June 8th, 2008

Hey All,

Seems I made a computer mistake this morning, and last week's show re-aired this week. My apologies. I'll be back with a new show next week.

By the way...next week's show will be the informal fifth anniversary show--the first episode of "Listen to Your Folks" aired on June 14th, 2003.

Thanks folks,

June 1st, 2008

Hey All,

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

1) Fred Eaglesmith; I Pray Now; Tinderbox

2) Guy Clark; Worry B. Gone; Workbench Songs
3) Walter Hyatt; Motor City Man; Some Unfinished Business, Vol. one
4) Lyle Lovett; Private Conversation; Road to Ensenada

5) The Gibson Brothers; If I Were You; Red Letter Day
6) Chris Knight; Banging Away; The Jealous Kind
7) Chris Knight; A Train Not Running; The Jealous Kind
8) Fred Eaglesmith; Worked Up Field; Tinderbox

9) Story on local musician Ambrose Kodet
10) John Hiatt; Child of the Wild Blue Yonder; Stolen Moments
11) Steve Earle; City of Immigrants; Washington Square Serenade

12) Jorma Kaukonen; Heart Temporary; Stars in My Crown
13) Jimmy LaFave; Hideaway Girl; Our Side of Town--Red House Records Sampler
14) Bonnie Riatt; Thing Called Love; It'll Come to You: Songs of John Hiatt

May 25th, 2008

Hey Folks,

Talked again today about the Community Recording Session coming up on Sunday, June 1st. There are still slots available--we'd love to have you participate. Contact me via the methods discussed in the link above, and we'll set you up for a one hour appointment to do some recording at KMSU.

Ok...the playlist on the 25th went like this...

1) John McCutcheon, Barbershop' The Greatest Story Never Told

2) Son Volt; Bandages and Scars; Okemah and the Melody of Riot
3) Wilco; Either Way; Sky Blue Sky
4) The Devil Makes Three; The Plank; The Devil Makes Three

5) Stan Rogers; California; Northwest Passage
6) Dave Alvin; California Bloodlines; West of the West
7) Jason Ringenberg; Paradise; Best Tracks & Side Tracks

Two from the old Anthology of American folk music and two from the new...

8) Richard "Rabbitt Brown"; James Alley Blues
9) Wilco; James Alley Blues
10) Mississippi John Hurt; Frankie
11) Beth Orton Frankie

12) James McMurtry; Jaws of Life; It Had to Happen
13) Loudon Wainwright III; Strange Weirdos; Strange Weirdos

May 18th, 2008

Hi All,
Had another guest host today, Jim Makovsky. Jim is the head coach of Minnesota State's Wrestling team and a big-time Americana fan. Hope you enjoyed his show...it was great fun having him in the studio, despite his confirmation that I do indeed look like a Republican. Here's his playlist...

1) Looking at the World Through a Windshield – Son Volt

2) Mostly Water-Bap Kennedy

3) Little Silver Heart-Lucero

4) Forget the Flowers-Wilco

5) My Sweet Annette-Drive By Truckers

6) Down Here Below-Steve Earle

7) White Lies, Blue Tears-The Star Room Boys

8) Blue Eyes-Uncle Tupelo

9) Goodbye-Two Car Garage

10) Old Timer’s Disease-Patterson Hood

11) Creosote-Son Volt

12) Salty Dog-Johnny Cash

13) Myrna Lee-Blue Mountain

14) High on the Mountain Top-Loretta Lynn

May 11th, 2008

Hi Folks,

On today's show I discussed the new website, voicesfromthevalley.com Hope you'll give it a look. Please notice that on June 1st, Voices from the Valley his hosting its first "Community Recording Session"--come on in to KMSU and record a conversation with a friend, loved one, etc.

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

1) The Flatlanders; One Road More; The Flatlanders

2) Hayes Carll; Girl Downtown; Trouble in Mind
3) Sera Cahoone; Runnin' Your Way; Only as the Day is Long
4) Hayes Carll; It's a Shame; Trouble in Mind
5) Sera Cahoone; You Might as Well; Only as the Day is Long

6) James McMurtry; Just Us Kids; Just Us Kids
7) Gillian Welch; I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll; Time (The Revelator)
8) James McMurtry; Freeway View; Just Us Kids
9) Gillian Welch; Dear Someone; Time (The Revelator)

10) Billy Bragg; I Keep Faith; Mr. Love & Justice
11) Buddy and Julie Miller; Love Snuck Up; Love Snuck Up
12) Mark Knopfler & EmmyLou Harris; Love and Happiness

13) Jordan Zevon; That Girl; Insides Out
14) Mother Truckers; Can't Sleep in Tucson; Let's All Go to Bed

May 4th, 2008

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat of the "songs about boxing show" from July 2007. The original blog entry and playlist is below. I'll be back next week with a new show--including songs from James McMurtry's fine new cd, "Just Us Kids"

Nothing but songs about boxing on today's show--not the world's easiest things to find, I might add. On the show I mentioned the book On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oats--it's an awfully good read.

The playlist went like this...

1) Memphis Minnie; Joe Louis Strut; Memphis Minnie Vol. 1

2) Tom Russell; Muhammad Ali; Modern Art
3) Cassius Clay; Funny You Should Ask; I am the Greatest
4) Greg Trooper; Muhammad Ali (The meaning of Christmas); Floating

5) Warren Zevon; Boom Boom Mancini; Learning to Flinch
6) Tom Russell; The Eyes of Roberto Duran; The Long Way Around
7) Pete Seeger; Who Killed Davey Moore; The Carnegie Hall Concert

8) Bob Dylan; Hurricane; Greatest Hits Vol. 3
9) EmmyLou Harris; The Boxer; Roses in the Snow
10) Joe Pullman; Joe Louis is the Man; Joe Pullman Vol. 3

11) Kate Cambell; Joe Louis' Furniture; Monuments
12) Stephen Kellog & The Sixers; Glassjaw Boxer; Glassjaw Boxer
13) Mark Knopfler; Song for Sonny Liston

14) Cassius Clay; The Gang's All Here; I Am the Greatest

April 27th, 2008

Hey All,

Had a guest host today...Amanda Ollig--MSU student and day sponsor. It was her first time ever on the radio, and she did a great job. Here's her playlist...

1) Daddy Raised a Boy-Scott Miller and the Common Wealth- Sugar Hill Records Dish it Up

2) College Days-The Great Divide-Revolution
3) Automatic Society-Son Volt- The Search
4) Arming of Infants-Trampled By Turtles-Trouble
5) I Must Be High-Wilco- AM

6) Alcohol and Pills-Todd Snider- East Nashville Skyline
7) Wagon Wheel-Old Crow Medicine Show-First Release, “Old Crow Medicine Show”
8) Frankie’s Gun-The Felice Brothers- First Release, “The Felice Brothers”
9) Drown-Son Volt-Trace

10) Casino Queen-Wilco- AM
11) That Buckin’ Song-Robert Earl Keen- Walking Distance
12)Crooked Piece of Time-Todd Snider & John Prine- New Connection

13) The Cape-Guy Clark- Dublin Blues
14) Frankie Lee-Mulehead-Sugar Hill Records Dish It Up
15) The Road Goes on Forever-Robert Earl Keen- The Party Never Ends

16) Peter Rowan-Before the Streets Were Paved- Sugar Hill Records Dish It Up

April 20th, 2008

Hey Folks,

Well, I'm gonna have to admit defeat on finding the playlist for the 20th. It was a live show during our spring pledge drive, and the darn list has disappeared. Thanks to everybody who supported the show and the station during the pledge drive. Your help matters a whole lot.

April 13th--Pledge Drive Show

Hey Folks,

It's pledge drive time at the station. We appreciate any support you can offer the station. Click here to see the great gifts you can receive for helping keep community radio going in Southern Minnesota. Call to pledge at 389-56789 or 1-800-456-7810. Thanks!

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

1) Billy Bragg & Wilco; Ingrid Bergman; Mermaid Avenue

2) Todd Snider; Just in Case; Happy to be Here
3) John Prine; Other Side of Town; Fair & Square
4) Jason Wilber; The Wooden Statuette; Live and Otherwise

5) Steve Earle; Prison Cell Blues; The Harry Smith Project Revisited (available for free if you pledge at the $100 level!)
6) Sera Cahoone; You Might as Well; Only as the Day is Long

7) The Louvin Brothers; When I stop Dreaming; Drifter's Escape--Music that Influenced Dylan
8) Charlie Louvin; Waiting for a Train; Charlie Louvin
9) The Flatlanders; Stars in My Life; More Legend than Band

10) David Johansen; Old Dog Blue; Harry Smith Revisited
11) Felice Brothers; Wonderful Life; Felice Brothers
12) Peter Case; Beyond the Blues; A Case for Case...

13) Gary Louris; She Only Calls Me on Sundays; Vagabounds
14) The Wallin Jenny's; Things that You Know; Our Side of Town: Red House Records Sampler

April 6th, 2008

Hi All,

Today's entire show featured songs from Guy Clark...the playlist went like this...

1) Fool in the Mirror; Craftsman

2) Texas Cookin'; Keepers
3) Lone Star Hotel; Craftsman
4) Desperadoes Waiting for a Train; Keepers

5) Hangin' Your Life on the Wall; Dublin Blues
6) Cold Dog Soup; Cold Dog Soup
7) Stuff That Works; Dublin Blues

8) L.A. Freeway; Old No. 1
9) In the Jailhouse Now; Craftsman
10) Funny Bone; Workbench Songs

11) The Last Gunfighter Ballad; Keepers
12) Indian Head Penny; Cold Dog Soup
13) Rex's Blues; The Dark

March 30th

Hey Folks,

A show full of covers today...the playlist went like this.

1) Pete Yorn; Splendid Isolation; Enjoy Every Sandwich--Songs of Warren Zevon

2) Jerry Jeff Walker; The Cape; Gonzo Stew
3) Patty Griffin; Take it Down; It'll Come to You--Songs of John Hiatt
4) Pieta Brown; This Land is Your Land; Single found on itunes

5) Johnny Cash; City of New Orleans; I Walk the Line
6) E.G. Kight; Angel from Montgomery; Southern Comfort
7) Tracy Grammer; Blue Wing; Book of Sparrows
8) David Allen Coe; Satisfied Mind; David Allen Coe's Satisfied Mind

9) The Rolling Stones; Like a Rolling Stone; Stripped
10) Warren Zevon; Back in the High Life; Preludes
11) Nanci Griffith; Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound; Other Voices/Other Rooms

12) Robert Earl Keen; I Still Miss Someone; Gravitational Forces
13) Emmy Lou Harris; If You Were a Bluebird; Bluebird

Thanks for listening...

March 23rd, 2008

Hey All,

On today's show I mentioned the book "Last Night at the Lobster"--a great read. Here's an article/interview about the book.

The playlist for this Easter Sunday went like this...

1) Chris Smither; Open Up; Leave the Light On

2) Lyle Lovett; Church; Live in Texas
3) Dave Alvin; Blue Wing; King of California
4) Keith Sykes; It Just Don't Get No Better Than This; Let it Roll

5) Doc Watson; When I Lay My Burdens Down; On Praying Ground
6) Not sure of artist; Don't Let the Devil Ride; Sacred Steel--African-American Steel Guitar from Florida
7) Jimmy Lafave; Revival; Blue Nightfall

8) Steve Earle; Steve's Hammer (for Pete); Washington Square Serenade
9) Guy Davis; False From True; Where Have all the Flowers Gone...
10) Bob Dylan; The Water is Wide; Live 1975
11) Kim & Reggie Harris; Now Let Me Fly; Steal Away

12) John Hiatt; Cry Love; Walk On
13) John Prine; Aw Heck; John Prine Live
14) Cory Morrow; Live Forever; A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver

March 16th, 2008

Hey Folks,

Today's show was a repeat (an "encore presentation" as they say in show business). The show featured the first ten songs from Bruce Springsteen's 2005 performance in St. Paul.

Thought those of you headed to tonight's show in St. Paul might enjoy a morning full of the Boss.

March 9th, 2008

Hi Folks,

Talked today about the upcoming John Prine shows--one in Rochester, one in Minneapolis.

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

1) Steve Goodman; Chicken Cordon Blues; The Easter Tapes

2) Lyle Lovett; South Texas Girl; It's Not Big, It's Large
3) Lyle Lovett; This Traveling Around; It's Not Big, It's Large
4) Charlie Louvin; Great Atomic Power; Charlie Louvin
5) Charlie Louvin; My Long Journey Home; Charlie Louvin

6) The Felice Brothers; Frankie's Gun; The Felice Brothers (I love this new record!)
7) The Felice Brothers; Little Ann; The Felice Brothers
8) John Hiatt; Memphsis in the Meantime; Bring the Family
9) John Hiatt; Your Dad Did; Bring the Family

10) Bruce Springsteen; I'll Work for Your Love; Magic
11) Bruce Springsteen; Livin' in the Future; Magic
12) John Prine; Bottomless Lake; Aimless Love
13) John Prine; Slow Boat to China; Aimless Love

14) Steve Goodman; Blue Skies; The Easter Tapes

Always feel free to drop a line at listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com

Thanks for listening...

March 2nd, 2008

Hey All,

Today's show featured the Uncut Magazine cd, Drifter's Escape. The cd consists of music that influenced Dylan's John Wesley Harding and Nashville Sklyline. I also chatted about the very good new documentary on Pete Seeger, The Power of Song

Unless noted, all songs below are from Drifter's Escape...

1) Bob Dylan; Country Pie; Nashville Sklyline

2) Hank Williams; I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
3) Johnny Cash; Train of Love
4) The Carter Family; John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man

5) Jerry Lee Lewis; Deep Elem Blues
6) Elvis Presley; Blue Moon
7) Clarence "Tom" Ashley; The Coo Coo Bird
8) Carl Perkins; Matchbox

9) Bill Monroe; Blue Moon of Kentucky
10) Woody Guthrie; Pretty Boy Floyd
11) The Delmore Brothers; I'm Lonesome Without You

12) Richard "Rabbit" Brown; James Alley Blues
13) Hank Thompson; The Wild Side of Life
14) The Louvin Brothers; When I Stop Dreaming

15) Woody Guthrie; I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore
16) Bob Dylan; Peggy Day; Nashville Skyline
17) Bob Dylan (w/Johnny Cash); Girl From the North Country; Nashville Skyline
18) Bob Dylan; All Along the Watchtower; John Wesley Harding

February 24th, 2008

Hi All,

The playlist for the 24th went like this...

1) John Prine & Mac Wiseman; Blue Eyed Elaine; Standard Songs for Average People

2) The Whistlepigs String Band; Walking Cane; Fenceline
3) Tom Breiding; The Longest Darkest Day; The Unbroken Circle
4) Iris Dement; I Don't Want to Get Adjusted; Lifeline

5) Eric Hanke; Smoke Through an Old Screen Door; Autumn Blues
6) Jimmie Dale Gilmore (with Lucinda Williams); Reunion; Spinning Around the Sun
7) Butch Hancock; If You Were a Bluebird; Eats Away the Night
8) Bruce Springsteen; Broke the Mold; Magic

9) The Whistlepigs String Band; You Can Get There From Here; Fenceline
10) Ol' Yeller; When the Ship Comes In; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited
11) Todd Snider; Can't Complain; Viva Satellite

12) Lucy Kaplansky; Ring of Fire; Over the Hills
13) Meg Hutchinson; Ready; Come Up Full
14) Cloud Cult; Mr. Tamborine Man; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited

February 17th, 2008

Hey Folks,

The playlist for the 17th featured a bunch of 2008 Grammy Award Winning stuff--mostly the awards given off TV. You can find the exact awards here.; winners are noted below with a "GW."

1) Willie Nelson & Ray Price; Lost Highway; Last of the Breed (GW)

2) The Band; I shall be Released; Greatest Hits
3) James McMurtry; Shining Eyes; Too Long in the Wasteland
4) Keb Mo; Every Morning; Keb Mo

5) Bruce Springsteen; Radio Nowhere; Magic (GW)
6) Steve Earle; Satellite Radio; Washington Square Serenade (GW)
7) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) Raising the Sand (GW)

Todd Snider is at the Fitzgerald Theatre this coming Tuesday night..always a great show. Played a whole set of Snider in anticipation....

8) Todd Snider; The Joker; Viva Satellite
9) Todd Snider; Play a Train Song; East Nashville Sklyline
10) Todd Snider; Just Like Old Times; The Devil You Know

11) Vince Gill; Out of My Mind; These Days (GW)
12) Levon Helm; The Girl I Left Behind; Dirt Farmer (GW)
13) Ricky Skaggs & The Whites; Farther Along; Salt of the Earth (GW)

14) Todd Snider (with John Prine); Crooked Piece of Time; New Connection

February 10th, 2008

Hi All,

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

1) Lyle Lovett; God Will; Lyle Lovett

2) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Killing the Blues; Raising the Sun
3) Charlie Louvin; Blues Stay Away From Me; Charlie Louvin
4) Tom T. Hall; Me and Jesus; Ultimate Tom T.

5) Nanci Griffith; Boots of Spanish Leather; Dylan Country
6) Bob Dylan; Train of Love; Kindred Spirits
7) Rosie Flores; My Own Kind of Hat; Tulare Dust
8) Jon Langford & Sally Timms; Broken Bottle; Por Vida

9) Levon Helm; Poor Old Dirt Farmer; Dirt Farmer
10) Charlie Louvin; Worried Man Blues; Charlie Louvin
11) Sugar Bayou; Jacob's Well; Dance Hall Incident
12) Mustard's Retreat; Lost My Heart to You; There...and Back Again

13) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson; Raising the Sand
14) Lightnin' Hopkins; Had a Gal Named Sal; 2005 Oxford Music Sampler
15) Dale Hawkins; Number Nine Train; 2005 Oxford Music Sampler

February 3rd, 2008

Hi All,

The Superbowl Show started with my prediction--Giants 35 and the cheatin' Pats 26. Of course, I know nothing of football and offer this prediction only in the hopes of being correct about a huge upset. I did play one Superbowl-related song in a playlist that went like this...

1) John Prine; Carousel of Love; Fair & Square ep

2) John Hiatt; Wintertime Blues; Master of Disaster
3) Guy Clark; Tornado Time in Texas; Workbench Songs
4) Linda Thompson; Do Your Best for Rock and Roll; Versatile Heart

5) Woodpecker; Mankato; F-Hole
6) Jimmy LaFave; On a Bus to St. Cloud Minnesota; Texoma
7) Cheryl Wheeler; Alice; Defying Gravity

8) John McCutcheon; Boob On Our TV (the Superbowl song!); This Fire
9) John McCutcheon; Dick Cheney; This Fire
10) Levon Helm; The Mountain; Dirt Farmer
11) Levon Helm; Feelin' Good; Dirt Farmer

13) Tom Breiding; The Singing Coal Miner; The Unbroken Circle
14) Tom Breiding; Red Haired Boy; The Unbroken Circle
15) Chris Knight; Spike Drivin' Blues; The Trailer Tapes
16) Robbie Robertson; Soap Box Preacher; Storyville

January 28th

Hey All,

This week's show was a repeat from September 2007--a show for which I lost the playlist. We played a lot of stuff from the Peter Case tribute cd--I know that. I also mentioned the very good documentary film called Libby Montana.

I'll be back next week with a new show...