Folk Alley Radio Show

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for some "songs for moms" with music by Iris DeMent, Altan, and Brandi Carlile; new music from Joy Oladokum, Eilen Jewell, Tinariwen, Alison Brown with Sierra Hull, David Wax Museum, Parker Millsap, William Prince, Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards, and Genticorum; a preview of Shirley Collins forthcoming album; plus, favorites from Jeffrey Foucault, The Lowest Pair, Watchhouse, Mississippi Fred McDowell, The Small Glories, Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See to remember folk music icon, Gordon Lightfoot, who passed away on May 1; new music from Ellis Paul, Genticorum, Cinder Well, Shannon McNally, Annie Bartholomew, Eliades Ochoa, Anna Tivel, Peter One, Jon Stickley Trio, and Brandy Clark; Valerie June & Bill Frisell and Yasmin Williams honor Doc Watson at 100; plus, favorite from Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Dr. John, Rainbow Girls, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on the Folk Alley Radio Show, join Elena See for songs for mud season with music from Guy Clark, Evie Ladin with Suzy Thompson, and the late, great Kate Wolf; new music from Natalie Merchant, Joy Oladokun, Parker Millsap, La Marisoul & Los Texmaniacs, Bruce Cockburn, Josienne Clarke, Kara Jackson, William Prince, Tallest Man On Earth, Darlingside, and Esther Rose; a preview of the forthcoming Smithsonian Folkways compilation, 'Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958 – 1971'; plus, we dig into the Folk Alley Session archives with the Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on the Folk Alley Radio Show, join Elena See for songs for mud season with music from Guy Clark, Evie Ladin with Suzy Thompson, and the late, great Kate Wolf; new music from Natalie Merchant, Joy Oladokun, Parker Millsap, La Marisoul & Los Texmaniacs, Bruce Cockburn, Josienne Clarke, Kara Jackson, William Prince, Tallest Man On Earth, Darlingside, and Esther Rose; a preview of the forthcoming Smithsonian Folkways compilation, 'Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958 – 1971'; plus, we dig into the Folk Alley Session archives with the Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, it's all about new spring releases. Hear the latest from Nefesh Mountain, Alison Brown with Steve Martin, The Milk Carton Kids, The Hackles, Peter One with Allison Russell, Low Lily, Zoe & Cloyd, Jake Ybarra, Robbie Fulks, Josienne Clarke, Trapper Shoepp, and Rodney Crowell. Plus, favorites from Gillian Welch, Willie Watson, Rayna Gellert, Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters, Frances Luke Accord, Samantha Crain, and Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings; classics from Nick Drake and Old and In the Way, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for loads of new music from Tim O'Brien, Mighty Poplar, Leftover Salmon, Caitlin Canty, The Mammals, Ethan Setiawan, Eilen Jewell, Taylor Ashton, Tinariwen, Kris Drever, Rachel Baiman, and Robert Ellis. We'll dig into our exclusive Folk Alley Sessions archives to share a favorite performance by John Gorka from 2009. Plus, you'll hear more favorites from Birds of Play, John Craigie, Langhorne Slim, Mama's Broke, Lucinda Williams, Jake Blount, and more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, our celebration of spring continues with an hour that's for the birds - songs about and inspired by our feathered friends. Hear music by the late David Olney, The Wailin' Jennys, Laurie Lewis, Karine Polwart, Mollie O'Brien, Greg Brown, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Jeff Tweedy. Plus hear new music by Nickel Creek, Dom Flemons, Ethan Setiawan, Eric Bibb, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for music to celebrate the arrival of spring by Gillian Welch, Chris Coole, and David Francey; new music by Lynn Miles, Alison Brown, Tommy Prine, William Prince, Iris DeMent, Hanneke Cassel, Abraham Alexander, and Ane Brun; a previously unreleased track from the Carolina Chocolate Drops featuring fiddler Joe Thompson; plus more favorites from Jake Blount, Jason Isbell, Keb' Mo' & Taj Mahal, the Wailin' Jennys, and more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on the Folk Alley Radio Show, join Elena See for new music from Sarah Lee Guthrie, Slaid Cleaves, Tommy Emmanuel & Molly Tuttle, Maura Shawn Scanlin, Michael Cleveland, Robbie Fulks, The Milk Carton Kids, Nickel Creek, Lynn Miles, Cinder Well, and the new roots "supergroup" Might Poplar. Plus, we celebrate Doc Watson and Norman Blake, and remember the late David Lindley too.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week, the good craic is coming your way. It's all about Irish music and Irish musicians in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day. Join Elena See to hear the latest from Karan Casey, John Doyle & Mick McAuley, and Seamus Eagan with Moira Smiley; plus favorites from The Chieftains, Planxty, Luka Bloom, Cathie Ryan, Heidi Talbot, Mary Black, Runa, We Banjo 3, Gerry O'Connor, Dolores Keane, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, we kick off Women's History Month by celebrating remarkable women musicians and their contributions to folk, roots, and Americana music. Hear songs from The Roches, Iris DeMent, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joan Baez, Cassandra Wilson, Bobbie Gentry, Janis Ian, Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Odetta, Ani DiFranco, Mavis Staples, Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, and much more.

{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, as Black History Month winds down and we look ahead to Women's History Month, we celebrate the contributions of amazing Black women of folk, roots, and Americana - both historical and contemporary. Hear music from Bessie Jones, Odetta, Etta Baker, Joan Armatrading, Tracy Chapman, Our Native Daughters, Yasmin Williams, Valerie, June, and more.