Folk Alley Radio Show #240725

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See as we remember the great Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Happy Traum, and Tom Prasada-Rao; plus, hear new music from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Watchhouse frontman, Andrew Marlin, The Decemberists, and live Billy Strings. There’s more favorites from Della Mae, Tim O’Brien, and Anais Mitchell, and we’ll share some exciting news about Bonnie Raitt and The Grateful Dead too.

In hour two, enjoy more new music from Johnny Blue Skies (aka Sturgill Simpson), Melissa Carper, Josh Morningstar, Rose Cousins, The Fretless, and AJ Lee & Blue Summit; an interview excerpt from the latest Basic Folk podcast episode featuring Peggy Seeger in conversation with Dawn Landes; plus favorites from Cindy Cashdollar (feat. Herb Remington), Hayes Carll, David Francey, Viv & Riley, and more.

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Artist-Song-Album-Label

Hour One

Sweet Honey in the Rock – Ella’s Song – Breaths – Flying Fish

Sweet Honey in the Rock – Ballad of the Sit-Ins – The Women Gather – Earthbeat

Happy and Artie Traum – Trials Of Jonathan (live) – Live At Caffè Lena : Music From America’s Legendary Coffeehouse, 1967-2013 – Tompkins Square

Happy Traum – Poor Howard – Relax Your Mind – Kicking Mule Records

Tom Prasada-Rao – 20 Dollar Bill (for George Floyd) – [single] – Tom Prasada-Rao

Bonnie Raitt – Hear Me Lord – Silver Lining – Capitol

Grateful Dead – Dire Wolf – Workingman’s Dead – Warner Bro

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Empty Trainload of Sky – Woodland – Acony

Della Mae – Dry Town – Family Reunion – Della Mae

The Duhks – Rock Of Ages – Your Daughters & Your Sons – Sugar Hill

Billy Strings – Dust in a Baggie (live) – Billy Strings Live Vol. 1 – Reprise

Andrew Marlin – Window Shopper – Phthalo Blue – Tanyard Branch Music (Thirty Tigers)

Tim O’Brien – Pretty Fair Maid In The Garden – Fiddler’s Green – HowdySkies

The Decemberists – William Fitzwilliam – As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again – Yabb Records

Anais Mitchell – Morning Glory – Anais Mitchell – BMG

Hour Two

Johnny Blue Skies – Mint Tea – Passage du Desir – High Top Mountain/Thirty Tigers

Sierra Ferrell – Jeremiah – Long Time Coming – Rounder Records

Melissa Carper – Somewhere Between Texas and Tennessee – Borned In Ya – Mae Music/Thirty

Cindy Cashdollar (Herb Remington) – Twin Guitar Special – Slide Show – Silvershot

Hayes Carll – Nice Things – You Get It All – Dualtone

Peggy Seeger – Basic Folk Interview excerpt Dawn Landes with Peggy Seeger – Basic Folk interview excerpt – Basic Folk

Elizabeth Cotten – Freight Train – Classic Folk Music (compilation) – Smithsonian Folkways

Peggy Seeger – The Invisible Woman – First Farewell – Peggy Seeger

Josh Morningstar – Even As a Ghost – Josh Morningstar – Late August Records

Drew and Ellie Holcomb – Hung the Moon – Coming Home – Magnolia Music

Rose Cousins – Forget Me Not – [single] – Old Farm Pony/Nettwerk Music

The Fretless – Lost Lake – Glasswing – Birthday Cake Records

David Francey – Just the Same – Late Edition – Laker

AJ Lee & Blue Summit – City of Glass – City of Glass – Signature Sounds

Viv & Riley – Is It All Over – Imaginary People – Free Dirt Records

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Folk Alley’s weekly, syndicated radio show is produced by Linda Fahey and host 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 70 stations nationally.