Folk Alley Radio Show #201008
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.
In hour two, new music from Robby Hecht, Susan Werner, the Kronos Quartet & Friends, Jordan Tice and The Mammals; plus favorites from Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Steve Earle, Rose Cousins, and more!
{Audio for this episode is no longer available.}
Hour One:
John Prine – When I Get To Heaven – The Tree of Forgiveness – Oh Boy / Thirty Tigers
John Prine – Jesus the Missing Years (live) – Live on Tour – Oh Boy
Rainbow Girls – Angel from Montgomery – Give the People What They Want – Rainbow Girls
Jeffrey Foucault – Unwed Fathers – Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes – Signature
Bettye LaVette – Souvenirs – Child of the Seventies – Atlantic/Rhino
Steve Goodman – You Never Even Call Me By My Name – Artistic Hair – BMG
Swamp Dogg – Please Let Me Go Round Again (with John Prine) – Sorry You Couldn’t Make It – Joyful Noise
Kurt Vile – How Lucky (feat. John Prine) – Speed, Sound, Lonely KV [EP] – Matador Records
Tré Burt – What Good – Caught It From the Rye – Oh Boy Records
Arlo McKinley – Die Midwestern – Die Midwestern – Oh Boy Records
Kelsey Waldon – Anyhow – White Noise/White Lines – Oh Boy Records
John Prine, Fiona Prine (compilation) – ‘Til A Tear Becomes A Rose – Hands Across The Water – Compass
John Prine (w/ Fiona Prine) – My Happiness – For Better, Or Worse – Oh Boy / Thirty Tigers
Hour Two:
Robby Hecht – The Ends and the Means (orchestral version) – (single) – Old Man Henry Records
Oliver the Crow – Sam River – Oliver the Crow – Oliver the Crow
Rose Cousins – Tired Eyes – Stray Birds (EP) – Old Farm Pony Records
Susan Werner – Wine Bottles – Flyover Country – Susan Werner
John Gorka – Unblindfold The Referee – Writing In The Margins – Red House
Kronos Quartet – The President Sang Amazing Grace (w/ Meklit) – Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger – Smithsonian Folkways
Kronos Quartet – Waist Deep In the Big Muddy (with Brian Carpenter) – Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger – Smithsonian Folkways
Pete Seeger – Turn! Turn! Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) – Greatest Hits – CBS/Sony
The Mammals (w/ Sarah Lee Guthrie) – Born To Win – Born To Win – Humble Abode Music
Eliza Gilkyson – Beach Haven – 2020 – Red House Records
S.G. Goodman – Tender Kind – Old Time Feeling – Verve Forecast
Jordan Tice – Bachelorette Party – Motivational Speakeasy – Jordan Tice
Steve Earle & The Dukes and Duchesses – Invisible – The Low Highway – New West Records
Sunny War – Where the Lost Get Found – Shell Of A Girl – Hen House Studios
Darrell Scott – Lost Highway – Sings the Blues of Hank Williams – Soundly Music
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