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...
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
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
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
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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.
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.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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...
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...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
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
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
Sunday, February 24, 2008
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
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
Sunday, February 17, 2008
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
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
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
Sunday, February 03, 2008
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
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
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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...
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...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
January 20th, 2008
Hi All,
On last week's show I mentioned I'd post an interview with Richard Russo--I'm really liking his new book River of Sighs and am a pretty darn big fan of everything he's done. He writes about the same kind of characters who populate the songs played on this program.
The playlist for the 20th went like this...
1) Rosanne Cash; Tennessee Flat Top Box; King's Record Shop
2) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Newfangled Cowboy Way; Headwinded
3) Guy Clark; Baby Took a Limo to Memphis; Dublin Blues
4) Dwight Yokam; Three Good Reasons; Blame the Vane
5) Tom Russell; Stealing Electricity; Love and Fear
6) Pieta Brown; 4th of July; In the Cool
7) Buddy Miller; Worry Too Much; United House of Prayer
8) Linda Thompson; Versatile Heart; Versatile Heart
9) Indigo Girls; I Believe in Love; Despite our Differences
10) The Walin' Jennys; Beautiful Dawn; 40 Days
11) Bruce Springsteen; Ain't Got You; Tunnel of Love
12) Bruce Springsteen; All That Heaven Will Allow; Tunnel of Love
13) Richard Thompson; 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Rumor and Sigh
14) Townes Van Zandt; Lovers Lullaby; The Highway Kind
On last week's show I mentioned I'd post an interview with Richard Russo--I'm really liking his new book River of Sighs and am a pretty darn big fan of everything he's done. He writes about the same kind of characters who populate the songs played on this program.
The playlist for the 20th went like this...
1) Rosanne Cash; Tennessee Flat Top Box; King's Record Shop
2) Michael Perry & the Longbeds; Newfangled Cowboy Way; Headwinded
3) Guy Clark; Baby Took a Limo to Memphis; Dublin Blues
4) Dwight Yokam; Three Good Reasons; Blame the Vane
5) Tom Russell; Stealing Electricity; Love and Fear
6) Pieta Brown; 4th of July; In the Cool
7) Buddy Miller; Worry Too Much; United House of Prayer
8) Linda Thompson; Versatile Heart; Versatile Heart
9) Indigo Girls; I Believe in Love; Despite our Differences
10) The Walin' Jennys; Beautiful Dawn; 40 Days
11) Bruce Springsteen; Ain't Got You; Tunnel of Love
12) Bruce Springsteen; All That Heaven Will Allow; Tunnel of Love
13) Richard Thompson; 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Rumor and Sigh
14) Townes Van Zandt; Lovers Lullaby; The Highway Kind
Saturday, January 19, 2008
January 13th, 2008
Hey All,
The playlist for the 13th went like this...
1) Greg Brown; Good Morning Coffee; In the Dark with You
**Next three songs were on vinyl...I'm learning how to use the KMSU turntables, sort of.
2) Steve Goodman; Video Tape; Best of the Asylum Years Vol. 2
3) Steve Forbert; Romeo's Tune; Jackrabbit Slim
4) Steve Goodman; Door Number Three; Best of the Asylum Years Vol. 2
5) Jack Ingram; Dallas; Livin' or Dyin'
6) Guy Clark; L.A. Freeway; Old No. I.
7) Ray Bonneville; I am the Big Easy; Goin' by Feel
**Then played all four songs from the John Prine EP available only on itunes--this is an add on of sorts to Fair and Square and well worth the four bucks
8) John Prine--Dual Custody
9) John Prine--That's How Every Empire Falls
10) JP--That's Alright by Me
11) JP--Carousel of Love
12) Ray Bonneville; Cemetery Row; Goin by Feel
13) Robert Earl Keen; Snowin' on Raton; Gravitational Forces
The playlist for the 13th went like this...
1) Greg Brown; Good Morning Coffee; In the Dark with You
**Next three songs were on vinyl...I'm learning how to use the KMSU turntables, sort of.
2) Steve Goodman; Video Tape; Best of the Asylum Years Vol. 2
3) Steve Forbert; Romeo's Tune; Jackrabbit Slim
4) Steve Goodman; Door Number Three; Best of the Asylum Years Vol. 2
5) Jack Ingram; Dallas; Livin' or Dyin'
6) Guy Clark; L.A. Freeway; Old No. I.
7) Ray Bonneville; I am the Big Easy; Goin' by Feel
**Then played all four songs from the John Prine EP available only on itunes--this is an add on of sorts to Fair and Square and well worth the four bucks
8) John Prine--Dual Custody
9) John Prine--That's How Every Empire Falls
10) JP--That's Alright by Me
11) JP--Carousel of Love
12) Ray Bonneville; Cemetery Row; Goin by Feel
13) Robert Earl Keen; Snowin' on Raton; Gravitational Forces
Sunday, January 06, 2008
January 6th, 2008
Hey All,
Happy new year! As mentioned on today's show, I'm looking for your help finding "folky" songs about places like bars, barbershops, cafes, etc. If you know of any good ones, please drop me a note below or at listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com.
The first show of 2008 went like this...
1) Mustard's Retreat; 16 Tons; 5 Miles or 50,000 Years
2) Tom Russell; The Pugilist at 59; Love and Fear
3) David Bromberg; Mr. Bojangles; The Player: A Retrospective
4) Ramblin Jack Elliott & Jerry Jeff Walker; Hard Travelin'; Friends of Mine
5) Loudon Wainwright III; Grey in L.A.; Strange Weirdos
6) Loudon Wanwright III; Strange Weirdos; Strange Weirdos
7) Warren Zevon; Jennie Needs a Shooter; Stand in the Fire
8) Warren Zevon; Hasten Down the Wind; Stand in the Fire
9) Todd Snider; D. B. Cooper; Happy to be Here
10) Woody Guthrie; Jesse James; The Asch Recordings Vol. I
11) Tom T. Hall; A Week in a County Jail; Ultimate Collection
12) Sugar Bayou; Galveston; Dance Hall Incident
13) John Hiatt; Gone; Crossing Muddy Waters
14) Patty Griffin; Getting Ready; Children Running Through
Happy new year! As mentioned on today's show, I'm looking for your help finding "folky" songs about places like bars, barbershops, cafes, etc. If you know of any good ones, please drop me a note below or at listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com.
The first show of 2008 went like this...
1) Mustard's Retreat; 16 Tons; 5 Miles or 50,000 Years
2) Tom Russell; The Pugilist at 59; Love and Fear
3) David Bromberg; Mr. Bojangles; The Player: A Retrospective
4) Ramblin Jack Elliott & Jerry Jeff Walker; Hard Travelin'; Friends of Mine
5) Loudon Wainwright III; Grey in L.A.; Strange Weirdos
6) Loudon Wanwright III; Strange Weirdos; Strange Weirdos
7) Warren Zevon; Jennie Needs a Shooter; Stand in the Fire
8) Warren Zevon; Hasten Down the Wind; Stand in the Fire
9) Todd Snider; D. B. Cooper; Happy to be Here
10) Woody Guthrie; Jesse James; The Asch Recordings Vol. I
11) Tom T. Hall; A Week in a County Jail; Ultimate Collection
12) Sugar Bayou; Galveston; Dance Hall Incident
13) John Hiatt; Gone; Crossing Muddy Waters
14) Patty Griffin; Getting Ready; Children Running Through
Sunday, December 30, 2007
December 23rd & 30th
Hey Folks,
I've been on the run a bit for the holidays--apologies for the late post. There was a new Christmas show on the 23rd and a repeat program on the 30th.
The Christmas show playlist is below...I grabbed much of this from itunes and other places without paying much attention to the cds on which some of the below are found. The Stan and Doug stuff is great...to this day my father plays this record over and over (and over) every Christmas.
1) Stan and Doug; Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; Yust Go Nuts At Christmas
2) John Prine; A John Prine Christmas; John Prine Christmas
3) Emmylou Harris; Christmas Time's A Comin'; Light of the Stable
4) Merle Haggard; White Christmas
5) Steve Goodman; Colorado Christmas; Unfinished Business
6) Dolly Parton; Joy to the World
7) Stan and Doug; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
8) John Prine; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause; A John Prine Christmas
9) Peter Paul and Mary; The Marvelous Toy
10)Greg Trooper; Muhammad Ali(The Meaning of Christmas)
11) Blind Boys of Alabama; I Pray on Christmas
12) Stan and Doug; I was Santa Clause at the School House for the PTA; I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
13) Loudon Wainwright; Suddenly Its Christmas
14) Michael Wolff & Warren Zevon; The Christmas Song
**The show on the 30th was a repeat from September of 2005. The entire show was dedicated to music from Uncut Magazine's cd featuring songs inspired by Bruce Springsteen
I've been on the run a bit for the holidays--apologies for the late post. There was a new Christmas show on the 23rd and a repeat program on the 30th.
The Christmas show playlist is below...I grabbed much of this from itunes and other places without paying much attention to the cds on which some of the below are found. The Stan and Doug stuff is great...to this day my father plays this record over and over (and over) every Christmas.
1) Stan and Doug; Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; Yust Go Nuts At Christmas
2) John Prine; A John Prine Christmas; John Prine Christmas
3) Emmylou Harris; Christmas Time's A Comin'; Light of the Stable
4) Merle Haggard; White Christmas
5) Steve Goodman; Colorado Christmas; Unfinished Business
6) Dolly Parton; Joy to the World
7) Stan and Doug; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas; Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
8) John Prine; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause; A John Prine Christmas
9) Peter Paul and Mary; The Marvelous Toy
10)Greg Trooper; Muhammad Ali(The Meaning of Christmas)
11) Blind Boys of Alabama; I Pray on Christmas
12) Stan and Doug; I was Santa Clause at the School House for the PTA; I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
13) Loudon Wainwright; Suddenly Its Christmas
14) Michael Wolff & Warren Zevon; The Christmas Song
**The show on the 30th was a repeat from September of 2005. The entire show was dedicated to music from Uncut Magazine's cd featuring songs inspired by Bruce Springsteen
Monday, December 17, 2007
December 16, 2007
Hey All,
As I mentioned on today's show, I'm trying to put together a show full of folkish songs about places like bars, diners, barbershops, etc--the kinds of places sociologist Ray Oldenburg defines as third places. Please send anything that comes to mind to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com Thanks!
The playlist for the 16th went like this...
1) Peter Ostroushko; Bemidji Blues; Postcards
2) Carrie Newcomer; Betty's Diner; Regulars & Refugees
3) Steve Goodman; The One That Got Away; Live Wire
4) Fred Eaglesmith; Milly's Cafe; Milly's Cafe
5) Emmylou Harris; Silent Night; Light of the Stable
6) John Prine; Christmas in Prison; Great Days
7) Emmylou Harris; Light of the Stable; Light of the Stable
8) Eric Anderson; Eyes of the Immigrant; You Can't Relive the Past
9) Steve Earle; City of Immigrants; Washington Square Serenade
10) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America
**I try to avoid direct political commentary on the show and blog, but something tells me Chuck Norris doesn't have all the answers when it comes to immigration. Just a thought, but...
11) Keith Sykes; It Just Don't Get No Better Than This; Let It Roll
12) Chris Knight; Bring the Harvest Home; Chris Knight
13) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Keep on the Sunny Side; Will the Circle be Unbroken
As I mentioned on today's show, I'm trying to put together a show full of folkish songs about places like bars, diners, barbershops, etc--the kinds of places sociologist Ray Oldenburg defines as third places. Please send anything that comes to mind to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com Thanks!
The playlist for the 16th went like this...
1) Peter Ostroushko; Bemidji Blues; Postcards
2) Carrie Newcomer; Betty's Diner; Regulars & Refugees
3) Steve Goodman; The One That Got Away; Live Wire
4) Fred Eaglesmith; Milly's Cafe; Milly's Cafe
5) Emmylou Harris; Silent Night; Light of the Stable
6) John Prine; Christmas in Prison; Great Days
7) Emmylou Harris; Light of the Stable; Light of the Stable
8) Eric Anderson; Eyes of the Immigrant; You Can't Relive the Past
9) Steve Earle; City of Immigrants; Washington Square Serenade
10) Tom Russell; Who's Gonna Build Your Wall; Wounded Heart of America
**I try to avoid direct political commentary on the show and blog, but something tells me Chuck Norris doesn't have all the answers when it comes to immigration. Just a thought, but...
11) Keith Sykes; It Just Don't Get No Better Than This; Let It Roll
12) Chris Knight; Bring the Harvest Home; Chris Knight
13) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Keep on the Sunny Side; Will the Circle be Unbroken
Sunday, December 09, 2007
December 9th, 2007
Hey All,
The playlist for the 9th went like this...
1) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; In Lieu of Flowers; Exploration
2) Sam Bush; Girl From the North Country; EP of the DVD "On the Road"
3) Trampled by Turtles; Shelter from the Storm; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited
4) Rodney Crowell; Beautiful Despair; The Outsider
5) Robert Earl Keen; Merry Christmas from the Family; Gringo Honeymoon
6) Julie Lee; Made from Scratch; Stillhouse Road
7) John Prine; Long Monday; Fair & Square
8) Molly O'Brien; If I Live; Tell it True
9) Lucinda Williams; Learning How to Live; West
10) Steve Earle; Come Home to Me; Washington Square Serenade
11) Peter Rowan & Tony Rice; To Live is to Fly; Quartet
12) Doc Watson; Bonaparte's Retreat; Songs from Home
13) Mustard's Retreat; Shenandoah; The First Album Plus
14) Mustard's Retreat; The Gospel Show; The First Album Plus
The playlist for the 9th went like this...
1) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion; In Lieu of Flowers; Exploration
2) Sam Bush; Girl From the North Country; EP of the DVD "On the Road"
3) Trampled by Turtles; Shelter from the Storm; Duluth Does Dylan Revisited
4) Rodney Crowell; Beautiful Despair; The Outsider
5) Robert Earl Keen; Merry Christmas from the Family; Gringo Honeymoon
6) Julie Lee; Made from Scratch; Stillhouse Road
7) John Prine; Long Monday; Fair & Square
8) Molly O'Brien; If I Live; Tell it True
9) Lucinda Williams; Learning How to Live; West
10) Steve Earle; Come Home to Me; Washington Square Serenade
11) Peter Rowan & Tony Rice; To Live is to Fly; Quartet
12) Doc Watson; Bonaparte's Retreat; Songs from Home
13) Mustard's Retreat; Shenandoah; The First Album Plus
14) Mustard's Retreat; The Gospel Show; The First Album Plus
Sunday, December 02, 2007
December 2nd, 2007
Hi All,
On today's show I mentioned Studs Terkel's book Hope Dies Last--I'm enjoying it quite a lot and thought you might as well.
The at least somewhat hopeful playlist for the 2nd went like this...
1) Phil Ochs; There But for Fortune; Phil Ochs in Concert
2) Vince Gill (with Emmylou Harris); Some Things Never Get Old; These Days
3) Todd Snider (with John Prine); Crooked Piece of Time; New Connection
4) The Yellow Room Gang; Simple Faith; Vol I.
5) Greg Brown & Bill Morrissey; You Can't Always Get What You Want; Friend of Mine
6) Chuck Brodsky; The Ballad of Stan Rogers and Leo Kennedy; Color Came One Day
7) Jimmy Davis; Watchin' the Fire Burn Down; Campfire Songs
8) Rick Spreitzer; Roll Back; From the Bottom
**The next few songs all come from sampler cds from Mojo and Uncut Magazines
9) Tim Hardin; Reason to Believe; The Who Jukebox (Mojo)
10) Roy Orbison; Trying to Get to You; Hail to the King (Mojo)
11) Leadbelly; Ella Speed; The Who Jukebox (Mojo)
12) Lightnin' Hopkins; Baby Please Don't Go; The Roots of Bob Dylan (Mojo)
13) Kris Kristofferson; This Old Road; New Music 2006 (Uncut)
14) Ricky Skaggs & the Whites; One Seed of Love; Salt of the Earth
15) Pete Seeger and friends; Bring em' Home; Sowing the Seeds--Appleseed Records 10th Anniversary Collection
On today's show I mentioned Studs Terkel's book Hope Dies Last--I'm enjoying it quite a lot and thought you might as well.
The at least somewhat hopeful playlist for the 2nd went like this...
1) Phil Ochs; There But for Fortune; Phil Ochs in Concert
2) Vince Gill (with Emmylou Harris); Some Things Never Get Old; These Days
3) Todd Snider (with John Prine); Crooked Piece of Time; New Connection
4) The Yellow Room Gang; Simple Faith; Vol I.
5) Greg Brown & Bill Morrissey; You Can't Always Get What You Want; Friend of Mine
6) Chuck Brodsky; The Ballad of Stan Rogers and Leo Kennedy; Color Came One Day
7) Jimmy Davis; Watchin' the Fire Burn Down; Campfire Songs
8) Rick Spreitzer; Roll Back; From the Bottom
**The next few songs all come from sampler cds from Mojo and Uncut Magazines
9) Tim Hardin; Reason to Believe; The Who Jukebox (Mojo)
10) Roy Orbison; Trying to Get to You; Hail to the King (Mojo)
11) Leadbelly; Ella Speed; The Who Jukebox (Mojo)
12) Lightnin' Hopkins; Baby Please Don't Go; The Roots of Bob Dylan (Mojo)
13) Kris Kristofferson; This Old Road; New Music 2006 (Uncut)
14) Ricky Skaggs & the Whites; One Seed of Love; Salt of the Earth
15) Pete Seeger and friends; Bring em' Home; Sowing the Seeds--Appleseed Records 10th Anniversary Collection
Sunday, November 25, 2007
November 25th, 2007
Hi All,
Before the playlist...a few things talked about on today's show...
Pete Seeger's letter to Seventeen Magazine...
Russell Banks reading "The Moor" (act three of this episode) on This American Life
Paste Magazine
Ok...the playlist for the 25th...
1) Doc Watson; Rambling Hobo; Songs From Home
2) K.D. Lang; Helpless; Songs of the 49th Parallel
3) Peter Case; Every 24 Hours; Paste Magazine Sampler--Vol. 36
4) Leon Redbone & Merle Haggard; Sittin' by the Fire; Whistling in the Wind
5) Pete Seeger; Abiyoyo; Stories and Songs for Little Children
6) Dan Zanes; Wonder Wheel; Family Dance
7) Eric Bibb; The Cape; Friends
8) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace
9) Pat Humphries; Swimming to the Other Side; Sowing the Seeds--10th Anniversary of Appleseed Records
10) Warren Zevon; Stop Rainin' Lord; Preludes
11) Lyle Lovett; I will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cain; It's Not Big, It's Large
12) Chris Smither; Real Fine Love; Rollin' Into Memphis--The Songs of John Hiatt
Before the playlist...a few things talked about on today's show...
Pete Seeger's letter to Seventeen Magazine...
Russell Banks reading "The Moor" (act three of this episode) on This American Life
Paste Magazine
Ok...the playlist for the 25th...
1) Doc Watson; Rambling Hobo; Songs From Home
2) K.D. Lang; Helpless; Songs of the 49th Parallel
3) Peter Case; Every 24 Hours; Paste Magazine Sampler--Vol. 36
4) Leon Redbone & Merle Haggard; Sittin' by the Fire; Whistling in the Wind
5) Pete Seeger; Abiyoyo; Stories and Songs for Little Children
6) Dan Zanes; Wonder Wheel; Family Dance
7) Eric Bibb; The Cape; Friends
8) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace
9) Pat Humphries; Swimming to the Other Side; Sowing the Seeds--10th Anniversary of Appleseed Records
10) Warren Zevon; Stop Rainin' Lord; Preludes
11) Lyle Lovett; I will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cain; It's Not Big, It's Large
12) Chris Smither; Real Fine Love; Rollin' Into Memphis--The Songs of John Hiatt
Sunday, November 18, 2007
November 18th, 2007
Hi All,
Today's show was a repeat from last week--between a new little one at home and a trip to Chicago I just couldn't get a new show up this week. We'll have a new one Thanksgiving weekend. As mentioned on the show, please send along any folk/Americana songs you'd like to hear next weekend (songs you're "thankful" for if you will). Notes can be posted below or sent to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com
Here's the playlist for the 18th...with apologies to those listeners who heard the same show two weeks in a row...
1) Keith Sykes; What Are We Waiting For; Let It Roll
2) The Flatlanders; One Day at a Time; More Legend Than Band
3) The Flatlanders; Dallas; More Legend Than Band
4) Bill Hearne's Roadside Review; Sing Me Back Home; Heartaches and Honkeytonks
5) Keith Sykes; Let It Roll; Let It Roll
6) Bob Dylan; The Water is Wide; Live 1975
7) Bruce Springsteen; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; Live in Dublin
8) Woody Guthrie; Pastures of Plenty; The Asch Recordings Vol. I
9) Buck Owens & Dwight Yokum; Streets of Bakersfield; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits (Rhino)
10) Dwight Yokum; Little Ways; Dwight Live
11) Buck Owens; Sam's Place; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits
12) Keith Sykes; Tearing the House Down; Let It Roll
13) Wilco; One Hundred Years From Now; Return of the Grevious Angel--Tribute to Gram Parsons
14) Patty Griffin; Stay on the Road; Children Running Through
Thanks for listening...and please do send along a song or two for the Thanksgiving weekend show.
Today's show was a repeat from last week--between a new little one at home and a trip to Chicago I just couldn't get a new show up this week. We'll have a new one Thanksgiving weekend. As mentioned on the show, please send along any folk/Americana songs you'd like to hear next weekend (songs you're "thankful" for if you will). Notes can be posted below or sent to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com
Here's the playlist for the 18th...with apologies to those listeners who heard the same show two weeks in a row...
1) Keith Sykes; What Are We Waiting For; Let It Roll
2) The Flatlanders; One Day at a Time; More Legend Than Band
3) The Flatlanders; Dallas; More Legend Than Band
4) Bill Hearne's Roadside Review; Sing Me Back Home; Heartaches and Honkeytonks
5) Keith Sykes; Let It Roll; Let It Roll
6) Bob Dylan; The Water is Wide; Live 1975
7) Bruce Springsteen; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; Live in Dublin
8) Woody Guthrie; Pastures of Plenty; The Asch Recordings Vol. I
9) Buck Owens & Dwight Yokum; Streets of Bakersfield; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits (Rhino)
10) Dwight Yokum; Little Ways; Dwight Live
11) Buck Owens; Sam's Place; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits
12) Keith Sykes; Tearing the House Down; Let It Roll
13) Wilco; One Hundred Years From Now; Return of the Grevious Angel--Tribute to Gram Parsons
14) Patty Griffin; Stay on the Road; Children Running Through
Thanks for listening...and please do send along a song or two for the Thanksgiving weekend show.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
November 11th, 2007
Hi All,
On today's show I asked for folks to send along their favorite folk/Americana song. I'll do my best to play these during the Thanksgiving weekend show. Just post the song below or send to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com Looking forward to hearing some of the picks.
The set list for the 11th went like this...
1) Keith Sykes; What Are We Waiting For; Let It Roll
2) The Flatlanders; One Day at a Time; More Legend Than Band
3) The Flatlanders; Dallas; More Legend Than Band
4) Bill Hearne's Roadside Review; Sing Me Back Home; Heartaches and Honkeytonks
5) Keith Sykes; Let It Roll; Let It Roll
6) Bob Dylan; The Water is Wide; Live 1975
7) Bruce Springsteen; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; Live in Dublin
8) Woody Guthrie; Pastures of Plenty; The Asch Recordings Vol. I
9) Buck Owens & Dwight Yokum; Streets of Bakersfield; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits (Rhino)
10) Dwight Yokum; Little Ways; Dwight Live
11) Buck Owens; Sam's Place; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits
12) Keith Sykes; Tearing the House Down; Let It Roll
13) Wilco; One Hundred Years From Now; Return of the Grevious Angel--Tribute to Gram Parsons
14) Patty Griffin; Stay on the Road; Children Running Through
Thanks for listening...and please do send along a song or two for the Thanksgiving weekend show.
On today's show I asked for folks to send along their favorite folk/Americana song. I'll do my best to play these during the Thanksgiving weekend show. Just post the song below or send to listentoyourfolks@hotmail.com Looking forward to hearing some of the picks.
The set list for the 11th went like this...
1) Keith Sykes; What Are We Waiting For; Let It Roll
2) The Flatlanders; One Day at a Time; More Legend Than Band
3) The Flatlanders; Dallas; More Legend Than Band
4) Bill Hearne's Roadside Review; Sing Me Back Home; Heartaches and Honkeytonks
5) Keith Sykes; Let It Roll; Let It Roll
6) Bob Dylan; The Water is Wide; Live 1975
7) Bruce Springsteen; Oh Mary Don't You Weep; Live in Dublin
8) Woody Guthrie; Pastures of Plenty; The Asch Recordings Vol. I
9) Buck Owens & Dwight Yokum; Streets of Bakersfield; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits (Rhino)
10) Dwight Yokum; Little Ways; Dwight Live
11) Buck Owens; Sam's Place; Buck Owens--21 #1 Hits
12) Keith Sykes; Tearing the House Down; Let It Roll
13) Wilco; One Hundred Years From Now; Return of the Grevious Angel--Tribute to Gram Parsons
14) Patty Griffin; Stay on the Road; Children Running Through
Thanks for listening...and please do send along a song or two for the Thanksgiving weekend show.
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