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THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - May 7, 2011

2011-05-10T11:57:00.004-04:00

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WPKN-FM 89.5, Bridgeport CT USA. Running Time: 59:30

Phoebe Snow - Poetry Man
Linda Ronstadt - The Blue Train - Feels Like Home CD
Van Morrison - Songwriter - Days Like This CD
New York Rock & Soul Review (feat. Phoebe Snow) - At Last
May Lee Cortez - Born a Happy Girl - Songs From the Beaulah Rowley Songbook CD
22 Brides - Hallelujah
Daniel Lanois - Pour Ton Sourir - Groundwork: Act To Reduce Hunger CD
Bob Dylan - Just Allow Me One More Chance - Live at Brandeis University 1963 CD
Big Maybelle - Put Yourself In My Place - Best of The Blues CD
Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe
The Damnwells - Soundtrack
Silk City - It All Adds Up To You
Chris Isaak - Blue Moon - Tribute To Elvis Presley CD
Never Letting Go - Pheobe Snow

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - April 2, 2011

2011-04-06T11:30:00.005-04:00

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WPKN-FM 89.5, Bridgeport CT USA. Running Time: 59:30

Hard Bargain - Ron Sexsmith - Retriever CD
Floating Bridge - Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues (Deluxe Version) CD
Bird in Hand - Blame Sally - Speeding Ticket and a Valentine CD
Ashes and Sand - The Kennedys - Stand CD
Rare Bird Alert - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers - Rare Bird Alert CD
Poison & Wine - The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine - EP
When the Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams - Gold CD
That Ain't the Way to Do It - Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie CD
North Ohio - Grayson Hugh - An American Record CD
Here We Are - George Jones - With Emmylou Volume 1 CD
Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers - Anthology Of American Folk Music CD
Forget-Me-Not - Jack Hardy - Fast Folk: A Community of Singers and Songwriters CD
The Only One - Freedy Johnson - Radio Free Song Club: This One Goes to Eleven CD

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2011-03-09T20:00:00.007-05:00

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THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - March 5, 2011

2011-03-02T12:00:00.021-05:00

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WPKN-FM 89.5, Bridgeport CT USA. Running Time: 59:30

Edie Brickell - If You're Waiting for Me - Edie Brickell CD
Solomon Burke - Diamond in Your Mind - Don't Give Up on Me CD - Epitaph
The Pines - Lonesome Tremolo Blues - Tremolo CD - Redhouse
Teddy Thompson & Rufus Wainwright - King of The Road - Brokeback Mtn Soundtrack CD
Jackie Green - Riding Horses - Brokeback Mtn Soundtrack CD - Verve
Ernie Chaffin - Feelin' Low - Sun Records 50th Anniversary CD Set
Malcom Holcombe - One Man Singin' - Drink the Rain CD
KD Lang - Helpless - Hymns of the 49th Parallel CD - Nonesuch

Local Artist Spotlight:
Eric Crugnale - Carol Was Here - Carol Was Here CD

Dixie Bee Liners - Truck Stop Baby - Susanville CD
Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues - Alone With His Guitar CD
Michaela Anne - Taken Away - To Know Where (Advance) CD

From the Songtrailer:
Carter Family - Wildwood Flower - Carter Family 1929-1934

Rebecca Pronsky - Mercury News - Viewfinder (Advance) CD

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Feb 5, 2011

2011-03-02T10:06:00.008-05:00

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Richard and Mimi Farina - House Un-American Blues Activity Dream
Graham Parsons and Emmylou Harris -The New Soft Shoe
Neil Young - Four Strong Winds
Buddy and Julie Miller – Wallflower
Louvin Bros - Satan's Jeweled Crown
The Everly Brothers - So Sad to Watch Good Love Go Bad
Simon and Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
Emmylou Harris - Every Time You Leave
Red Molly - Gulf Coast Highway
Kathy Kreeger - Don't Get Me Wrong (Local Spotlight)
Casey Shea (Local Spotlight 2) - Good Man
Nancy Griffith and Arlo Guthrie - Tecumseh Valley
Ian and Sylvia - Someday Soon
Joan Baez - Poor Wayfaring Stranger

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Jan 1, 2011

2010-12-30T19:04:00.009-05:00

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I Ain't Leavin' Your Love--Townes Van Zandt--At My Window
1000 Lovers-Lynn Miles--Love Sweet Love
Back Street Girl-Rolling Stones--Flowers
The Piano Has Been Drinking--Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Pack Up Your Sorrows--Richard and Mimi Fariña--Celebration for a Grey Day
Blanket on the Ground--Billie Jo Spears
On My Way Home Again--The Everly Brothers--Walk Right Back
The Crow--Steve Martin--The Crow, New Songs for the Five String Banjo

Local Artist Spotlight:
Highway Song - Butcher's Blind (Live)

Eight Miles High--The Byrds--20 Essential Tracks
Morning Song to Sally--Jerry Jeff Walker--Driftin' Way of Life--Vanguard
My Baby Cries All Night Long--Lee Hazelwood
Angel Dream--Tom Petty -- She's the One (Soundtrack)
Killing The Blues - Woodstock Mountains Revue - The Rounder Records Story - Box Set

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Dec 4, 2010

2010-12-14T12:18:00.013-05:00

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Buddy Miller / I Don't Mean Maybe / Love and Other Lies CD
Dixie Chicks w/ Rosie O'Donnell / Merry Christmas From The Family / Another Rosie Christmas CD
Glenn Campbell / I'll Be Home For Christmas / Christmas With CD
Harlem Parlour Music Club / We Three Kings

The Chapin Sisters / Trouble
The Chieftans w/ Ricki Lee Jones / Oh Holy Night / The Bells of Dublin CD
Greg Brown / Sailing Down My Golden River / Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger Vol 1 CD
Lucinda Williams / Lake Charles / Car Wheel Gravel Road

Local Artist Spotlights:
Jeff Bragman / Goodbye Baby
Job Potter / Henry Hudson's River / Job Potter
Inda Eaton / Casper / Live

Elvis Presley / Silent Night / Elvis' Christmas Album
Matthew Grimm & The Red Smear / St. Booze / Dawn's Early Apocalypse CD
The Carpenters / He Came Here For Me

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Nov 6, 2010

2010-11-05T06:59:00.022-04:00

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You'll Know When Its Right / Jim Lauderdale / The Other Sessions
I Want You [2010 mono version] / Bob Dylan / The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings
Carolina In My Mind / Carole King & James Taylor / Live At The Troubadour
Run On For A Long Time / The Blind Boys Of Alabama / Oxford American Southern Music CD6

You Are Not Alone / Mavis Staples / You Are Not Alone
Shine / Ashley Monroe / The Country Way Vol. 1
If You Were A Bluebird / Emmylou Harris / Bluebird

Local Artist Spotlights:
I Don't Know Why / Jeff McLary / Single
Feels Like Home / The Nancy Atlas Project / It Aint That Way Now
I Through It All Away (Live) /Russ Seeger / Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration

For the Mission Baby / Malcolm Holcombe / For The Mission Baby
Somewhere Near Heaven / The Hangdogs / Beware Of Dog
Working at Working / Wayne Hancock / Viper of Melody
Back in Baby's Arms (Single Version) / Patsy Cline / Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits (Remastered)

Blind Boys of Alabama w/ Jools Holland (Live)

Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy - Acoustic in the Wilco Loft

Malcom Holcomb - Live Radio Performance

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - October 2, 2010

2010-09-29T20:11:00.026-04:00

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That's the Way Love Goes / Merle Haggard / His Epic Hits
Talk To Me While I'm Listening / Nancy Griffith / Flyer
Whispering Pines / Jakob Dylan / Tribute To The Band
If These Walls Could Speak / Shawn Colvin / Cover Girl

How? / John Lennon / Imagine
I Love Her, She Loves Me / NRBQ / At Yankee Stadium
Soundtrack / The Damnwells / One Last Century
Windfall / Son Volt / Trace

Ode To The Big Duck / Shari Yeomans
Big Balls in Cow Town / Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys / Roots of Folk
The Only Sound That Matters / Robert Plant / Band Of Joy

Grinnin' In Your Face / Son House / The Original Delta Blues
Candy Man / Mississippi John Hurt / Roots of Folk
Down From Sacremento / Terrance Martin / Last of the Black and White TV's
Midnight Special / Pete Seeger / Roots of Folk

Episode Highlight:
New Terrance Martin / Last of the Black and White TV's

http://www.martinsongs.com/

Bonus: Secret Video Track
CCR / "Midnight Special" / Twilight Zone: The Movie

WPKN Radio Benefit, Bridgehampton NY Sat Oct 9 8pm

2010-09-29T17:47:00.013-04:00

Live performances by
the hosts of The Songtrails Radio Hour...

Caroline Doctorow & The Steamrollers

Mick Hargreaves

Saturday October 9 2010, 8pm

The Hayground School
151 Mitchell Lane • Bridgehampton NY
$25 at the door
Reservations • Information:
631.259.2482 • rootsmusicfest@gmail.com

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Sept 4, 2010

2010-09-08T10:33:00.012-04:00

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Dolly Parton / My Blue Tears / Coat of Many Colors / RCA
Steeldrivers / If It Hadn't Been For Love / Country Way Vol. 1 / CMT
John Prine / Speed Of The Sound Of Lonliness / Country Way Vol. 1 / CMT
Willie Nelson / You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore / Country Way Vol. 1 / CMT
Learning The Game / Buddy Holly / The NY Apt. Tapes, Dec 17 1958 / Hip-O Select
Learning The Game / Los Super Seven / Heard It On The X / Telarc
Pat Wictor / Oxford Town / Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration @ Univ Stony Brook / WUSB
My Morning Jacket / El Caporal / Dark Was The Night Compilation / 4AD

Local Artist Spotlight:
Mary Lamont / That You'll Be Lovin' Me / How Lucky CD / Lamar

Jeff Tweedy / I Am Trying To Break Your Heart / U Chicago 2/25/06 / Live Recording
Rod McDonald / Mississippi / Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration @ Univ Stony Brook / WUSB

From the Songtrailer:
Woody Guthrie / This Land Is Your Land / The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 / Folkways

Laura Cantrell / Poor Ellen Smith / Spin Magazine Sampler CD 2005
Tom Waits / Fannin Street / Glitter and Doom (Live) CD / Anti

Norman Petty sold Buddy Holly an Ampex tape recorder so he could record various song ideas and demos at home. Buddy recorded 13 songs before leaving for the ill-fated Winter Dance Party on January 20, 1959. At the time he was residing at Apt.#4H at The Brevoort Apartments, 11 Fifth Avenue in New York City, NY.

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - August 7, 2010

2010-08-15T21:47:00.011-04:00

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Simon and Garfunkel / The Only Living Boy in New York / Bridge Over Troubled Water CD / Columbia
Aaron Neville / Danny Boy / Nature Boy: The Standards CD / Verve
Buffalo Springfiled / Expecting To Fly / Buffalo Springfield Again CD / Atco
Suzanne Vega / In Liverpool / Retrospective CD
Peter Rowan & Tony Rice / To Live Is To Fly / Quartet CD
Los Lobos / Jupiter and the Moon / Tin Can Trust CD
Neil Young / Harvest Moon / Harvest Moon CD / Reprise

Local Artist Spotlight
Butcher's Blind / My Own Worst Enemy / Unsigned

Tom T. Hall / That's How I Got To Memphis / Greatest Hits CD / Mercury
Doc Watson / Summertime / Third Generation Blues CD / Sugar Hill
Asleep At The Wheel / Truck Driver's Blues / It's A Good Day CD / Bismeaux

From the Songtrailer
Guy Clark / Dublin Blues / Live (Unreleased)

Loretta Lynn / Snowbird / Coalminer's Daughter CD / Decca
Travelling Wilburys / The End Of The Line / Vol 1 / Wibury Records

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - July 3, 2010

2010-07-05T08:46:00.012-04:00

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1. Steve Forbert / The Oil Song
2. Roseanne Cash/ Motherless Children / The List CD
3. Lucinda Williams / Memphis Pearl / Sweet Old World CD
4. Joni Mitchell / You Turn Me On I'm A Radio / Hits CD
5. Chris Smither & Jorma Kaukonen / Step It Up And Go / True Folk CD
6. Roger McGuinn / East Virginia / True Folk CD
7. Emmylou Harris & George Jones / Here We Are / Singin' With Emmylou Vol. 1 CD
8. Emmylou Harris & David Bromberg / Nobody's Fool / Singin' With Emmylou Vol. 1 CD

Local Artist Spotlight:
9. Phil Minnisale / Summer of '07 / Young Fool CD

10. Bonnie Raitt / Love Has No Pride / Tribute to Nicolette Larson CD
11. Pheobe Snow / Poetry Man / Very Best Of CD

From The Songtrailer:
12. Fleetwood Mac / Blood on The Floor / Kiln House CD

13. Tanya Tucker / Walking Shoes / 20 Greatest Hits
14. Warren Zevon / I Was In The House When The House Burned Down / Genius: Best of CD

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - May 1, 2010

2010-05-03T10:38:00.005-04:00

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1. Taj Mahal / Lovin In My Baby's Eyes / Leftover Salmon
2. Johnny Darrel / Why You Been Gone So Long
3. Leon Russell / A Song For You
4. Mark Knofler & Emmylou Harris / Red Staggerwing
5. Linda Ronstadt / Blue Bayou (Live) / Tribute to Nicollete Larson
6. Mary Chapin Carpenter / Stones in the Road
7. Bruce Springsteen / My Oklahoma Home / Seeger Sessions

LOCAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:
8. Lil' Mo & The Monicats / The Boy Who Loves the Blues

9. Dave Carter / Tanglewood Tree

FROM THE SONGTRAILER:
10. Bob Dylan / I Ain't Go No Home (Live) / Tribute to Woody Guthrie

11. Townes Van Zandt / Flyin' Shoes (Live) / Absolutely Nothing
12. Wil Kimbrough / Three Angels

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Apr 3, 2010

2010-03-29T14:05:00.009-04:00

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Loretta Lynn / Portland Oregon / The Van Lear Rose / Interscope
Gram Parsons / Still Feeling Blue / GP / Reprise
Patti Griffin w/ The Chieftans / Whole Heap of Little Horses / Down the Old Plank Road / RCA
Iris Dement / Let The Mystery Be / Infamous Angel / Warner
Dan Auerbach / Trouble Weighs a Ton / Keep it Hid / Nonesuch

STATION ID Gene Casey

Gillian Welch / Everything is Free / Time The Revelator / Acony
Cindy Cashdollar / Sliding Home / Slide Show / Silver Shot

LOCAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Brian Downey / The List / Unreleased

John Hammond Jr. / I'll Be Your Baby Tonight / Back Porch
Cheryl Wheeler / Who Am I Foolin' / Sylvia Hotel / Philo
Marty Robbins / To Each His Own / Love Songs / Legacy

STATION ID David Mansfield

FROM THE SONGTRAILER
Esther Phillips / Don't Put No Headstone on My Grave / Oxford American Compilation

The Coal Porters / No More Chains / Durango / Prima
Steve Forbert / Something's Got a Hold on Me / Evergreen Boy / Koch Records

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Feb 6 2010

2010-02-06T07:44:00.009-05:00

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1. Kate and Anna McGarrigle/ Heart Like A Wheel /Kate and Anna McGarrigle (Phantom Sound and Vision)
2. Rufus Wainwright/ Accross The Universe / Poses (Dreamworks)
3. Emmylou Harris/ Sailing Round the Room /All I Intended to Be (Nonesuch)
4. Jack Cooke /Gotta Travel On/ Still On Top Of The World (Pinecastle)
5. Steve Earle / Poncho and Lefty/ Townes (Blue Rose)
6. Willie Nelson with Asleep at The Wheel / Hesitation Blues/ Willie and the Wheel - (Bismeaux)
7. Tim O'Brien /Less and Less /The Traveller (Sugar Hill)
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Local Artist Spotlight
8. Nancy Atlas /Lost Highway /Matador (Neptuna)
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9. Brandi Carlisle / Waisted /The Story
10. I'm On My Way Hme Again/ Everly Brothers
11. Slaid Cleaves /Cry /Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away (Music Road)
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From the Song Trailer:
12. Vera Warland /Railroad Bill / Alan Lomax Field Recording: "Alabama" CD (Library of Congress)
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13. Mary Ann Rossoni / Measure My Love / Timber and Nails
14. Dare Dukes / Kick and Holler / Prettiest Transmitter Of Them All (Starland Records)

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Jan 2 2010

2010-01-02T13:27:00.008-05:00

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Daydream Believer/John Stewart/Rhino Hi-Five
For Lovin Me/Gordon Lightfoot/Greatest Hits /Rhino Wea
I'll Tell Me Ma/Sineade O'Connor/Sean Nos Nua/Vanguard Records
The L &N Don't Stop Here Anymore /Johnny Cash /Unearthed /Lost Highway
Now is the Cool of The Day/Jean Richie/Songs for the Mountaintop /
Alison Krauss Robert Plant/Gone Gone Gone/Raising Sand /Rounder Records
Jim Lauderdale/Oh My Goodness/ Music from The Sons of Hermann Hall
The Bluebird is Gone /Frank Carillo and the Bandoleros/ Bad Out There/Jezebel Records
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LOCAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:
Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks/It's a Free Country/Rhythm and Twang/Lone Sharks Music
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Billy Preston /My Sweet Lord/Tribute to George
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FROM THE SONGTRAILER:
Matthew Grimm/One Big Union/Unreleased Demo
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Bruce Cockburn/Whole Night Sky/Charity of Night
Rosanne Cash /Radio Operator/Black Cadillac/ Capitol Records

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Nov 7 2009

2009-11-08T01:23:00.015-05:00

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Terance Martin / Eightball / Lost Hills /Good Dog Music
Rodney Crowell / Rock of Soul / The Houston Kid / Sugar Hill
Loudon Wainright / Pack Up Your Sorrows / Bleecker Street / Astor Place
Steve Earle / Hurtin' Me Hurtin' You / I Feel Alright / Warner Brothers
Emmylou Harris / Lodi / Live at the Ryman / Reprise
John Prine / Speed of the Sound of Lonliness /John Prine Live / Oh Boy
Hugh Prestwood / Learning How to Love / Fate of Fireflies /Self
Hugh Prestwood / The Suit / Fate of Fireflies /Self
Mindy Smith / One Moment More /One Moment More/ Vanguard Records
Leadbelly / Dekalb Blues / Library of Congress Recording
Harlem Parlour Music Club / Runaway Train / Harlem Parlour Records

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Oct 3 2009

2009-10-05T13:16:00.020-04:00

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Wade in the Water / Eva Cassidy /Songbird /Bix Street Records
Rock Island Line / The Weavers / The Best of the Decca Years/Decca
For Lovin' Me / Peter Paul and Mary /A Song Will Rise / Warner Bros
There is a Ship Mary Travers / Peter Paul and Mary / In Concert/Warner Bros
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere / Joan Baez / I Shall Be Released /Vanguard
Hold on to Me Babe / Tom Paxton / The Coffee House /Starbucks Entertainment
Ballad of a Thin Man / Bob Dylan / Highway 61 Revisited
Fairport Convention / Who Knows Where the Time Goes /The Coffeee House /Starbucks Entertainment
Wear Your Love Like Heaven / Donovan / Greatest Hits Live /Laserlight
Wish I Was / Mickey Newberry / live recording, unreleased
Tanglewood Tree / The Strangelings / Season of the Witch /Self Released

LOCAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:
Maria Fairchild / Angeline The Baker /Who WIl Go With Me /Self Released

IN THE SONGTRAILER:
Will Hren / Sunday Rodeo / unreleased demo

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Sept 5 2009

2009-09-06T13:20:00.012-04:00

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*Incomplete Playlist*

1. Someday Never Comes / Creedence Clearwater Revival / Mardi Gras

2. How Can We Hang on to a Dream / Mimi Farina / Solo (Rounder Records)
3. Steve Forbert / Song to Katrina / Little Stevie Orbit
4. Ballad of a Girl Child Linda / Donovan
5. Honey Babe Blues / Maria Muldaur / Waitress in a Donut Shop
6. Subdudes / Carved in Stone/Primitive Streak
7. Elvis Presley / Snowbird / Elvis Country
8. Buddy Mirriam / Boldesari / Backroads Mandolin
9. Christian Life / The Byrds
10. LIke a Prayer / Elena Skye and The Demolition String Band
11. Lord Lay Down My Ball and Chain / Dixie Beeliners
12. Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood / Summer Wine
13. Eric Athey / Sundown

THE SONGTRAILS RADIO HOUR - Aug 1 2009

2009-08-07T18:28:00.006-04:00

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The Songtrails Radio Hour - July 4 2009

2009-07-06T13:29:00.011-04:00

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Wade in the Water / Eva Cassidy / Songbird CD / blixstreet.com

Poor Wayfaring Stranger / Joan Baez / David's Album CD / Vanguard
Cornerstone Cowboy / Mary McCaslin / Prairie in the Sky CD / Philo
Wrecking Ball / James O'Malley / Tales to Tell CD
Christine / Harlem Parlour Music Club / Salt of the Earth CD
Big Kid / Rebecca Pronsky / The Best Game in Town CD
He Died a Rounder at Twenty-One / Terrance McGill / Straight Drive CD
Dixieland / Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band / Mountain CD
Darling Be Home Soon / Lovin' Spoonful
Hold On / Tom Waits / Mule Variations
The Falcon / Richard and Mimi Farina / Celebration for a Grey Day CD
He Was Mine / Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris / Western Wall