Folk Alley Radio Show
Sundays from 8 - 10 p.m.
The Folk Alley Radio Show is a show that prides itself on playing the good stuff. You’ll hear folk, roots, blues, bluegrass, Americana – anything and everything that falls under the wide (and getting wider every day) “folk music” umbrella. Expect an eclectic, handcrafted, and diverse playlist every week that showcases the newest voices around as well as the classics from the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s.
The Folk Alley Radio Show focuses on “good music” rather than on specific genres or labels, and includes a wide range of diverse voices and experiences every week, along with many of Folk Alley’s exclusive studio sessions. Learn more about the show on their website.
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It's our annual 50-year throwback show. We'll do Joan, Joni, Janis, and Taj, also some jamgrass music from that year, and we'll see what all the Canadians were up to in 1976. The post Folk Alley Radio Show: Annual 50-Year Throwback Episode appeared first on Folk Alley.
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It's our annual 60-year throwback show—this time throwing it back to 1966. Lots of musicians surprisingly released two albums that year: Bob Dylan, Lovin' Spoonful, Pete Seeger, Simon and Garfunkel. The post Folk Alley Radio Show: Annual 60-Year Throwback Episode appeared first on Folk Alley.
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This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes as we share new music from Jobi Riccio, Brent Cobb, Bella White, and Chris Pierce. We honor the late Dave Carter and celebrate birthdays of Emily Saliers and Rufus Wainwright. The post Folk Alley Radio Show: Old, New, Always for You appeared first on Folk Alley.
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This week on Folk Alley we're celebrating the Father of American Folk Music and the many projects his daughter Nora Guthrie has spearheaded over the decades to share unrecorded Woody Guthrie lyrics with a wider audience. Hear from Billy Bragg & Wilco, Wenzel, The Klezmatics, Jonatha Brooks, Jackson Browne, and The Dropkick Murphys; plus, a belated happy birthday to Arlo Guthrie. The post Folk Alley Radio Show – Celebrating Woody Guthrie appeared first on Folk Alley.
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This week on the Folk Alley Radio Show, we're honoring the outlaws and outcasts for America's 250th. We'll hear from important voices that often go unheard. We'll take a trip across the land via bus, car, and train. Songs from Lizzie No, Aoife O'Donovan, Simon & Garfunkel, and more. The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260702 – Outlaws, Outcasts, and America250 appeared first on Folk Alley.
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Our friends to the North are celebrating Canada Day on July 1—and this week on Folk Alley, we're joining the celebration with a tribute to the rich tradition of Canadian folk, roots, and Canadiana music. Tune in to hear timeless songs from legends like Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Ferron, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Stan Rogers, and Ian & Sylvia, alongside some of our favorite contemporary voices including William Prince, Morgan Toney, Rose Cousins, David Francey, Pharis & Jason Romero, and many more! The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260625 – Happy Canada Day! appeared first on Folk Alley.
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This week on Folk Alley we celebrate LGBQAI+ Pride as Cindy Howes shares songs that explore and uplift queer culture in the roots music world. We're playing tracks from Indigo Girls, Brandi Carlile, Joy Oladokun, Jake Blount, Cheryl Wheeler, Rufus Wainwright, and more. The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260618 appeared first on Folk Alley.
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This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for a special show dedicated to dads of folk, roots, and Americana music and their musical kids. Hear songs from “the Father of Folk,” Woody Guthrie along with Arlo and Sarah Lee Guthrie, Greg Brown and daughters Pieta, Constie, and Zoe, Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Johnny and Rosanne Cash, The Thompsons, Darrell and Wayne Scott, Bob and Jakob Dylan, The McCourys, Levon and Amy Helm, and much more. The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260611 appeared first on Folk Alley.
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{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for songs to welcome in June from The Decemberists, The Fretless, and The Mammals, along with new music from Dervish with Iron & Wine, Ken Pomeroy, Renée Fleming with Béla Fleck, and Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band, favorites from Randy Newman and Sierra Ferrell, and some news about Bruce Cockburn too. The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260604 appeared first on Folk Alley.
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{The audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for a dive into new early summer releases from Allison Russell, Samuel Smith, Alela Diane, Pharis & Jason Romero, and Jesse Welles, along with a new single from Brandi Carlile, favorites from The Wood Brothers, Eliza Gilkyson, Sturgill Simpson, and much more. The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260528 appeared first on Folk Alley.
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{Audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for a show inspired by the recent New York Times article, 'The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters,' spotlighting artists we agree on—Lucinda Williams, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, etc—plus some clear snubs like Greg Brown, Mary Gauthier, Lori McKenna, and more. The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260521 appeared first on Folk Alley.
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{Audio for this episode is no longer available.} This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for a special show to celebrate Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday (on May 24) with versions of Dylan favorites from Cat Power, Gabby Moreno, Valerie June, Aoife O'Donovan, and Sunny Sweeney, Miko Marks, Rissi Palmer, and Tami Neilson; plus some songs co-written with Old Crow Medicine Show, The Secret Sisters, and Buddy & Julie Miller; faves from Tim O'Brien, Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Jerry Garcia Band, and Arlo Guthrie; classics from Bob Dylan's 1962 debut; and much more. The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260514 appeared first on Folk Alley.