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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We're going to explore three different methods of transportation that appear often in folk songs: cars, trains, and horses. Could have done full hours of each of these, but we get it all in one: Rolling Stones, Billy Strings, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens. The post Folk Alley Radio Show – Transportation Three Ways appeared first on Folk Alley.
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We'll do a set for the celestial skies inspired by the new Humbird. New music from Miko Marks that might blow your roof off. Also new Mary Gauthier, Jayhawks alongside classics from Joni Mitchell, Rufus Wainwright, Taj Mahal. The post Folk Alley Radio Show – Celestial Skies and Time appeared first on Folk Alley.
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We are handing the first hour over to Dolly Parton on the Folk Alley Radio Show this week. We're highlighting some of our favorite covers, collaborations, and duets featuring America's sweetheart as we come together to grieve and remember. Hour two observes Labor Day through the union, worker, equality, and protest songs that have empowered generations. The post Folk Alley Radio Show: For Dolly appeared first on Folk Alley.
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We have lots of new music on the Folk Alley Radio Show this week! We'll hear a previously unreleased John Prine song, new Buddy Miller, latest from William Prince featuring Nathaniel Rateliff, Hiss Golden Messenger, and new Phoebe Bridgers. The post Folk Alley Radio Show: In with the new and the old can stay, too appeared first on Folk Alley.
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On this week's Folk Alley Radio Show, we hear new songs from Sierra Ferrell, Rhiannon Giddens, Creekbed Carter Hogan, Laura Cortese, a birthday set for Eliza Gilkyson, and a new collaboration between Steve Earle and Los Lobos. The post Folk Alley Radio Show: Steve Earle and Los Lobos, Creekbed Carter Hogan, and Happy Birthday to Eliza Gilkyson appeared first on Folk Alley.
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Cindy Howes got carried away and put together a set around the number one. We have the new Kaïa Kater featuring Rose Cousins, an Irish tune from Solas, the new Margo Cilker, and a little birthday tribute to David Crosby. The post Folk Alley Radio Show: One takes a break from being the loneliest number appeared first on Folk Alley.
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This week, Folk Alley is paying tribute to, and processing the enormous and tragic loss of, Irish songwriter Glen Ha The post Folk Alley Radio Show: A Tribute to Glen Hansard appeared first on Folk Alley.
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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.