Decmeber 28th, 2014

Hi Everyone,

The last playlist for 2014 came from releases on the year-end No Depression Reader's Poll.  The playlist went like this. 

1) Sturgill Simpson; Voices; Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

2) Sturgill Simpson; Turtles all the Way Down; Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
3) Sturgill Simpson; Life of Sin; Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
4) Lucinda Williams; Protection; Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
5) Lucinda Williams; East Side of Town; Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone

6) Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin; All by Myself; Common Ground--Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
7 Hurray for the Riff Raff; Good Time Blues; Small Town Heroes
8) Drive by Truckers; First Air of Autumn; Crossing English Oceans

9) Justin Townes Earle; Worried About the Weather; Single Mothers
10) Richard Thompson; Walking On a Wire; Acoustic Classics (not on the list, but should have been)
11) John Hiatt; Come Back Home; Terms of My Surrender
12) John Hiatt; Long Time Comin'; Terms of My Surrender

13) Rodney Crowell; Fever on the Bayou; Tarpaper Sky
14) Sturgill Simpson; Long White Line; Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

December 21st, 2014

Hi Everyone,

Last week was an encore presentation of the Dylan show from late November of this year. 

This week's show went like this...

1) Townes Van Zandt; Colorado Bound; In the Beginning...

Four from the recent special music issue of the Oxford American

2) Billy Joe Shaver; Hill Country Love Song
3) JT "Funny Paper" Smith; Fool's Blues
4) Joe Ely; You Can Bet I'm Gone
5) Ruthie Foster; Death Came A-Knockin' (Travelin' Shoes)

6) Bob Dylan; Here Comes Santa Clause; Christmas in the Heart
7) John Mellencamp; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause; A Very Special Christmas vol. 1
8)Suzy Bogguss; Beautiful Dreamer; American Folk Songbook
9) Patty Griffin; Go Wherever You Want to Go; American Kid

10) The Avett Brothers; Spanish Pipedream; Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows (John Prine tribute)
11) Jamestown Revival; Paradise; The California EP
12) Guy Clark; The Carpenter; Live from Dixie's Bar and Bus Stop

13) Bob Dylan; O' Little Town of Bethlehem; Christmas in the Heart
14) Iris Dement; Fill My Way with Love; Lifeline
15) Indigo Girls; Your Holiday Song; Holly Happy Days

16) Old Crow Medicine Show; Ain't it Enough; Carry Me Back

December 7, 2014

Hi All,

Today's show featured just one release--Badlands:  A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

Got to thinking about Bruce this week after this...

November 30, 2014

Hi All,

All Bob Dylan today...playlist went like this.

1) Wiggle Wiggle; Under a Red Sky

2) Something There is About You; Planet Waves
3) Dark Eyes; Empire Burlesque
4) Mississippi; "Love and Theft"

5) Don't Fall Apart on Me; Infidels
6) Shooting Star; Oh Mercy
7) Queen Jane Approximately; Dylan and the Dead

8) Working Man's Blues #2; Modern Times
9) World Gone Wrong; World Gone Wrong
10) Forever Young; Side Tracks

11) Changing of the Guards; Street Legal

November 23rd, 2014

Hi All,

There have been some new shows as of late...technical difficulty last week.  But we'll get back to this blog gosh darn it.

Today featured all John Prine and Steve Goodman.  Love both these guys and was in the mood for them--hope you were as well.

Playlist went like this...

1) Steve Goodman; Between the Lines; No Big Surprise--The Steve Goodman Anthology

2) John Prine; You've Got Gold; Live on Tour
3) Steve Goodman; Would You Like to Learn to Dance; No Big Surprise
4) John Prine; You Mean so Much to Me; Live on Tour

5) Steve Goodman; Lincoln Park Pirates; Live at the Earle of Old Town
6) John Prine; Illegal Smile; Great Days--The John Prine Anthology
7) Steve Goodman; Grand Canyon Song; Live at the Earle of Old Town
8) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair and Square

9) Steve Goodman; Turnpike Tom; No Big Surprise
10) John Prine; Christmas in Prison; The John Prine Anthnology
11) Steve Goodman; Just Lucky I Guess; No Big Surprise
12) John Prine; Space Monkey; Live on Tour

13) Steve Goodman; Six Hours Ahead of the Sun; Somebody Else's Troubles

October 26th, 2014

Hi All,

Got a bit behind on posts...but back to it here.

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

1) Justin Townes Earle; Time Shows Fools; Single Mothers

2) Sarah Jarosz; Simple Twist of Fate; Build Me Up From the Bones
3) Bob Dylan; Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum; "Love and Theft"
4) Dave Alvin; Between the Cracks; West of the West

5) Guy Clark; Cornmeal Waltz; My Favorite Picture of You
6) Robert Earl Keen; Lonely Feeling; Gringo Honeymoon

7) Mandolin Orange; Hose of Stone; This Side of Jordan
8) Tim O'Brien & Darrel Scott (with John Prine); Paradise; Memories and Stories
9) John Fullbright; All the Time in the World; From the Ground Up

10) Lyle Lovett; All Downhill; It's Not Big It's Large
11) Old Crow Medicine Show; Carry Me Back; Carry Me Back

12) Guy Clark; Heartbroke; Live at Dixie's Bar and Bus Stop

October 5th, 2014

Hey Everyone,

New show today after a repeat least week.  Playlist went like this...

1) The Avett Brothers; Spanish Pipedream; Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows

2) John Mellencamp; Troubled Man; Plain Spoken
3) John Mellencamp; Sometimes There's a God
4) John Hiatt; Baby's Gonna Kick; Terms of My Surrender
5) John Hiatt; Nothin' I Love; Terms of M Surrender

6) Lucinda Williams; Compassion; Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
7) Lucinda Williams; Protection; Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone

8) Justin Townes Earle; Worried About the Weather; Single Mothers
9) Justin Townes Earle; Single Mothers; Single Mothers
10) Hurray for the Riff Raff; No One Else; Small Town Heroes
11) Rodney Crowell; Fever on the Bayou; Tarpaper Sky

12) Jason Isbell; Flying Over Water; Southeastern
13) Joe Pug; Silver Harps and Violins; The Great Despiser

14) Wood Guthrie; This Land is Your Land; Woody at 100

September 28th, 2014

Hi All,

Today was an "encore presentation" of a show that first aired back in July.  Here is the setlist for today as it was first published in July.

All Bob Dylan this morning.  I'm making my way through this--album by album line by line and, at the risk of sounding melodramatic, it's making my life a whole lot better.

The playlist went like this…

1) Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine); Before the Flood

2) Tough Mama; Planet Waves
3) Please Mrs. Henry; The Basement Tapes
4) Highway 61 Revisited; Before the Flood

5) Highway 51; Bob Dylan
6) See That My Grave is Kept Clean; Bob Dylan
7) Talkin' New York; Bob Dylan

8) Shelter From the Storm; Hard Rain
9) Simple Twist of Fate; Blood on the Tracks
10) Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat; Blonde on Blonde

11) Restless Farewell; The Times They are A-Changin'
12) Chimes of Freedom; Another Side of Bob Dylan

September 21st, 2014

Hi All,

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

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; Sweet Amarillo; Remedy

Three from the really, really good new one from Loudon Wainwright III

2) Brand New Dance
3) In a Hurry
4) Haven't Got the Blues Yet

And, while I didn't p;lay it on the show, if you're in for a little commentary on guns in America, give this one a listen.

5) Fayssoux; Hell on a Poor Boy; I Can't Wait
6) Lucinda Williams; Car Wheels on a Gravel Road; Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
7) Richard Thompson; Valerie; Acoustic Classics

8) Sarah Jarosz; Dark Road; Build Me Up From Bones
9) Holly Williams; Railroads; The Highway
10) Hurray for the Riff Raff; End of the Line; Small Town Heroes

11) Bruce Springsteen; Wreck on the Highway; The River
12) Bruce Springsteen; The Ties That Bind; The River

**Happy Birthday to the Boss.  65 on the 23rd of Sept. 

13) John Hiatt; Marlene; Terms of My Surrender

Septemember 14th, 2014

Hi All,

Had a new show last week as well, but I never got around to posting the playlist.

The show this week went like this...

1) Levon Helm; Ophelia; Live at the Ryman

Then three from Bob Dylan...the same three songs he's been starting shows with for a good long time.

2) Bob Dylan; Things Have Changed; Side Tracks
3) Bob Dylan; She Belongs to Me; Bringing It All Back Home
4) Bob Dylan; Beyond Here Lies Nothin'; Together Through Life

5) Erik Koskinen; First Time in Years; American Theatre
6) Erik Koskinen; Six Pack of Beer and a Pack of Cigarettes; American Theatre
7) Sheryl Crow & Levon Helm; No Depression in Heaven; Ramble at the Ryman
8) Levon Helm & John Hiatt; The Weight; Ramble at the Ryman

9) Ryan Adams; Gimmie Something Good; Gimmie Something Good
10) Sera Cahoone; Deer Creek Canyon
11) John Doe and the Sadies; A Fool Such as I; Country Club

12) John Hiatt; Nobody Knew His Name; Terms of My Surrender

August 31st, 2014

Hi All,

Had to toss in a repeat last week.  But new this week.  Happy Labor Day.

The playlist went like this...

1) Hayes Carll; Hard Out Here; KMAG YOYO

2) Lyle Lovett; Step Inside This House; Step Inside This House
3) Guy Clark; LA Freeway; Songs and Stories

4) Bob Dylan; Union Sundown; Infidels
5) Mavis Staples; You Are Not Alone; You Are Not Alone
6) Richard Thompson; Down Where the Drunkards Roll; Acoustic Classics

7) Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Ranger with Eddie Brickell; Pretty Little One; Live
8) Jamestown Revival; Paradise; The California EPhttp://www.acronymslist.com/acronym/36266.html
9) Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Ranger with Eddie Brickell; When You Get to Ashville; Live

10) Dave and Phil Alvin; I Feel So Good; Common Ground
11) Bob Dylan; Pressing On; Saved

August 17th, 2014

Hi All,

The playlist today went like this...

1) Townes Van Zandt; Fraternity Blues; Live at the Old Quarter

2) Bonnie Raitt; Ain't Gonna Let You Go; Slipstream
3) Old Crow Medicine Show; Ain't It Enough;
4) Mississippi John Hurt; Ain't No Tellin' Avalon Blues

5) Susan Tedeshi; Angel From Montgomery; Live From Austin
6) Ocean Carolina; Should I; All the Way Home

7) Cowboy Poem by "Whipper"--Recorded in Colorado Springs, Colorado (not Colorado Springs, Georgia)
8) Riders in the Sky; Don't Fence Me In; Cowboy Songs
9) Guy Clark; Funny Bone; Workbench Songs

10) Richard Thompson; From Galway to Graceland; Acoustic Classics
11) Los Lobos; Oh Yeah; Live From the City Winery

12) Bruce Springsteen; 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy); Magic Tour Highlights

August 10th, 2014

Hi Everyone,

Out of date here on blog posts just a bit.  Summer.  But new shows have been playing, though last week as a repeat.

Today's new show went like this...

1) Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison; Border Radio; Cheater's Game

2) Ocean Carolina; Don't Break Your Promise; All the Way Home
3) Dawes; Time Spent in Los Angeles; Nothing is Wrong

Talked a little bit today about this book--very powerful read.  The book is the common read at Minnesota State this fall.  Several campus and community events will be held throughout the fall of 2014. 

I finished the book last night and a set of from this seemed appropriate.

The songs played were

4) This Little Light of Mine
5) If You Miss Me From the Back of the Bus
7) We Shall Overcome

8) Alicia Keys; Pressing On; Muscle Shoals
9) Mavis Staples; I Wrote a Song for Everyone; You Are Not Alone
10) Steve Earle; Pancho and Lefty; Townes

11) Townes Van Zandt; To Live is to Fly; Live at the Old Quarter
12)  Jamestown Revival; Paradise; The California EP
13) Richard Thompson; I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight; Acoustic Classics

14) John Hiatt; Come Back Home; Terms of My Surrender

July 20th, 2014

Hi All,

Say, don't forget about Jason Isbell--here in Mankato on July 30th.  This is a big deal.  Hope to see you there.

The playlist today featured a bunch of Isbell and went like this...

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; Sweet Amarillo; Remedy

2) Billy Bragg; A New England; The Essential Billy Bragg
3) Bill Bragg; There is Power in a Union; The Essential Billy Bragg
4) Bruce Springsteen; The River; The River

I mentioned this book after the set above...really nice stuff about working-class life/culture.

5) Bob Dylan; Don't Think Twice It's Alright; Live at Bodokan
6) Bob Dylan; Shelter From the Storm; Live at Bodokan

A set from Jason Isbell...

7) Flying Over Water; Southeastern
8) Cover Me Up; Southeastern
9) Alabama Pines; Live from Alabama
10) Tour of Duty; Live from Alabama

11) Old Crow Medicine Show; Dearly Departed Friend; Remedy
12) Old Crow Medicine Show; Firewater

 13) Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band; Wedding Day in Funeralville; Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows


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July 13th, 2014

Hi All,

Last week featured a little heavy metal during the LTYF time slot.  Not sure just what happened there.  But this week we were back on the air.  All Bob Dylan this morning.  I'm making my way through this--album by album line by line and, at the risk of sounding melodramatic, it's making my life a whole lot better.

The playlist went like this…

1) Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine); Before the Flood

2) Tough Mama; Planet Waves
3) Please Mrs. Henry; The Basement Tapes
4) Highway 61 Revisited; Before the Flood

5) Highway 51; Bob Dylan
6) See That My Grave is Kept Clean; Bob Dylan
7) Talkin' New York; Bob Dylan

8) Shelter From the Storm; Hard Rain
9) Simple Twist of Fate; Blood on the Tracks
10) Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat; Blonde on Blonde

11) Restless Farewell; The Times They are A-Changin'
12) Chimes of Freedom; Another Side of Bob Dylan

June 29th, 2014

Hi Everyone,

Missed a couple posts here, though new shows have been on the air.  Last week Grace Engen (age 9) served as an awfully good guest host.  I'm gonna lose this job one of these days.

This week the playlist went like this…

1) Bob Dylan; Highway 61 Revisited; Before the Flood

2) Steve Martin & Edie Brickell; When You Get to Ashville; Love Has Come for You
3) Edie Brickell; Little Ms. S.; Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars
4) Billy Bragg; Handyman Blues; Tooth and Nail

5) Greg Brown; Laughing River; The Live One
6) Steve Goodman; Truck Driving Man; Live at the Earle of Old Town
7) Drive by Truckers; First Air of Autumn; English Oceans                  

8) Dave and Phil Alvin; All By Myself; Common Ground--The Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
9) Dave and Phil Alvin; I Feel So Good; Common Ground--The Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
10) Billy Joe and Norah Jones; Kentucky; Foreverly
11) Billy Joe and Norah Jones; Roving Gambler

12) Bob Dylan; Something There Is About You; Planet Waves
13) Bob Dylan; Going, Going Gone; Planet Waves

June 8th, 2014

Hi All,

Thanks to Ben Leonard for hosting last week.  This week featured a bunch of music he brought with him but didn't make it on his show last week.  Dave was the host…Ben the one responsible for the music.  The playlist went like this…

1) John Prine & Iris Dement; We're Not the Jet Set

2) Patsy Kline; I Love You Honey
3) Joe Pub; Colorado Girl
4) Merle Haggard; If We Make It Through December
5) Old 97's; Valentine

**Mentioned this book on the program…enjoyed it a whole lot.
**And while I'm it, I really liked this short doc.

6) Bob Dylan; Mississippi
7) The Replacements; Skyway
8) Will Kimbrough; Hill Country Girl

9) Ani Difranco with Ry Cooder & Dan Gellert
9) Bruce Springsteen; Highway Patrolman
10) The Rural Alberta Advantage; Eye of the Tiger

11) Billy Bragg & Wilco; The Jolly Banker
12) Lorde; Swingin' Party

13) Oak Ridge Boys; Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight

June 1, 2014

Thanks Dave for letting me sit in this week. I had a great time. Hope you enjoyed the show.  ~ Ben Leonard

1. Vandaveer; Out Past the Moat; Grace & Speed

2. The Meemies; Porch Song; The Meemies
3. Cate Le Bon; Are You With Me Now?; Mug Museum
4. Regina Spektor; The Party; What We Saw From the Cheap Seats

5. Oscar Isaac; The Death of Queen Jane; Inside Lewyn Davis Soundtrack
6. Deer Tick; Big House; Negativity
7. Gregory Alan Isakov; Suitcase Full Of Sparks; Weatherman

8. Evan Dando; Sam Stone (Prine); Live at the Brattle Theater
9. Savannah Smith; Book of Love; Taken from YouTube
10. Ani DiFranco; Deportee; Woody Guthrie: At 100!

11. Matt the Electrician; Under the Wire; It's a Beacon It's a Bell
12. Liz Phair; Somebody's Miracle; Somebody's Miracle
13. Josh Ritter; Snow is Gone; Hello Starling

14. Townes Van Zandt; Still Looking for You;
15. Middle Brother; Wilderness; Middle Brother

16. [Fade Out] The Pogues; Body of an American

May 25th, 2014

Hi All,

Last week I watched this film…and loved it.  Today's show featured the entire soundtrack--in order.

May 18th, 2014

Hey Everyone,

Playlist for the 18th went like this…

1) Joe Pug; The Door Was Always Open; Messenger (For Ben Leonard)

Three from Dylan's New Morning

2) Day of the Locusts (it's commencement season, you know)
3) Time Passes Slowly
4) Went to See the Gypsy

5) Caitlin Rose; Only a Clown; The Stand In
6) Dawes; From a Window Seat; Stories Don't End
7) Guy Clark; If I Needed You; Songs and Stories
8) Guy Clark; Stuff That Works; Songs and Stories

9) Rodney Crowell; I'm a Mess; Kin
10) Chris Knight; A Pretty Good Guy; A Pretty Good Guy
11) Bruce Springsteen & Alejandro Esccovedo; Always A Friend; Magic Tour Highlights
12) Gurf Morlix; Big Cheeseburgers and Good Friends; Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream

13) John Prine; Blue Umbrella; The Singing Mailman Delivers
14) Bon Iver; Blindsided; For Emma; Forever Ago

May 11th, 2014

Hi All,

We've had new shows the past few weeks…but I've been pulled away from the blog.  Back at it though…and, before the playlist, thanks again to everyone who helped with the Spring Pledge Drive.  We made our $40,000 goal.  A big deal.  Your contributions keep this place going.  Thanks!

The playlist on the 11th went like this…

1) Richard and Linda Thompson; Hard Luck Stories; In Concert November 1975

2) Warren Zevon; Hit Somebody; My Ride is Here
3) Patty Griffin; The Cape; This One's For Him
3) Old Crow Medicine Show; Ain't It Enough; Carry Me Back

4) Bruce Springsteen; Wrecking Ball; Wrecking Ball
5) Greg Brown; Freak Flag; Freak Flag
6) Redbird; Ships; Redbird
7) Iris Dement; Go On Ahead and Go Home; Sing the Delta

8) Elliott Brood; Northern Air; Days Into Years
9) Grace Potter & The Nocturnals; Ain't No Time; This is Somewhere
10) Jason Isbell; Flying Over Water; Southeastern

11) MyMorning Jacket; Leaving on a Jet Plane; The Music is You--A Tribute to John Denver
12) Lucinda Williams; This Old Guitar; The Music is You--A Tribute to John Denver

April 20, 2014

Hi All,

A few things beyond my control led to there being repeat episodes the last two weeks.  If you noticed that, my apologies.  If you didn't notice, I'm not saying anything.

A new show today…and happy Easter to all, though the program touched on the holiday not at all this year.

The playlist went like this…

1) The Byrds; All I Really Want To Do; The Byrds Play Dylan

2) Bruce Springsteen; Tougher Than the Rest; Chimes of Freedom

3) Bruce Springsteen; Be True; Chimes of Freedom

4) John Hiatt; Through Your Hands; Live at Budokan

5) Patty Griffin; Go Wherever You Want to Go; American Kid

6) John Hiatt; Like Your Dad Did; Live at Budokan

Three from Rodney Crowell's new one, Tarpaper Sky

7) The Long Journey Home

8) Fever on the Bayou

9) Frankie Please

10) Bruce Springsteen; Chimes of Freedom; Chimes of Freedom

11) Bruce Springsteen; Born to Run; Chimes of Freedom

12) Uncle Tupelo; Wait Up; March 16-20 1992

March 30th, 2014

Hi All,

A lot of Bob Dylan covers today…the playlist started with Bob himself and went like this.

1) Bob Dylan; It Takes a lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry; Hwy 61 Revisited

Three from Uncut's Highway 61 Revisited

2) Paul Westerberg; It Takes a lot to Laugh; It Takes a Train to Cry

3) Dave Alvin; Highway 61 Revisited 

4) American Music Club; Queen Jane Approximately

Four from Mojo's Dylan Covered

5) The Flying Burrito Brothers; To Ramona

6) The Hollies; My Back Pages

7) John Martyn; Don't Think Twice It's Alright

8) Nancy Sinatra; It Ain't Me Babe

Four from Duluth Does Dylan Revisited 

9) Charlie Parr; Blind Willie McTell

10) Cloud Cult; Mar. Tambourine Man

11) Sara Softich; Buckets of Rain

12) Ol' Yeller; When The Ship Comes In

13) Bob Dylan; Queen Jane Approximately; Highway 61 Revisited

March 23rd, 2014

Hi All,

Last week was an "encore presentation" of an earlier broadcast.  Today was new, however, and the playlist went like this…

1) John Prine; Fish and Whistle; Great Days--The John Prine Anthology

2) Lyle Lovett; If I Had a Boat; Pontiac
3) Iris Dement; Let the Mystery Be; Infamous Angel
4) Townes Van Zandt; Dublin Blues; The Highway Kind

5) Eric Bibb; The Cape; Friends
6) Son Volt; The Search;
7) Buddy & Julie Miller; Keep Your Distance;

**a couple songs above came from a collection of songs passed along by a friend.  not sure of the records on which you'll find them.

8) All of side two (songs 6-10) from Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline

9) Doc Watson; Stream of Whiskey
10) Holly Williams; Railroads; The Highway
11) Jamestown Revival; Paradise; The California Ep

March 9th, 2014

Hi All,

All music today from Troy Murphy over there in Michigan.  He's put together a bunch of shows over the years…all have been great and this one was no exception.  

The playlist went like this…

1) Pokey LaFarge; Central Time; Pokey LaFarge

2) Parker Millsap; Disappear; Parker Millsap
3) Parker Millsap & Michael Rose; Homeless; Palisade
4) Jamestown Revival; Paradise; The California EP

5) Jamestown Revival; California; Utah
6) Poor Old Shine; Weeds or Wildflowers; Poor Old Shine
7) Poor Old Shine; The Hurry All Around; Poor Old Shine

8) The Boxer (featuring Mumford & Sons); Jerry Douglas; Traveler
9) Crooked Still; American Tune; Friends of Fall
10) Stark Sands; The Last Thing on My Mind; Inside Llewyn Davis

11) The Devil Makes Three; Old Number Seven; The Devil Makes Three
12) The Devil Makes Three; Uncle Harvey's Plane; A Little Bit Faster and a Little Bit Worse

13) Kevin Kling; Tickled Pink; State Fair
14) Pokey LaFarge and The South City Three; La la Blues; Riverboat Soul

March 2nd, 2014

Hi All,

My gosh…March already.  Drive by Truckers in Minneapolis in late March.  That's worth mentioning, but the year is moving right along already.  At any rate, the playlist for the 2nd went like this…

1) Tom Russell; I'm on Fire; Thunder Road--Tracks Inspired by the Boss

Three songs from the 2012 New West Records Sampler

2) Mark Olson & Gary Louris; Turn Your Pretty Name Around
3) The Flatlanders; South Wind of Summer
4) Old 97's; Dance With Me

5) Bruce Springsteen; High Hopes; High Hopes
6) Kevin Kling; Tickled Pink; State Fair
7) Mary Lou Lord; Thunder Road; Thunder Road--Tracks Inspired by the Boss

Three from the great Warren Zevon.  Miss that guy…

8) Looking for the Next Best Thing; A Quiet Normal Life
9) The Factory; Sentimental Hygiene
10) Frank and Jesse James; Warren Zevon

11) Guy Clark; The Cape; Dublin Blues
12) Greg Trooper; Dream Away the Blues; Make it Through This World

13) Lucinda Williams; People Talkin'; World Without Tears

February 23rd, 2014

Hi All,

My 2014 Dylan kick continues.  Got this for Christmas and the goal for the year is to listen to every record from start to finish--in one sitting and with headphones (that's one record per sitting…not 47 at once, though that does sound like a good road trip).  Though Blonde on Blonde so far.

In the mood for some Dylan this morning, and so played side one of this one--uninterrupted.  Man…

Where to go from here is no easy task, but the show went like this…

1) Gurf Morlix; If I Could Only Fly; Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream

2) Jason Isbell; Alabama Pines; Here We Rest

3) Son Volt; Livin' On; Honky Tonk

5) Bruce Springsteen & Alejandro Escovedo; Always a Friend; Magic Tour Highlights

6) Bruce Springsteen; Stolen Car; The River

7) Los Lobos; Tin Can Trust; Disconnected 

February 16th, 2014

Hey Everyone,

Playlist went like this…

Started with five from the Oxford American's annual music issue.

1) Kris Kristofferson; Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends

2) Buddy & Julie Miller and the McCrary Sisters; Something Within
3) Rosanne Cash; The Long Way Home
4) Bob Dylan; I Threw It All Away
5) Carl Perkins; Tennessee

6) Kevin Kling (story); Grace; State Fair
7) Bruce Springsteen; Dream Baby Dream; High Hopes

8) Drive By Truckers; 3 Dimes Down; Brighter Than Creation's Dark
9) Drive By Truckers; I'm Sorry Houston; Brighter Than Creation's Dark
10) The Louvin Brothers; There's a Higher Power; Satan is Real

11) Kevin Kling; State Fair; State Fair
12) Dolly Parton; Travelin' Prayer; Oxford American Music Issue

13) Fisk University Jubilee Singers; Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down; Oxford American Music Issue

And at no extra cost, a book recommendation...

February 9th, 2014

Hi All,

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

1) Old Crow Medicine Show; Carry Me Back; Carry Me Back

Three from Los Lobos--all from the new record, Disconnected

2) Oh Yeah
3) La Venganza De Los Pelados
4) Tears of God

5) Jason Isbell; Flying Over Water; Southeastern
6) Holly Williams; Railroad; The Highway
7) Steve Earle; Waitin' on the Sky; I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive

8) Bob Dylan; New Morning; New Morning
9) John Hiatt; The Open Road; The Open Road
10) Chris Smither; Visions of Johanna; Leave the Light On

11) The Avett Brothers; Morning Song; Magpie and the Dandelion
12) Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris; Here We Are; Old Yellow Moon
13) The Avett Brothers; Spanish Pipedream; Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows

February 2nd, 2014 (Tribute to Pete Seeger)

Hi All,

All Pete Seeger today...The playlist went like this.

1) Dink's Song

2) Introduction by Bruce Springsteen
3) We Shall Overcome; We Shall Overcome--The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert

4) Little Birdie; Children's Concert at Town Hall
5) Be Kind to Your Parents; Children's Concert at Town Hall
6) Riding in My Car; Children's Concert at Town Hall
6) Put Your Finger in the Air; Children's Concert at Town Hall

7) This Land is Your Land; American Favorite Ballads
8) What Did You Learn in School Today; We Shall Overcome--The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert
9) A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall; We Shall Overcome--The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert
10) Little Boxes; We Shall Overcome--The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert

11) Nanci Griffith & Friends; If I Had a Hammer; Where Have All the Flowers Gone:  The Songs of Pete Seeger
12) Odetta; One Grain of Sand; Where Have All the Flowers Gone:  The Songs of Pete Seeger
13) The Weavers; Wimoweh; Where Have All the Flowers Gone:  The Songs of Pete Seeger

14) Pete Seeger; Forever Young; Chimes of Freedom
15) Pete Seeger; Skip to My Lou; Children's Concert at Town Hall

Here's Pete Seeger's Letter to Teens
and his testimony before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee

January 12th and 19th, 2014

Hi All,

The playlist for the 12th & 19th went like this (the show aired on the 12th at 8 am instead of 9, so we also aired in on the 19th)...

1) Conor Oberest and the Mystic Valley Band; Wedding Day in Funeralville; Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows

2) Neil Young; This Land is Your Land; Americana
3) Holly Williams; The Highway; The Highway
4) Jake Bugg; Two Fingers; Jake Jake Bugg

5) Joe Pug; Messenger; Messenger
6) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs
7) Rodney Crowell w/Norah Jones; If the Law Don't Want You; Kin

Four from Mr. Dylan...

8) B.D.; Talkin' New York; Bob Dylan
9) B.D.; Song to Woody; Bob Dylan
10) B.D.; Girl from the North Country; The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
11) B.D.; I Shall be Free; The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

12) Woody Guthrie; So Long it's Been Good to Know You; Woody at 100
13) Woody Guthrie; Rablin' Round; Woody at 100
14) Bruce Springsteen; Sherry Darling; The River

15) Bob Dylan; You're No Good; Bob Dylan

January 5th, 2014

Happy New Year!

Today's show featured cuts from No Depression's list of the best albums  in 2013.  The playlist went like this (the number by the album title is the record's ranking by ND readers).

1) Steve Earle; Love's Gonna Blow My Way; The Low Highway (#9)

2) Richard Thompson; Good Things Happen to Bad People; Electric (#5)
3) Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison; Cheater's Game; Cheater's Game (#4)
4) Dawes; Most People; Stories and Songs ((#26)

5) Caitlin Rose; I was Cruel; The Stand-In (#21)
6) Guy Clark; Good Advice; My Favorite Picture of You (#12)
7) Patty Griffin; Highway Song; American Kid (#2)

8) Holly Williams; Drinkin'; The Highway (#3)
9) Son Volt; Down the Highway; Honkytonk (#6)
10) Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris; Back When We Were Beautiful; Old Yellow Moon (#13)
11) Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris; Chase That Feeling; Old Yellow Moon

12) Holly Williams; Gone Away From Me; The Highway (#3)

13) Jason Isbell; Flying Over Water; Southeastern (#1) (easily my favorite record of the year as well…he'll be at First Avenue on Feb. 8th)

Thanks for listening...