Playlist David Bowie Special Bowie’s choice: Jeff Beck: Beck’s Bolero (Truth) Blondie: Rip her to shreds (single) ? and the Mysterians: 96 tears (single) Mekons: Where were you (single) King Krimson: 21st century schizoid man (Court of the krimson king) Influences Lotte Lenya: Alabama song (Mojo: Heroes) Billy Fury Wondrous place (Mojo: Heroes) David Bowie: […]

Playlist: Mekons: The last fish in the sea (Jura) Holly Golightly: Frozen in time (Slowton now) Holly Golightly: Apartment 34 (coulda shoulda woulda) Yo La Tengo: Rickety (Stufflike that there) Joe Ely: Early in the mornin: (Panhandle rambler) Pretty Things: Greenwood tree (The sweet pretty things) Patricia Vonne: Mujeres Desaparecidas (Viva Bandolera) Amelia White: Dogs […]

Playlist: Waco Brothers: Folsom Prison Blues Felice Brothers: Carriage ( Felice Navidad) Kate Rusby: Cold winter (The frost is all over) Squirrel Nut Zippers: My evergreen (Christmas caravan) Ashley Davis & John Doyle: Let it snow (Christmas sessions) Elvis Costello: Watching the detectives (Unfaithful Music) Mekons: Getting on with it (Jura) Sadies: Oh how she […]

Playlist: Banditos: Long gone, anyway (Banditos) The Warden: Deny deny deny (st) Bill Frisell: This land is your land (Live in Austin) Ange Hardy: My Captain (Esteesee) Wainwright Sisters: Baby rocking medley (Songs in the dark) Yeah yeah Noh: Starling pillowcase (Cutting ther heavenly lawn of greatness) Thee Headcoatees: Money (Girlsville) Hans-a-plast: Für ne Frau […]

Playlist: Special Spooner Oldham James and Bobby Purify: I’m your puppet Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally Percy Sledge: It tears me up Hacienda Brothers: Cry like a baby (what’s wrong with right) Neil Young: Words (Harvest) Bob Dylan: Saved (Saved) Gene Clark: Roadmaster (Roadmaster) Dan Penn: Lodi (Nobody’s fool) Drive By Truckers: purgatory line (Brighter than […]

Playlist: Andrea Zonn: Another swing and a miss (Rise) Ted Hawkins: Biloxi (The next hundred years) Ramsay Midwood: My last goodbye (Cold and bitter tears – The songs of Ted Hawkins) Mary Gauthier:L Sorry you’re sick (Cold and bitter tears – The songs of Ted Hawkins) Ted hawkins: Afraid (The next hundre years) Hannah Martin […]

Playlist: Jim Lauderdale: You were here (Soul searching) Dave Rawlings Machine: Candy (Nashville obsolete) Tom Jones: Elvis Presley Blues (Long lost suitace) Gillian Welch: Elvis Presley Blues (Time) Kinky Friedman: Wandrin star (The lonliest man I ever met) Earls of Leicester: On my mind (st) Becky Buller: Queen of the mountain bootleggers (Tween earth and […]

Playlist: Bobby Darin: On Broadway (The Capitol Years) Neil Young: On Broadway (Freedom) Willie Nelson: Shotgun Willie (Shotgun Willie) Turnpike Troubadours: A little song (st) David and Phil Alvin: In New Orleans (Lost time) Ha Ha Tonka: The horse in motion (Novel sounds of the Nouveau South) James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg: Fleurette Africaine (Ambsace) […]

Playlist: Bobby Darin: If I were a carpenter (If I were a carpenter) Bobby Darin: Dream Lover (Milk shows) Holly Golightly: Fool fool fool (slowtown now) Bob Bradshaw: Crazy heart (Whatever you wanted) David Ramirez: That ain’t love (Fables) Yo La Tengo: Friday I’m in love (Stuff like that there) Dave Rawlings Machine: The last […]

Special: Bluegrass today Playlist: Red Allen: I’ll take the blame  (Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways) Mr. sun. A little heart’s ease (The people need light) Foghorn Stringband: Paddy on the turnpike (Devil in the seat) Lonesome Trio:  Pigeon’s foot (st) Adkins & Loudermilk: Swing low, sweet chariot (St) Robert Earl Keen: T for Texas (Happy […]

Playlist: Yo La Tengo: I’m so lonesome I could cry (Stuff like that there) Steve Goodman: City of New Orleans (Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats) Daniel Romano: Two word Joe (I’ve only one time askin) Dana Immanuel: Mile high  (Dotted Line) Danni Nichols:  Leaving Tennessee (Mockingbird Lane) Dana Immanuel: Mile high (Dotted Line) Basia […]

Playlist: Destroyer: Times Square (Poison Street) Road: Going down to the country (Road) Grahams: Griggstown (Glory bound) Run Boy Run: Spin a golden thread (Something to someone) Lindi Ortega: I ain’t the girl (Faded Gloryville) Episode Six: Morning Dew (Love hate revenge) Bonnie Prince Billy: I’m tired of singing my song in Las Vegas (Tip […]

Playlist: Special New Zealand Aldous Harding: No peace at all (st) Guy Pearce: Leader of the land (Broken bones) Jamie McDell: Dumb (Ask me anything) Popstrangers: Country kills (Fortuna) Streets of Laredo:  Dear Leron (Vol 1&2) Tattletale Saints: Traces of you / Hank (How red is the blood) Chills:  I think I’d though I’d had […]

Playlist: 40 years ago: Neil Young: Tonight’s the night (Tonight’s the night) Walkabouts: Albuquerque Neil Young: A rock star bucks a coffe shop (Monsanto years) 30 years ago: Mekons: Hard to be human again (Fear and whiskey) Gilmore & Roberts: Warmonger (Conflict tourism) Mekons: Lost Highway Knife and Fork band: (save the) Last dance (for […]

Playlist: Special Take Root 2015 Houndstoooth: Spirit (No news from home) Dawes: I can’t think about it now (All your favorite bands) My Morning Jacket: Get the point (The waterfall) Weather Station: At full height (Loyalty) Danny Kroha: The road is rough and rocky (Angels watching over me) Patty Griffin: Getting ready (Children running through) […]

Playlist: Special: The Who Sell Out Nearly all the songs are avaialble online via Youtube, so I packed links on my website. Evan Jones & The H-Bombs: Rollin through the night (Rolling through the night) Who: Our love was (Sell out) Petra Haden: Tattoo (The Who sell out) Mark Lindsay & Wayne Kramer: I can […]

Playlist: Special Jean Ritchie ( 1922-2015) Johnny Cash: The L & N don’t stop here anymore (Unearthed 3) Helber Sisters: Black waters John McCutcheon and others: Black Waters (Dear Jean) Jean Ritchie:  The old grey goose is dead (American folk tales and songs) Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt: My dear companion (Trio) Jean […]

Playlist: Antique Persuasion: When silver threads are gold (Don’t forget me little darling) Dwight Yoakam: Man of constant sorrow (Second hand heart) Cliff Crofford: There ain’t nothin happenin to me (‘The other side of Bakersfield) Rylie Walker: Love can be cruel (Primrose Green) Eastern: Northwind (Hope and Wire) Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell: Higher Mouintains […]

Playlist: Eastern: The territory (The territory) Easern: Talking americana cowboy yeeha blues (The territory) Heinz Schachtner: Verdammt in alle Ewigkeit (Single) Merle Travis: Reinlistment Blues (Live in Boston) John Renbourn: The time has come (Bert & John) Danny Schmidt: Cries of shadows (Owls) Casey Weston: Little bit of everything (Young heart) Joni Mitchell: Black crow […]

Special: Kanada Playlist: Pharis and Jason Romero: Ballad of Old Bill (A wanderer I’ll stay) Whitehorse: Evangelina (Leave no bridge unburned) Roys: Mandolin man (The view) Frazey Ford: Done (Indian Ocean) Oh Susanna: Wait until the sun comes up (Namedropper) Sarah McDougall: The story of Pipi and Lionheart (Grand Canyon) Joey Gregorash: Down by the […]