Folk Alley Radio Show

This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for fresh new sounds from Greensky Bluegrass, Caroline Spence, Ana Egge, Anna Tivel, and Todd Snider, along with favorites from Elephant Revival, Leftover Salmon, and Hayes Carll, plus happy birthday shout-outs to Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell. We also take time to remember the Scottish folk legend Archie Fisher—and more.

This week on Folk Alley, we welcome November with a mix of tunes, featuring songs from Tom Waits, Brian Henke, and The Dead Tongues, new releases from Rosie Flores & The Talismen, Greensky Bluegrass, and The Mammals, along with favorites from Lyle Lovett and Joan Baez, plus exciting news from Billy Bragg and Wilco. In hour two, hear more new music from Le Vent du Nord, Larkin Poe, Tommy Emmanuel, Caitlin Canty, and The Onlies, along with favorites from Kaia Kater, Chris Smither, and Catherine MacLellan, as well as a Basic Folk interview excerpt with Brad Barr of the Barr Brothers and much more.

Join Folk Alley this week for a Halloween special filled with spine-tingling tunes from folk, roots, and Americana favorites. Celebrate the season’s spooky sounds with haunting songs by Leonard Cohen, Emily Scott Robinson, Larkin Poe, Maddy Prior, John Gorka, Gretchen Peters, Rayna Gellert, Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore, Tom Waits, Riders in the Sky, Barry Dransfield, Gabrielle Louise, Rosanne Cash, Lenore, Shirley Collins, the T Sisters, and much more!

This week on Folk Alley, we celebrate the season with a mix of brand-new music and haunting autumn sounds. Hear fresh tracks from Meredith Moon, Robert Plant & Suzi Dian, Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence, John Gorka, and Flock of Dimes, plus a 60th anniversary reissue of Joan Baez’s 'Farewell, Angelina' and other 1965 gems. We’ll also lean into the spooky side of fall with music from Rosie Flores & the Talismen, Pat Donohue, Lucinda Williams, Buddy & Julie Miller, and The Decemberists, alongside an interview excerpt from 'Basic Folk' with David Wilcox and autumnal favorites from Bob Dylan, Frank Solivan, and Tom Waits.

This week on Folk Alley, we celebrate what would’ve been John Prine’s 79th birthday with tributes, duets, and performances from friends and admirers, plus Prine himself. In Hour Two, we welcome the spooky season with witchy tunes from Donovan and Stan Rogers, new music from John Gorka, Joan Shelley, and Le Vent du Nord, favorites from Emmylou Harris, Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, and Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, and an interview excerpt featuring Kathleen Edwards and Lizzie No.

This week, we celebrate new fall releases from John Gorka, Caitlin Canty, Meredith Moon, Muireann Bradley, Kelly Willis, Rosie Flores & The Talismen, Jenna Nicholls, William Prince, Joan Shelley, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Plus, we’ll bask in the Harvest Supermoon with a set of favorites from Neil Young, case/lang/veirs, and Sam Bush, along with more songs for the season from from Robin & Linda Williams and BillStaines, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, we’re celebrating the change of seasons with songs from Steve Forbert, Lúnasa, Laura Veirs, Cheryl Wheeler, and Greg Brown. We’ll also feature brand-new music from John Gorka, Fruit Bats, Kathleen Edwards, Margo Price, Joan Shelley, The Mammals, Larkin Poe, Anna Tivel, and Becky Buller. Plus, hear an excerpt from a Basic Folk interview with Peter Rowan, along with classics from Old & In the Way, Bonnie Raitt, and Simon & Garfunkel, and favorites from Mavis Staples, Yasmin Williams, and more.

This week, we spotlight the winners and honorees of this year's Americana Music Association Honors and Award show that recently took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Hear from 2X Artist of Year, Sierra Ferrell, Album of the Year winner, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats, Duo/Group of the Year, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and more. In hour two, hear new music from Lori McKenna with Medium Build, Jake Blount, Dean Johnson, Molly Tuttle, Caroline Spence, and Hayes Carll, along with favorites from Mark Erelli, Rhiannon Giddens, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Jorma Kaukonen, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for a show brimming with the newest fall releases! You’ll hear fresh tracks from Alison Brown & Steve Martin with Jackson Browne, Brandi Carlile, Hayes Carll, Danny Burns, Robbie Fulks, Cha Wa, Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder, Wild Horses, Max Gomez, Wes Corbett, and Bill Scorzari. Plus, enjoy a special set from John McCutcheon’s new compilation Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention, featuring Molly Tuttle, Tray Wellington & Victor Furtado, and Tim O’Brien—alongside favorites from Kaia Kater, Bryan Sutton, I Draw Slow, and Rose Cousins, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, Cindy Howes kicks off September with music from James Taylor and Rosanne and Johnny Cash, along with brand-new tracks from The Steel Wheels, Anna Tivel, The Onlies, Hayes Carll, Tom Paxton, Courtney Hartman, Jesse Welles, Dean Johnson, Josh Ritter, Ethan Setiawan, and Molly Tuttle. We’ll hear classics from Kate Wolf and Townes Van Zandt, and take a moment to remember the late “Iron Man of South Austin,” Chris Gage.

This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes as we mark the unofficial end of summer with a look at the history of Labor Day and the music born from the labor movement. You’ll hear songs from Pete Seeger, Natalie Merchant, Joan Baez, Utah Phillips, Hazel Dickens, Rosalie Sorrels, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Laurie Lewis with Alice Gerrard, Tracy Chapman, Della Mae, and Sweet Honey in the Rock. Plus, we’ll share new fall releases from Jesse Welles, Margo Price, Alexa Rose, Ethan Setiawan, Fruit Bats, Rory Block, and Mister Romantic (aka John C. Reilly), and more!

This week on Folk Alley, Cindy Howes shares fresh new sounds from Brennen Leigh, Steep Canyon Rangers, The Mammals, The Wildmans, Robbie Fulks, Molly Tuttle, Madison Cunningham, Charley Crockett, and Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder — plus a special Basic Folk interview excerpt with the great Paul Brady. You’ll also hear familiar favorites from Amy Helm, Nickel Creek, and the one and only John Prine. And as August winds down, we’ll mark the moment with songs from Mark Erelli and Talia Rose.