Folk Alley Radio Show

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for loads of new summer releases. Hear the latest from Joe Pug, Zoe Boekbinder, Allison Russell & Dan Knobler, Charley Crockett, and Dan Tyminski honoring his hero, the late Tony Rice; plus, more from Chris Pierce, Gretchen Peters, Clare Sands, Tami Neilson, Matthew Barber, Dead Horses, Deidre McCalla, Anya Hinkle; and favorites from David Grisman & Jerry Garcia, Aoife O'Donovan, Laurie Lewis, and Cheryl Wheeler too.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for new music from John Moreland, Bonny Light Horseman, Jake Blount, Tami Neilson, Willi Carlisle, Circus No. 9, Jim Lauderdale, Ondara, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light, and We Banjo 3; some exclusive Folk Alley Sessions recordings from Chastity Brown and Lake Street Dive; plus, classics from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Muddy Waters, Loudon Wainwright III, Kris Kristofferson, Randy Newman, Koerner, Ray, & Glover, and more

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a throwback show to 1972. Hear what was popular in the world of folk 50 years ago, with songs by Don McLean, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, The Staple Singers, Bill Withers, Nick Drake, John Denver, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Townes Van Zandt, Jimmy Cliff, Richard Thompson, Tom Rush, and so much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to celebrate Woody and Arlo Guthrie's July birthdays; new music by Anna Tivel, Joan Shelley, Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings, The Early Mays, Hackensaw Boys, Kyshona, Peter Rowan, Nora Brown, Leon Timbo, Courtney Marie Andrews and The Brother Brothers cover of a James Taylor classic; plus, we'll hear more favorites from Jeffrey Martin, John Gorka, Chris Smither, Dolly Parton, Norman Blake, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for Folk Alley's midyear summer roundup of Faves of 2022 (so far). Hear songs by Mavis Staples & Levon Helm, Judy Collins, Leyla McCalla, Tré Burt, Jake Blount, Mama's Broke, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Pharis & Jason Romero, Anais Mitchell, William Prince, and so much more!

This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for new music from The Slocan Ramblers, Hannah Read & Michael Starkey, Bonny Light Horseman, Mapache, Ondara, Lucy Kaplansky, Dead Horses, Patty Griffin, Peter Rowan, Deidre McCalla, Trampled By Turtles, and exclusive in-studio recordings from Chastity Brown performing songs from her new album, 'Sing to the Walls'. Our Pride Month celebration continues, plus favorites from Paul Geremia, Ben Harper with Rhiannon Giddens, Caitlin Canty, and much more!

This week on Folk Alley, in honor of Father's Day join Elena See for a celebration of musical dads and their musical kids. You'll hear from Woody, Arlo, and Sarah Lee Guthrie; Greg Brown and daughters, Pieta, Zoe, and Constie; Richard Thompson, plus daughter Kami and son Teddy; Wayne and Darrell Scott; Bob and Jakob Dylan; Del McCoury and sons Ronnie and Rob; Martin and Eliza Carthy; Levon and Amy Helm; Steve Earle pays tribute to his late son J.T., much more.

This week on Folk Alley, celebrate Pride Month with music by Jake Blount and artists who have influenced him; new music by We Banjo 3, Nicki Bluhm, Andrew Bird, Charlie Musselwhite, Steep Canyon Rangers, Mama's Broke, and Mary Gauthier; favorites from Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Elephant Revival, John Craigie, Lynn Miles, and The Milk Carton Kids; plus we remember the great Kelly Joe Phelps and Deborah McCrary.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to celebrate and welcome in June with music by The Decemberists, The Fretless, and JigJam; plus, new music from Willi Carlisle, Mama’s Broke, Anna Tivel, and Steve Earle, from his Jerry Jeff Walker tribute album; Mary Gauthier helps us kick off our Pride Month celebration; and more. … Continued

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for songs to remember our fallen military men and women on Memorial Day; new music from Mavis Staples and Levon Helm, Lyle Lovett, Joy Oladokun, Willie Nelson, Heidi Talbot, Mr. Sun, The Early Mays, John Doe, and John Moreland; a tribute set celebrating the songs of John Anderson; classics from Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, and more.

Join Elena See to celebrate Bob Dylan's 81st birthday! Hear from Judy Collins, Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Emma Swift, Cindy Cashdollar and Amy Helm, and Dave Alvin as they all pay tribute to the songwriting legend; some new covers from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Punch Brothers; plus a couple from the man himself.

Join Elena See for an encore presentation of a show first heard last year at this time. This week, we celebrate the best part of spring – lilacs – with music by The Mammals, Solas, and the great Kate Wolf; more music by Lula Wiles, Oliver Wood, Jon Stickley Trio, Bill & the Belles, Nefesh Mountain, The Brother Brothers, John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band, Allison Russell, and Iowa’s Renaissance man Chad Elliott in a set featuring music influenced by fellow Iowan guitarist/producer, Bo Ramsey; another set honoring the music of folk legend, Tom Paxton, including a song by The Accidentals; plus, favorites by Ani DiFranco, Ditty Bops, Kacey Musgraves, Early Mays, and more.