Folk Alley Radio Show #240321
This week on Folk Alley, it’s time to celebrate Spring! Join Elena See for music for the new season from Gillian Welch, David Mallett, Chris Coole, David Francey, Greg Brown, Mary Chapin Carpenter, T Sisters, Richard Shindell, and more.
In hour two, it’s new music from Alison Brown & Steve Martin, Kacey Musgraves, John Smith, Sam Lee, Aoife O’Donovan, and the Wonder Women of Country featuring the trio of Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh; plus an interview excerpt from the most recent Basic Folk podcast with Bob Hillman, favorites from Steep Canyon Rangers, John Prine, Guy Clark, and more.
Artist-Song-Album-Label
Hour One
Gillian Welch – Winter’s Come and Gone – Hell Among the Yearlings – ALM Sounds
Slavek Hanzlik – Spring in the Old Country – Spring In The Old Country – Flying Fish
David Mallett – Greenin’ Up – Ambition – Flying Fish
Chris Coole – Sounds Like the Song of Life on the First Day of Spring – [single] – Chris Coole
David Francey – Red-Winged Blackbird – Torn Screen Door – Laker Music
Stephanie Davis – Crocus In The Snow – Crocus In The Snow – Recluse
Greg Brown – Spring Wind – Dream Café – Red House
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Spring & All – Going Driftless (Greg Brown Tribute) – Red House
Joy Kills Sorrow – Spring – Joy Kills Sorrow – Joy Kills Sorrow
T Sisters – Seduction of Spring – Kindred Lines – Spruce and Maple Music
Willie Nelson – First Rose of Spring – First Rose of Spring – Sony/Legacy
John Starling & Carolina Star – Irish Spring – Slidin’ Home – Rebel
Richard Shindell – Spring – Somewhere Near Paterson – SignatureS
Anjimile – Ever New – [single] – Psychic Hotline
Tom Waits – You Can Never Hold Back Spring – Orphans (Bawlers) – ANTI
Hour Two
Alison Brown & Steve Martin – Bluegrass Radio – [single] – Compass Records
Steep Canyon Rangers – Radio – Radio – Rounder Records
Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle – Listen To the Radio – More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith – Rounder
Kacey Musgraves – Too Good To Be True – Deeper Well – Mca Nashville
John Prine – Glory Of True Love – Fair & Square – Oh Boy
Bob Hillman – Basic Folk Interview excerpt, Cindy Howes and Bob Hillman – Basic Folk interview clip
Bob Hillman – Downtown in the Rain – Downtown in the Rain – Bob Hillman
John Smith – Milestones – The Living Kind – Thirty Tigers/Commoner Records
Natalie Merchant – Eye of the Storm – Keep Your Courage – Nonesuch
Sam Lee – Bushes & Briars – songdreaming – Sam Lee/Cooking Vinyl
The Sparrow Quartet – A Kazakh Melody – Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet – Nettwerk
Aoife O’Donovan – Someone to Follow – All My Friends – Yep Roc
Wonder Women of Country – Won’t Be Worried Long – Wonder Women of Country: Willis, Carper, Leigh EP – Bismeaux
Guy Clark – Worry B Gone – Workbench Songs – Dualtone
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