you have any good ideas for songs or artists, please pass them along to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com

The playlist for the 19th went like this...

1) Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands; Live Forever; The Golden West

2) Nanci Griffith; Lookin' for the Time; Philo So Far--20 years of Philo
3) Kelly Willis; Truckstop Girl; Rig Rock Deluxe
4) Gary Chapman/Wynonona; I'll Fly Away; The Apostle Soundtrack

Three songs from the Uncut Magazine Sampler...Radio Bob (music from Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Show)

5) Sexsmith & Kerr; Raindrops in My Coffee
6) Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins; The Big Guns
7) John Prine; Christmas in Prison

8) Iris Dement; Acres of Corn; Wounded Heart of America
9) Ian Tyson & Nanci Griffith; Canadian Whiskey; Wounded Heart of America
10) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Somewhere out in Mudbrook; Headwinded
11) Robert Earl Keen; Undone; Picnic

12) Johnny Cash; I Forgot to Remember to Forget; Hail to the King (Elvis tribute from Mojo Magazine)
13) Hindu Love Gods; Raspberry Barret; Genius--The Best of Warren Zevon
14) Linda R., Dolly P., & Emmylou H., He Rode All the Way to Texas; Trio III
15) Jerry Jeff Walker; Navajo Rug; Wounded Heart of America

Closing instrumental was from Byran Sutton...thanks for listening.

August 12th, 2007

Hey All,

Today's show was a repeat from way back in 2004--before I kept track of playlists. I'll be back this weekend with a new show. Always feel free to drop a line with any requests, theme ideas, etc. listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com

Thanks for listening...

August 5th, 2007

Hi All,

Sorry this post is a bit late. The playlist ended up in Minneapolis, and I had to get it back down this way. Speaking of playlists...this weekend's show (August 12th) will be a repeat from a couple years ago--all the songs on the 12th were selected by my wife and are, well, a bit more uplifting than some of the ones I select each week. Hope you'll tune in...

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

1) Steve Goodman; Old Smoothies; Live Wire

2) Peter Case; Beyond the Blues; A Case for Case...
3) Dave Alvin; Blue Wing; King of California
4) Nanci Griffith; Workin' in Corners; One Fair Summer Evening
5) John Hiatt; Slow Turning; Slow Turning

6) John Prine & Iris Dement; In Spite of Ourselves
7) Billy Joe Shaver; Live Forever; The Real Deal
8) James McMurtry; Right Here Now; Where'd You Hide the Body
9) Dolly P, Linda R, EmmyLou H; After the Gold Rush; Trio II
10) Robert Earl Keen; Snowin' on Raton; Live in Austin

11) Notorious Cherrybombs; It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long; Notorious Cherrybombs
12) Hayes Carll; Good Friends; Littlerock
13) Vince Gill; Somethings Never Get Old; These Days

14) Indigo Girls & Ani Difranco; Ramblin' Round; Till We Outnumber em'

July 29th, 2007

Hey Folks,

Today's show featured a couple truckin' songs...which led to a discussion of John McPhee's fairly new book, Uncommon Carriers--a really nice book about the people who bring us our stuff.

The playlist for the 29th went like this...

1) Son Volt; Lookin' at the World Through a Windshield; Rig Rock Deluxe

2) Lyle Lovett; Private Conversation; Cities 97 Sampler Vol. 8
3) Townes Van Zandt; Nothin'; Oxford American Music Sampler 2006
4) Jerry Jeff Walker; L.A. Freeway; Great Gonzos

5) Chris Smither; Real Fine Love; Rollin' into Memphis: The Songs of John Hiatt
6) Uncle Earl; The Last Goodbye; Waterloo, Tennessee
7) EmmyLou Harris; Allison Krauss; Gillian Welch; Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby; Oh Brother Soundtrack
8) Bob Dylan; Mutineer; Enjoy Every Sandwich

9) Johnny Cash; Sam Stone; Live in Austin
10) Old Crow Medicine Show; We're All in This Together; Transamerica Soundtrack
11) Stan Rogers; A Matter of Heart; From Coffee House to Concert Hall
12) Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Wings of Love; Gospel Radio Gems

13) Buck Owens & His Buckaroos; Will There be Big Rigs in Heaven; Rig Rock Deluxe
14) Fred Eaglesmith; Millie's Cafe; Millie's Cafe

July 22nd, 2007

Hi All,

Today's show featured nothing but songs about boxing--not the world's easiest things to find, I might add. On the show I mentioned the book On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oats--it's an awfully good read.

The playlist went like this...

1) Memphis Minnie; Joe Louis Strut; Memphis Minnie Vol. 1

2) Tom Russell; Muhammad Ali; Modern Art
3) Cassius Clay; Funny You Should Ask; I am the Greatest
4) Greg Trooper; Muhammad Ali (The meaning of Christmas); Floating

5) Warren Zevon; Boom Boom Mancini; Learning to Flinch
6) Tom Russell; The Eyes of Roberto Duran; The Long Way Around
7) Pete Seeger; Who Killed Davey Moore; The Carnegie Hall Concert

8) Bob Dylan; Hurricane; Greatest Hits Vol. 3
9) EmmyLou Harris; The Boxer; Roses in the Snow
10) Joe Pullman; Joe Louis is the Man; Joe Pullman Vol. 3

11) Kate Cambell; Joe Louis' Furniture; Monuments
12) Stephen Kellog & The Sixers; Glassjaw Boxer; Glassjaw Boxer
13) Mark Knopfler; Song for Sonny Liston

14) Cassius Clay; The Gang's All Here; I Am the Greatest

July 15th, 2007

Hi All,

On today's show I mentioned the book Deer Hunting with Jesus--it's a pretty thought-provoking read, one that inspired a couple of slightly angry songs on today's program.

The playlist for the 15th...

1) Todd Snider; Looking for a Job; The Devil You Know

2) Chris Smither; Origin of Species; Leave the Light On
3) Wilco; Casino Queen; A.M.
4) Eric Bibb; The Cape; Friends

5) Portor Wagner; Albert Erving; Wagonmaster
6) Portor Wagner; Southern Trips; Wagonmaster
7) John Prine; Clay Pigeons; Fair & Square

8) James McMurtry; We Can't Make it Here; Childish Things
9) Bruce Springsteen; Long Time Comin'; Live in Dublin
10) Jimmy LaFave; This Land; Cimarron Manifesto

11) Marie Macleod & Kristen Mooney; Follow Me; Minneapolis Does Denver
12) Fred Eaglesmith; Time to Get a Gun; Lipstick, Lies, and Gasoline
13) Bruce Springsteen; When the Saints Go Marching In; Live in Dublin

July 8th, 2007

Hey Folks,

Today's program originally aired on July 16th, 2006. I'll be back next week with a new show.

Here's some Jon Hassler stuff I talked about on the show.

Jon Hassler's Homepage

The Jon Hassler Theatre

Now the playlist for the 8th...

1) Becky Buller; On the South Dakota Wind; Little Bird
2) Peter Rowan & Tony Rice; Come Back to Old Sante Fe; You Were There for Me
3) Dolly Parton; Tavelin' Thru; TransAmerica Soundtrack

4) Richard Thompson; Miss Patsy; Front Parlour Ballads
5) Richard Thompson; A Solitary Life; Front Parlour Ballads
6) Los Lobos; Down Where the Drunkards Roll; Beat the Retreat

7) Neko Case; John Saw That Number; Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
8) Sahra Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Holdin' Back; Exploration
9) Fred Eaglesmith; Carmelita; Ralph's Last Show

10) John Hiatt; Drive South; John Hiatt Anthology
11) Bobby Bare, Radney Foster, Buck Owens & Jeff Tweedy; Take This Job and Shove It; Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck
12) The Derailers; Bar Exam; Brewed in Texas (vol. 2)
13) Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Saginaw Michigan; Come on Back

July 1st, 2007

Hey Folks,

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

1) Steven Fromholz; I Gave Her a Ring; A Guest in Your Heart

2) Robert Earl Keen; Gringo Honeymoon; Gringo Honeymoon
3) Robert Earl Keen; Blow You Away; Live in Austin
4) Robert Earl Keen; Fourth of July; Picnic

5) Steve Earle; I Still Carry You Around; El Corazon
6) Joe Ely; All Just to Get to You; Letter to Larado
7) Dan Reeder; You'll Never Surf Again; Sweetheart

8) Billy Bragg & Wilco; I Guess I Planted; Mermaid Avenue
9) Jimmy LaFave; Woody Guthrie; Texoma
10) Lightnin' Hopkins; Baby Please Don't Go; The Roots of Bob Dylan (a Mojo Magazine cd)
11) Bob Dylan; Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You; Nashville Skyline

12) Tom Russell & Dave Alvin; Haley's Comet; The Long Way Around
13) Dave Alvin & Syd Straw; What I'm Worth; King of California
14) Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes; Come on Back
15) Stan Rogers; Forty-Five Years; Fogarty's Cave
16) Stan Rogers; Watching the Apples Grow; Fogarty's Cave

As always, thanks for listening...

June 24th, 2007

Hey Folks,

After some difficulty last week, today's show took another shot at featuring the new cd from Michael Perry and the Long Beds...and by gosh I think we got it this time.

Here's the playlist...

1) Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels; Big Hair; Ralph's Last Show

2) Michael Perry & the Long Beds; Icarus; Headwinded
3) Guy Clark; Homegrown Tomatoes; Keepers
4) Cheryl Wheeler; His Hometown; Slyvia Hotel

5) Michael Perry & the Long Beds; Sally & Jack; Headwinded
6) Stan Rogers; Lies; Northwest Passage
7) John Prine; Donald & Lydia; Souvenirs

8) Loudon Wainwright III; Mr. Ambivalent; Little Ship
9) Chris Knight; It Ain't Easy Being Me; Chris Knight
10) Richard Thompson; Mr. Stupid; Sweet Warrior
11) Anna Coogan & North 19; Love Will Find a Way; Glory

12) Ramblin Jack Elliott & Jerry Jeff Walker; Hard Travelin' Friends of Mine
13) Michael Perry & the Long Beds; How Many Miles; Headwinded
14) Warren Zevon; Stop Rainin' Lord; Preludes

June 17th, 2007

Hey All,

KMSU experienced technical difficulties this morning so today's show did not air in its entirety. My apologies. The show, recorded earlier in the week, was to feature three songs from Michael Perry and the Longbeds. Two Longbed songs made it on the air when the station got up and running around 9:30. I'll Play a few more songs from these guys on next week's show.

Ok...although much of it didn't see the light of day, here's the playlist for the 17th--Father's Day.

1) Steven Fromholz; I Gave Her a Ring; A Guest in Your Heart

2) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Icarus; Headwinded
3) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs
4) The Flatlanders; Baby Do You Love Me Still; Wheels of Fortune

5) John Hiatt; Your Dad Did; Bring the Family
6) John Prine; Daddy's Little Pumpkin; The Missing Years
7) Four Bitchin' Babes; Bald Headed Men; Philo So Far (30 years)

8) Richard Thompson; Mr. Stupid; Sweet Warrior
9) Syd Starw and the Skeltons; Harper Valley PTA; Real: The Tom T. Hall Project
10) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Somewhere Out in Mudbrook; Headwinded
11) The Pines; Goin' Home; Sparrows in the Bell

12) Jerry Jeff Walker; Old Road; Best of the Vanguard Years
13) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; How Many Miles; Headwinded
14) Leon Thomas; Song for My Father; Facets: The Legend of Leon Thomas

June 10th, 2007

Hi All,

This morning's show featured all Texas music--with occasional co-host Matt Carlson.

Here's the playlist...

1) The Gillette Brothers; The Rambler; Live From the Camp St. Cafe and Store

2) Lightin' Hopkins; Long Way From Texas; The Best Of...
3) Blind Lemon Jefferson; See That My Grave is Kept Clean; Anthology of Folk Music
4) Steve Earle; Jonathan's Song; Transcendental Blues (ok, Steve Earle isn't from Texas, but he really should be)

5) Gary P. Nunn; London Homesick Blues; Live...
6) Blaze Foley; If I Could Fly; Wanted More Dead Than Alive
7) Steven Fromholz; Saddest Man in Texas; A Guest in Your Heart

8) Lyle Lovett; Election Day; My Baby Don't Tolerate
9) Townes Van Zandt; To Live is To Fly; Anthology--1968-1979
10) Shake Russell; Troubles; Song on the Radio
11) Danny Santos; Snowin' on Raton; Done Gone Got Lucky

12) Pat Green; Song About Texas; Pat Green & Friends
13) Slaid Cleaves; Wishbones

Closing instrumental...

The Gillette Brothers; Bodhran & Bones; Live from the Camp St. Cafe and Store

June 3rd, 2007

Hi Folks,

Today's show featured a whole lot of Tom T. Hall, "The Storyteller" as they call him. Also talked a bit about the Winnipeg Folk Festival .

The playlist went like this...

1) Tom T. Hall; The Year That Clayton Delaney Died; Ultimate Collection

2) Iris Dement; Big City; Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute to Merle Haggard
3) Bill Hearne's Road House Revue; The End of the Line; Heartaches & Honkeytonks

4) Tom T. Hall; Country Is; Ultimate Collection
5) Ry Cooder; Three Cords and the Truth; My Name is Buddy
6) Woody Guthrie; Picture From Life's Other Side; The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
7) Bob Dylan; Hard Times; Good As I Been to You

8) Warren Zevon; Don't Let Us Get Sick; Preludes
9) Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris; This is Us; All the Roadrunning
10) Cherryholmes; My True Love; Black and White

11) Vince Gill (with Guy Clark); Almost Home; These Days
12) Nanci Griffith; Across the Great Divide; Other Voices/Other Rooms
13) Tom T. Hall; Old Dogs Children & Watermelon Wine; Ultimate Collection
14) Tom. T. Hall; Faster Horses; Ultimate Collection
15) Tom T. Hall; Harper Valley P.T.A.; Ultimate Collection

May 27th, 2007

Hey Everybody,

Today's featured cd was John Prine and Mac Wiseman's "Standard Songs for Average People". Also discussed on the program was a fine new book about working-class Duluth, Minnesota, "By the Ore Docks: A Working People's History of Duluth."

The playlist for the 27th...

1) Warren Zevon; Stop Rainin' Lord; Preludes

2) John Prine & Mac Wiseman; Pistol Packin' Mama; Standard Songs for Average People
3) Loudon Wainwright III; Nanny; Here Come the Choppers
4) John Hiatt; Lipstick Sunset; The John Hiatt Anthology

5) Heartless Bastards; Searching for the Ghost; All This Time
**The Heartless Bastards are in Minneapolis on Friday, June 1st (at the 400 Bar)...check their website for more info
6) Mary Lou Lord; Thunder Road; Thunder Road: Tracks Inspired by the Boss
7) John Mellencamp; Lafayette; Trouble No More

8) John Prine & Mac Wiseman; Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age; Standard Songs...
9) The Skylighters; See What Love Can Do; The Skylighters
10) Joe West; Anita Pita; The Human Cannonball
11) Marion Wade; Put It On the Ground; IWW Rebel Voices

12) Alejandro Escovedo; Five Hearts Breaking; Gravity
13) Peter Case; The End; Por Vida: A Tribute to Alejandro Escovedo
14) John Langford & Sally Tims; Broken Bottle; Por Vida
15) John Prine & Mac Wiseman; Cape Cod; Standard Songs...

Closing instrumental...

Bryan Sutton; Give Me the Roses; Not Too Far From the Tree

May 20th, 2007

Hi All,

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

1) Peter Case; Down the Line; Peter Case Sings Like Hell

2) Chris Smither; Origin of Species; Leave the Light On
3) Leon Redbone & Merle Haggard; Settin' by the Fire
4) Asleep at the Wheel (with the Dixie Chicks); Roly Poly; Ride with Bob--A Tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys

5) Riley Baugus; What Are They Doing in Heaven; Long Steel Rail
6) Doc Watson; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Merlefest Live--2003
7) Jim Lauderdale; Trashcan Tomcat; Headed for the Hills

8) The Nightwatchman; California's Dark; One Man Revolution
9) Warren Zevon; Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner; Uncut Magazine Sampler--May 2007
10) Dinosaur Jr.; We Are Not Alone; Uncut Sampler--May 2007

11) Lucinda Williams; Mama You Sweet; West
12) Kate Campbell; Miles of Blues; bluesandlamenations
13) Linda Thompson; Dear Mary; Fashionably Late

14) Chris Smither; Leave the Light On; Leave the Light On

By the way...Rhino Records has just released some re-mastered Warren Zevon. Well worth a look. Here's an audio interview with Crystal Zevon, author of the new Zevon bio.

Thanks for listening...

May 13th, 2007

Hey All,

On today's show I mentioned the mystery writer C.J. Box. His stuff really does make for fun summer reading.

The playlist for the 13th...

1) Rambling Jack Elliott; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; The Essential Ramblin Jack Elliott

2) Reverend Gary Davis; If I Had My Way; There is No Eye: Music For Photographs
3) Bob Dylan; Roll on John; There is No Eye
3) Mavis Staples; This Little Light of Mine; We'll Never Turn Back

4) Guy Clark; Indian Head Penny; Cold Dog Soup
5) Guy Clark; She Ain't Goin' Nowhere; Keepers
6) Guy Clark; Hangin' Your Life on the Wall; Dublin Blues

7) Dirt in the Whiskey; Democracy is Dangerous; Dirt in the Whiskey
8) Tom Paxton; What Did You Learn In School Today; The Best of Tom Paxton
9) Greg Brown and Bill Morrissey; Ain't Life a Brook
10) Greg Brown and Bill Morrissey; Fishin' With Bill

11) Keb Mo; Let Your Light Shine; Keep It Simple
12) Mustard's Retreat; Hard Times Come Again No More; Back to Back
13) Mustard's Retreat; Powerline Trails; Back to Back

14) Howlin Wolf; Smokestack Lightinin; from a compilation of train songs--the name of which escapes me

May 6th, 2007

Hey All,

A day full of Richard Thompson...thanks again to Matt Carlson for sitting in as co-host.

1) Richard Thompson; Bad News Is All the Wind Can Carry; Something Here Worth More than Gold, 2006

2) Richard Thompson; Willy O' Winsbury; Walking the Long Miles Home, 2006
3) Fairport Convention; Farewell, Farwell; Liege & Lief
4) Richard Thompson; Albion Sunrise; Something Here Worth More Than Gold, 2006

5) Richard and Linda Thompson; Down Where the Drunkards Roll; I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight
6) Richard Thompson Band; Turning of the Tide; Celtschmerz--Live UK '98
7) Richard Thompson Band; Crawl Back; Mock Tudor
8) Richard Thompson; Job of the Journeywork; Songs Pour Down Like Silver, 2006

9) Richard Thompson Band; Miss Patsy; Front Parlour Ballads
10) Richard Thompson Band; Two Faced Love; Semi-Detached Mock Tudor, 2002
11) Richard Thompson; Opps I Did It Again; Songs Pour Down Like Silver, 2006

12) Richard Thompson Band; Dad's Gonna Kill Me; Sweet Warrior
13) Richard Thompson; Job of the Journeywork; Songs Pour Down Like Silver, 2006

A couple things...

Hey Folks,

Two quick things...first, Richard Thompson tickets went on sale today (May 4th) for his show up at the Fitzgerald in St. Paul on June 11th (a Monday night). Should be a great show.

And speaking of Richard Thompson--This Sunday's show will include nothing but RT. Matt Carlson (the smart guy from the dog show a month ago) sits in as the co-host and local Richard Thompson expert (or crazed fan depending on your perspective). Hope you'll tune in.

Have a great weekend,
Dave

April 29th, 2007

Hey All,

The playlist for the 29th went like this...thanks for listening.

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

2) Chris Smither; John Hardy; Leave the Light On
3) Redbird; Hold On; Redbird
3) Sarah Harmer; How Deep is the Valley; I'm a Mountain

4) Ry Cooder; The Dying Truck Driver; My Name is Buddy
5) Ry Cooder; Hank Williams; My Name is Buddy
6) Uncle Earl; My Little Carpenter; Waterloo Tennessee
7) Uncle Earl; Black Eyed Susie; Waterloo Tennessee
8) Uncle Earl; One True; Waterloo Tennessee

Three cuts from the new Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Ray Price release, Last of the Breed

9) Heartaches by the Number
10) Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
11) My Life's Been a Pleasure

12) Mary Chapin Carpenter; Your Life Story; The Calling
13) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Holdin' Back; Exploration
14) Cadillac Sky; Blind Man Walking; Blind Man Walking

April 22nd, 2007

Hi All,

Don't know about you, but I've been going back and glancing over a little Kurt Vonnegut. Hope the kids keep reading him in school for a very long time. Maybe they should start a whole Vonnegut section on those little tests all of em' are taking these days.

Ok...to the music...here's the playlist for the 22nd--a whole hour of stuff from tribute releases.

1) Shawn Colvin & Loudon Wainwright III; A Heart Needs a Home; Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson

2) Cowboy Jack Clement & Pam Tillis; Let's All Help the Cowboys; Lonesome, On'ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings
3) Dave Alvin; Kern River; West of the West
4) Lucinda Williams & David Crosby; Return of the Grievous Angel; Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons

5) Jimmy LaFave; This Land is Your Land; Pastures of Plenty: An Austin Celebration of Woody Guthrie
6) Dave Alvin; On My Way Downtown; A Case for Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case
7) Hayes Carll; Beyond the Blues; A Case for Case

8) Ani DiFranco; Used Cars; A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
9) Norah Jones; The Grass is Blue; Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton
10) Bobby Bare, Radney Foster, Buck Owens & Jeff Tweedy; Take This Job and Shove It; Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck
11) Lyle Lovett; Sold American; Why the Hell Not...The Songs of Kinky Friedman

12) Guy Clark; To Live is to Fly; Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
13) John Prine; Souvenirs; Tribute to Steve Goodman

April 15th, 2007

Hi All,

Today's show originally aired back in January. I'll be back next week with a new show.

The playlist went like this...

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; We're All in This Together; TransAmerica Soundtrack
2) Jimmy LaFave; Music From the Motor Court; Blue Nightfall
3) Brian McNight; Me and Bobby McGee; Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristoferrson

4) Pete Steiner; Just Enough Money for Beer; Just Enough Money for Beer
5) Gillian Welch; Barroom Girls; Revival
6) Lyle Lovett; Closing Time; Live in Texas

A few songs from the Bloodshot Records Sampler (vol. 6)

7) Old 97s; Victoria
8) Waco Brothers; Nothing at All
9) Ryan Adams; Shake Down on 9th Street

10) Richard Thompson; Beeswing; Mirror Blue
11) Andrew Walker; Charity; Floating Shift
12) Ollabelle; Fall Back; Riverside Battle Songs
13) Cadillac Sky; You Again; Blind Man Walking

April 8th 2007--Easter Show

Hi All,

Mentioned a couple books on today's program. Colman McCarthy's I'd Rather Teach Peace
and Beware of Cat by Minnesota author Vincent Wyckoff. Two really nice works that are connected in more ways that it might seem.

The Easter Playlist went like this...

1) Hard Travelin' Hootenanny by the entire cast of the Woody Guthrie tribute cd, Til We Out Number Em'

2) The Walin Jennys; Glory Bound; Firecracker
3) Uncle Earl; One True; Waterloo Tennessee
4) Mary Chapin Carpenter; The Calling; The Calling

5) Adam Carroll; Peace on Earth; Far Away Blues
6) Billy Joe Shaver; Love is So Sweet; The Earth Rolls On
7) Vince Gill & Emmy Lou Harris; Some Things Never Get Old; These Days

Three songs from the Pete Seeger Tribute cd, Where Have All the Flowers Gone

8) John Gorka; The Water is Wide
9) Greg Brown; Sailing Down My Golden River
10) Nanci Griffith & Friends; If I Had a Hammer

11) Iris Dement; I Don't Want to Get Adjusted; Lifeline
12) Iris Dement; Fill My Heart With Love; Lifeline
13) The Three Pickers; What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul; The Three Pickers

14) Garnet Rogers; This Shirt; Summer Lightening
15) Greg Trooper; Don't Let It Go To Waste; Make It Through This World
16) Mike Seeger; Little Rabbit, Where's Your Mammy; True Vine

Playlist on its way...

Hey All,

April 1st was the much talked about dog show...if you tuned in, you know I had an awfully darn good co-host, Matt Carlson. At any rate, the playlist seems to have disappeared. I'm pretty sure I'll track it down soon.

As always, thanks for listening to KMSU and Listen to Your Folks.

March 25th, 2007

Hey All,

Last day of the pledge drive today. Thanks again to everybody who supported this show and KMSU. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.

By the way, next week will finally be the dog show! Please be sure to tune in.

The playlist for today went like this...

1) Doc Watson and Merle Travis meeting for the first time--from Will the Circle Be Unbroken

2) Merle Travis; Miner's Strawberries; Songs of the Coalmines
3) Doc Watson; Froggie Went A-Courtin'; The Essential Doc Watson

4) Bruce Springsteen; John Henry; The Seeger Sessions
5) Greg Brown & Friends; Goodnight Irene; Live at the Black Sheep
6) Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Peace in the Valley; Come on Back

7) Keb Mo; Lullaby Baby Blues; Just Like You
8) Son Volt; The Search; The Search
9) The Infamous Stringdusters; Poor Boy's Delight

10) Lyle Lovett; Here I Am; Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
11) John Dee Graham; Something Wonderful; Full
12) Tom Russell & Iris Dement; Box of Visions; Long Way Home

13) The Flatlanders; I'm Gonna Strangle You Shorty; Wheels of Fortune

March 18, 2007

Hey All,

Today was a pledge drive show...thanks to all who supported the show and the station this morning. And thanks to everybody who has made this past week a very successful one at KMSU. As you know, this is a community radio station and the place doesn't stay on the air without your help. So thanks.

If you'd like to make a pledge, please call the station at 507-389-5537 or 1-800-456-7810. The pledge drive goes until next Sunday, but I'm fairly confident we'll take your help anytime.

Ok...the playlist,,,

1) Woody Guthrie; 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8; Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child

2) Steve Goodman; Old Smoothies; Live Wire
3) A short piece featuring Ralph and Thelma Norman from Lake Crystal, Minnesota
4) John Prine; You Got Gold; The Missing Years

5) Vince Gill; All Prayed Up; These Days (The Acoustic Record)
6) Lyle Lovett; I'm Going to the Place; My Baby Don't Tolerate
7) Richard Thompson; From Galway to Graceland; Watching the Dark

9) Ry Cooder; Suitcase in My Hand; My Name is Buddy
10) Ry Cooder; Cat and Mouse; My Name is Buddy

11) Tood Snider; Looking for a Job; The Devil You Know
12) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs
13) Mustard's Retreat; Hopelessly Midwestern; The Wind and the Crickets

March 11th, 2007

Hey All,

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

1) Dave Alvin; Surfer Girl; West of the West

2) Robert Earl Keen; Feelin' Good Again; Walking Distance
3) Last Train Home; I'm Coming Home; Last Good Kiss
4) Joe Ely; All Just to Get to You; Letter to Laredo

5) James McMurtry; Jaws of Life; It Had to Happen
6) Lucinda Williams; Are You Alright; West
7) Eric Hanke; Lonely Road; Autumn Blues

8) The Derailers; Bar Exam; Brewed In Texas Vol. 2
9) Charlie Robinson; Barlight; Brewed In Texas Vol.2
10) Ray Wylie Hubbard; The Way of the Fallen is Hard; Brewed in Texas Vol. 2

11) Drive By Truckers; Carl Perkins' Cadillac; Dirty South
12) The Flying Burrito Brothers; High Fashion Queen; The Gram Parsons Anthology
13) Jorma Kaukonen; Fur Peace Rag; Stars in My Crown

14) Uncle Tupelo; No Depression; 89/93 An Anthology

March 4th, 2007

Hi All,

As some of you may have noticed, KMSU was not on the air for this morning's show. We've been off a couple days now for weather-related reasons. We should be back on the air very soon. Thanks for your continued support of the station and the show.

Here's the official word from our station manager, Jim Gullickson,

KSMU is off the air.

February 2, 2007

Ice storms are very bad for power lines, tree limbs and radio stations. It appears there is a substantial layer of ice on the KMSU antenna elements, causing something called "reflected power". It is just what it sounds like... power output from the transmitter is reflected back to the source, and it can cause irreparable damage. Very low amounts of reflected power are normal, perhaps one or two percent. We were seeing eighty to ninety percent relected power on our wattmeter, and decided then and there to shut down the system to avoid permanently damaging all of our equipment. I realize that being off the air is not acceptable in nearly any circumstance. This scenario, however, demands that we protect our equipment. Now we wait for the sun to do its work and melt the ice off the antenna elements. I expect we will be back on the air by no later than Saturday afternoon.

Thank you for your support, and for your patience.

Sincerely,

Jim Gullickson

General Manager

February 25th, 2007

Hey All,

A number of you have been kind enough to send along good songs about dogs. I'll put the show together very soon. Thanks for the music.

If you didn't catch it, Weekend Edition did a great interview this past weekend with James McMurtry. He plays a couple songs...good stuff. Here's the link.

The playlist for the 25th...

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

2) Hayes Carll; Good Friends; Little Rock
3) Rodney Crowell; Say You Love Me; The Outsider
4) Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart; Up in Annie's Room; S & M Communion Bread

5) John Prine; My Old Man; Tribute to Steve Goodman
6) Lucinda Williams; Mama You Sweet; West
7) Loudon Wainwright; I'm Not Gonna Cry; Last Man on Earth

8) Dirt in the Whiskey; Coming Home; Dirt in the Whiskey
9) Dirt in the Whiskey; Democracy is Dangerous; Dirt in the Whiskey
10) Peter Cooper; Ol' Strom; The Other Side: Music From East Nashville
11) Claire Small; Rewind: The Other Side: Music From East Nashville

12) Alejandro Escovedo; Five Hearts Breaking; Gravity
13) The Flatlanders; See the Way; Wheels of Fortune
14) Radney Foster & Roger Creager; Lukenbach, TX; Lonesome, On'ry, and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

February 18th, 2007

Hey All,

As mentioned on today's program, the ShuffleFunction folks are interviewing This American Life's Ira Glass right around 7:20 am on Monday, February 19th. Hope you'll tune in.

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

1) Norman Blake; Church Street Blues; Old Ties

2) Dirt in the Whiskey; Democracy is Dangerous; Dirt in the Whiskey
3) Marty Zeller; East Side Boys; Born Under
4) Dave Alvin; Ol' 55; Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits

A few songs from Tom Russell's Borderland

5) Touch of Evil
6) Down the Rio Grande
7) When Sinatra Played Juarez

8) Kim Richey; First Light; A Case for Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case
9) Warren Zevon; Mutineer; Mutineer
10) Pete Yorn; Splendid Isolation; Enjoy Every Sandwich

11) Bruce Springsteen; Eyes on the Prize; We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
12) Bob Dylan; Someday Baby; Modern Times
13) Guy Clark; Walkin' Man; Workbench Songs

Feb. 11th, 2007

Hey All,

Please remember to email if you know good songs about dogs. listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com I played four on today's show and am hoping for an entire canine morning one of these days.

Today's Star and Tribune has a nice story on Saint Paul's Red House Records

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

1) Stan Rogers; It All Fades Away; From Coffee House to Concert Hall
2) Norman Blake; Fifty Miles of Elbow Room; Old Ties
3) Last Train Home; Hendersonville; Bound Away

4) Tom Russell & Nanci Griffith; Bus Station; Modern Art
5) John Langford & Sally Timms; Broken Bottle; Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
6) Will Kimbrough; Less Polite; Americanitis

The dog set...

7) Neil Young; Old King; Harvest Moon
8) Todd Burge; The Good Dog; Hip About Time
9) Fred Eaglesmith; He's a Good Dog; Ralph's Last Show
10) Chris Smither; Get a Better One; Drive You Home Again

11) Bruce Springsteen; Devils and Dust; Devils and Dust
12) Todd Snider; You Got Away With It; The Devil You Know
13) Arlo Guthrie; All Over the World; Tribute to Steve Goodman
14) David Amram; The Water is Wide; Tribute to Steve Goodman

15) Bryan Sutton; Give Me the Roses; Not Too Far From the Tree

February 4th

Hey All,

This week's show was a repeat (an "encore presentation" as the big shots call it)...if you heard anything you want to know more about, send me an email at listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com I'll do my best to find the old playlist if it exists.

I didn't get to a new show last week because I was down at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies. This place is awfully darn good...folks from all walks of life take courses down there. If you've ever been interested in making some radio, check them out. Don't let the Duke name scare ya...I'm certain I could never have gotten into Duke, but they're more than willing to teach me how to make radio.

I'll be back next week with some good new stuff...

Dave

January 28, 2007

Hey All,

Hope everyone is surviving the cold...hey, if you haven't seen it, check out the cool story in the Star and Tribune about Dylan--whether he's "one of us" and all that. Good stuff...

The playlist for the 28th...

1) Sarah Harmer; How Deep is the Valley; I'm a Mountain
2) Vince Gill; Some Things Never Get Old; These Days
3) Todd Burge; My Roots; Hip About Time

Played a lot of stuff today from Red Beet Records...check em' out.

4) Peter Cooper; Ol' Strom; The Other Side: Music From East Nashville (on Red Beet)
5) Paul Burch; John Peel; The Other Side: Music From East Nashville
6) Keb Mo; What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding: Peace: Back by Popular Demand

7) Truck Stop Preachers; Vegas Bound; Truck Stop Preachers
8) Son Volt; Back Into Your World; Straightaways
9) The Skylighters; Last Train From Poor Valley; The Skylighters
10) Slaid Cleaves; This Morning I'm Born Again; Broke Down

11) Jimmy LaFave; Poor Man's Dream; Texoma
12) Mary Chapin Carpenter; Beautiful Racket; Between Here and Gone
13) Hayes Carll; Sit in with the Band; Little Rock
14) Rosanne Cash; Tennesse Flat Top Box; King's Record Shop

January 21st, 2007

Hey All,

Thanks to everybody for their patience as KMSU battled (and continues to battle) with transmitter problems. You've no doubt heard the stories, but everybody is doing what they can to get the station back on the air at full power.

The playlist for the 21st...

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; We're All in This Together; TransAmerica Soundtrack
2) Jimmy LaFave; Music From the Motor Court; Blue Nightfall
3) Brian McNight; Me and Bobby McGee; Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristoferrson

4) Pete Steiner; Just Enough Money for Beer; Just Enough Money for Beer
5) Gillian Welch; Barroom Girls; Revival
6) Lyle Lovett; Closing Time; Live in Texas

A few songs from the Bloodshot Records Sampler (vol. 6)

7) Old 97s; Victoria
8) Waco Brothers; Nothing at All
9) Ryan Adams; Shake Down on 9th Street

10) Richard Thompson; Beeswing; Mirror Blue
11) Andrew Walker; Charity; Floating Shift
12) Ollabelle; Fall Back; Riverside Battle Songs
13) Cadillac Sky; You Again; Blind Man Walking

January 14th, 2007

Hi All,

On today's show I mentioned a couple upcoming concerts...

Mankato's Pete Steiner will be at the Coffee Hag in Old Town Mankato on Saturday January 20th from 8-10 pm...fun place and fun performer.

Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark are playing the State Theatre in Minneapolis on Tuesday night January 16th. I saw this guys when they were around last time, and it is an amazing show.

The playlist for the 14th...

1) Dave Alvin; King of California; King of California
2) Jimmy LaFave; Revival; Blue Nightfall
3) Gillian Welch; Barroom Girls; Revival

4) Pete Steiner; I Shall Not be Moved; Just Enough Money for Beer
5) Brian McKnight; Me and Bobby McGee; The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson
6) Ollabelle; Fall Back; Riverside Battle Songs

7) William Elliott Whitmore; Dry; Song of the Blackbird
8) Richard Thompson; I Can't Wake Up to Save My Life; Mirror Blue
9) Teddy Thompson; I Should Get Up; Separate Ways

10) Cadillac Sky; You Again; Blind Man Walking
11) Paul Thorn; 800 Pound Jesus; Hammer and Nail
12) Lyle Lovett; If I had a Boat; Live in Texas

13) John Prine & Trisha Yearwood; When Two Worlds Collide; In Spite of Ourselves
14) John Prine & EmmyLou Harris; I Know One; In Spite of Ourselves
15) John Prine & Melba Montgomery; Milwaukee Here I Come; In Spite of Ourselves

January 7th, 2007

Hey All,

Well, 2007 has arrived. Happy new year to all... I meant to post the playlist for the Christmas show, but the holidays got the better of me.

A few non-music topics were mentioned on today's show...

The Anchor Bar in Superior Wisconsin is a wonderful place. Great burgers and an atmosphere in which a guy could write a pretty good folk song. Here's a well written description of the place and here's a Minnesota Public Radio story about the bar and the town (scroll down a few stories and you'll find the story) .


I also mentioned Cheri Register's book Packinghouse Daughter--a great read, especially if you have ties to the Albert Lea/Austin Area (although I don't and still loved the book).

A version of the first chapter of Packinghouse Daughter was orginally published as an essay titled Workshirt Manifesto.

OK...the playlist for January 7th...

1) Vince Gill; Some Things Never Get Old; These Days
2) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs
3) Stacey Earl and Mark Stuart; Up in Annie's Room; S & M Communion Bread

4) Rodney Crowell; Still Learning How to Fly; Fate's Right Hand
5) Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash; Girl From the North Country; Nashville Sklyine
6) The Flying Burrito Brothers; To Love Somebody; The Gram Parsons Anthology
7) EmmyLou Harris and Friends; The Pilgrim; The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Krist Kristofferson

8) Vince Gill; All Prayed Up; These Days
9) Son Volt; Bandages and Scars; Okemah and the Melody of Riot
10) Los Lobos; Little Things; The Town and the City

11) Vince Gill with Phil Everly; Sweet Little Corrina; These Days
12) Rosanne Cash; The Way We Make a Broken Heart; King's Record Shop
13) John Hiatt; Ain't Ever Goin' Back; Master of Disaster
14) Wayne Hancock; Shooting Star from Texas; Blooshot Records Sampler