Folk Alley Radio Show #240104
This week on Folk Alley, it’s a celebration of all things “new” for a fresh new year! We’ll usher in the first week of 2024 with music from Leftover Salmon, Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin, and Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters; plus, we dive into favorite 2023 debut releases from new artists, Muireann Bradley, Annie Bartholomew, and Abraham Alexander, as well as from folk icons, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, and John Prine.
In hour two, it’s a celebration of more debut releases from folk icons and new favorites, including Kate Wolf, Lucinda Williams, Allison Krauss, Tracy Chapman, Gillian Welch, Brandi Carlile, Anna Tivel, Rhiannon Giddens, Margo Cilker, and much more.
Artist-Song-Album-Label
Hour One
Leftover Salmon – Brand New Good Old Days – Brand New Good Old Days – Compass Records
Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin – Bright New Morning – So Long Arizona – Dog Boy
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters – Brand New Start – Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters – Organic Records
Muireann Bradley – Police Dog Blues – I Kept These Old Blues – Tompkins Square
Annie Bartholomew – Run Around Lucy – Sisters of White Chapel – Muskeg Collection
Abraham Alexander – Tears Run Dry – SEA/SONS – Dualtone
Bob Dylan – Talkin’ New York – Bob Dylan – Columbia
Joni Mitchell – Michael From Mountains – Joni Mitchell/Song to a Seagull – Reprise
Leonard Cohen – Sisters of Mercy – The Best Of – Columbia
Taj Mahal – Statesboro Blues – Taj Mahal – Columbia
Crosby, Stills, and Nash – Helplessly Hoping – Crosby, Stills and Nash – Atlantic
Bonnie Raitt – Bluebird – Bonnie Raitt – Warner Bro
Jackson Browne – My Opening Farewell – Jackson Browne – Asylum
James Taylor – Carolina in My Mind – James Taylor – Capitol
John Prine – Illegal Smile – Great Days: The John Prine Anthology – Rhino Records
John Prine – Spanish Pipedream – Great Days: The John Prine Anthology – Rhino Records
Hour Two
Kate Wolf & the Wildwood Flower – Sitting On the Porch – Back Roads – Rhino Records
Lucinda Williams – Ramblin’ On My Mind – Ramblin’ – Smithsonian Folkways
Alison Krauss – Too Late to Cry – Too Late to Cry – Rounder
Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ Bout A Revolution – Tracy Chapman – Elektra
Shawn Colvin – Steady On – Steady On – CBS/Sony
Iris Dement – Let the Mystery Be – Infamous Angel – Rounder
Gillian Welch – One More Dollar – Revival – Almo
Patty Griffin – Every Little Bit – Living With Ghosts – A&M
Crooked Still – Flora – Hop High – Footprint
Brandi Carlile – What Can I Say – Brandi Carlile – Columbia
Sarah Jarosz – Song Up In Her Head – Song Up In Her Head – Sugar Hill
Kacey Musgraves – My House – Same Trailer Different Park – Mercury Records
Anna Tivel – Bird or Beast – Before Machines – Fluff and Gravy
Rhiannon Giddens – Up Above My Head – Tomorrow is My Turn – Nonesuch Records
Margo Cilker – Tehachapi – Pohorylle – Fluff and Gravy Records
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