Folk Alley Radio Show

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.

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.

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.

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!

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for songs for October from Bill Staines, Mark O'Connor, and Mama's Broke, as well as a tribute to the late David Olney. You'll also hear new music from Rakish, George Jackson & Brad Kolodner, Caleb Caudle, Trampled By Turtles, and Smithsonian Folkways' blues artist Jerron Paxton. Plus, enjoy favorites from Solas, Uncle Earl, and Sam Bush, along with fresh tracks from Woody Platt, Mdou Moctar, Laura Marling, Joan Shelley, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway's tribute to Kate Wolf.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to kick off the spooky season with tunes from Donovan, The Wainwright Sisters, Hannah James & Sam Sweeney, and Steeleye Span, along with new music from Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, Lutalo, and The Lumineers. We’ll also pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson and feature more fresh fall releases from Rakish, Liv Greene, Trampled By Turtles, Andrew Bird, and Joy Clark, plus favorites from Robin & Linda Williams, Altan, Greg Brown, and Allison Russell, and more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for new music from Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, and Ruthie Foster. Steve Earle pays tribute to David Olney, and Buddy Miller honors the late Don Heffington. Plus, enjoy favorites from Lindsay Lou, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, and a special nod to the legendary John Prine. All this and more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a celebration of apple season with music from Trapezoid, Andy Statman, and The Quiet American, along with new tunes from Joy Oladokun, Tania Elizabeth, and Margo Price. We'll also highlight Americana Music Award winners like Sierra Ferrell, Brandy Clark, Larkin Poe, and Dave Alvin, plus favorites from The Duhks and Billy Strings. In hour two, enjoy more new music from Twisted Pine, Bonny Light Horseman, Guy Davis, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Rhiannon Giddens, and Joe Ely, alongside tracks from Della Mae, Brandi Carlile, Taj Mahal, Waxahatchee, and more!

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join host Elena See for songs to celebrate the start of autumn, featuring Steve Forbert, Lúnasa, and Laura Veirs. You'll also hear fresh fall releases from Eric Bibb, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Yasmin Williams. We'll salute the legendary Hank Williams with songs by Lonesome Ace Stringband, Lucinda Williams, and Hank himself. There are more new tracks from Shemekia Copeland, Nick Lowe, and Sadie Gustafson-Zook, and we'll also pay tribute to folk legend Tom Paxton with songs from 'Bluegrass Sings Paxton' by Claire Lynch and Tim O'Brien, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for an exciting new collaboration between Väsen & Hawktail. You'll also hear fresh tracks from Willie Watson, Jeffrey Foucault, Laura Marling, and The Steeldrivers, who pay tribute to the late David Olney. Plus, new music from The Cactus Blossoms, Amy Helm, Sierra Hull, Ruthie Foster, Ben Sollee, and Jontavious Willis. And don't miss favorites from The Small Glories, Sturgill Simpson, Sean Rowe, Caitlin Canty, The Wood Brothers, Bela Fleck, Tray Wellington, and more!

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See as we welcome September with songs from James Taylor and Frazey Ford. You’ll also hear new music from Guy Davis, Aoife O'Donovan & Hawktail, Steve Forbert, Amos Lee, Dan Tyminski (recorded live at the Ryman), Caleb Caudle, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, The Steep Canyon Rangers, and Rose Cousins. Plus, enjoy an interview excerpt from the latest Basic Folk podcast featuring Jeffrey Foucault, along with favorites from Joy Oladokun, Emmylou Harris, Greg Brown, Muddy Waters, and more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a celebration of the unofficial end of summer. We'll explore the history behind Labor Day and the music inspired by the labor movement. Enjoy 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, hear more songs for the end of summer from Lucy Kaplansky and Guy Clark, new music from Jerry Douglas, Guy Davis, and Rakish, and an interview excerpt with the de Vitry siblings: Maya, Lyle, and Nina, and more.