Folk Alley Radio Show

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.

This week, join Elena See for songs to celebrate the month of May, plus Moms and motherhood with music from Brandi Carlile, The Highwomen, Lori McKenna, and Iris DeMent; new music from Leyla McCalla, Bonnie Raitt, Caroline Spence, Brennen Leigh, Oumou Sangaré, Vieux Farka Touré, Steve Forbert, and The Honey Dewdrops; favorites from Tré Burt and John Prine; and we'll share some news from the Steep Canyon Rangers too. All this and much more - this week on Folk Alley.

This week on Folk Alley, in hour one, join Elena See to celebrate Willie Nelson's 89th birthday! Plus, hear Rachel Baiman and Kris Drever, covering an Eliza Gilkyson favorite; more new tunes from Mama's Broke, Willi Carlisle, The Honey Dewdrops, and Parsonsfield; plus, one from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's forthcoming Bob Dylan covers album, 'Dirt Does Dylan' featuring Larkin Poe. In hour two, it's more new music from Steve Earle's tribute to Jerry Jeff Walker, Mary Gauthier, The Travelin' McCourys, Hackensaw Boys, Dead Tongues, The Fortunate Ones, and Cloudbelly; plus favorites from Resistance Revival Chorus, Della Mae, Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers, and more!

This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for songs to celebrate Mother Earth from Tom Rush, Baka Beyond, and Neko Case; new music from Tami Neilson, Willie Nelson, Abigail Lapell, Old Crow Medicine Show, Pharis & Jason Romero, Mama's Broke, Arlo McKinley, The Honey Dewdrops, and Peter Rowan; we remember Pastelle LeBlanc of Vishten; plus, favorites from Dave Alvin, Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert, Rose Cousins, First Aid Kit, Jeffrey Martin, Rainbow Girls, John Prine, Spell Songs featuring Karine Polwart, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for new music from Lyle Lovett, Joan Shelley, Oumou Sangaré, Calexico, Sheryl Crow, VanWyck, The Accidentals, and Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder in set honoring the great blues duo, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee; an advance single from Graham Nash's forthcoming release 'Live: Songs for Beginners / Wild Tales'; classics from Joni Mitchell and New Riders of the Purple Sage; plus favorites from Ruthie Foster, Greg Brown, Anjimile, Rod Picott, Neko Case, The Wailin' Jennys, and more.

This week on Folk Alley, we honor legendary bluegrass mandolinist Roland White and Donna the Buffalo founding member and most recently of the Seattle band, Western Centuries - Jim Miller; a spotlight on this year's Grammy winners in the Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, World, and Americana categories; new music from Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, Martin Hayes, Molly Tuttle, Brennen Leigh, Vieux Farka Touré, Niamh Regan, Kathleen Edwards, and Forest Sun; songs for the opening of baseball season, and more.

This week on Folk Alley, hear new music from John Craigie, the Freakons, Abbie Gardner, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Mary Gauthier, Miko Marks, and Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves; a previously unreleased "alternate track" from Karen Dalton's classic album, 'In My Own Time' in honor of the album's 50th anniversary reissue; and a very special - just released - collaboration between the late Levon Helm and Mavis Staples. All this, plus we remember the great John Prine on the second anniversary of his passing, and we celebrate Emmylou Harris' milestone birthday!

This week on Folk Alley hear songs for spring from David Francey, Steve Goodman, and The Wailin' Jennys; new music from Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Dolly Parton, John Craigie, Bonnie Raitt, the Bros. Landreth, The Slocan Rambler, Andre Bird, and Dietrich Strause; a set to honor the great Townes Van Zandt; plus we share some news about Robert Earl Keen and much more.