December 20th, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

June 14th, 2009

Hi All,

The playlist for the 14th 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

And here's Greg Brown doing Canned Goods...

June 7th, 2009

Hi All,

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

1) Bob Dylan; Country Pie; Nashville Sklyline

Three from the new Steve Earle cd, Townes.

2) White Freightliner Blues
3) Colorado Girl
4) Delta Momma Blues

**Here's a nice New York Times article about Earle and Townes

5) Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women; Boss of the Blues; Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women

6) Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women; Downey Girl; Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women

7) Rodney Crowell; Funky and the Farm Boy; Sex and Gasoline

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

9) Sarah Harmer; Luther's Got the Blues; I'm a Mountain

10) John Prine; Loretta; Poet--A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt

Three from Todd Snider's new cd, The Excitement Plan

11) Don't Tempt Me 

12) Green Castle Blues

13) Good Fortune

And how about a Todd Snider video as well...

May 31st, 2009

Hi All,

The playlist for the last day of May (where does the time go...) 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

May 24th, 2009

Hi All,

Today's show was one of those encore presentations. The playlist went like this...

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; Take Em' Away; Old Crow Medicine Show

2) James McMurtry; Just Us Kids; Just Us Kids
3) Syd Straw & Evan Dando; For Shame of Doing Wrong; Beat the Retreat
4) Billy Bragg; I Keep Faith; Mr. Love & Justice

5) Old Crow Medicine Show; Highway Halo; Tennessee Pusher
6) Keith Sykes; Pictures; Let it Roll
7) Donnie Fritts & Waylon Jennings; A Damn Good Country Song; Everybody's Got a Song

8) Lucinda Williams; It's a Long Way to the Top; Little Honey
9) Lucinda Williams; Real Love; Honey Baby
10) Bob Dylan; Tangled Up in Blues; Live 1975
11) Warren Zevon; Numb as a Statue; The Wiind

12) Lyle Lovett; Don't Cry a Tear; It's Not Big, It's Large

Thanks for listening...and here's an old Townes Van Zandt video you might enjoy...Hi All,

May 17th, 2009

Hi All,

Talked a fair amount today about the summer concert series at the MN Zoo--great place for a show.  Tickets go on sale to the general public May 18th at 10 am.

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

1) Todd Burge My Roots; Hip About Time

2) Jorma Kaukonen; Fur Peace Rag; Stars in My Crown

3) Sam Bush; The Dolphin Dance; Laps in Seven

4) Leo Kottke; Watermelon; 6 & 12 String Guitar

5) Keb Mo; Shave Your Legs; Keep it Simple

6) Alejandro Escovedo; Looking for Love; The Boxing Mirror

7) Robert Earl Keen; Travelin' Light; Walking Distance

8) Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Monroe's Mandolin; Lonely Street

9) Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Lonely Street; Lonely Street

10) Jeff Troxel; Sand Coulee Road; Dancing in the Flame

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

12) The Flatlanders; Thank God for the Road; Hills & Valleys

13) Greg Brown; Kate's Song; Greg Brown in the Hills of California 

14) Todd Snider; Old Friends; Peace, Love & Anarchy

And for the video...how about a little Billy Bragg

May 17th, 2009

May 10, 2009

Hi All,

The Mother's Day show went like this...

1) Iris Dement; Mama's Opry; Infamous Angel

2) Julie Lee; Made from Scratch; Still House Road

3) Don Rigsby; If I Had a Mother Like You; Empty Old Mailbox

4) Ralph Stanley; A Distant Land to Roam; A Distant Land to Roam (tribute to the Carter Family)

Three from Maybelle Carter on her 100th birthday--all songs from Wildwood Pickin'

5) The Storms are on the Ocean

6) Wildwood Flower

7) Gold Watch and Chain

and three from Rodney Crowell's excellent new cd, Sex and Gasoline

9) Closer to Heaven

10) Sex and Gasoline

11) I've Done Everything I can

and then three from Woody Guthrie's Songs for Mother and Child...

12) One Day Old

13) Rattle my Rattle

14) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

15) Bruce Springsteen; Reason to Believe; Nebraska

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

Well, about eight years after everybody else, I've learned how to embed video into a blog...so maybe we'll start a video of the week sorta deal.  Here's Rodney Crowell performing "Closer to Heaven" at the Ark in Ann Arbor, Michiagn.

May 3rd-2009--Pete Seeger's 90th

Hi All,

A special show today on Pete Seeger's 90th.  The playlist went like this...

1) Pete Seeger; Oh Sacred World; Sowing the Seeds

2) Steve Earle; Steve's Hammer (for Pete); Washington Square Serenade

3) P.S.; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; The Best of Pete Seeger

4) P.S.; If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus; Live at Carnegie Hall

5) P.S.; Down by the Riverside; The Best of P.S.

6) Bruce Springsteen; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; The Seeger Sessions

7) P.S.; Little Boxes; Live at Carnegie Hall

8) Greg Brown; Sailing Down My Golden River; Where Have all the Flowers Gone (Tribute to P.S.)

9) P.S.; Skip to my Lou; American Favorite Ballads

10) P.S.; This Land is Your Land; American Favorite Ballads

11) P.S.; My Ramblin' Boy; Live at Carnegie Hall

12) P.S.; I know an Old Lady (who swallowed a fly); Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes

13) Pete Seeger & Friends; Bring em' Home; Sowing the Seeds

14) Tommy Sands & Delores Keane; Where Have all the Flowers Gone; Where Have all the Flowers Gone (tribute to Pete) 

Here's the letter Pete Seeger wrote to Seventeen magazine back in 1963--a great read.  And below is a really nice story on the the party thrown for Pete at Madison Square Garden.  The story contains Springsteen's entire speech about Pete--great stuff.

April 26th, 2009

Hi All,

A show full of music from Soundtracks today...

The playlist went like this...

1) Buzzin' Cousins; Sweet Suzanne; Falling From Grace

2) Bob Dylan; Shelter from the Storm; Jerry MaGuire

3) Jim Lauderdale,, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys; Lost in the Lonesome Pines; TransAmerica

4) Allison Kruass & Gillian Welch; I'll Fly Away; O' Brother Where Art Thou

5) Steve Earle; Ellis Unit One; Dead Man Walking

6) Johnny Cash; In Your Mind; Dead Man Walking

7) Emmylou Harris & Robert Duvall; I Love to Tell the Story; The Apostle

8) Bruce Springsteen; The Wrestler; Working on a Dream

9) Bruce Springsteen; Secret Garden; Jerry MaGuire

10) Bruce Springsteen; Streets of Philadelphia; Philadelphia

11) Lucinda Williams; Like a Rose; TransAmerica

12) Jewell; Have a Little Faith in Me; Phenomenon

13) Hazel Dickens; They'll Never Keep Us Down; Harlan County USA

Thanks for listening...

April 12th & April 19th

Hi All,

Ok...I'm going to admit defeat on my current method of posting playlists.  I seem to be losing about every other one.  The show is pre-recorded (usually the Thursday or Friday before the Sunday at 9 airing), and I try to avoid posting the playlist until after the show airs.  Somehow the playlists never seem to be around come Sunday.  

The staff at Listen to Your Folks (me) will create a new system of some sort so the playlists appear on this blog in a timely manner.  Thanks.

On the 19th I mentioned the book Spirits in the Grass--I'm really enjoying it--thought you might as well.  

April 5th, 2009

Hi All,

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

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; Take Em' Away; Old Crow Medicine Show

2) James McMurtry; Just Us Kids; Just Us Kids
3) Syd Straw & Evan Dando; For Shame of Doing Wrong; Beat the Retreat
4) Billy Bragg; I Keep Faith; Mr. Love & Justice

5) Old Crow Medicine Show; Highway Halo; Tennessee Pusher
6) Keith Sykes; Pictures; Let it Roll
7) Donnie Fritts & Waylon Jennings; A Damn Good Country Song; Everybody's Got a Song

8) Lucinda Williams; It's a Long Way to the Top; Little Honey
9) Lucinda Williams; Real Love; Honey Baby
10) Bob Dylan; Tangled Up in Blues; Live 1975
11) Warren Zevon; Numb as a Statue; The Wiind

12) Lyle Lovett; Don't Cry a Tear; It's Not Big, It's Large

Thanks for listening...

March 29, 2009

Hi All,

We were on with a new show last week as well, but I managed to lose the playlist (not uncommon). But the playlist for the 29th went like this.

**Well, good thing I'm a volunteer, or I might get fired. Turns out this show did not air on the 29th. I recorded it on Saturday the 28th and must have placed in the wrong spot on the ol' computer. My apologies...and my thanks to you and to Tim and Shelley from Shuffle Function for a very successful spring pledge drive.

1) Fred Eaglesmith; Shoulder to the Plow; Tinderbox

2) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair & Square
3) Romantica; Queen of Arts; America
4) Steve Earle; Satellite Radio; Washington Square Serenade

5) Ry Cooder; Suitcase in My Hand; My Name is Buddy
6) Billy Bragg; You Woke Up My Neighborhood; Don't Try This at Home
7) Jonatha Brooke; You Oughta Be Satisfied Now; The Works

Three From the Flantlanders' new cd, Hills and Valleys

8) Homeland Refugee
9) Borderless Love
10) After the Storm

11) Bruce Springsteen; Backstreets; Born to Run
12) Chris Smither; No Love Today; Drive You Home Again
13) David Ball; Miss the Mississippi and You; The Songs of Jimmie Rogers

Thanks for listening and again, thanks for your support of KMSU during the station's spring pledge drive!

March 15th, 2009

Hi All,

Today's show first aired back on January 11th of this year. The playlist went like this...

1) Junior Brown; The Better Half; Long Walk Back

2) Jimmy Dale Gilmore; Just a Wave; Spinning Around the Sun
3) Stacy Earle & Mark Stuart; Town Square; S & M Communion Bread
4) Fred Eaglesmith; Time to Get a Gun; Lipstick, Lies, & Gasoline

5) Robert Earl Keen; Lonely Feeling; Gringo Honeymoon
6) John Mellencamp; A Brand New Song; Life, Death, Love, and Freedom

7) Tom T. Hall; Harper Valley PTA; Ultimate Collection...
8) Syd Straw & The Skeletons; Harper Valley PTA; Real: The Tom T. Hall Project
9) Tom T. Hall; Homecoming; Ultimate Collection...
10) Joe Henry; Homecoming; Real: The Tom T. Hall Project

11) Jonatha Brooke; All You Gotta Do is Touch Me; The Works
12) Keb Mo; I'm on Your Side; Just Like You

I'll be back next week with a new show...as always, thanks for listening and for supporting KMSU

March 8th, 2009

Hi All,

Had some help on today's show from Minnesota State students enrolled in my "Communication and Community Course."  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

March 1st, 2009

Hi All,

The show for the 1st of March went like this...

1) Gillian Welch; I Want to Play that Rock and Roll; Time

2) John Prine; Mexican Home; Live--1988

3) Steve Goodman; Red, Red, Robin; The Easter Tapes

4) John Prine; Aw Heck; Live--1988

5) Steve Goodman; The I don't Know Where I'm Going but I'm Going Nowhere in a Hurry Blues; The Easter Tapes

6) Todd Snider; Comb-Over Blues; Peace, Love, and Anarchy 

7) Truckstop Preachers; #5 With Coffee; Truckstop Preachers

8) Bruce Springsteen; My Ride is Here; Enjoy Every Sandwich--Tribute to Warren Zevon

9) Son Volt; Sometimes; Por Vida

10) Jon Langford & Sally Tims; Broken Bottle; Por Vida

11) Alejandro Escovado; People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long); Real Animal

13) Richard Thompson; Mr. Rebound; Live in Austin

14) Warren Zevon; Piano Fighter; Mutineer

15) Bob Dylan; Mutineer; Enjoy Every Sandwich

February 22nd, 2009

Hi All,

After a week off for XXX Trivia, we were back on with a new show this morning. The playlist went like this...

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

2) Old Crow Medicine Show; Highway Halo; Tennessee Pusher
3) Greg Tropper; Don't Let it Go to Waste; Make it Through This World
4) Eric Anderson; Dear Mama; You Can't Relive the Past

5) Stan Rogers; Take It From Day to Day; From Coffee House to Concert Hall
6) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Home Again in My Heart; Best of Vol. II
7) Jimmy LaFave; Shining on Through; Blue Nightfall

8) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Killing the Blues; Raising Sand
9) Alejandro Escovedo; Always a Friend; Real Animal
10) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Gone, Gone, Done Moved On; Raising Sand
11) Alejandro Escovedo; Sensitive Boys; Real Animal

12) Beck; Your Cheatin' Heart; Timeless--Tribute to Hank Williams
13) Anna Coogan & North 19; Love Will Find a Way; Glory
14) Todd Burge; My Roots; Hip About Time

Thanks for listening...

February 8th, 2009

Hi All,

A quick reminder that we're not on the air next weekend...tune in to KMSU for XXX Trivia .  We'll be back on the 22nd.  The playlist for the 8th went like this...

1) Steve Earle; Hometown Blues; Train a Comin'

2) Ray Bonneville; I am the Big Easy; Goin' by Feel

3) Mary Chapin Carpenter; Why Walk When You Can Fly; Stones in the Road

4) Joel Rafael Band; Talking Oklahoma Hills; Woodeye

5) Emmylou Harris; Sin City; Elite Hotel

6) The Delmore Brothers; I'm So Lonesome Without You; Drifter's Escape

7) Emmylou Harris; Together Again; Elite Hotel

8) Carl Perkins; Match Box; Drifter's Escape

Three Songs from Bruce Springsteen's Tracks...

9) Hard to be a Saint in the City

10) A Good Man is Hard to Find (Pittsburgh)

11) Stolen Car

12) Loudon Wainwright III; Grown Man; Grown Man

13) Rosanne Cash; Runaway Train; King's Record Shop

February 1st, 2009

Hi All,

The Super Bowl edition of Listen to Your Folks went like this...

1) The Seldom Scene; Mama Tried; Scene Chronized

2) Peter Case; Every 24 Hours; Paste Sampler
3) Tom Russell & Nanci Griffith; Bus Station; Modern Art
4) Mavis Staples; Have a Little Faith; Have a Little Faith

5) Guy Davis; Sweetheart Like You; Sweetheart Like You
6) Guy Davis; Follow Me Down; Sweetheart Like You
7) Redbird; Buckets of Rain; Redbird

Three songs from Springsteen's new cd, Working on a Dream

8) The Wrestler
9) Working on a Dream
10) Good Eye

12) Pete Seeger; This Land is Your Land; Carnegie Concert
13) Pieta Brown; This Land is Your Land; itunes single

January 25h, 2009

Hi All,

Today's show originally aired in July of 2007

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 went like this...

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

January 18th, 2009

Hi All,

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

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

**Three songs from the Cities Sampler Vol. 8

2) Lyle Lovett; Private Conversation

3) Keb Mo; That's Not Love; 

4) Golden Smog; Ill Fated

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

6) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Work Bench Songs

7) Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis; Lady Yesterday; Why the Hell Not--The Songs of Kinky Friedman

8) Caleb Travelers; Annie; Blue Weathered Dreams

9) Greg Brown; Joy Tears; The Evening Call

10) Mustard's Retreat; The Night Goes on Forever; A Gathering of Moments

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

12) Chris Knight; Run From Your Memory; Chris Knight

13) John Hiatt; Old Days; Same Old Man

**On a different topic...If you happen to have seen and enjoyed Clint Eastwood's new film, Gran Torino, you might also enjoy the book Made in Detroit--or so it seems to me.  

January 11th, 2009

Hi All,

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

1) Junior Brown; The Better Half; Long Walk Back

2) Jimmy Dale Gilmore; Just a Wave; Spinning Around the Sun

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

4) Fred Eaglesmith; Time to Get a Gun; Lipstick, Lies, & Gasoline

5) Robert Earl Keen; Lonely Feeling; Gringo Honeymoon

6) John Mellencamp; A Brand New Song; Life, Death, Love, and Freedom

7) Tom T. Hall; Harper Valley PTA; Ultimate Collection...

8) Syd Straw & The Skeletons; Harper Valley PTA; Real:  The Tom T. Hall Project

9) Tom T. Hall; Homecoming; Ultimate Collection...

10) Joe Henry; Homecoming; Real:  The Tom T. Hall Project

11) Jonatha Brooke; All You Gotta Do is Touch Me; The Works

12) Keb Mo; I'm on Your Side; Just Like You

January 4th, 2009

Hi All,

Happy New Year! The playlist for the first show of 2009 went like this...

1) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair & Square

2) Bruce Springsteen; Pay Me My Money Down; The Seeger Sessions
3) Dan Zanes; Hellelujah I'm a Bum; Parades and Panoramas
4) David Bromberg; Wallflower; The Player

5) The Yellow Room Gang; They Used to Play Baseball Here; Happy New Day
6) Cheryl Wheeler; His Hometown; Sylvia Hotel
7) Eliza Gilkyson; Emerald Street; Beautiful World

Three from James McMurtry's Too Long in the Wasteland (I can't get the bold and italics off for some reason...so bold and italics below it shall be)

8) Talkin' at the Texaco
9) Outskirts
10) Angeline

11) Sugar Bayou; Dancing Shoes; Nowhere But Gone
12) Buddy and Julie Miller; Wallflower; Love Snuck Up
13) Hank III; Atlantic City; Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska