Routes and Branches Play List 09/12/09

I saw Poor Man's Whiskey this past week on the opening night of their "Dark Side Of The Moonshine" tour. I was totally blown away by their musicianship. I last saw them about a year and a half ago and I thought they were a good bluegrass band then, but this week I saw a much more mature and seasoned band that I couldn't tell wheather they wanted to be a Bluegrass band or a Rock 'N' Roll band.
Poor Man's Whiskey's new CD is a double disk of which the first one is their version of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon". It has a Bluegrass backbone, but it gets as electric as the original when appropriate. For the most part they stick with the original lyrics, except for the tune "Money" which they change the lyrics to Moonshine. Pink Floyd Fans and Bluegrass fans can both enjoy this album.
The second disc is called "Moonshine" and contains 10 new songs which also show how the band has grown. I featured several songs from the disc on this week's show. My show follows a show that features 60's and 70's music so we set it up to play Pink Floyd's "Money" fron the original album to end that show into Poor Man's Whiskey's "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse" to start my show. It was a fun transition.

Artist-Song-Source

3pm.
Poor Man's Whiskey - Brain Damage > Eclipse - Dark Side Of The Moonshine
Hot Buttered Rum - Something New - Limbs Akimbo
The Iguanas - Pelican Bay - If You should Ever Fall On Hard Times
Drew Emmit - River's Risin' - Long Road
Cross Canadian Ragweed - Burn Like The Sun - Happenings And All The Other Things
Linda McRae & Cheerful Lonesome - Strength, Hope And Love - Cryin' Out Loud
Sonny Landreth - Broken Hearted Road - Levee Town
The Waybacks - Nice To Be Alone - Loaded
Poor Man's Whiskey - Whiskey In Heaven - Dark Side Of The Moonshine
Ryan Bingham - Country Roads - Roadhouse Sun
The Band Of Heathens - LA County Blues - One Foot In The Ether

4pm.
Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer - Black River Killer
Chris Smither - Origin Of The Species - Origin Of The Species
The Drive By Truckers - Rebels - The Fine Print
Noelle Hampton - Always The Same - Thinline
Susan Tedeschi - Love Will - Back To The River
Poor Man's Whiskey - Three Years Gone - Dark Side Of The Moonshine
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women - Don't Make Promises - Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women
Robert Earl Keen - Out Here In The Middle - Farm Fresh Onions
James McMurtry - Hurricane Party - Just Us Kids
Delbert McClinton - Starting A Rumor - Acquired Taste
Guy Clark - The Guitar - Somedays The Song Writes You
Poor Man's Whiskey - By Your Side - Dark Side Of The Moonshine