December 9th, 2012

Hi All,

Today's show featured a whole lot of Steve Goodman and John Prine--mostly because I got some great deals the other day at Oh Boy Records.

Ben Leonard guest hosts on the 16th--all Xmas and Holiday music I'm told.

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

1) John Hiatt; My Business; Mystic Pinball

2) Drive By Truckers; Like a Rolling Stone; The Fine Print
3) Bruce Springsteen; Born to Run; Born to Run
4) Keb Mo; Imagine; Peace--Back by Popular Demand

5) Steve Goodman; Six Hours Ahead of the Son; Somebody Else's Troubles
6) Steve Goodman; I'll Fly Away; Live at the Earl of Old Town
7) Steve Goodman; Don't Do Me Any Favors Any More; Somebody Else's Troubles
8) Steve Goodman; Old Smoothies; Live at the Earl of Old Town

9) John Prine; Lulu Walls; German Afernoons
10) John Prine; Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian; German Afternoons
11) John Prine; I Just Want to Dance With You; German Afternoons

12) Billy Joe Shaver; White Freightliner Blues; Poet--A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
13) Emmylou Harris; Snake Song; Poet

December 2nd, 2012

Hi All, The playlist for the 12th featured a whole lot of Warren Zevon--just in the mood, I guess. It went like this...

1) Warren Zevon; Studebaker; Preludes

2) John Hiatt; Go Down Swingin; The Open Road
3) Fred Eaglesmith; Cigarette Machine; 6 Volts
4) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs

5) Iris Dement; Go on Ahead and Go Home; Sing the Delta
6) Greg Brown; Let the Mystery Be;  Freak Flag
7) Iris Dement; There's a Whole Lot of Heaven; Sing the Delta
8) Greg Brown; Where are You Going When You're Gone; Freak Flag

9) Warren Zevon; Empty Hearted Town; Preludes
10) Warren Zevon; French Inhaler; Preludes
11) Bruce Springsteen; The River; The River
12) Caroline Herring; Travelling Shoes; Camilla

13) Steve Earle; Every Part of Me; I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
14) The Decemberists; I 4U & U4 Me; Long Live the King (ep)

November 25th, 2012

The Thanksgiving weekend show was repeated from late September...an all Avett Brothers set that went like this...

1) Closing Night; Country Was

2) About Love; The Mourning, The Silver, The Bell

3) Sanguine; The Gleam

4) A Father's First Love; The Carpenter

5) If It's the Beaches; The Gleam

6) Murder in the City; The Second Gleam

7) I and Love and You; I and Love and You

8) Me and God; Carolina Jubilee

9) Swept Away (sentimental version); Mignonette

10) Famous Flower of Manhattan; Four Thieves Gone

11) The Weight of Lies; Emotionalism

12) The Once and Future Carpenter; The Carpenter

13) Tear Down the House; The Second Gleam

The show was another playlist from Troy Murphy--an old friend from Michigan who sends in a playlist every so often.  

November 11th, 2012

Hi All,

I'm gong to admit defeat on getting older playlists up...but here's the most recent one.  And thanks to everyone who contributed during the fall pledge drive--much appreciated.

The show on the 11th was designed to get everybody ready for Bruce Springsteen's dates on November 11th and November 12th up in St. Paul.  I was there on the 11th and am kicking myself for not going back on the 12th.

All Springsteen songs...

1) Cadillac Ranch; Live 1974-85

2) Wrecking Ball; Wrecking Ball
3) Death to My Hometown; Wrecking Ball
4) Youngstown; Ghost of Tom Joad
5) Born to Run; Born to Run

6) The E Street Shuffle; The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle
7) The Ties That Bind; The River
8) Ain't Good Enough for You; The River
9) You Can Look but You Better Not Touch; The River

10) Reason to Believe; Nebraska
11) This Land is Your Land; Live 1975-85
12) My Oklahoma Home; The Seeger Sessions

13) It's Hard to be a Saint in the City; Greetings from Asbury Park

October 21st, 2012

Hi All,

The playlist for the 21st went like this...

1) The State Champs; Oxford Town; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited

2) Wilco; James Alley Blues; Harry Smith Project Revisited
3) Dave Alvin; Ashgrove; Ashgrove
4) Fred Eaglesmith; Livin' Out on the Road; Ralph's Last Show
5) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Never Far From My Heart; Bright Examples

6) Eddie Brickell; What I Am; Shooting Ruberbands at the Stars
7) Jacob Dylan; Nothing but the Whole Wide World; Women & Country
8) Anna Coogan & North 19; Love Willy Find a Way; Glory

Three from John Hiatt's new one, Mystic Pinball

9) It All Comes Back Someday
10) Bite Marks
11) Blues Can't Even Find Me

12) Shawn Colvin; Another Long One; Steady On
13) Cowboy Junkies; If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man; Black Eyed Man

October 7th and 14th

Hey Everyone,

The October 7th show was a repeat from a couple years ago...the show featured all Guy Clark tunes.  The playlist for the 14th went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Vinyl Records; New Connection

Three songs from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. II

2) Grandpa was a Carpenter (featuring John Prine)
3) One Step Over the Line (featuring John Hiatt)
4) Will the Circle be Unbroken

5) Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Any Way I Do; Little Blue Egg
6) Old Crow Medicine Show; Ain't it Enough; Carry Me Back
7) Drive by Truckers; 3 Dimes Down; Brighter Than Creation's Day

8) Woody Guthrie; This Land is Your Land; Woody at 100 box set
9) Bob Dylan; Duquesne Whistle; Tempest
10) Woody Guthrie; Better World a Comin'; Woody at 100

Three songs featuring Bruce Springsteen doing back up...

11) Joe Ely; All Just to Get to You; Letter to Laredo
12) John Prine; Take a Look at My Heart; The Missing Years
13) Warren Zevon; Disorder in the House; The Wind

September 30th, 2012

Hi All,

Another playlist sent in from Troy Murphy--an old friend from Michigan. This one featured all Avett Brothers and sounded great.  It went like this...

1) Closing Night; Country Was

2) About Love; The Mourning, The Silver, The Bell
3) Sanguine; The Gleam
4) A Father's First Love; The Carpenter

5) If It's the Beaches; The Gleam
6) Murder in the City; The Second Gleam
7) I and Love and You; I and Love and You

8) Me and God; Carolina Jubilee
9) Swept Away (sentimental version); Mignonette
10) Famous Flower of Manhattan; Four Thieves Gone

11) The Weight of Lies; Emotionalism
12) The Once and Future Carpenter; The Carpenter
13) Tear Down the House; The Second Gleam

September 23rd, 2012

Hi Everyone,

Today was to be an all Avett Brothers show, but the music didn't make it with me to the studio.  So...all Avett Brothers next week.  But this week featured a playlist put together for a recent family vacation to Chicago.

It went like this...

1) Bob Dylan; Only a Hobo; The Witmark Demos

2) Ralph's World; The Funniest Joke in the World; All Around Ralph's World
3) Alejandro Escovedo; Big Station; Big Station
4) John Prine; Bottomless Lake; In Person and On Stage

5) Bruce Springsteen; Easy Money; Wrecking Ball
6) Petter Himmelman; Willa; My Lemonaid Stand
7) Robert Earl Keen; Play a Train Song; Ready for Confetti
8) Greg Brown; Freak Flag; Freak Flag

9) Tom T. Hall; Sneaky Snake; Country Songs for Children
10) Bonnie Raitt; Ain't Gonna Let You Go; Slipstream
11) Ralph's World; All Around the World; All Around Ralph's World
12) Bruce Springsteen; Death to My Hometown; Wrecking Ball

13) Robert Earl Keen; Ready for Confetti; Ready for Confetti
14) John Prine; The Frying Pan; The Singing Mailman Delivers
15) Robert Earl Keen; The Road Goes On and On; Ready for Confetti

Thanks for listening...oh, and two very important birthdays today.  My daughter turns eight and this guy turns 63.

September 16th, 2012

Hi All,

Thanks to Trent Vandertie for sitting in with me this morning.

The playlist went like this...

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

2) Chris Smither; Train Home; Train Home
3) Mavis Staples; You are Not Alone; You are Not Alone
4) Billy Joe Shaver; Love is So Sweet; The Earth Rolls On

5) Bob Dylan; Duqesne Whistle; Tempest
6) Bob Dylan; Roll on John; Tempest
7) Bruce Springsteen; The E Street Shuffle; The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle
8) Bruce Springsteen; Spirit in the Night; Greetings from Asbury Park

9) John Prine; Hello in There; The Singing Mailman Delivers
10) Lucinda Williams; Born to be Loved; Blessed
11) Alejandro Escovedo; Bottom of the World; Big Station

12) Uncle Tupelo; Grindstone; March 16-20, 1992
13) Wilco; Box Full of Letters; AM

September 9, 2012

You should have listened to this show for many reasons. First, it was my last day of being 36. The consequences of this have not been lost on the young people of St. Peter. Perhaps more importantly to you, this was, if I dare say so, a pretty darn good set. My name is Ben Leonard, I aprove this playlist, and it went like this:

1) Lumineers; Flowers In Your Hair; The Lumineers

2) Johnny Cash; The Man Comes Around; Unearthed
3) The Decemberists; I 4 U & U 4 Me; Long Live The King
4) The Greencards; Shinnin' In The Dark; Viridian

*** The Greencards are playing free in St. Peter @ Rockbend today (9/9/12)!!

5) Dan Bern; Oklahoma; Dog Boy Van
6) Uncle Tupelo; New Madrid; Anodyne
7) Billy Brag and Wilco; Christ For President; Mermaid Avenue II
8) Golden Smog; Pecan Pie; Down By The Old Mainstream

9) Townes [Freaking] Van Zandt; Still Looking For You; The Highway Kind
10) Graham Parsons; How Much I've Lied; GP
11) Josh Ritter; You Don't Make It Easy Babe; Hello Starling

12) John Prine and Iris DeMent; In Spite Of Ourselves; In Spite Of Ourselves
13) Hayes Carll; Another Like You; Kmag Yoyo (& Other American Stories)

14) Lyle Lovett; God Will; Anthology Vol. 1 Cowboy Man
15) Kilkenny Brothers; Seven Drunken Nights; 50 Best of St. Patrick's Day
16) Wally Pleasant; Song For Bob Dylan; Houses Of The Holy Moly

17) Bob Dylan; When The Ship Comes In; The Times They Are A-Changin'

Way Back Machine - August 19, 2012

Sorry for the delay in posting the setlist from August 19th. I wish I could tell you I've been fighting forest fires, or in a coma, or trapped under something heavy. Alas, it's no more than a good ol' fashion case of procrastination. A late post is a sad post, and this post is very sad indeed.

At any rate. Here was my (Ben Leonard's) guest spot on August 19, 2012. It went like this:

1)  Old Crow Medicine Show; Steppin' Out; Carry Me Back

2)  The Honeydogs; Aubben; What Comes After
3)  They Might Be Giants; They'll Need a Crane; They'll Need a Crane
4)  Regina Spektor; Don't Leave Me; What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

5)  Tallest Man On Earth; Criminals; There's No Leaving Now
6)  Middle Brother; Wilderness; Middle Brother
7)  Uncle Tupelo; Still Be Around; Still Be Around

8)   Lila Nelson; Jeannette; Still Got The Farm
9)   Christina Courtin; Foreign Country; Foreign Country
10) Haley Bonar; Am I Allowed; The Size of Planets

11)  Those Darlins; Red Light Love; Those Darlins
12) Loretta Lynn; This Old House; This Old House
13) Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles; Puget Sound; Heat

14) Cake; Palm of Your Hand; Pressure Chief
15) Jerry Jeff Walker; Gettin' By; Viva Terlingua
16) Todd Snider; The Very Last Time; Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables

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

August 26th, 2012

Hi All,

The playlist for the 26th went like this...

1) Bruce Springsteen; We Take Care of Our Own; Wrecking Ball

**I'm reading this right now and really liking it.  This is pretty darn good, too.

2) Lead Belly; Irene; Where Did You Sleep Last Night
3) Lead Belly; Pick a Bale of Cotton; Where Did You Sleep Last Night
4) The Wallin' Jennys; Glory Bound; Firecracker
5) Caroline Herring; Fireflies; Camilla

6) Michael Perry and the Longbeds; Tiny Pilot
**Michael Perry's new book is out!  They're always great...

7) Tim Hardin; Tribute to Hank Williams; Hang on to a Dream
8) The Devil Makes Three; Do Wrong Right; Do Wrong Right
9) The Low Anthem; Keep on the Sunny Side; What the Crow Brings

10) Tom Russell; Muhammad Ali; Modern Art
11) Warren Zevon; Boom Boom Mancini; Learning to Flinch
12) Pete Seeger; Who Killed Davey Moore; The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert

Three from Uncle Tupelo's March 16-20. 1992

13) Atomic Power
14) Grindstone
15) Criminals

16) Gurf Morlix; If I could Fly; Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream

August 5th, 2012

Hi All,

All songs on today's show were selected by Troy Murphy--an old friend from the great state of Michigan.

The playlist went like this...

1) Steve Martin; Clawhammer Medley; The Crow

2) Elliott Brood; Northern Air; Days into Years
3) Elliott Brood; The Valley Town; Mountain Meadows
4) The Decemberists; I4U & U4ME; Long Live the King--EP

5) The Decemberists; E. Watson; Long Live the King--EP
6) Old Crow Medicine Show; We Don't Grow Tobacco; Carry Me Back
7) Old Crow Medicine Show; Down Home Girl; Big Iron World

8) Donovan; Catch the Wind; Catch the Wind
9) Eddie Vedder; Rise; Into the Wild
10) Grace Potter & the Nocturnals; Ain't No Time; This is Somewhere
11) Graham Parker; I Discovered America; Don't Tell Columbus

12) The Avett Brothers; Love Like the Movies; Live Vol. 2
13) Steve Martin; Pretty Flowers; The Crow
14) The Low Anthem; Keep on the Sunny Side; What the Crow Brings

July 22nd and 29th

Hi Everyone,

Today's show aired last week as well--sorry about that.  I had a couple technical problems in the month of July.  Hope you enjoyed the music all the same.

The playlist for the 22nd and 29th went like this...

1) Rodney Crowell; I'm a Mess; Kin

2) Bruce Springsteen; Wrecking Ball; Wrecking Ball
3) Dawes; My Way Back Home; Nothing is Wrong
4) Ryan Adams; Lovesick Blues; Timeless

5) Patty Griffin; The Cape; This One's for Him
6) Guy Clark; Black Diamond Strings; Dublin Blues
7) Lyle Lovett; Sold American; Why the Hell Not...

Three from Bonnie Riatt's new one, Slipstream

8) Used to Rule the World
9) Right Down the Line
10) Marriage Made in Hollywood

11) The Black Swans; Basket of Light
12) The Three Pickers; What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul; The Three Pickers
13) John Prine; Sour Grapes; The Singing Mailman Delivers

July 8th, 2012

Hi All,

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

1) Caroline Herring; Traveling Shoes; Camilla

**Thanks to Phil Molling for stopping by to play a couple songs from The Tinderbox.

2) The Tinderbox; The Northern Ways
3) The Tinderbox; Our Praise

4) Sam Bush; Riden' That Bluegrass Train; Laps in Seven
5) Trampled by Turtles; Midnight on the Interstate; Stars and Satellites
6) Sam Bush; Laps in Seven; Laps in Seven

Three from Rodney Crowell's new one, Kin

7) My Father's Advice
8) Anything But Tame
9) I'm a Mess

10) Alejandro Escovedo; Down in the Bowery; Street Songs of Love
11) Alejandro Escovedo; Man of the World; Big Station
12) Peter Wolf (with Neko Case); The Green Fields of Summer; Midnight Souvenirs

13) Greg Brown; Someday House; Freak Flag

July 3rd 2012

Hi All,

I've been out of town for much of June--had a couple of new shows and a couple of repeat episodes.  I'm back in town for most of July and will be posting new playlists starting with July 6th's show.  As always, thanks for listening.

Dave

June 3rd, 2012

Hi All,

Today's show paid tribute to Doc Watson, who passed away earlier in the week.  Thanks to Mark McCullough for sitting in as a co-host.

The playlist featured all Doc Watson (and one Guy Clark song that mentions Doc)...the playlist went like this...

1) My Dear Old Southern Home; My Dear Old Southern Home

2) Curly Headed Baby; Memories
3) Moody River; Memories
4) Baby Please Don't Go; 3rd Generation Blues
5) Down in the Valley to Pray; Essential Doc Watson

6) Keep on the Sunny Side; Memories
7) My Rose of Old Kentucky; Memories
8) I'm Gonna Lay My Burdens Down; On Praying Ground
9) Beaumont Rag; Essential Doc Watson

10) Guy Clark; Dublin Blues; Dublin Blues
11) Doc Watson; Columbus Stockade; Memories
12) Doc Watson & Bill Monroe; Foggy Mountain; Live Recordings Vol. II
13) Doc Watson & Bill Monroe; Watson's Blues; Live Recordings Vol. II
14) Doc Watson & Bill Monroe; Paddy on the Turnpike; Live Recordings Vol. II

15) Black Mountain Rag; Essential Doc Watson

May 27, 2012

This was a special guest set by St. Peterite Ben Leonard - so blame him. Sorry to go crazy with the links, but it's work on this post or clean the bathroom. The show went like this:

1) Caitlin Rose, Shotgun Wedding, Dead Flowers EP

2) First Aid Kit, Emmylou, The Lion's Roar
3) Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan, Girls Gather Round, Retrospect
4) Matt Costa, Astair, Songs We Sing

5) The Lumineers, Flapper Girl, The Lumineers
6) Matt the Electrician, I Wish You Didn't Feel Like My Home, Accidental Theif 
7) Joe Pug, A Gentle Few, The Great Despiser

8) Zee Avi, Honey Bee, Zee Avi
9) Trampled by Turtles, Keys to Paradise, Stars and Satellites
10) Old Crow Medicine Show, My Good Gal, Big Iron World

11) Wilco, Jolly Banker, Mermaid Avenue III
12) Josh Ritter, Long Shadows, So the World Runs Away
13) Dawes, Coming Back to a Man, Nothing is Wrong

14) Hayes Carll, Another Like You, Kmag Yoyo
15) Todd Snider; Combover Blues; Peace, Love, and Anarchy
16) Adam Caroll, Ol' Milwaukee's Best, Lookin' Out the Screen Door

(fade out) Bellwether, We Thought That You Were Dead, Seven and Six

Some other random links... because I care:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/01/great-songs-in-car-commercials.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/arrested-development-new-episodes-cast_n_1241409.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/sports/caballo-blancos-last-run-the-micah-true-story.html?pagewanted=all

May 13th, 2012

Hi All,

The show on the 13th first aired back in March of 2012...the playlist went like this.

1) Johnny Horton; North to Alaska; Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits (one of four songs today from good ol' vinyl records passed my way by my parents who are doing a little cleaning)

2) Dave Alvin; Blue Wing; Kind of California

3) Fred Eaglesmith; Angel of the Lord; Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline

4) Bruce Springsteen; Land of Hope and Dreams; Wrecking Ball

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

6) Jay Farrar & Friends; Hoping Machine; New Multitudes

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

8) Dean "Tex" Martin; I'm Gonna Change Everything; Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again

9) Mitch Miller & the Gang; Meet Me in St. Louis; Sing Along with Mitch

10) Mitch Miller & the Gang; Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home; Sing Along with Mitch

11) Greg Brown; Canned Goods; One Night

12) Dudley Taft; Back Door Man; Left for Dead

13) Guy Clark; Wrong Side of the Tracks; Some Days the Song Writes You

14) Charlie Louvin; Blues Stay Away From Me; Charlie Louvin

15) Lyle Lovett; If I Needed You; Step Inside This House

May 6th, 2012

Hi All,

The playlist for the 6th went like this...

1) The Decemberists; All Arise; The King is Dead

2) John Hiatt; Buffalo River Home; The John Hiatt Anthology
3) Alejandro Escovedo; Faith; Street Songs of Love
4) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace

5) John Prine & Emmylou Harris; Magnolia Wind; This Ones for Him (Tribute to Guy Clark)
6) John Prine; People Puttin' People Down; Souvenirs
7) Steve Goodman; My Old Man; No Big Surprise
8) Steve Goodman; Between the Lines; No Big Surprise

Four songs from the New West sampler passed out for free on Record Store Day...

9) Drive By Truckers; 3 Dimes Down
10) The Flatlanders; South Wind of Summer
11) Mark Olson & Gary Louris; Turn Your Pretty Name Around
12) Steve Earle; This City

13) Loudon Wainwright III; The Days That We Die; Older Than My Old Man Now
14) Guy Clark; Maybe I Can Paint Over That; Somedays the Song Writes You

April 29th, 2012

Hi All,

We were live today during the pledge drive--thanks to everyone who contributed.  We raised over $600 in the one hour we were on the air.  Thanks to Shelley Pierce for sitting in and answering the phone.

The playlist...

1) Loudon Wainwright III; Double Lifetime; Older Than My Old Man Now

2) Loudon Wainwright III; The Here and the Now; Older Than My Old Man Now
3) John Hiatt; Circle Back; Beneath This Gruff Exterior

4) Sarah Lee Guthrie; Young Girl's Mind; Sarah Lee Guthrie
5) Trampled by Turtles; Midnight on the Interstate; Stars & Satellites
6) John Prine; Angel From Montgomery; The Singin' Mailman Delivers

7) Guy Clark; The Cape; Dublin Blues

8) Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson; Just Breath; Just Breath
9) Merle Haggard; Jackson; Working in Tennessee
10) Lyle Lovett; Don't Touch My Hat; The Road to Ensenada

April 22nd, 2012

Hi Everyone,

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

1) Trampled By Turtles; Midnight on the Interstate; Stars and Satellites

2) The Jayhawks; Touch The Stars; Mockingbird Time
3) Gary Louris; She Only Calls Me On Sundays; Vagabonds
4) The Decemberists; Calamity; The King is Dead

Three songs from I Love:  Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow

5) Patty Griffin--I love
6) Buddy Miller--Sneaky Snake
7) Peter Cooper--Everybody Loves to Hear a Bird Sing

8) Nanci Griffith; These Days I'm an Open Book; Dust Bowl Symphony
9) Trampled By Turtles; Alone; Stars and Satellites
10) Nanci Griffith; It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go; Dust Bowl Symphony
11) Trampled By Turtles; The Calm and the Crying Wind; Stars and Satellites

12) Dave Alvin; Nine Volt Heart; Ashgrove
13) Robert Earl Keen; Feelin' Good Again; Live From Austin
14) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair and Square

April 15th, 2012

Hi All,

The playlist for the 15th went like this...

1) Golden Smog; Pecan Pie; Down By the Old Mainstream

2) John Prine; Aw Heck; John Prine Live
3) Lyle Lovett; Brown Eyed Handsome Man; Release Me
4) Steep Canyon Rangers; Open Country; Nobody Knows You

5) City Mouse; Goodbye; It's About Time
6) Steve Earle; I Still Carry You Around; El Corazon
7) Stacy Earle & Mark Stuart; Town Square; Communion Bread

Four songs from Glen Campbell's Ghost on the Canvass

8) A Better Place
9) Nothing but the Whole Wide World
10) Hold on Hope
11) Any Trouble

12) Jacob Dylan; Nothing but the Whole Wide World; Women and Country
13) Tom Russell & Iris Dement; Box of Visions; The Long Way Around
14) Guy Clark; Stuff That Works; Dublin Blues

April 1st, 2012

Hi All,

The playlist on the first went like this (no kidding)...

1) Earl Scruggs & Family; Earl's Breakdown; The Three Pickers

2) Tom Russell & Nanci Griffith; St. Olive's Gate; The Long Way Around

3) Tom Russell; Outboard Plane; The Long Way Around

4) Shawn Colvin & Loudon Wainwright III; A Heart Needs a Home; Beat the Retreat

5) Lyle Lovett; Baby It's Cold Outside; Release Me

6) Lyle Lovett; White Freightliner Blues; Release Me

7) Steep Canyon Rangers; Nobody Knows You; Nobody Knows You

8) Steep Canyon Rangers; As I Go; Nobody Knows You

9) Bruce Springsteen; Shackled and Drawn; Wrecking Ball

10) Tom Waits; Raised Right Men; Bad as Me

11) Warren Zevon; Numb as a Statue; The Wind

12) Billy Bragg; Must I Paint You a Picture; The Essential Billy Bragg

13) Justin Townes Earle; Maria; Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now

14) Richard and Linda Thompson; Shoot Out the Lights;

March 25th, 2012

Hey Everyone,

The playlist for the 25th went like this...

1) Johnny Horton; North to Alaska; Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits (one of four songs today from good ol' vinyl records passed my way by my parents who are doing a little cleaning)

2) Dave Alvin; Blue Wing; Kind of California

3) Fred Eaglesmith; Angel of the Lord; Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline

4) Bruce Springsteen; Land of Hope and Dreams; Wrecking Ball

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

6) Jay Farrar & Friends; Hoping Machine; New Multitudes

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

8) Dean "Tex" Martin; I'm Gonna Change Everything; Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again

9) Mitch Miller & the Gang; Meet Me in St. Louis; Sing Along with Mitch

10) Mitch Miller & the Gang; Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home; Sing Along with Mitch

11) Greg Brown; Canned Goods; One Night

12) Dudley Taft; Back Door Man; Left for Dead

13) Guy Clark; Wrong Side of the Tracks; Some Days the Song Writes You

14) Charlie Louvin; Blues Stay Away From Me; Charlie Louvin

15) Lyle Lovett; If I Needed You; Step Inside This House

March 18th, 2012

Hi All,

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

1) Bruce Springsteen; Shackled & Drawn; Wrecking Ball

2) Robert Earl Keen; The Road Goes On and On; Ready for Confetti

3) Trampled By Turtles; Wrong Way Street; Trampled By Turtles

4) John Prine; Souvenirs; The Singing Mailman

5) Jay Farrar & Friends; Hoping Machine; New Multitudes

6) Jay Farrar & Friends; Fly HIgh; New Multitudes

7) Bruce Springsteen; Death to My Hometown; Wrecking Ball

8) Bruce Springsteen; Wrecking Ball; Wrecking Ball

9) Jacob Dylan; Holy Rollers For Love; Women & Country

10) Nanci Griffith; Money Changes Everything; The Loving Kind

11) Steve Earle; Gulf of Mexico; I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive

12) Justin Townes Earle; Am I That Lonely Tonight; Nothings Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now

13) Justin Townes Earle; Baby's Got a Bad Idea; Nothings Gonna Change...

14) Julie Holland; Rex's Blues; Pint of Blood

March 11th, 2012

Hi All,

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

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

1) Rodney Crowell--That Old Time Feeling

2) Suzy Boguss--Instant Coffee Blues

3) Kevin Welch--Magdalene

4) Emmylou Harris & John Prine--Magnolia Wind

5) Patty Griffin--The Cape

6) Willie Nelson--Desperados Waiting for a Train

7) James McMurtry; Cold Dog Soup

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

9) Ray Wylie Hubbard; Homegrown Tomatoes

10) Rosanne Cash; Better Days

11) Lyle Lovett; Anyhow I Love You

12) Radney Foster; LA Freeway

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

March 4th, 2011

Hi All,

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

1) Jamey Johnson; Lucky at the Top; Guitar Song

Three songs from a cd titled Texas Songwriters

2) Jimmy LaFave; The Open Space;

3) Eric Taylor; Walking Back Home

4) Sara Hickman; Take Me with You

5) Trampled By Turtles; Shenandoah; Duluth

6) Greg Brown; Freak Flag; Freak Flag (I love this song!!)

7) The Dave Rawlings Machine; I Hear Them All

8) Kathleen Edwards; Empty Threat; Voyageur

9) Kathleen Edwards; A Soft Place to Land; Voyageur

10) Stave Earle; Waitin' On the Sky; I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive

11) Steve Earle; I am a Wonderer; I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive

12) Dave Alvin; King of California; King of California

13) Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women; Marie, Marie; Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women

14) Mavis Staples; Hard Times Come Around No More; Beautiful Dreamer--The Songs of Stephen Foster

February 26th, 2012

Hi Everyone,

Because of studio remolding at KMSU I ended up pairing with the kids from Shuffle Function for this week's show--lots of fun. The program will air again on Thursday night March 1st at 6 PM.

The playlist went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Good Fortune; The Excitement Plan

2) Bob Mould; Turning of the Tide; Beat the Retreat

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

4) Steve Earle; Loretta; Townes

5) The Flatlanders; Wheel of Fortune; Wheel of Fortune

6) The Hindu Love Gods; Raspberry Barret; Hind Love Gods

7) John Prine; Clay Pigeons; Fair & Square

8) All the Tired Horses; Retribution Gospel Choir; Dylan Does Duluth II

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

10) The Jayhawks; Hide Your Colors; Mockingbird Time

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

February 19th, 2012

Hi All,

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

1) Drive By Truckers; Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife; Brighter Than Creation's Dark

Three songs from a 2006 cd of new music from the Cities 97

2) Bonnie Riatt; I Will Not Be Broken

3) Little Willies; Roll On

4) Wood Brothers; Atlas

5) Peter Case; Colors of Night; Wig

6) Lucinda Williams; Right In Time; Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

7) The Civil Wars; I've Got This Friend; Barton Hollow

Three from Richard Thompson's Watching the Dark

8) Beat the Retreat

9) I Ain't Gonna Drag My Feet No More

10) Wall of Death

11) Lyle Lovett; Anyhow I Love You; This One's For Him

12) Gillian Welch; I Dream a Highway (part of song); Time (The Revelator)

13) Mumford & Sons; Winter Winds; Sigh No More

February 5th, 2012

Hi All,

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

1) Merle & Theresa Haggard; Jackson; Working in Tennessee

2) Dawes; That Western Skyline; North Hills

3) Cross Canadian Ragweed; Lonely Girl; Soul Train

4) John Hiatt; Train to Birmingham; Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns

5) Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Hard to Make It; Little Blue Egg

6) Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key; Little Blue Egg

7) John Prine; Souvenirs; The Singing Mailman

9) The James Low Western Front; Whiskey Farmer; Whiskey Farmer

10) The James Low Western Front; Whiskey Farmer; Whiskey Farmer

11) Uncle Tupelo; Blue Eye

12) Robert Earl Keen; Lay Down My Brother; Ready for Confetti

13) Gurf Morlix; Clay Pigeons; Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream

No show on the 12th because of trivia on KMSU (produced by KVSC at St. Cloud State University but airing on KMSU, too,...sign up through the link above).

January 29th, 2012

Hi All,

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

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

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

1) Rodney Crowell--That Old Time Feeling

2) Suzy Boguss--Instant Coffee Blues

3) Kevin Welch--Magdalene

4) Emmylou Harris & John Prine--Magnolia Wind

5) Patty Griffin--The Cape

6) Willie Nelson--Desperados Waiting for a Train

7) James McMurtry; Cold Dog Soup

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

9) Ray Wylie Hubbard; Homegrown Tomatoes

10) Rosanne Cash; Better Days

11) Lyle Lovett; Anyhow I Love You

12) Radney Foster; LA Freeway

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

January 8th, 2012

Hey Everyone,

Today's show first aired in October of 2011 and featured a certain 7 year-old co-host (my daughter). The playlist went like this...

1) John Prine; Fish & Whistle; Souvenirs

2) Robert Earl Keen; Think It Over One Time; Gringo Honeymoon

3) Guy Clark; Stuff That Works; Songs & Stories

4) The Flatlanders; Down in My Hometown; The Flatlanders

5) Julie Holland; Rex's Blues; Pint of Blood

6) Reter Rowan & Tony Rice; To Live is to Fly; Quartet

7) Chris Smither; Real Fine Love; Rollin' Into Memphis--The Songs of John Hiatt

8) James McMurtry; Off and Running; Where'd You Hide the Body

9) James McMurtry; Valley Road; Saint Mary of the Woods

10) James McMurtry; Paint by Numbers; Too Long in the Wasteland

11) John Mellencamp; Clumsy Ol' World; No Better Than This

12) Fred Eaglesmith; Thirty Years of Farming; The Official Fred Eaglesmith Bootleg Collection

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

January 1st, 2012

Hi All,

Our first show of the new year featured a whole lot of Michael Perry and the Longbeds who will be performing on Friday night, January 6th over in Northfield. Should be a great evening of music and storytelling...hope to see some of you there.

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

1) Comments on the new year (recording of Mankato residents talking about their hopes for 2012)

2) The Civil Wars; 20 Years; Barton Hallow

**Three songs on good ol' vinyl records...

3) Steve Goodman; This Hotel Room; The Best of the Asylum Years

4) John Prine; Shoptalk; Storm Windows

5) Gary Stewart; The Blues Don't Care Who's Got Em'; Gary

6) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Alice Mayhew Jackson; Tiny Pilot

7) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; If They Give You Wings; Tiny Pilot

8) Greg Brown; Smell of Coffee; Milk of the Moon

9) Erik Taylor; Hollywood Pocketknife; Hollywood Pocketknife

10) Guy Clark; If I Needed You; Songs & Stories

11) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Somewhere Out in Mudrook; Headwinded

12) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Undone; Tiny Pilot

13) Michael Perry & The Longbeds; Tiny Pilot; Tiny Pilot

Thanks for listening...and happy new year.