Folk Alley Radio Show #250410
This week on Folk Alley, host Cindy Howes spins a fresh mix of spring releases and timeless favorites in folk, roots, and Americana music. Discover new tracks from Olive Klug, The Swell Season, The Mallett Brothers Band, The Shootouts, Jason Isbell, and a powerful collaboration between Allison Russell and Annie Lennox. You’ll also hear fan favorites from Chris Smither, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Over the Rhine, Chris Castle, and Anna Tivel.
In hour two, enjoy more brand-new music from Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert and Alison Krauss & Union Station, plus a spotlight on the 30th anniversary edition of Guy Clark’s Dublin Blues. Don’t miss an excerpt from the Basic Folk podcast featuring Ani DiFranco and Carsie Blanton, along with gems from Uncle Earl, Neko Case, Tania Elizabeth, Valerie Smith, and more.
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Artist-Song-Album-Label
Hour One
Olive Klug – What To Make Of Me – Lost Dog – Signature Sounds
Chris Smither – Down in Thibodaux – All About the Bones – Signature Sound
AJ Lee & Blue Summit – City of Glass – City of Glass – Signature Sounds
The Swell Season – People We Used To Be – [single] – Masterkey Sounds and Plateau Records
Arny Margret – Day Old Thoughts – I Miss You, I Do – One Little Independent Records
The Mallett Brothers Band – Faster Than it Appears – Higher Up in the Hills – The Mallett Brothers Band
David Mallett – Hope for One and All – In The Falling Dark – Vanguard
The Shootouts – Trampoline (feat Lindsay Lou) – Switchback – Transoceanic Records
Over the Rhine – The King Knows How – The Long Surrender – Great Speckled Dog
Chris Castle – Long Way to the Bottom – Long Way to the Bottom – Dirtsandwich Music Co
Jason Isbell – Eileen – Foxes in the Snow – Southeastern
Anna Tivel – Desperation – Living Thing – Fluff & Gravy
Allison Russell – Superlover (feat. Annie Lennox) – [single] – Birds of Chicago/Fantasy Records
Allison Russell – You’re Not Alone (with SistaStrings and Brandi Carlile) – [single] – Fantasy
Hour Two
Guy Clark – Dublin Blues – Dublin Blues – Compass
Guy Clark – Once More With Caution – Dublin Blues – Compass
Patty Griffin (compilation) – The Cape – This One’s for Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark – Icehouse
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert – Short Con – Volume 4 – Dead Reckoning Records
Uncle Earl – One True – Waterloo, Tennessee – Rounder
Ani DiFranco and Carsie Blanton – Basic Folk Interview excerpt with Ani DiFranco and Carsie Blanton – Basic Folk interview excerpt – Basic Folk
Ani DiFranco – The Thing at Hand – Unprecedented Sh— – Righteous Babe Records
Carsie Blanton – Ain’t We Got Fun – After the Revolution – Carsie Blanton
Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop – Every Songbird Says – Love Letter for Fire – Sub Pop
Neko Case – The Next Time You Say Forever – Middle Cyclone – ANTI-
Alison Krauss & Union Station – The Wrong Way – Arcadia – Down The Road Records
Jordan Tice – River Run – Yesteryears [EP] – Padiddle Records
Tania Elizabeth – Something Blue – Storm Season – Tania Elizabeth
Valerie Smith – Walk Right Back – [single] – Bell Buckle Records
Billy Strings – Dos Banjos (live) – Live Vol. 1 – Reprise
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Folk Alley’s weekly, syndicated radio show is produced by Linda Fahey and host Cindy Howes. 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.
