Folk Alley Radio Show

This week on Folk Alley, it's a Halloween special with spooky tunes by our favorite folk, roots, and Americana artists. Prepare to be creeped out with music from Riders in the Sky, Leon Redbone, Buddy & Julie Miller, Langhorne Slim, Maddy Prior, Lenore, Rayna Gellert, Gretchen Peters, Shirley Collins, Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore, Rosanne Cash, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and much more!

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to remember country music icon Loretta Lynn and folk singer, Mary McCaslin who passed away earlier this month; new music from Billy Strings, Barrett Davis, Bonny Light Horseman, Ruthie Foster, Courtney Marie Andrews, Caleb Caudle, Mark Erelli, Eliza Edens, and Neil Young & Crazy Horse; songs for the season from The Secret Sisters, Jason Isbell, Simon & Garfunkel, and the great Tom Waits; plus a Happy 75th Birthday shout-out to Bob Weir, and more.

Singer/songwriter/storyteller/and mentor John Prine would've turned 76 on October 10th this year. This week on Folk Alley we celebrate the life and music of John Prine with his songs and performances by many who regarded him as their musical hero. Plus, hear new music by Bella White, Jason Carter, Caamp, Dropkick Murphys, Alela Diane, Cactus Blossoms, and Seth Avett from his Greg Brown tribute album; favorites from The Mammals, Evie Ladin Band; and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to kick off the spooky season with music from Donovan, Crooked Still, and The Whitmore Sisters; new music by Jake Blount, Eliza Edens, Andy Thorn, Ondara, The Tallest Man On Earth, Bonnie Light Horseman, Miko Marks, and Amanda Cook; plus, we celebrate the release of the new Joni Mitchell archives box set, 'The Asylum Albums, 1972-1975), and much more.

This week on Folk Alley join Elena See to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II with music from many of our favorite UK artists. Hear Sir Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Ralph McTell, John Renbourn, Richard & Linda Thompson, Shirley Collins, Sam Lee, Bella Hardy, and Spell Songs. In hour two, it's new music from Sam Bush, Tommy Prine, Amy Ray, James Keelaghan, The Dropkick Murphys, Lake Street Drive, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to say farewell to summer with music from Frazey Ford, Alison Brown, and John Prine; new music by Charley Crockett, The McCrary Sisters, John McCutcheon, Damn Tall Buildings, Nora Brown, Watkins Family Hour, Darryl Purpose, Caleb Caudle, Liv Greene, I Draw Slow, and Melissa Carper; a previously unreleased Louvin Brothers cover from Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard; plus, favorites from Fotheringay, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Dave Alvin, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for new music from Trampled By Turtles, Amy Ray, Valerie June, Damn Tall Buildings, The Dropkick Murphys, Plains, The A's, and Jake Blount; a new, classic live recording from Kris Kristofferson; plus favorites from John Craigie, Sarah Jarosz, Chris Thile, The Little Willies, Good Morning Bedlam, Adia Victoria, Jayme Stone, and more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a look at some of the history behind Labor Day and some of the great music that came from the labor movement. Hear songs from Pete Seeger, Natalie Merchant, Joan Baez, Utah Phillips, Hazel Dickens, Rosalie Sorrels, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Laurie Lewis with Alice Gerrard, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for some songs to celebrate the back-to-school time of year with music from Kate Wolf, David Bromberg, and Gillian Welch; new music from Bonnie Light Horseman, Allison Russell, I Draw Slow, and Caroline Spence; favorites from Kim Richey and Patty Griffin; plus we share some Gretchen Peters news too.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for songs to celebrate summer's bounty from Guy Clark, Earls of Leicester, and the Honey Dewdrops; new music from Anna Tivel, Peter Mulvey & SistaStings, Hawktail, Goodnight Moonshine, Lauren Balthrop, Alice Howe, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Amythyst Kiah, Dead Horses, Shemekia Copeland, and Kelsey Waldon; a 2'fer set featuring the new tribute compilation to John Anderson with songs from John Prine and Brett Cobb; Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) goes all-acoustic; and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for the dog days of August with music by John Cephas & Phil Wiggins and Pokey LaFarge; new music by Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings, Dan Tyminski, Miko Marks, Loudon Wainwright III, Watkins Family Hour, The A's, iskwē & Tom Wilson, Lindsay Lou, and John Fullbright; plus favorites from Ani DiFranco, Yasmin Williams, Rodrigo y Gabriela, William Prince, and Samantha Crain; and we remember the great Nanci Griffith, one year after her passing.

This week on Folk Alley, an encore broadcast of a show first heard last summer at this time. Join Elena See to honor the great Jerry Garcia with music by the Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, and a collaboration with David Grisman; plus, we hear from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Yola, Brandi Carlile, Los Lobos, Tim O’Brien, and Miko Marks & the Resurrectors. All this, and favorites from Rose Cousins, David Francey, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Mavis Staples, and the Atomic Duo too.