This week on Folk Alley, it's our annual Christmas show! Join Elena See for music from Raul Malo and The Mavericks, legends Leon Redbone and Dr. John, and Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks; new songs for the season from Calexico feat. Gaby Moreno, Dolly Parton, and Andrew Bird; more favorites by Laurie Lewis, John Hartford, Keb' Mo', The Sweetback Sisters, Kacey Musgraves, The Kruger Brothers, and Mary Gauthier; plus we celebrate the great Jorma Kaukonen on his milestone birthday; and more!
This week on Folk Alley, we celebrate Hanukkah with music by Finest Kind, Watkins Family Hour, and Loudon Wainwright III; a new song for the holidays by Mark Erelli; and we do the deep dive in the Best of 2020 with Folk Alley's staff, hosts, and writers favorite albums and songs of the year; plus the results of our Best of 2020 Listener Poll are in! Tune in to find out who made our lists!
This week on Folk Alley, it's that time of year to look back on the "best of the best" of the year as Elena See shares her top 10 list of 2020 with music by Ondara, Steep Canyon Rangers, Gretchen Peters, Jake Blount, and more; plus, we remember the late Hal Ketchum; some "LaFavorite" friends pay tribute to the great Jimmy LaFave; new holiday music from Grant-Lee Phillips; and much more.
This week on Folk Alley, Elena See kicks off the Holiday Music Season with new tracks from Akron, OH's favorite honky-tonk band, The Shootouts, Liz Longley, and Tami Neilson; new music from the Resistance Revival Chorus, Steve Earle, Yola & the Highwomen, The Suitcase Junket, Wesley Schultz, Sam Amidon, The Onlies, and the Evie Ladin Band; a set celebrating the great Hazel Dickens, featuring new music by Kelsey Waldon; plus favorites from Townes Van Zandt, Mamadou Diabate, and more.
This week of Folk Alley, join Elena See for new music from Langhorne Slim, Nova Scotian funeral director-turned songwriter, Terra Spencer, Irish-American Danny Burns, Amanda Shires w/ Jason Isbell, Adam Hurt, Max Gomez, Dave Alvin, The Steel Wheels, Justin Moses, and Kelsey Waldon; plus favorites from The Highwomen, Della Mae, Emma Swift, Taj Mahal, Cassandra Wilson, Billy Strings, John Prine, and more.
This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for music for hope and dancing from The Mavericks, Peter Ostroushko, and Donna the Buffalo; new music by Raye Zaragoza, Joachim Cooder, Jamestown Revival, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jeff Tweedy, Adam Hurt, Danny Burns, and Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters; plus favorites from Rayna Gellert, Aoife O'Donovan, Nickel Creek, Mandolin Orange, and much more.
This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for a special remembrance of Texas outlaw country legend Billy Joe Shaver who passed away on October 28; new music from Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche, Mipso, Ray LaMontagne, Steep Canyon Rangers, William Prince, Raye Zaragoza, and Moira Smiley & Seamus Egan featuring Sam Amidon; classics from Tom Paxon and Joni Mitchell; favorites from The Wailin' Jennys and Taylor Ashton; and more.
This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for a special remembrance of Jerry Jeff Walker; new music from Rosanne Cash, Ani DiFranco, Sturgill Simpson, Norah Jones & Mavis Staples, Ben Harper, Steep Canyon Rangers, and William Prince; classics from Joni Mitchell and Lead Belly; plus, we share some news from Arlo Guthrie and much more!
This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a special Halloween show, featuring spooky folk, roots, and Americana tunes from Leonard Cohen, Michael Doucet avec Lâcher Prise, The Unthanks, Rayna Gellert, The Secret Sisters feat. Brandi Carlile, Lenore, Jakob Dylan, Tom Waits, Gretchen Peters, and much more.
This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for a set of spooky tunes to help you get into the Halloween mood; new music from Darlingside, Susan Werner, and the Kronos Quartet; from our Folk Alley Sessions archives, hear exclusive recordings of Leyla McCalla performing songs from her 2013 album, 'Vari-Colored Songs - A Tribute to Langston Hughes,' now re-released in 2020 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings; plus, we'll hear from some winners of this year's Steve Martin Banjo Prize; and much more!
This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for a celebration of the life and music of the great John Prine in honor of what would have been his 74th birthday on October 10th. Hear duets with Kurt Vile, Swamp Dogg, and Fiona Prine; covers by Jeffrey Foucault, Bettye LaVette, and the Rainbow Girls; a collaboration with Steve Goodman; music by artists recently signed to Prine's label, Oh Boy Records; and of course, music from the man himself. All this, and much more in hour two!
This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for some songs for the changing of the season with music by the great(s) Eva Cassidy and Tom Waits; new music by Tré Burt (featuring Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell, and Sunny War), Jordan Tice, Daniel Rodriguez, Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters, The Mastersons, and Joachim Cooder; exclusive Folk Alley in-studio recordings from The Small Glories and Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton; plus favorites by Chastity Brown, Patty Griffin, and more.
