March 14th, 2010

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from early February--The playlist went like this...

1) Buck Owens; Hello Trouble; Crazy Heart Soundtrack

2) Billy Joe Shaver; Love is so Sweet; The Earth Rolls On
3) Bruce Springsteen; Reason to Believe; Nebraska
4) Asylum Street Spankers; Down by the Riverside; God's Favorite Band

5) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Cease Fire; Exploration
6) Son Volt; Down to the Wire; American Central Dust
7) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Holdin' Back; Exploration
8) Son Volt; Dynamite; American Central Dust

Three from the soundtrack for the new film, Crazy Heart

9) Ryan Bingham; The Weary Kind
10) Hold on You; Jeff Bridges
11) Townes Van Zandt; If I Needed You

12) Richard Thompson; Keep Your Distance; Rumor and Sigh
13) Lucinda Williams; Real Love; Little Honey
14) Loudon Wainwright III; I'm Not Gonna Cry; Last Man on Earth

Thanks for listening...

March 7th, 2010

Hi All,

Everything on today's show came from the new Red Beet Records release, East Nashville Vol. 3--More Music from the Other Side. The playlist went like this...

1) Tim Carroll; No Easy Way

2) Phil Lee; Neon Tombstone
3) Kieran Kane; Way Down Below
4) Eric Brace; Tanquility Brace

5) Peter Cooper & Lloyd Green; Gospel Song
6) Anne McCue; Broken Promise Land
7) Kevin Gordon; Black Dog
8) Chuck Mead; I Wish it was Friday

9) Duane Jarvis; I Miss You Already
10) Tom Mason; Chano Pozo's Shoes
11) Carey Ott; Getting Thru

12) Audrey Audd; Love You Like the Earth
13) Phil Lee; The Taterbug Rag

February 28th, 2010

Hi All,

Listen to your Folks is alive and well despite slightly inconsistent blog updates as of late. Last week we featured the new Michael Perry and the Longbeds cd, Tiny Pilot. I played one more song this week--check out the cd at Amble Down Records and Michael Perry's other work at sneezingcow.com

The playlist for the 28th went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Is This Thing Working; Peace Queer

2) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Somewhere South of Sunday; Tiny Pilot
3) Son Volt; Juke Box of Steel; American Central Dust
4) The Sways; Alright; The Sways

5) Guy Clark; Out in the Parking Lot; Workbench Songs
6) Steve Earle; Delta Momma Blues; Townes
7) Mumford & Sons; Sigh No More; Sigh No More

8) Bruce Springsteen; My Ride is Here; Enjoy Every Sandwich
9) Warren Zevon; Keep Me in Your Heart; The Wind
10) Warren Zevon; Numb as a Statue; The Wind
11) Jill Sobule; Don't Let Us Get Sick; Enjoy Every Sandwich

12) Susan Tedeschi; Angel From Montgomery; Live in Austin
13) Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard; These Roads Don't Move; One Fast Move and I'm Gone

February 7th, 2010

Hi All,

The show has been on and new the past few weeks--but I keep avoiding the blog. I'll try to get back to it a bit more consistently here.

The playlist for the 7th went like this...

1) Buck Owens; Hello Trouble; Crazy Heart Soundtrack

2) Billy Joe Shaver; Love is so Sweet; The Earth Rolls On
3) Bruce Springsteen; Reason to Believe; Nebraska
4) Asylum Street Spankers; Down by the Riverside; God's Favorite Band

5) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Cease Fire; Exploration
6) Son Volt; Down to the Wire; American Central Dust
7) Sara Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Holdin' Back; Exploration
8) Son Volt; Dynamite; American Central Dust

Three from the soundtrack for the new film, Crazy Heart

9) Ryan Bingham; The Weary Kind
10) Hold on You; Jeff Bridges
11) Townes Van Zandt; If I Needed You

12) Richard Thompson; Keep Your Distance; Rumor and Sigh
13) Lucinda Williams; Real Love; Little Honey
14) Loudon Wainwright III; I'm Not Gonna Cry; Last Man on Earth

Thanks for listening...

January 17th, 2010

Hi All,

The show on the 17th went like this...

1) Fred Eaglesmith; Shoulder to the Plow; Tinderbox

2) Greg Brown; Help Me Make it Through This Funky Day; In the Dark with You
3) Greg Brown, Garnet Rogers; Pete Heitzman & Karen Savoca; Milk of the Moon; Live at the Black Sheep
4) Brown, Rogers, Heitzman & Savoca; I Still Miss Someone; Live at the Black Sheep

5) City Mouse; Sittin' On Top of the World; It's About Time
6) Nanci Griffith; Money Changes Everything; The Loving Kind
7) Tim O'Brien; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Dylan Country
8) Steve Earle; Goodbye; Train a Comin'

9) Alejandro Escovedo; Lock, Stock & Teardrops; Lonesome, Or'nry & Mean
10) Robert Earl Keen; Goodbye Cleveland; Rose Hotel
11) Lyle Lovett; If I had a Boat; Live in Texas
12) Lyle Lovett; Closing Time; Live in Texas

13) Indigo Girls; Reunion; Swamp Ophelia
14) John Hiatt; Good as She Could Be; Walk on

January 10th, 2010

Hi All,

The playlist for our first new show of the year went like this...

1) Fish Frye; St. Peter Walks Into a Bar; Konsbruck Hotel

2) Rodney Crowell; Closer to Heaven; Sex & Gasoline
3) Charlie Louvin; My Long Journey Home; Charlie Louvin
4) Ry Cooder; Suitcase in My Hand; My Name is Buddy

Three from Robert Earl Keen's new release, The Rose Hotel

5) Wireless in Heaven
6) Something I do
7) Flyin' Shoes

8) Fish Frye; Saigon Dance; Konsbruck Hotel
9) Fish Frye; If Only; Konsbruck Hotel
10) Ani Difranco; Out of Range; Out of Range
11) Gear Daddies; Stupid Boy; Billy's Live Bait

12) Felice Brothers; Wonderful Life; The Felice Brothers
13) Mary Black; Almost Gone; Shine
14) Hayes Carll; Trouble in Mind; Drunken Poet's Dream

December 27th 2009 & Janaury 3rd 2010

Hi All,

Been on the road for the holidays--so the 27th and 3rd were "encore presentations" of an earlier show featuring the music of Guy Clark. I'll be back next week with a new show. My apologies for airing the same episode two weeks in a row, but the weather made it impossible for me to get back to KMSU to record a new one.

Happy New Year,
Dave

December 20th, 2009

Hello All,

Today was the annual holiday/Christmas show. As usual, lots of John Prine and Emmylou...

The playlist went like this...

1) John Prine; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause; A John Prine Christmas

2) Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard; Low Life Kingdom; One False Move and I'm Gone
3) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace
4) Uncle Tupelo; Looking For a Way Out; Anthology

Songs 5-7 were from a cd which I made years ago but failed to label. All songs were Christmas tunes and we heard from Steve Goodman, Stan Rogers, and Pete Seeger. Not certain of all song titles or albums. Should probably get more organized in life...

8) Greg Brown; Fishing with Bill; Philo 20 Year Anniversary
9) Tom Russell; Box of Visions; Philo 20 Year Anniversary
10) Charlie Robison; Feelin' Good; Beautiful Day

11) John Prine; A John Prine Christmas; A John Prine Christmas
12) Emmylou Harris; Silent Night; Light in the Stable
13) John Prine; Silver Bells; A John Prine Christmas
14) Emmylou Harris; O' Little Town of Bethleham; Light in the Stable

Happy Holidays everybody. Thanks for listening and for supporting KMSU!

Here's a cover of the beautiful Stan Rogers song played on the show. The guy here does a really nice version.

December 6th, 2009

Hi All,

Most of today's music came from various King Easy Radio Sampler cds--these folks send some quality music our way. If you heard anything you like on Sunday's show, please let the musicians know...

1) Jordan Chassan; Hard Work Bein' a Fool; East of Bristol, West of Knoxville

2) Walter Hyatt; Motor City Man; Some Unfinished Business
3) Jeff Finlin; Ballad of a Plain Man; Ballad of a Plain Man
4) Roger D. Ferris; Coffee for One; Coffee for One

5) Gretchen Peters; Prairie in the Sky; One to the Heart, One to the Head
6) The Fortunate Sons; This Train; The Fortunate Sons
7) Dana Cooper; This One Out; Made of Mud
8) Wendi Newcomer; Going Til You're Gone; Wendi Newcomer

Four songs from the new Jay Farrar and Benjiman Gibbard cd, One Fast Move or I'm Gone

9) California Zephyr
10) Low Life Kingdom
11) Willamine
12) The Roads Don't Move

13) Dave Rawlings Machine; Bells of Harlem; A Friend of a Friend
14) Dan Tyler; Watch What They're Saying; I Hope

November 29th, 2009

Hi All,

Our Thanksgiving weekend show went like this...

1) John Prine & Mac Wiseman; Pistol Packin' Mama; Standard Songs for Average People

2) Guy Clark; Analog Girl; Workbench Songs
3) Lyle Lovett; Natural Forces; Natural Forces
4) Pat Green; Me and Billy the Kid; Live at Billy Bob's

5) Ray Bonneville; Shy Star; Goin' by Feel
6) Wilco; You and I; The Album
7) The Flatlanders; Thank God for the Road; Hills and Valleys

Three more from John Prine and Mac Wiseman's Standard Songs for Average People

8) Don't be Ashamed of Your Age
9) Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
10) Saginaw Michigan

11) Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon; Last Thing On My Mind; Old Town School of Music's Songbook, Vol. 2
12) Barb Silverman; Hobo's Lullaby; Old Town School of Music's Songbook, Vol. 3
13) Ollabelle; I am Waiting; Ollabelle

Thanks for listening...

November 22nd, 2009

Hello All,

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

1) Townes Van Zandt; Still Lookin' for You; The Highway Kind

2) Bruce Springsteen; Radio Nowhere; Magic
3) Robert Earl Keen; Blow You Away; Live in Austin
4) Charlie Robison; Beautiful Day; Beautiful Day

5) Allison Krauss & Robert Plant; Killing the Blues; Raising Sand
6) John Prine; Killing the Blues; Great Days
7) Johnny Cash; Folsom Prison Blues; J.C. at San Quentin
8) Keb Mo; Folsom Prison Blues; Kindred Spirits--the songs of J.C.

9) Todd Snider; All of My Life; Happy to be Here
10) Keith Sykes; You Better be Ready to Dance; Let it Roll
11) The Pines; Heart and Bones; Trenclo

12) Lainie Marsh; Aways to Go; King Easy Radio Sampler
13) Eric Brace & Peter Cooper; Omar's Blues; King Easy Radio Sampler
14) Steve Earle; To Live is to Fly; Townes

November 15th, 2009

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from back in August. The original blog entry is posted below--back next week with a new show. Thanks.


All music on today's show was mentioned in some form in Michael Perry's new book, Coop. Great book...and great music.

The playlist went like this...

1) Fred Eaglesmith; Bailin' Again; The Official Bootleg Series, Vol. II

2) The New Christy Minstrels; Green, Green; Greatest Hits
3) Greg Brown; Say a Little Prayer; In the Hills of California
4) Willie Nelson & Friends; Heartbreak Hotel; The Essential Willie Nelson

5) Steve Earle; Continental Trailways Blues; The Essential Steve Earle
6) Steve Earle; Six Days on the Road; The Essential Steve Earle
7) Duck for the Oyster; Dip and Dive; May We Have This Dance
8) Minnie Pearle; On Top of Old Smokey; Live From Grinder's Switch

9) Stan and Doug; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
10) Vince & Jenny Gill; Peace on Earth; Peace on Earth
11) Supertramp; Give a Little Bit; Greatest Hits
12) Duck for the Oyster/Kevin McMullin; Trash; Free Download

13) Bronski Beat; Small Town Boy; Greatest Hits
14) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Somewhere Out In Mudrook; Headwinded
15) Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass; Green Peppers; Whipped Cream & Other Delights

And here's Mike introducing the book that led to today's show...

November 8th, 2009

Hi All,

Today's show aired a couple of times, actually. First on Thursday afternoon from 1-2 and then again in the usual time, Sunday from 9-10.

The playlist went like this...

1) The Flying Burrito Brothers; Older Guys; Gram Parson's Anthology

2) Nanci Griffith; Time of Inconvenience; Flyer
3) John Hiatt; Crossing Muddy Waters; Crossing Muddy Waters
4) Levon Helm; Feelin' Good; Dirt Farmer

Three from John Fogerty's new cd, The Blue Ridge Rangers--Rides Again

5) When Will I be Loved (with Bruce Springsteen)
6) Paradise
7) Back Home Again

9) Joel Rafael; Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key; The Songs of Woody Guthrie Vol. I & II
10) Arlo Guthrie; All Over the World; Tribute to Steve Goodman
11) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Dr. King; Exploration
12) Woody Guthrie; Hobo's Lullaby; Ash Recordings Vol. I

13) Buddy Miller; Don't Tell Me; Poison Love
14) Guy Clark; Forever, For Always, For Certain; Cold Dog Soup

And how about a little Steve Goodman...

October 25th, 2009

Hi All,

Another pledge drive show today...thanks to those who called in to donate. We really appreciate your continued support.

Lots of new music today--the playlist went like this...

1) Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; I'm Riding High On the Wings of Love; Gospel Radio Gems

2) Chris Smither; It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry; Time Stands Still
3) John Gorka; Whole Wide World; So Dark You See

Three from the new Lyle Lovett cd, Natural Forces...

4) Pantry
5) Natural Forces
6) Empty Blue Shoes

Two from the New West Texas Sampler packaged with Natural Forces...

7) Robert Earl Keen; The Rose Hotel
8) Hayes Carll; Waiting On the Stars to Fall

9) Alejandro Escovedo; Five Hearts Beating; Gravity
10) Alejandro Escovedo; Paradise; Gravity
11) Jon Langford & Sally Timms; Broken Bottle; Por Vida

12) Steve Earl; I Feel Alright; I Feel Alright

October 18th, 2009

Hi All,

Had a live pledge drive show this morning--thanks to all of you who called in to support the station. Your support is greatly appreciated--KMSU wouldn't be on the air without your support. It's that simple. If you have yet to pledge your support and would like to do so, call 507-389-5678 or pledge online by clicking here.

One more thing before getting to the playlist--don't forget about the Los Lonely Boys and Alejandro Escovedo show next Sunday night (the 25th) at the Mankato Civic Center.

The playlist for today's show went like this...

1) John Prine; Spanish Pipedream; Great Days

2) Lyle Lovett; The Truck Song; My Baby Don't Tolerate
3) Dave Alvin; Nine Volt Heart; Ashgrove
4) John Hiatt; Slow Turning; John Hiatt Anthololgy

5) Robert Earl Keen; Feelin' Good Again; Walking Distance
6) James McMurtry; Walk Between the Raindrops; Walk Between the Raindrops

7) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America
8) The Wailin' Jennys; The Devil's Paintbrush Road; Firecracker

9) Todd Snider; Good Fortune; The Excitement Plan
10) Hayes Carll; Bad Liver and a Broken Heart; Trouble in Mind

11) Anna Cougan & North 19; Columbia; Glory
12) Loudon Wainwright III; Hank and Fred; Here Come the Choppers

As I type, I'm listening to the online station, Folk Alley and a Garnet Rogers' tune. So, here's a Garnet Rogers' video.

October 11th, 2009

Hello All,

Snow this weekend--

The show went like this...

1) Norman Blake; Prettiest Little Girl in the Country; Old Ties

2) Greg Brown; Telling Stories; Milk of the Moon
3) Kate Campbell; Looking for Jesus; Save the Day
4) Rodney Crowell; Sex & Gasoline; Sex & Gasoline

5) Marc Cohn (there was a reason for this); The Things We've Handed Down; The Rainy Season
6) Lucinda Williams; Mama You Sweet; West
7) Todd Snider; Alright Guy; Cities Sampler Vol. 7
8) Mark Elliott; Born to Fly; American Road

9) Ryan Adams; Burning Photographs; Rock N' Roll
10) Billy Jo Shaver; White Freightliner Blues; Poet--A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
11) Joel Rafael Band; Dance a Little Longer; Woodeye

12) John Gorka; I Think of You; So Dark You See
13) City Mouse; Ain't Got No Home; Fat City (Southern MN Sampler)

And a video from Woody's Granddaughter--

October 4th, 2009

Hi All,

I'll be darned if I can find the playlist, but today's show was all Guy Clark--four from his new cd and a bunch of old stuff, too.

Here's a video of "The Guitar"--a song we played this morning and that you'll find on Clark's new cd, Somedays the Song Writes You

September 27th, 2009

Hi All,

The playlist for the 27th went like this...

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

2) Slaid Cleaves; Broke Down; Broke Down
3) Jimmy Lafave; Shining on Through; Blue Nightfall
4) Chuck Brodsky; The Room Over the Bar; Color Came One Day

Four from Steve Goodman--one week after the 25th anniversary of his passing...

5) Steve Goodman; Wonderful World of Sex; No Big Surprise--anthology
6) Steve Goodman; The I Don't Know Where I'm Goin' but I'm Goin' Nowhere in a Hurry Blues; No Big Surprise
7) Steve Goodman; The Auctioneer; NGS
8) Steve Goodman; The Ballad of Penny Evans; City of New Orleans

9) Guy Clark; Somedays You Write the Song; Somedays the Song Writes You
10) Guy Clark; If I Needed You; Somedays the Song Writes You
11) Charlie Robison; Beautiful Day; Beautiful Day
12) Charlie Robison; Racing in the Street; Beautiful Day

September 20th, 2009

Hello All,

Today's show was a repeat from back in June--be back next week with a new show (and new music from Guy Clark). The playlist for today went like this...

1) Adam Carroll; Picture Show; Far Away Blues

2) Guy Clark; To Live is to Fly; Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt

3) Lyle Lovett; Private Conversation; Road to Ensenada

4) Elliza Gilykson; Emerald Street; Beautiful World

Four from Lonesome; On'ry; and Mean--A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

5) Carlene Carter; I've Always Been Crazy

6) Alejandro Escovedo; Lock, Stock, and Teardrops

7) Cowboy Jack Clement & Pam Tillis; Let's All Help the Cowboys Sign the Blues

8) Nanci Griffith; You Asked Me To

9) John Prine; Space Monkey; Live on Tour

10) John Prine; Picture Show; Live on Tour

11) Steve Goodman; City of New Orleans; Live Wire

12) Greg Brown; Canned Goods; One Night

13) Robert Earl Keen; I'm Comin' Home; No. 2. Live Diner

September 6, 2009--Labor Day Weekend

Hi All,

Before the playlist...This Labor Day I heard an outstanding interview with Utah Phillips. Really worth listening to the entire thing. I heard it on WOJB, a really great community radio station out of Reserve, Wisconsin.

The playlist for Labor Day weekend went like this...

1) Peter Case; Down the Line; Peter Case Sings Like Hell

2) Steve Earle; Pancho and Lefty; Townes
3) Kate Campbell; Wrought Iron Fences; The Portable Kate Campbell
4) Tim O'Brien; Look Down That Lonesome Road; Fiddler's Green

5) Jay Ungar & Molly Mason; Bound for Another Harvest Home; Harvest Home
6) Fred Eaglesmith; John Deer; Ralph's Last Show
7) Warren Zevon; The Factory; Sentimental Hygiene
8) Son Volt; Bandages and Scars; Okemah and the Melody of Riot

Three songs from artists playing at next weekend's Rock Bend Folk Festival in St. Peter, Minnesota

9) Charlie Roth; Star Motel
10) Grams & Krieger; Memphis Train
11) Harry Manx; Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed

12) Charlie King; Are You Now or Have You Ever Been; Food, Phone, Gas, Lodging
13) Billy Bragg & The Blokes; Take Down the Union Jack; England, Half English
14) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America

15) Chuck Ragan; Let it Rain; Gold Country

And how about some Utah Phillips--the interview above really is worth a listen. Inspiring and thoughtful...