Folk Alley Radio Show

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.

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.