Folk Alley Radio Show

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a rebroadcast of a show first heard earlier this summer, flashing back to 1971 with great folk, roots, and Americana music from 50 years ago. Hear songs from the debut albums by Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, and Bill Withers; plus classics from Richie Havens, Gordon Lightfoot, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Judee Sill, Graham Nash, Dolly Parton, Joni Mitchell, and so much more.

This week on Folk Alley, we welcome in the being of fall, with songs by Trapezoid, Putnam Smith, and Gordon Bok all inspired by the best part of the season - apples. Plus, new music by Ana Egge, Charley Crockett, The Way Down Wanderers, George Jackson with Jake Blount, Alisa Amador, Martin Sexton, Aoife O'Donovan, and Jon Randalll; and favorites from Darlingside, The Lowest Pair, Cahalen Morrison, Sam Bush, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, we celebrate the changing of the seasons. We say goodbye to summer and welcome in fall with music by Cheryl Wheeler, Pat Donohue, and John Prine; new music by Eric Bibb, The Fretless, Dori Freeman, Riddy Arman, Matthew Fowler, Brad Kolodner, Courtney Hartman, and John McCutcheon; plus faves from Watchhouse, Amelia Curran, Bill & the BellIes, and much more.

This week, on Folk Alley, we remember the September 11, 2001 attack on the US, with music by Bruce Springsteen, Suzzy & Maggie Roche, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tom Paxton, David Francey, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris, and other great musicians who used their talents to honor those lost on 9/11.

This week on Folk Alley, we celebrate Labor Day and honor the legendary songwriter/labor activist, Joe Hill with music from Joan Baez, Hazel Dickens, and Utah Phillips; new music from Sturgill Simpson, Della Mae, Tré Burt, The Fretless, The Faux Paws, Caroline Marie Brooks, Big Red Machine, Jason Eady, and Brandi Carlile; plus, we dig into the archives to re-present our Folk Alley Session with Gretchen Peters, recorded at the 2018 30A Songwriters Festival. All this and much more!

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to celebrate the great Ramblin' Jack Elliott who turned 90 earlier this month; plus, new music by Della Mae, Adrian + Meredith, AJ Lee and Blue Summit, Béla Fleck, Andrea von Kampen, Nora Brown, Emily Scott Robinson, Tré Burt, Sierra Ferrell, and Paul Thorn; from our 'Live from Folk Alley' concert archives, a 2'fer set by Cheryl Wheeler from 2002; plus favorites from The Mammals, Darlingside, Dustbowl Revival, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, we remember the great folk and country singer/songwriter, Nanci Griffith who passed away on Aug. 13 with excerpts from an exclusive 'Live from Folk Alley' concert recording from 2008; plus new music from Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange), Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Amos Lee, Brad Kolodner, and Asleep at the Wheel as they celebrate their 50th Anniversary. All this plus favorites by Bonny Light Horseman, Heidi Talbot, Willie Nelson w/ Emmylou Harris, and much more in hour two!

This week on Folk Alley, Elena See shares new music from Adia Victoria, Hayes Carll, Buffalo Nichols, David Ferguson, Allison Ponthier, Kate Taylor, Rob Lutes, Diana Jones, Robin & Linda Williams, and Dori Freeman; classics from Gordon Lightfoot and Ferron; plus favorites from Yasmin Williams, Guy Clark, Darrell Scott, Lucinda Williams, Cory Chisel, Raul Malo, and more.

This week on Folk Alley join Elena See to honor the legacy of the the great Jerry Garcia with music by the Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, and a collaboration with David Grisman; plus we celebrate 20 years since the release of Gillian Welch's, 'Time (The Revelator)'; and, we hear new music by Yola, Brandi Carlile, Los Lobos, Tim O'Brien, Miko Marks & the Resurrectors, Amy Ray, John R. Miller, Cristina Vane, Caroline Marie Brooks of the Good Lovelies, Billy Strings, Jackson Melnick, and The Secret Sisters. All this, plus favorites from Rose Cousins, Mavis Staples, the Atomic Duo, and much more.

This week on Folk Alley, it's an encore broadcast of a show we first aired last summer at this time with music by Ben Harper with Rhiannon Giddens, Jake Blount, Lori McKenna, Cinder Well, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Courtney Marie Andrews, Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves, John Craigie, and Libby Rodenbough; plus favorites from Amythyst Kiah, Mississippi John Hurt, Patty Griffin, and much more.

July 23, 2021 marks ten years since the passing of the beloved New England folk singer, songwriter, and author Bill Morrissey. This week on Folk Alley, we remember Bill Morrissey and pay tribute to his brilliance with exclusive performances by Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Shawn Colvin, and Mark Erelli, recorded live in 2011 at the … Continued

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for new music by The Flatlanders, Ana Egge, Michigan Rattlers, J.P. Harris’ Dreadful Wind and Rain, and Anya Hinkle; classics from Blaze Foley, Joni Mitchell, and Iris DeMent; plus favorites from Old Crow Medicine Show, Red Tail Ring, River Whyless, and more. In hour two, more new … Continued