Folk Alley Radio Show

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to celebrate the life and music of beloved Maine folk musician David Mallett, who passed away in December. Enjoy newly released archival recordings from David Grisman and Jerry Garcia, new music from Sierra Ferrell, Anna B Savage, Ringo Starr, Mdou Moctar, and Todd Snider, along with classics from Willie Nelson and John Prine. Plus, hear an interview excerpt with Jerry Douglas from the latest Basic Folk podcast and favorites from Joy Oladokun, Johnny Blue Skies, Eliza Gilkyson, Ana Egge, Iris DeMent, and more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for the first show of 2025 as we take a deep dive into the vibrant Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s. Enjoy music from debut and early albums by young artists who went on to become icons of folk music, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Fred Neil, Karen Dalton, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Eric Andersen, Judy Collins, and Koerner, Ray & Glover, and more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See as we count down our Best of 2024! Explore the folk, roots, and Americana artists and songs that struck a chord and defined the past year.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See as we celebrate the December holiday season and the arrival of winter. Enjoy festive music from Josh Ritter, Bill Staines, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, David Grisman, and David Francey. Plus, holiday favorites for Christmastime and Hanukkah from JD McPherson, Sierra Ferrell, Joni Mitchell, David Myles, Kacey Musgraves with Willie Nelson, Leon Redbone, Indigo Girls, Béla Fleck, The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Band, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks, Joy Clark, The Sweetback Sisters, Woody Phillips, Los Lobos, Dolly Parton, and more!

This week on Folk Alley, Elena See brings you seasonal tunes from Sierra Hull, The Lonesome Ace Stringband, Tim O'Brien & Ben Winship, Ana Egge, and Honeysuckle, along with exciting previews of 2025 releases by Kris Delmhorst, Nefesh Mountain, Jordan Tice, The Devil Makes Three, and Cristina Vane. You’ll also hear new music from Darrell Scott, highlights from 2024 by Jontavious Willis, Taj Mahal, Alisa Amador, and Yasmin Williams, plus updates on Alison Krauss & Union Station and Solas, and a nod to a few Bob Dylan classics.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a cozy mix of songs for December, featuring The Henry Girls and Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, along with new music from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, and Karine Polwart. Celebrate Tom Waits' 75th birthday and revisit some Folk Alley favorites from 2024, including Anna Tivel, Bonny Light Horseman, The Decemberists, Joy Oladokun, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for an encore presentation of our annual 50 year throwback show. Hear the sounds of 1974 featuring music by John Denver, Dolly Parton, Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Taj Mahal, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jorma Kaukonen, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Doc & Merle Watson, Joni Mitchell, Richard & Linda Thompson, Grateful Dead, Bert Jansch, Gordon Lightfoot, Janis Ian, Randy Newman, Jesse Winchester, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for new music from the Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Billy Strings, and Caroline Spence. Celebrate Thanksgiving with songs from Loudon Wainwright III, The Mammals, and Mary Chapin Carpenter, alongside favorites by Iron & Wine, Tom Waits, Dom Flemons, Willi Carlisle, Natalie Merchant, Greg Brown, and more. Plus, hear an excerpt from the Basic Folk podcast featuring Kathleen Parks of Twisted Pine and music from The Coward Brothers, Lucinda Williams, Richie Havens, and the Grateful Dead.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a spotlight on the 2025 Grammy Award nominees in folk, bluegrass, Americana, and blues, featuring music from Aoife O'Donovan, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Adrianne Lenker, Billy Strings, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Sierra Ferrell, Cedric Burnside, and Ruthie Foster. In addition, enjoy new tracks from Alison Brown & Steve Martin (featuring Vince Gill), the Evie Ladin Band, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Wilms, Yonder Mountain String Band, and a preview of Them Coulee Boys' 2025 release. Plus, hear selections from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Live at the Fillmore East, 1969, and favorites from Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Cahalen Morrison & Eli West, Humbird, and more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for an encore broadcast of our special throwback show - going back 60 years! Hear music from 1964 by Muddy Waters, Doc Watson, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Sam Cooke, Phil Ochs, Dave Van Ronk, Odetta, Koerner, Ray and Glover, Pete Seeger, Simon & Garfunkel, Donovan, The Holy Modal Rounders, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, tune in for a nod to the U.S. election with songs from Over the Rhine, Ani DiFranco, and Willie Nelson, along with a wave of new music from Joachim Cooder, Yasmin Williams, Sarah Jarosz, Laura Marling, Eric Bibb, Jordan Tice, Andrew Marlin, & Christian Sedelmyer, Amythyst Kiah, Jerron Paxton, Leon Bridges, Mark Erelli, and Chuck Prophet. Enjoy favorites from Abigail Washburn, Sunny War, and The War & Treaty, plus a celebration of Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell's birthdays.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join host Elena See 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 more!