Folk Alley Radio Show #201217
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!
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Hour One:
Hot Tuna – Know You Rider – Hot Tuna – RCA Victor
Jorma Kaukonen – Fur Peace Rag – Stars in My Crown – Red House
Jorma Kaukonen – Police Dog Blues – Quah – Relix Records
Leon Redbone (w/ Dr. John) – Frosty the Snowman – Christmas Island – Private Music
Leon Redbone – Christmas Island – Christmas Island – Private Music
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks – Carol of the Bells – Crazy For Christmas – Surfdog
The Mavericks – Christmas Time Is (Coming ‘Round Again) – Hey! Merry Christmas! – Mono Mundo Recordings
Raul Malo – Jingle Bells – Marshmallow World & Other Holiday Favorites – New Door
Calexico – Mi Burrito Sabanero (feat. Gaby Moreno) – Seasonal Shift – ANTI-
The Roches – We Three Kings – We Three Kings – MCA
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum – Christmas Time’s a-Comin’ – Winter’s Grace – Signature Sounds
David Grisman – Winter Wonderland – Acoustic Christmas – Rounder
John Hartford – On Christmas Eve – Me Oh My How The Time Does Fly: A John Hartford Anthology – FlyingFish
Keb’ Mo’ – Santa Claus Blues – Moonlight, Mistletoe & You – Concord Records
Dolly Parton – Holly Jolly Christmas – A Holly Dolly Christmas – 12 Tone Music
Hour Two:
JD McPherson – Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights) – (digital single) – Concord Music Group
Sufjan Stevens – Put the Lights on the Tree – Hark! Christmas Singalong, Vol 2. – Asthmatic Kitty
Ashley Davis with John Doyle – Light My Tree – The Christmas Sessions – Daisy Ring Music
Christine Lavin & The Mistletones – Tacobel Canon – Runaway Christmas Tree – Appleseed
Woody Phillips – Good King Wenceslas – A Toolbox Christmas – GourdMusic
The Sweetback Sisters – The Twelve Days of Christmas – Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular – Signature Sounds
Mary Gauthier – Christmas in Paradise – Filth & Fire – Signature Sounds
Paul Simon – Getting Ready for Christmas Day – So Beautiful or So What – Hear Music
Slaid Cleaves – Mr. Grinch – Exclusive Folk Alley Recording – Folk Alley Exclusive Recording
Asylum Street Spankers – Zat you, Santa Claus? – A Christmas Spanking – Spanksalot
Bob Dylan – Must Be Santa – Christmas in the Heart – Columbia
Andrew Bird – White Christmas – HARK! – Wegawan Music
Andrew Bird – Skating – HARK! – Wegawan Music
The Kruger Brothers – Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow – Christmas Magic With The Kruger Brothers – Doubletime
Kacey Musgraves (feat. Willie Nelson) – A Willie Nice Christmas – A Very Kacey Christmas – Mercury Records
John Prine (compilation) – Everything Is Cool – An Americana Christmas – New West Records
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Folk Alley’s weekly, syndicated radio show is produced by Linda Fahey and Elena See. The show is available for free to stations via PRX.org or directly from Folk Alley via Dropbox for non-PRX members. The Folk Alley Radio Show is presently carried on over 60 stations nationally.
