May 28th, 2006

Hey Folks,

The playlist...

1) The Little Willies; I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive; The Little Willies
2) Bruce Springsteen; Jacob's Ladder; We Shall Overcome
3) Josh Ritter; Girl in the War; The Animal Years

4) Cloud Cult; Mr. Tambourine Man; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited
5) Trampled by Turtles; Shelter from the Storm; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited
6) Slaid Cleaves; Song for June; Unsung
7) Rick Spreitzer; Roll Back; From the Bottom

8) Nanci Griffith; Craddle of the Interstate; Falling from Grace
9) Buzzin' Cousins; Sweet Suzanne; Falling from Grace
10) Becky Buller; Little Bird; Little Bird

11) John Prine; Sam Stone; Great Days
12) Bryan Sutton; Lonesome Fiddle Blues; Not Too Far From the Tree
13) Albert Lee; I'm a Road Runner; Road Runner

Thanks for listening...

May 21st

Hey Folks,

This week's show was a repeat...all songs came from a release called Thunder Road: Tracks Inspired by the Boss. . The cd was a give-away from UNCUT Magazine. A few of these cds are floating around for purchase.

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

As always, thanks for listening...

May 14th, 2006

Hey Everybody,

Before the playlist...I've been mentioning the Todd Snider show up at Mayslacks in Minneapolis. He'll be there on the 26th of May...click here for more info.

Now for the playlist from the 14th...

1) Brad Colerick; There's a Light; Cottonwood
2) Guy Clark; Randall Knife; Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver
3) Lyle Lovett; Step Inside This House; Step Inside This House

4) Loudon Wainwright III, Mr. Ambivilance; Little Ship
5) Todd Snider; Ballad of the Devil's Backbone Tavern; Happy to be Here
6) Don Rigsby; If I Had a Mother Like You; Empty Old Mailbox
7) Johnny Cash; I Dreamed About Mama Last Night; Timeless: A Tribute to Hank Williams

8) Patty Griffin; Long Ride Home; 1000 Kisses
9) Patty Griffin; Making Pies; 1000 Kisses
10) The Gibson Brothers; If I Were You; Red Letter Day
11) Bruce Springsteen; My Ride is Here; Enjoy Every Sandwich: A Tribute to Warren Zevon

12) John D. Hale Band; One of a Kind; One of a Kind
13) John Prine; Safety Joe; Fair and Square

May 7th, 2006

Hey Folks,

Today's show featured a bunch of new stuff (and a few old favorites as well). I'm discovering a lot of new artists through the Americana Roots Podcast. If you like the kind of stuff we play on the show, consider subsribing to the thing--it's really good.

Playlist for the 7th...

1) Tim O'Brien; Sail Away; Sail Away: The Songs of Randy Newman
2) Sam Bush; Mr. President (Have Pitty on the Working Man); Sail Away
3) John Prine & Iris Dement; We're Not the Jetset; In Spite of Ourselves
4) John Prine & Iris Dement; Let's Invite Them Over; In Spite of Ourselves

5) Rick Spreitzer; Roll Back; From the Bottom
6) Rick Spreitzer; Back to Blue; From the Bottm
7) Rick Spreitzer; Oh Kitty; From the Bottom

**Form more info about Rick Spreitzer head on over to his website...

8) Drive By Truckers; The Sands of Iwo Jima; The Dirty South
9) James McMurtry; Lost in the Backyard; Where'd You Hide the Body
10) James McMurtry; Levelland; Where'd You Hide the Body

11) Fat River Band; American Boy; The Last Guitar Heist
12) Fat River Band; San Diego; The Last Guitar Heist
13) John Dee Graham; Sleep Enough to Dream; Thunder Road: Tracks Inspired by the Boss (a free cd from Uncut Magazine)

14) Brad Colerick; Come What May; Cottonwood
15) Cory Marrow; Live Forever; A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver

April 30th--Seeger and Springsteen

Hey everybody,

This week's show focused on Pete Seeger and the good Mr. Springsteen. Before I get to the playlist, here are a few interesting works from and about Pete Seeger.

**Pete Seeger wrote a wonderful letter to Seventeen magazine back in 1963. I pass this along to people whenever I can. Love the start..."Dear Fellow Humans"

**Here's Seeger's testimony in front of the House Antiamerican Committee back on August 18, 1955.

**And the Pete Seeger Appreciation Page

Ok...Now the playlist for the show...

1) Pete Seeger; If I Had a Hammer; If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Justice
2) Pete Seeger; We Shall Overcome; The Carnegie Hall Concert
3) Bruce Springsteen; We Shall Overcome; We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

4) Greg Brown; Sailing Down My Golden River; Where Have All the Flowers Gone: A Tribute to the Songs of Pete Seeger
5) Tom Paxton; Get Up and Go; Where Have All the Flowers Gone
6) Odetta; One Grain of Sand; Where Have All the Flowers Gone

7) Bruce Springsteen; Old Dan Tucker; We Shall Overcome
8) Bruce Springsteen; Froggie Went a Courtin'; We Shall Overcome
9) Bruce Springsteen; John Henry; We Shall Overcome
10) Bruce Springsteen; Mrs. McGrath; We Shall Overcome

11) Pete Seeger; Little Boxes (written by Malvina Reynolds); Carnegie Hall Concert
12) Pete Seeger; What Did You Learn in School Today (Tom Paxton); Carnegie Hall
13) Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion; Dr. King; Exploration

April 23rd...

Hey Everybody,

Here's the playlist for the 23rd. Also played a short story on the Wagon Wheel Cafe during today's show.

1) Phil Ochs; There But For Fortune; Phil Ochs in Concert
2) Karen Savoca; Give Me a Kiss; In the Dirt
3) Redbird; Ships; Redbird

4) Dave Alvin; Amanda; Lonesome, On'ry, and Mean: A Tribue to Waylon Jennings
5) Nanci Griffith; You Asked Me To; Lonesome, On'ry, and Mean...
6) Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis; Ride Me Down Easy; A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver
7) Robert Earl Keen; Bottom Dollar; A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver

8) A five minute story on the Wagon Wheel Cafe
9) Carrie Newcomer; Betty's Diner; Regulars and Refugees
10) Carrie Newcomer; Alice and Roy; Regulars and Refugees

11) Richard Thompson; 1952 Vincet Black Lightening; Live in Austin
12) Linda Thompson; Dear Mary; Fashionably Late
13) Teddy Thompson; I Should Get Up; Separate Ways

As mentioned on the show, the Bothy Folk Club is bringing Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman to town on April 30th...a nice show.

April 16th

Hey Folks,

KMSU experienced some odd (and fairly rare) technological difficulty during our Easter show. The darn show got cut off halfway through. We'll be back on the air on the 23rd with some good new music--gonna play a few songs from a fairly new Billy Joe Shaver tribute cd and a few cuts from a not so new W. Jennings tribute. I'll have some requested Phil Ochs as well.

Sorry for the problems with the Easter show...

Dave

April 9th

Hey Folks,

Last show of pledge week...thanks to all who continue to support KMSU.

The playlist for the 9th...

1) Billy Joe Shaver; Love is so Sweet; The Earth Rolls On
2) Sarah Harmer; I'm a Mountain; I'm a Mountain
3) Cheryl Wheeler; His Hometown; Slyvia Hotel
4) Slaid Cleaves; Horeshoe Lounge; Broke Down

5) The Jayhawks; Blue; Tomorrow's Green Grass
6) Kate Campbell; Miles of Blues; Blues and Lamenations
7) Eric Bibb; The Cape; Friends
8) Greg Brown; Telling Stories; Milk of the Moon

9) Loudon Wainright; People in Love; History
10) Junior Brown; Two Rons Don't Make a Right; Down Home Chrome
11) Tom T. Hall; I Like Beer; Ultimate Collection
12) Todd Snider; Just in Case; Happy to be Here

From time-to-time on the show I've mentioned the work of Michael Perry--especially his book Population 485. Check out his stuff at Sneezing Cow.com.

April 2nd, 2006

Hey Folks,

The playlist for April 2nd...day one of the pledge drive. As always, thanks for listening.

1) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair and Square
2) Todd Snider; All of my Life; Happy to be Here
3) John Hiatt; Ain't Ever Goin' Back; Master of Disaster

4) Guy Clark; To Live is to Fly; Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
5) Jack Johnson & Ben Harper; With My Own Two Hands; Curious George Soundtrack
6) Mollie O'Brien; Little Baby; Big Red Sun

7) Carrie Newcomer; Betty's Diner; Regulars and Refugees
8) Bastard Songs of Johnny Cash; Truckstop in LaGrange; Walk Alone
9) Beth Orton; Heartland Truckstop; Comfort of Strangers

10) Drive By Truckers; Carl Perkins' Cadilac; The Dirty South
11) Dave Alvin; Rio Grande; Ashgrove
12) Todd Snider; Happy to be Here; Happy to be Here

March 26th

Hey All,

Here's what was played on the 26th...thanks for listening.

1) Billy Bragg & Wilco; Christ for President; Mermaid Avenue
2) Iris Dement; 50 Miles of Elbow Room; Infamous Angel
3) Bryan Sutton (with George Shuffler); Fifty Pound Hammer; Not Too Far From the Tree

4) Ray Wylie Hubbard; Conversation with the Devil; Crusaders of the Restless Knights
5) Warren Zevon; The Indifference of Heaven; Mutineer
6) Mary Chapen Carpenter; My Heaven; Between Here and Gone

7) Bastard Songs of Johnny Cash; 1970 Monte Carlo; Distance Between
8) Johnny Cash; One Piece at a Time; Essential Johnny Cash
9) Dale Watson; Good Luck N' Good Truckin' Tonite; The Truckin' Sessions

10) Tony Rice; Ten Degrees (and getting colder); Tony Rice Signs Gordon Lightfoot
11) Kris Kristofferson; This Old Road; This Old Road
12) Jack Redell; Happy; Famous American
13) Mary Lou Lord; Thunder Road; Thunderroad: Tracks Inspired by the Boss (a cd included with an issue of the magazine, Uncut)
14) Chris Smither; Hey, Hey, Hey; Drive You Home Again

If you want to learn more about the kind of music played on the show, check out AmericanaRoots.com. A very cool website featuring a great podcast and other info.

March 12th & 19tth

Hey All,

I'm out of town for a couple weeks. The shows airing on the 12th and 19th are re-runs (or "encore presentations" as the big shots say). These were recorded before I started keeping track of playlists. Hope you enjoyed hearing them again...or for the first time.

I'll be back close to live on the 26th--during the pledge drive.

Dave

March 5th, 2006

Hey All,

The entire hour was spent on the Tribute to Steve Goodman release from 1985.

Songs played were

1) Souvenirs--John Prine
2) Blues That Steve Taught Me--Ed Holstein
3) Face on the Cutting Room Floor--Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4) Gentle On My Mind--John Hartford
5) I Will Not Be Your Fool--David Bromberg
6) The Lady is a Tramp--Jethro Burns
7) I Can't Sleep--Bonnie Koloc

8) City of New Orleans--Arlo Guthrie
9) My Old Man--John Prine
10) Cockroaches on Parade--Harry Waller

11) The Dutchman--Michael Smith
12) Please Don't Burry Me--John Prine

February 26

Set List for the 26th...

1) Stan Rogers; A Matter of Heart; From Coffee House to Concert Hall
2) Sarah Harmer; I am Aglow; I'm a Mountain
3) Sarah Harmer; Oleander; I'm a Mountain

4) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; Dr. King; Exploration
5) Mary Chapin Carpenter; My Heaven; Between Here and Gone
6) James McMurtry; Holiday; Childish Things
7) Tim O'Brien; Fair Flowers of the Valley; Fiddler's Green

8) Tim O'Brien; Pretty Fair Maid in the Garden; Fiddler's Green
9) Jimmy Dale Gilmore; Pick Me Up on Your Way Down; Come on Back
10) Jimmy Dale Gilmore; Standin' on the Corner; Come on Back

11) Joe West; Anita Pita; The Human Cannonball
12) Susan Tedeschi; Angel From Montgomery; Live in Austin
13) Barry & Holly Tashian; Two Ways to Fall; Harmony

February 19th...

The show featured songs from releases nominated in the Best Contemporary Folk category at the 2006 Grammy Awards. And the nominees were...

Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Chávez Ravine
Ry Cooder
[Nonesuch/Perro Verde]

The Outsider
Rodney Crowell
[Columbia Records]

Why Should The Fire Die?
Nickel Creek
[Sugar Hill Records]

Fair & Square
John Prine
[Oh Boy Records]

Devils & Dust
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]

Set list for the 19th...

1) Sarah Harmer; I'm a Mountain; I'm a Mountain
2) Sarah Harmer; Luther's Got the Blues; I'm a Mountain
3) Allison Krause and Union Station; Restless; Lonely Runs Both Ways (Grammy winner for best country song)

4) Nickel Creek; Somebody More Like You; Why Should the Fire Die?
5) Nickel Creek; Tomorrow is a Long Time; Why Should the Fire Die?
6) Bruce Springsteen; Jesus was an Only Son; Devils and Dust
7) Bruce Springsteen; Matamoros Banks; Devils and Dust

9) Rodney Crowell; Beautiful Despair; The Outsider
10) Rodney Crowell (with Emmy Lou Harris); Shelter from the Storm; The Outsider

And from the Winner...

11) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair and Square
12) John Prine; Taking a Walk; Fair and Square
13) John Prine; The Other Side; Fair and Square
14) John Prine; I Hate It When That Happens To Me; Fair and Square

February 12, 2006

Set list (artist, song, release)

1) John Prine; Everything is Cool; The Missing Years
2) Barry and Holly Tashian; Fools Hall of Fame; Harmony
3) Redbird; Buckets of Rain (B. Dylan); Redbird

4) Slaid Cleeves; Not Going Down; No Angel Knows
5) Slaid Cleeves; Last of the V-8's; No Angel Knows
6) Guy Clark; A nickel for the Fiddler; Old No. 1
7) Guy Clark; Instant Coffee Blues; Old No. 1

The political rant set inspired by my pal's email that said, among other things, "Folks are getting more and more self righteous, self centered, and vulgar. I suppose I am one of them in my anti cell phone militancy..."

8) Loudon Wainright III; Last Man on Earth; Last Man on Earth
9) Son Volt; Bandages and Scars; Okemah and the Melody of Riot
10) Billy Bragg and the Blokes; NPWA; England, Half English
11) Nanci Griffith; Time of inconvenience; Flyer
12) Tom Paxton; What Did You Learn in School Today?; The Best of Tom Paxton

13) Karen Savoca; Just Give Me a Kiss; In the Dirt
14) Peter Rowan & Tony Rice; You Were There for Me; You Were There for Me

Thanks for listening...

February 5th, 2006

Set list...(artist, song, release)

1) Anna Coogan and North 19; The Holy Ghosts of Texas; Glory
2) Allison Krauss and Union Station; A Living Prayer; Lonely Runs Both Ways
3) Allison Krauss and Union Station; Rain Please Go Away; Lonely Runs Both Ways
4) Mountain Heart; Traveler's Prayer; Wide Open

5) Bill Staines; Rodeo Rose; The First Million Miles, Vol. II
6) Bill Staines; January Snow; The First Million Miles, Vol. II
7) Bob Frank; Little Ol' Cabin Home; Ride the Restless Wind
8) Bob Frank; Tough Guys; Ride the Restless Wind

A set from Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver's Sugar Hill Release: Gospel Radio Gems
9) I'm Riding High on the Wings of Love
10) We Should Walk Together
11) Peace Like a River

12) Lary Long; Run for Freedom; Run for Freedom, Sweet Thunder
13) Larry Long; Grandma's Penny Sale; Run for Freedom, Sweet Thunder
14) Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin; A Ragged Old Man; Heart Songs: The Country Songs of Utah Phillips

First entry...

Hi All,

Welcome to the new Listen to Your Folks Blog... won't be a ton of posts here, but I'll do my best to keep the site up to date with set lists, a few links to artists and labels, etc.

Thanks for visiting...and for listening to the program

dave