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.