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