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...

August 23rd, 2009

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from back in May--it went like this.

1) Guy Clark; Cinco De Mayo in Memphis; Workbench Songs

2) Bob Dylan; Froggie Went a Courtin;; Good as I been to You
3) Bruce Springsteen; Froggie Went a Courtin; The Seeger Sessions
4) Guy Davis; Bring Back Storyville; Sweetheart Like You

Three from the excellent new Dave Alvin release--Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women

5) River Under the Road
6) Marie Marie
7) Don't Make Promises

8) Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum; My Heart's Own Love; Guest House
9) Mollie O'Brien; Henhouse Blues; Tell it True
10) Indigo Girls; Run; Despite our Differences
11) Patty Griffin; No Bad News; Children Running Through

12) The Jayhawks; Settled Down Like Rain; Hollywood Town Hall
13) John Hiatt; Stolen Moments; Stolen Moments

**Didn't get to it on air today, but the Cedar Paddle Band contacted me with a few local dates. Click here for info--they play great music at some really nice places around town.

And since I'm on a Dave Alvin kick, here's a video featuring Mr. Alvin

August 16, 2009

Hi All,

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

1) Loudon Wainwright III; So Darn Happy; Little Ship

2) June Tabor; All This Useless Beauty; Angel Tiger
3) William Elliott Whitmore; Midnight; Ashes to Dust
4) Todd Snider; Slim Chance; The Excitement Plan

Three songs from the King Easy Radio Sampler

5) Ben Bullington; Toe the Line
6) Gretchen Peters; Prairie in the Sky
7) Buzz Carson; Greyhound

Three instrumentals from Bill Frisell's new cd, Disfarmer

8) Peter Miller's Discovery
9) That's Alright Mama
10) I am not a Farmer

11) Stan Rogers; Forty-Five Years; Fogarty's Cave
12) Garnet Rogers; This Shirt; Summer Lightning
13) Steve Conn; I've Got Your Dog; King Easy Radio Sampler

August 9th, 2009

Hi All,

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...

August 2nd, 2009

Hi All,

Thanks to Mark McCullough who sat in on today's show--mostly to be picked on for his decision to watch CBS Sunday Morning...but nice to have him in the studio all the same.

The playlist went like this...

1) The Flatlanders; Down on Filbert's Rise; Now Again

2) The Wailin Jennys; Glory Bound; Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House
3) Gillian Welch; Red Clay Halo; Time
4) Cheryl Wheeler; Alice; Defying Gravity

5) James McMurtry; Childish Things; Childish Things
6) James McMurtry; Memorial Day; Childish Things
7) Los Lobos; Johnny 99; Badlands--Tribute to Springsteen's Nebraska
8) Aimee Man & Michael Penn; Reason to Believe; Badlands...

9) Dave Alvin; Ol' 55; Step Right Up--Songs of Tom Waits
10) Lucinda Williams; Like a Rose; Lucinda Williams
11) Patty Sciafla; Big Black Heaven; Rumble Doll

12) John Prine; The Other Side of Town; Fair & Square
13) John Prine; Glory of True Love; Fair & Square

July 26th, 2009

Hi All,

The playlist for the 26th went like this...I'm gonna mostly skip capital letters today because my shift key fell off, darn it.

1) boulder acoustic society; i feel like i've seen you before; punchline

2) mustard's retreat; the fishing video; a resolution of something
3) david bromberg; wallflower; retrospective
4) jonatha brooke; new star; the works

5) alejandro escovedo; needle and a spoon; with these hands
6) blaze foley; oval room; oval room
7) guy clark; instant coffee blues; ol. number one

three from fred eaglesmith's live cd, ralph's last show

8) time to get a gun
9) i like trains
10) crashin' and burnin'

11) bastard sons of johnny cash; long black veil; distance between
12) rodney crowell; closer to heaven; sex and gasoline
13) guy clark; let him roll; ol. number one

and a fred eaglesmith video--he's the real deal...

July 19th, 2009

Hi All,

There was a program on the 12th, but, well, you know. The playlist is somewhere, I suspect.

The program on the 19th went like this...

1) Steve Earle White Freightliner Blues; Townes

2) John Hiatt; Dust Down a Country Road; Walk On
3) The Band; Time to Kill; Greatest Hits
4) Todd Snider; Green Castle Blues; The Excitement Plan

5) Keb Mo; Eilleen; Suitcase
6) Nanci Griffith; Across America; The Loving Kind
7) Among the Oak and Ash; Peggy O.; Among the Oak and Ashes

8) John Mellencamp; Longest Days; Life, Death, Love, and Fear
9) Richard Buckner; Blue & Wonder; Bloomed
10) Lucy Kaplansky; Off & Running; The Red Thread
11) Greg Brown; Eugene; The Evening Call

12) Eric Bibb; Cowboy Queen; Friends
13) Billy Bragg & Wilco; Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key; Mermaid Avenue

Saw Keb Mo at the Minnesota Zoo the other night...thought I'd include a video here.

July 5th, 2009

Hi All,

Today's show was a repeat from March--the program featured several students of mine enrolled in a class called "Communication and Community." Thanks to all the students who took part.

The playlist went like this...

1) Todd Snider; Happy to Be Here; Happy to Be Here

2) Townes Van Zandt; To Live is to Fly; A Far Cry From Dead

3) Son Volt; Windfall; Trace; Windfall

4) Nanci Griffith; Ten Degrees and Getting Colder; Other Voices/Other Rooms

5) Guy Clark; The Cape; Dublin Blues

6) John Prine; You Got Gold; The Missing Years

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

8) Bruce Springsteen; Thunder Road; MTV Unplugged

9) Indigo Girls w/ Ani Difranco; Ramblin' Round; Till We Outnumber Em'

10) Hayes Carll; Good Friends; Little Rock

11) Patty Griffin; Trapeze; Children Running Through

12) Julie Lee; Made from Scratch; Stillhouse Road

13) Todd Snider; Just in Case; Happy to Be Here

June 28th, 2009

Hi All,

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

1) Freddy Johnston; Coffee, Coffee, Coffee; Real: The Tom T. Hall Project

2) Mavis Staples; Have a Little Faith; Have a Little Faith
3) Neil Young; Harvest Moon; Unplugged
4) Richard Thompson; Shane and Dixie; Mirror Blue

5) The Flatlanders; There's Never Been; Hills and Valleys
6) Tom Russell; The Pugilist at 59; Love and Fear
7) Hayes Carll; I Don't Wanna Grow Up; Trouble in Mind

Three songs from the Eric Taylor cd, The Great Divide. I was made aware of Taylor's work through Michael Perry's website--and am very thankful I discovered his music. Great stuff...we'll play more in the coming weeks.

The three songs from Great Divide were...

8) The Great Divide
9) Big Love
10) Ain't But One Thing Give A Man The Blues

11) Alejandro Escovedo; Always a Friend; Real Animal
12) Old Crow Medicine Show; That Evening Sun; Tennessee Pusher
13) Chris Knight; If I Were You; The Trailer Tapes

And a video...

June 21st, 2009

Hi All,

The Father's Day show went like this...

1) Teddy Thompson; I Should Get up; Separate Ways

2) Hank III; I'm a Long Gone Daddy; Timeless: A Tribute to Hank Williams Sr.
3) The Three Pickers; Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms; The Three Pickers
4) Dan Zanes; Hallelujah I'm a Bum; Parades & Panoramas

5) Bruce Springsteen; The River; Live 1975-85
6) Tom Brieding; My Father's Clothes; The Unbroken Circle

7) Warren Zevon; Weirwolves of London; Preludes
8) Warren Zevon; HIt Somebody; My Ride is Here
9) Warren Zevon; Searching for a Heart; Mr. Bad Example

10) Loudon Wainwright III; Being a Dad; Little Ship
11) Chris Smither; So Long; Drive You Home Again

And here's a very cool BBC video featuring Warren Zevon--worth a watch even if just to see Warren's intro...

June 14th, 2009

Hi All,

The playlist for the 14th 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

And here's Greg Brown doing Canned Goods...