June 23rd, 2013

Hi All,

The playlist of the 23rd went like this...

1) Hank Williams; I Saw the Light; The Ultimate Collection

2) Townes Van Zandt; T is for Texas; Sunshine Boy
3) Neil Young; Susannah; Americana
4) Hindu Love Gods; Vigilante Man; Hindu Love Gods

Don't ask me why, but for some reason the next three all came from the Jerry MaGuire Soundtrack, which is actually a pretty darn good record.

5) Bob Dlyan; Shelter from the Storm
6) Aimee Man; Wise Up
7) Elvis; Pocketful of Rainbows

And then four from the John Prine anthology, Great Days

8) Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
9) The Oldest Baby in the World
10) Saddle in the Rain
11) Bruised Orange

**Talked on the show about the Billy Bob Thorton movie featuring John Prine.  The movie is called Daddy and Them and you can find it streaming on Netflix.  Prine has a pretty big role.

12) Tom Russell; Box of Visions; Philo So Far--The 20th Anniversary Folk Sampler
13) Bill Staines; Sourdough--The Miner's Song; Philo So Far...

June 16th, 2013

Hi All,

The playlist for the 16th went like this...

1) Merle Travis; Nine Pound Hammer; Folks Songs of the Hills

2) Billy Bragg; Handyman Blues; Tooth & Nail
3) Chris Smither; Open Up; Leave the Light On
4) Tom Waits; Ol' 55; Closing Time

Three from Springsteen's release of Magic Tour Highlights

5) Aways a Friend (with Alejandro Escovedo)
6) Turn, Turn, Turn (with Roger McGuinn)
7) The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello)

**On the show I mentioned the outstanding book Journey to Nowhere--really worth a read (though perhaps from the library given it's a bit expensive these days).

8) Richard Thompson; Stuck on the Treadmill; Electric
9) Richard & Linda Thompson; I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight; Live in 1975
9) Richard Thompson; Bad Things Happen to Good People; Electric

**Here's an excellent BBC documentary on Richard Thompson 

10) Loudon Wainwright III; The Here and the Now; Older Than My Old Man Now
11) Warren Zevon; Keep Disorder in the House; The Wind

Happy Father's Day...

May 25th, 2013

Hey Everyone,

The show on the 25th went like this...

1) Steve Martin & Edie Brickell; When You Get to Ashville; Love Has Come for You

2) John Prine & Bonnie Riatt; Angel from Montgomery; Great Days
3) Drive by Truckers; Everybody Needs Love; Go Go Boots
4) Guy Davis; Words to My Mamma's Song; Sweetheart Like You

5) Patty Griffin; Go Wherever You Want to Go; American Kid
6) Patty Griffin; Ohio; American Kid
7) Hayes Carll; Drunken Poet's Dream; Trouble in Mind

8) Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis; Bring Me down Easy; A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver--Live
9) Jimmie Dale & Colin Gilmore; Hearts a Bustin; Tribute to Billy Joe...
10) Cory Morrow; Live Forever; Tribute to Billy Joe...

11) Iris Dement; Go on Ahead and Go Home; Sing the Delta
12) Steve Martin & Edie Brickell; Love Has Come for You; Love Has Come for You
13) Robert Earl Keen; Lay Down my Brother; Ready for Confetti

May 18th, 2013

Hi All,

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

1) Iris Dement; Hotter than Mojave in My Heart; Infamous Angel

2) Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell; Spanish Dancer; Old Yellow Moon
3) The Bills; Shining Face; Yes Please
4) Son Volt; Down the Highway; Honky Tonk

Watched a nice documentary the other day called Troubadour Blues--it features many of the musicians we play on this program.  The four people below are all featured in the film.

5) Peter Case; House Rent Jump; Wig
6) Slaid Cleaves; Broke Down; Broke Down
7) Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Better Way; Little Blue Egg
8) Chris Smither; Hey, Hey, Hey; Drive You Home Again

9) Steve Earle; 21st Century Blues; The Low Highway
10) Steve Earle; Pocket Full of Rain; The Low Highway
11) John Hiatt; I Love that Girl; Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
12) John Hiatt; Don't Wanna Leave You Now; Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns

13) Trampled by Turtles; Shenandoah; Duluth
14) Steve Earle; Love's Gonna Come My Way; The Low Highway

May 11th, 2013

Hi All,

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

1) Son Volt; Brick Walls; Honky Tonk

2) Richard Thompson; Waltzings for Dreamers; Watching the Dark
3) Richard Thompson; Wall of Death; Watching the Dark
4) Townes Van Zandt; To Live is to Fly; Sunshine Boy

5) Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris; Here We Are; Old Yellow Moon
6) R.C. & Emmylou; Black Caffeine; Old Yellow Moon
7) Eric Brace & Peter Cooper; Johnson City; The Comeback Album

8) Bruce Springsteen; Nebraska; Nebraska
9) Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour; Nebraska; Badlands--A Tribute to B.S.'s Nebraska
10) Bruce Springsteen; Reason to Believe; Nebraska
11) Aimiee Mann & Michael Penn; Reason to Believe; Badlands--A Tribute to...

12) Billy Bragg; Do On to Others; Tooth and Nail
13) Various Artists; Take Me Home Country Road; The Music is You--A Tribute to John Denver
14) My Morning Jacket; Leaving on a Jet Plane; The Music is You--A Tribute to John Denver

April 28th, 2013

Hi All,

Well, it happened here in 2013.  Missed last week's post and cannot find the darn thing.  It was a new show featuring, among others, Joe Pug.  But alas, gone it seems to be.  I'll get things back on track this week.

Today was a live pledge drive edition of the program.  Thanks to everyone who called in--on two different occasions we had three lines all taking pledges at the same time.  We raised $425 in an hour.  Really appreciate your support of community radio.  Thanks to Jim Gullickson and Shelley Pierce for taking calls and helping with the show.

The playlist went like this...

1)  Townes Van Zandt; T for Texas; Sunshine Boy--Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos--1971-72

2) Billy Bragg; Handyman Blues; Tooth & Nail
3) Richard Thompson; Stony Ground; Electric

4) Steve Goodman; City of New Orleans; Live at the Earl of Old Town
5) Steve Goodman; Old Smoothies; Live at the Earl of Old Town

6) Nick Drake; Pink Moon; Pink Moon
7) Lucinda Williams; Right in Time; Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

8) John Prine & Iris Dement; We're Not the Jet Set; In Spite of Ourselves
9) John Prine & Melba Montgomery; Milwaukee Here We Come; In Spite of Ourselves
10) Jon Prine & Iris Dement; In Spite of Ourselves; In Spite of Ourselves (requested by Shelley Pierce)

If you haven't yet pledged and would like to do so, feel free to call 507-389-5678 or 1-800 456-7810.  Head over to the KMSU webpage and you'd like to pledge online or learn more about the thank you gifts.

April 14th, 2013

Hi All,

Last week's show was an "encore presentation" and I'm not quite sure where the playlist is...but this week's show was brand new and went like this.

1) Lyle Lovett; All Downhill; It's Not Big, It's Large

2) Lyle Lovett; South Texas Girl; It's Not Big, It's Large
3) John Hiatt; We're Alright Now; Mystic Pinball
4) Bruce Springsteen; If I Should Fall Behind; Live in Dublin

5) Stan Rogers; The Badger Drive; For the Family
6) Garnett Rogers; This Shirt; Summer Lightening
7) The Bills; Hallowed Hall; Yes Please

8) Guy Clark; L.A. Freeway; Songs & Stories
9) Robert Earl Keen; Laughing River; The Rose Hotel
10) The Civil Wars; I've Got This Friend; Barton Hallow

11) Rodney Crowell; I'm A Mess; Kin
12) Doc & Merle Watson; Take Me Out to the Ball Game; Doc & Merle Watson

March 31st, 2013

Hey Everyone,

All baseball songs today.  The playlist was created by Troy Murphy who has been kind enough to send several sets our way.  The playlist went like this...

1) Doc and Merle Watson; Take Me Out to the Ballgame; Doc and Merle Watson

2) Robert Earl Keen; Laughing River; Rose Hotel
3) Bruce Springsteen; Glory Days; Greatest Hits
4) Wilco & Billy Bragg; Joe Dimaggio Done it Again; Mermaid Avenue II

5) The Felice Brothers; Cooperstown; Yonder is the Clock
6) Reckless Kelly; April to October; The Homerun EP
7) Peter Paul & Mary; Right Field; No Easy Walk to Freedom

8) John Foggerty; Center Field; Center Field
9) Chuck Brodsky; Letters in the Dirt; Letters in the Dirt
10) Todd Snider; America's Favorite Pastime; Homerun EP
11) Kenny Rogers; The Greatest; She Rides Wild Horses

12) Steve Goodman; A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request; Affordable Art
13) Terry Cashman; Talkin Baseball (Tony, the Killer and Carew); Talkin Baseball

March 24th, 2013

Hi All,

The playlist for the 24th featured a bunch of really long songs and went like this...

1) The Avett Brothers; Pretty Girl from Michigan; The Carpenter

2) David Bromberg; Mr. Bo Jangles; The Player
3) Gurf Morlix; Clay Pigeons; Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream
4) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Alice Mayhew Jackson; Tiny Pilot

5) The Faces; You're My Girl; Five Guys Walk into a Bar
6) Greg Brown; 1952 Vincent Black Lightening; The Live One
7) Bruce Springsteen; We are Alive; Wrecking Ball

8) Wilco; Born Alone; The Whole Love
9) Jay Farrar & Friends; Happy Machine; New Multitudes
10) Grace Potter & the Nocturnals; Ain't No Time; This is Somewhere

11) Lucinda Williams; Blessed; Blessed

March 17th, 2013

Hi All,

Today was an "encore presentation" of the recent show featuring Guy Clark, John Prine, Steve Goodman, and John Hiatt.  I was unable to get to the studio this week and figured I couldn't go wrong playing these guys again.

The playlist went like this...

1) Guy Clark; Walkin' Man; Workbench Songs

2) John Hiatt; The Open Road; The Open Road
3) John Prine; Crazy as a Loon; Fair & Square
4) Steve Goodman; Unemployed; Words We Can Dance To

5) Guy Clark; Stuff That Works; Dublin Blues

6) Steve Goodman; Old Fashioned; Words We Can Dance To

7) John Prine; Speed of the Sound of Loneliness; German Afternoons

8) John Hiatt; We're Alright Now; Mystic Pinball

9) John Prine; Paradise; German Afternoons

10) Steve Goodman; Souveniers; No Big Surprise

11) Guy Clark; Like a Coat for the Cold; Old #1

12) John Hiatt; Old School; Master of Disaster

13) John Prine; Onomatopoeia; Sweet Revenge

14) Steve Goodman; Chicken Cordon Blues; No Big Surprise

March 10, 2013

This week was guest hosted by Ben Leonard. Some of the levels were too high, some of the jokes were too lame, but he meant well. Thanks for not complaining to Dave so he still gets to do this from time to time. Here it goes...

1) Laura Cantrell; Cellar Door; Laura Cantrell

2) Wilco; Listening to the Wind that Blows; Mermaid Avenue III
3) Middle Brother; Wilderness; Middle Brother
4) Kenneth Pattengale & Joey Ryan; Girls, Gather Round; Retrospect

5) Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin; Sink/Let it Sway, Sink/Let it Sway
6) Old 97s; Big Brow Eyes; Too Far to Care
7) Fountains of Wayne; Valley Winter Song; Welcome Interstate Managers

8) Joe Pug; A Gentle Few; The Great Despiser
9) Johnny freaking Cash; The One on the Right is on the Left; Essential Johnny Cash
10) Bellwether; Baltimore; Home Late

11) Dave Rawlings Machine; Ruby; A Friend of a Friend
12) Jonathan Coulton; Code Monkey; Best. Concert. Ever.
13) Todd Snider; Pick-Up Truck Song; Todd Sings Jerry Jeff

14) Josh Ritter; Joy to You Baby; The Beast in Its Tracks
15) John Prine; Frying Pan; The Singing Mailman
16) Beta Radio; Either Way; Seven Sisters [faded out]

March 3rd, 2012

Hi Everyone,

Well, better late than never with the posts.  I'm still perfect in 2013 (all playlists posted) but got a touch behind this week.

At any rate, the playlist on the 3rd went like this...

1) Levon Helm; Ophelia; Ramble at the Ryman

2) Golden Smog; V.; Pecan Pie
3) Golden Smog; Pecan Pie
4) Neil Young; Jesus' Chariot; Americana
5) Gillian Welch; Six White Horses; The Harvest and the Hallow

6) Story from Kevin Kling; Demo Derby; Wonderlure
7) Sheryl Crow; No Depression; The Unbroken Circle (tribute to Carter Family)
8) Levon Helm (with John Hiatt); The Weight; Ramble at the Ryman

Then four songs from Bruce Springsteen--one from each of his first four releases

9) The Angel; Greetings from Asbury Park
10) Wild Billy's Circus Story; The Wild the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle
11) Born to Run; Born to Run
12) Streets of Fire; Darkness on the Edge of Town

13) Mumford & Sons; The Boxer; Babel

Thanks for listening...Ben Leonard is in next week as a guest host.

February 24th, 2013

Hi All,

The show on the 24th featured some really good family music and a few recent Grammy winners.  The playlist went like this.

1) Mumford & Sons; Roll Away Your Stone; Babel

2) Bonnie Riatt; You Can't Fail Me Now; Slipstream
3) Kathleen Edwards; A Soft Place to Land; Voyageur
4) Iris Dement; Go on Ahead and Go Home; Sing the Delta

5) John Prine; Linda Goes to Mars; German Afternoons
6) Steve Goodman; I Just Keep Falling in Love; No Big Surprise
7) Hayes Carll; Long Way Home; Little Rock

8) Okee Dokee Brothers; Can You Canoe; Can You Canoe
9) Okee Dokee Brothers; Campin' Tent; Can You Canoe
10) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; If Momma Had Four Hands; Go Wagaloo
11) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Take Me to Show and Tell; Go Wagaloo

12) Greg Brown; Brand New '64 Dodge; The Live One
13) Dave Alvin; Fourth of July; King of California
14) Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twin; The Big Guns; Rabbit Fur Coat

February 17th

Hi All,

The show on the 17th featured music from four of my favorites:  John Prine, Steve Goodman, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.

The playlist went like this...

1) Guy Clark; Walkin' Man; Workbench Songs

2) John Hiatt; The Open Road; The Open Road
3) John Prine; Crazy as a Loon; Fair & Square
4) Steve Goodman; Unemployed; Words We Can Dance To

5) Guy Clark; Stuff That Works; Dublin Blues

6) Steve Goodman; Old Fashioned; Words We Can Dance To

7) John Prine; Speed of the Sound of Loneliness; German Afternoons

8) John Hiatt; We're Alright Now; Mystic Pinball

9) John Prine; Paradise; German Afternoons

10) Steve Goodman; Souveniers; No Big Surprise

11) Guy Clark; Like a Coat for the Cold; Old #1

12) John Hiatt; Old School; Master of Disaster

13) John Prine; Onomatopoeia; Sweet Revenge

14) Steve Goodman; Chicken Cordon Blues; No Big Surprise

February 10th, 2013

Hi All,

The playlist for the 10th went like this...

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

2) Neil Young; Oh Susannah; Americana
3) Neil Young; This Land is Your Land; Americana
4) Gillian Welch; Hard Times; The Harrow and the Harvest

5) The Evening Rig; Pullin' Strings; Nothin' to Hear Here
6) Dean Batstone; Not Jaded Yet; Lonely in America
7) Caleb Fletcher; Where it Comes From; Where it Comes From

8) A story from Kevin Kling (who is great!) called "Buying Art" from his cd Wonderlure
9) Bob Dylan; Duquesne Whistle; Tempest
10) The Jayhawks; Stand Out in the Rain; Mockingbird Time

A couple from the Cactus Blossoms who will be performing at Patrick's in St. Peter on Saturday Feb. 16th at 7 PM.  They're really, really good.  Check em' out.

11) The Cactus Blossoms; A Sad Day to be You; The Cactus Blossoms
12) The Cactus Blossoms; Blue Railroad Train

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

Feb 3 2013 Part 2

There is a formal playlist, it's just that Ben Leonard is super lazy. Here it is (finally):

1) Secret Sisters; Tennessee Me; The Secret Sisters

2) Guy Clark; I Don't Love You Much Do I; Boats to Build
3) Buckaroo; Attention; Buckaroo
4) Joe Pug; The Door Was Always Open; Messenger

5) Joshua James; Ghost in Town; From the Top of Willamette Mountain
6) Patrick Park; Life is a Song; Everyone'e in Everyone
7) Romany Rye; Country Girls; Quicksilver Sunbeam

8) Matt the Electrician; All I Know; Accidental Thief
9) Blitzen Trapper; Love the Way You Walk Away; American Goldwing
10) Trampled by Turtles; Still In Love With You; Trouble

11) Be Good Tanyas; Little Black Bear; A Collection
12) Greg Brown; Four Wet Pigs; Iowa Waltz
13) Sea Wolf; Middle Distance Runner; Leaves in the River

14) Jerry Reed; East-Bound and Down; Hit Row
15) Pinch Brothers; Down Along the Dixie Line; Ahoy!
16) Nathan; Emelina; Jimson Weed

17) Bob Dylan; Soon After Midnight; Tempest
18) Wilco; Bob Dylan's 49th Beard; Sunken Treasure

February 3rd, 2013

Hi All,

Super Bowl Sunday features an "encore presentation" of a Ben Leonard hosted program that aired late last year.  No formal playlist for this one...but hope you tuned in and heard some good music.  I'll be back next week with a new show.

Meanwhile...here's my annual Super Bowl prediction...made at 8:50 AM on game day.  

San Fran 24

Baltimore 21

January 27th, 2013

Hi All,

Today's show featured mostly new/old music I purchased during a recent stop at Cheapo Records up in the Twin Cities.

The playlist went like this...

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

Three from Greg Brown's 1995 live cd called, The Live One

2) Just by myself
3) 1952 Vincent Black Lightening
4) Brand New 64 Dodge (man, what a great song)

Four from the tribute cd to The Louvin Brothers--Livin', Lovin', Losin'

5) Joe Nichols & Rhonda Vincent; Cash on the Barrelhead
6) Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell; My Baby's Gone
7) James Taylor & Allison Krauss; How's the World Treating You
8) Pam Tillis & Johnny Cash with the Jordanaires; Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

Three from the outstanding family cd from Sarah Lee Guthrie and Family, Go Waggaloo

9) Don't I Fit in My Daddy's Shoes
10) Go Waggaloo
11) Brush Your Teeth Blues

12) Lucinda Williams; Blessed; Blessed
13) Gillian Welch; Six White Horses; The Harrow & The Harvest

14) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family; Take Me to Show and Tell; Go Waggaloo

Thanks for listening...

January 20th, 2013

Hi All,

The playlist for the 20th went like this...

1) Tony Rice; Changes; Night Flyer

2) Bob Dylan; Song to Woody; Bob Dylan
3) Bob Dylan; You're No Good; Bob Dylan
4) Bob Dylan; Talkin' New York; Bob Dylan

5) Gillian Welch; Scarlet Town; The Harrow and the Harvest
6) Gillian Welch; Dark Turn of Mind;  The Harrow and the Harvest
7) Grace Potter & the Nocturnals; Mr. Columbus; This is Somewhere
8) Grace Potter & the Nocturnals; Ain't No Time; This is Somewhere

9) City Mouse; Faithful; Goodtime Music 1973
10) Guy Clark; Somedays You Write the Song; Somedays the Song Writes You
11) Loudon Wainwright III; Things; Here Come the Choppers

12) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Face on the Cutting Room Floor; Tribute to Steve Goodman
13) John Hartford; Gentle on My Mind; Tribute to Steve Goodman
14) Rodney Crowell; Shelter from the Storm; The Outsider

15) John Prine; Please Don't Bury Me; Tribute to Steve Goodman

January 13th, 2013

Hi All,

Lots of stuff today that has been played lots of times over the years--some of my favorites from a collection of 40 songs I'm putting together for a friend who turned 40.  The playlist on the 13th went like this...

1) Redbird; Ships; Redbird (I love, love this song...haven't a clue exactly what it's all about, but it gets me every time I hear it)

2) Warren Zevon; Hit Somebody; My Ride is Here
3) Todd Snider; Good Fortune; The Excitement Plan
4) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; In Lieu of Flowers; Exploration

5) Richard & Linda Thompson; Hard Luck Stories; In Concert--November, 1975
6) Greg Brown; Freak Flag; Freak Flag
7) Gillian Welch; Orphan Girl; Revival
8) Drive by Truckers; George Jones Talkin' Cell Phone Blues; The Fine Print

9) John Prine; My Old Man; A Tribute to Steve Goodman
10) Iris Dement; Go On Ahead and Go Home; Sing the Delta
11) Alejandro Escovedo; Down in the Bowery; Street Songs of Love
12) The Decemberists; I 4 U and U 4 Me; Long Live the King (home demo)

13) Robert Earl Keen; Train Song; Ready for Confetti

January 6th, 2013

Happy New Year Everyone,

I'm posting the playlist about ten minutes after the show--so far keeping my resolution to be better about getting these lists posted.  As always, thanks for listening and for supporting community radio!

Before the list...here are links to the items I mentioned on today's show...the great blog post connecting a haircut to Bruce Springsteen, the book about former champ Floyd Patterson, and the magazine article called "Frank Sinatra has a Cold"--enjoy.  Oh, and I also shared my affection for the song, The Rose--heard it the other day while putting gas in my car and am not ashamed to say I was moved.  Well, maybe kinda ashamed, but...

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

1) John Prine, Spanish Pipedream; In Person and On Stage

2) Robert Plant & Allison Krauss; Killing the Blues; Raising Sand
3) Robert Plant & Allison Krauss; Gone, Gone, Gone; Raising Sand
4) Steve Goodman; Old Fashioned; Words We can Dance To

5) The Avett Brothers; The Once and Future Carpenter; The Carpenter
6) The Avett Brothers; I Never Knew You; The Carpenter
7) Redbird; Buckets of Rain; Redbird
8) The Yellow Room Gang; Simple Faith; The Yellow Room Gang

9) Bruce Springsteen; Cadillac Ranch; The River
10) Jay Farrar and Friends; Hoping Machine; New Multitudes
11) Iris Dement; Hobo Bill's Last Ride; The Songs of Jimmie Rogers

12) Old Crow Medicine Show; Mississippi Saturday Night; Carry Me Back
13) Doc Watson; Stream of Whiskey; Doc Watson
14) Old Crow Medicine Show; Country Gal; Carry Me Back

15) Townes Van Zandt; If I Needed You; First Album

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.

December 18th, 2011

Hi All,

The last show of 2011 went like this...(next week KMSU will be airing holiday music throughout the weekend).

1) A holiday message from James McMurtry

2) Bob Dylan: Winter Wonderland; Christmas in the Heart

3) Bob Dylan; Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas; Christmas in the Heart

4) Tim O'Brien; Bah Humbug; Christmas on the Mountain

5) The Indigo Girls; Your Holiday Song; Holly Happy Days

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

7) James McMurtry; Peter Pan; It Had to Happen

8) Dave Alvin; Gary Indiana; Eleven. Eleven

9) Emmylou Harris; Christmas Time's a Coming; Light of the Stable

10) Emmylou Harris; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Light of the Stable

11) Emmylou Harris; Silent Night; Light of the Stable

A bunch of songs from John Prine's new release, The Singing Mailman Delivers

12) Hello In There

13) Sour Grapes

14) Quiet Man

15) Angel from Montgomery

16) Spanish Pipedream (fade out)

Happy Holidays everybody. Thanks for listening...

December 4th, 2011

Hi All,

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

1) Iris Dement; Let the Mystery Be; Infamous Angel

2) Guy Clark; Indian Head Penny; Cold Dog Soup

3) Slaid Cleaves; Drinking Days; Wishbones

4) The Flatlanders; Baby Do You Love Me Still; Wheels of Fortune

5) The Jayhawks; Hide Your Colors; Mockingbird Time

6) The Jayhawks; Tiny Arrows; Mockingbird Time

7) Emily Hurd; Long Lost Ghosts; Long Lost Ghosts

8) Emily Hurd; My Favorite Part; Long Lost Ghosts

9) Michael Jonathan; Ramblin Man; For the People Woody--An American Folk Opera

10) Steve Earle; Christmas Time in Washington; El Corazon

11) Alejandro Escovedo; Velvet Guitar; Man Under the Influence

12) Alejandro Escovedo; Castanets; Man Under the Influence

13) Merle Haggard; Workin' Man Blues; Working in Tennessee

November 20th & 27th, 2011

Hi All,

The show on the 20th was an "encore presentation" of a show that aired earlier this year and for which I do not have the playlist. Among other things, the show featured nice new stuff from Red Beet Records and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

On the 27th, our Thanksgiving weekend show features Pete Seeger's Children's Concert at Town Hall for the entire hour. Grab the kids and enjoy...

November 13th, 2011

Hi All,

The playlist for the 13th went like this...

1) Tom Waits; Chicago; Bad as Me

2) Beck & Emmylou Harris; Sin City; Return of the Grievous Angel

3) Pete Yorn; Splendid Isolation; Enjoy Every Sandwich

4) Carrie Rodriguez & Ben Kyle; Unwed Fathers; We Still Love Our Country

5) Merle Haggard; What I Hate; Working in Tennessee

6) Merle Haggard; Truck Driver's Blues; Working in Tennessee

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

8) Tom Waits; Bad as Me; Bad as Me

9) Guy Clark; Maybe I Can Paint Over That; Songs and Stories

10) Robert Earl Keen; Show the World; Ready for Confetti

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

12) Loudon Wainwright III; Come a Long Way; Attempted Mustache

13) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Speed of Light; Bright Examples

14) Loudon Wainwright III; The Swimming Song; Attempted Mustache

15) Mavis Staples; Don't Knock; You Are Not Alone

October 30th, 2011

Hi All,

The pledge drive edition of Listen to Your Folks is below. A big thanks to everyone who has already contributed to the fall pledge drive. If you would still like to do so, please call (507) 389-5678 or (800) 456-7810 or visit KMSU online.

1) Robert Earl Keen; Ready for Confetti; Ready for Confetti

2) Greg Brown and friends; I Still Miss Someone; Live at the Black Sheep

3) Stan Rogers; Canol Road; Northwest Passage

4) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Hurry Up and Wait; Bright Examples

5) Todd Snider; Play a Train Song; The Storyteller

6) Robert Earl Keen; Play a Train Song; Ready for Confetti

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

8) Guy Clark; Dublin Blues; Stories & Songs

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

10) Aimee Mann & Michael Penn; Reason to Believe; Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

11) Warren Zevon; Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School; Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School

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

October 16th, 2011

Hi All,

The playlist for the 16th went like this...

1) The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Time Changes Everything; Heirloom Music

2) John Mellencamp; Save Some Time to Dream; No Better Than This

3) Alejandro Escovedo; Anchor; Street Songs of Love

4) Richard Buckner; Blue and Wonder; Bloomed

5) Johnny Cash; Sam Stone; Live in Austin

6) Fred Eaglesmith; Millie's Cafe; Millie's Cafe

7) Ramblin Jack Elliot (with A. Guthrie); Riding Down the Canyon; Friends of Mine

8) Drive By Truckers; I Do Believe; Go Go Boots

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

10) Cowboy Junkies; This Street, That Man, This Life; Black Eyed Man

11) Todd Snider; Good Fortune; The Excitement Plan

**T.S. will be in St. Paul on November 9th!

12) The Devil Makes Three; Do Wrong Right; Do Wrong Right

13) The Seldom Scene; Home Town Blues; Scenechronized

October 2nd, 2011

Hi All,

Today's show was an encore presentation of a program that first aired earlier this summer. The playlist came from Troy Murphy, an old friend from these parts who now lives in Michigan. Thanks to Troy for a great morning of music. His playlist went like this...

1) Uncle Tupelo; No Depression (Demo Version); No Depression

2) The Everybodyfields; By Your Side; Plague of Dreams

3) The Everybodyfields; Good to be Home; Plague of Dreams

4) Chris Buhalis; Small Disguise; Kenai Dreams

5) Uncle Tupelo; Black Eye; 89/93--An Anthology

6) Ryan Adams; My Winding Wheel; Heartbreaker Country

7) Billy Bragg; Dry Bed; Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie: Daddy O Daddy!

8) The Carolina Chocolate Drops; Hit 'Em Up Style; Genuine Negro Jig

9) The Punch Brothers; Rye Whiskey; Antifogmatic

10) The Decemberists; January Hymm; The King is Dead

11) The Decemberists; June Hymm; The King is Dead

12) The Avett Brothers; The Fall; Four Thieves Gone--The Robbinsville Sessions

13) The Avett Brothers; Swept Away; Mignottee

14) The Avett Brothers; I Love; Sweetheart 2010

15) Randy Travis; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis

September 25th, 2011

Hi All,

The show on the 25th featured a couple Springsteen songs in honor of his 62nd birthday on September 23rd...thanks for listening.

1) Bruce Springsteen; Gotta Get That Feeling; The Promise

2) Mary Chapin Carpenter; Emmylou Harris & Sheryl Crow; Flesh & Blood; Kindred Spirits

3) John Hiatt; Old School; Master of Disaster

4) Drive By Truckers; Carl Perkins' Cadillac; The Dirty South

5) Big Harp; Everybody Pays; White Hat

6) Big Harp; Goodbye Crazy City; White Hat

7) Bob Dylan; Someday Baby; Modern Times

Four songs from Guy Clark's new live CD, Songs and Stories

8) L.A. Freeway

9) Maybe I Can Paint Over That

10) If I Needed You

11) The Cape

12) Bruce Springsteen; Working on a Dream; Working on a Dream

September 18, 2011

It's another guest spot this week for Ben Leonard with Dave Engen as executive producer. Hope you enjoyed most of it. Either way, the playlist looked like this:

1) She and Him; Why do you let me stay here; She and Him

2) Townes Van Zandt; If I needed you; Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
3) Hot Water; Painless; Hot Water Music
4) John Prine and Iris Dement; In Spite of Ourselves; In Spite of Ourselves

5) Todd Snider; Vinyl Records; New Connection
6) Todd Snider; I May Smoke Too Much; Todd Sings Kris [Kristopherson]
7) Bob Dylan; Let Me Die In My Footsteps; The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3

8) The Weakerthans; One Great City; Live At The Burton Cummings Theater
9) Peter Mulvey; Hard Times Come Again No More; Alaska Bootleg, 4-19-06
10) William Elliot Whitmore; Dry; Song of the Blackbird

11) Jenny Owen Youngs; Start and Stop; Transmitter Failure
12) Dead Man Winter; Nicotine [edit]; Bright Lights
13) Death Cab For Cutie; I Will Follow You Into The Dark; Plans

14) Tallest Man on Earth; Like the Wheel; Bootleg, Live in the Netherlands 2010
15) Matt the Electrician; For Angela; Animal Boy
16) Patty Griffin; Long Road; 1,000 Kisses

17) Stacy Earle and Mark Stuart; Walkin' With Travis; S&M Communion Bread [FADE OUT]

There you have it! As a bonus, here's the funniest unreleased Todd Snider Song ever. If you're under 18, or squeemish, you may want to pass.

September 4th, 2011

Hi All,

A couple weeks off from posting here...but will now get back to it. Talked quite a lot on today's show about the upcoming Rock Bend Folk Festival in St. Peter on Sept. 10th and 11th.

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

1) Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash; Girl From the North Country; Nashville Skyline

Three songs from the new cd Heirloom Music, by Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the Wronglers.

2) Time Changes Everything

3) I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes

4) Big Rock Candy Mountain

5) Dave Alvin; Gary Indiana; Eleven, Eleven

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

7) Mavis Staples; You Are Not Alone; You Are Not Alone

8) Mavis Staples; Losing You; You Are Not Alone

A set of four songs featuring artists who will be performing at the Rock Bend Folk Festival, Saturday September 10th and Sunday, September 11th

9) City Mouse; Sittin' On Top of the World

10) Red Horse; Blue Chalk

11) Eilen Jewell; Shakin' All Over

12) City Mouse; Smile All Over

The last two songs of the show...

13) Richard Thompson; Haul Me Up; Dream Attic

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

August 14th, 2011

Hi All,

The playlist for the 14th went like this...

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

2) Iris Dement; Mom & Dad's Waltz; My Life

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

4) Richard Thompson; From Galaway to Graceland; Watching the Dark

Three from John Hiatt's new release, Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns

5) I Love That Girl

6) Adios to California

7) Detroit Made

And three from Gurf Morlix's release, Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream

8) Crawl Back to You

9) Big Cheeseburgers and Good Fries

10) Clay Pigeons

11) Jamey Johnson; Stars in Alabama; That Lonesome Song

12) Warren Zevon; Heartache Spoken Here; Mr. Bad Example

13) Tom Waits; Hold On; Mule Variations

14) Elizabeth Mitchell; Sunny Day; Sunny Day