Routes and Branches Play List 05/29/10

Some really good "Roots Music" has been coming out lately. Some of the groups playing that old time sound are; The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, South Memphis String Band and Mulebone. They are all really good, but my favorite has to be the new Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three's new disc Riverboat Soul. It's a good title for the juke-joint style music that Pokey and the band play. Pokey's song writing has the soul of an Old-Time band with the freshness of today's electric music. I like several of the tunes on this album, but my favorite has to be "Won't Make Love At All". Expect to hear more from Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three in the coming weeks on Routes & Branches. They will be in Eugene on June 20th.


Artist-Song-Source

3pm.
New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Barracuda Moon - Where I Come From
Cowboy Junkies - (You've Got To Get) A Good Heart - Renmin Park
Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers - You Only Believe Me When I'm Lying - Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers
Keller & The Keels - Mountains Of The Moon - Thief
Mark Knopfler - The Trawlermans Song - Shangri-La
Sideroads - Cool June Night - Destinations
The Band Of Heathens - What's This World - One Foot In The Ether
Dangermuffin - Moonscapes - Moonscapes
The Low Tide Drifters - Vagabond Wind - Progress & Porchlights
Grandpa Elliott - Another Saturday Night - Sugar Sweet
Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three - Won't Make Love At All - Riverboat Soul
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - Everything's Raising - "The Wages"
South Memphis String Band - Things Is 'bout Coming My Way - Home Sweet Home

4pm.
Mulebone - Steady Rollin' Man - New Morning
Cherryholmes IV - How Far Will You Go - Common Threads
Cadillac Sky - Human Cannonball - Letters In The Deep
Railroad Earth - Old Man And The Land - Elko
Joe West - $300 Car - The Human Cannonball
Whopner County Country Allstars - The Whiskey Wins Again - 7-10 Split
Deadstring Brothers - Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo
John Prine - Angel From Montgomery - In Person & On Stage
Tyler Fortier - When Time Stands Still - This Love Is Fleeting
Chuck Cannon - The Devil Is a Woman - Love And Money
Marley's Ghost - Got Leavin' On Her Mind - Ghost Town
The Mother Truckers - Nothing There - Broke, Not Broken

Routes and Branches Play List 05/22/10

I had the pleasure to have Wynn Taylor into the KRVM studio this afternoon. Taylor is an emerging Austin artist who is out on a mini tour of the Oregon. Local Austin transplant Scott Eastburn met Taylor on a tour back to Austin with Jake Payne who now owns the Dixie Creek Saloon up in Tangent, Oregon. They immediately
formed a friendship playing music together.
Taylor found his musical beginnings in the church where his father was a pastor. He wanted to be the cool guy singing songs to the youth group around the camp fire. For a young emerging artist Taylor has the sound of a musician who has been around many camp fires. On this mini tour of Oregon Taylor will be backed up by Jake Payne and Scott Eastburn and their band Dixie Creek. Scott says that he and Jake are working on completing their second album together. I'm looking forward to hearing more from them.


Artist-Song-Source

3pm.
Jake Payne - Colorado - What The Folk Is Roots Music
Wynn Taylor & Scott Eastburn - Girl Don't Lie - Live In the Studio of KRVM
Wynn Taylor & Scott Eastburn - Water Line - Live In the Studio of KRVM
Wynn Taylor & The Working Poor - Blood On The Road - Wynn Taylor & The Working Poor
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks - Song for My Father - Tangled Tales
Bill Kirchen - Word To The Wise - Word To The Wise
Bill Kirchen - I Don't work That Cheap - Word To The Wise
Comander Cody - It's Gonna Be One Of those Nights - Dopers, Drunks and Everyday Losers
David Jacobs-Strain - Treetop Flyer - Terraplane Angel
Jackson Brown & David Lindley - Mercury Blues - Love Is Strange
Jackie Greene - Till The Light Comes - Till The Light Comes

4pm.
Mars Arizona - Alabama Bound - High Desert
One Horse Shy - Radio - Better Life
Chely Wright w/ Rodney Crowell - Heavenly Days - Lifted Off The Ground
Rodney Crowell - Shame On the Moon - The Essential Rodney Crowell
Timothy B. Schmit - A Good Day - Expando
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women - California's Burning - Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women
Kasey Anderson - Nowhere Nights - Nowhere Nights
Reckless Kelly - I Hold The Bottle, You Hold The Wheel - Somewhere In Time
Whopner County Country Allstars - Another Time, Another Place - 7-10 Split
Deadstring Brothers - Can't Make It Through The Night - Sao Paulo
Otis Taylor - Rain So Hard - Clovis People
Johnny Cash - Cool Water - American VI: Ain't No Grave

Routes and Branches Play List 05/15/10

Dan Hicks was my feature artist today since he and his Hot Licks are playing in Eugene tonight. I had a chance to talk with him on the phone this week which I mixed in with songs from his various albums. His new album Tangled Tales is being released on both vinyl and CD and is some of his best work to date. Along with the Hot Licks, Hicks brought in several additional musicians to play on this release including David Grissman, Roy Rogers and Charlie Musselwhite to name a few. Most of the songs are Hick's originals with a few covers including a good version Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues.

Artist-Song-Source

3pm.
The Charlatans - How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away - The Amazing Charlatans
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks - Canned Music - Original Recordings
Shoebox Letters - Small Favors - Damaged Goods
Martin Sexton - Surgarcoating - Surgarcoating
Joy Kills Sorrow - You Make Me Feel Drunk - Darkness Sure Becomes This City
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra - Home On The Water - The Blanche Album
Vassar Clements and The Little Big Band - Hillbilly Jazz - Back Porch Swing
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks - Savin' My Lovin' - Tangled Tales
John Hiat - The Open Road - The Open Road
The Sadies - Another year Again - Darker circles

4pm.
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks - Milk Shake Mama - Original Recordings
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks - Who Are You - Tangled Tales
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks - Subterranean Homesick Blues - Tangled Tales
David Brozza - Southern Cross - Night Dawn
Tyler Fortier - When Time Stands Still - This Love Is Fleeting
Jacob Dylan - Smile When You Call Me That - Women & Country
Maria Muldar - The Diplomat - Good time Music For Hard Times
Maria Muldar w/ Dan Hicks - Medley: Life's Too Short/ When Elephants Roost In Bamboo Trees - Good time Music For Hard Times
Shelby Lynne - Old #7 - Tears Lies And Alibis
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks - Let It Simmer - Tangled Tales

Routes and Branches Play List 05/08/10

Merle Haggard did perform this past Monday at the Hult Center. It was a great show featuring many old classics and a few songs off his new album at the end of his show.
At this point in his life I think the title track of his new album I am What I am describes him the best. Since Sunday is Mother's Day this week I had to close my show with Haggard's Classic Mama Tried.

This week's show also had Gavin Wahl-Stephens and The New Americans in to the station to play a couple of songs live for us including an as yet unrecorded song entitled Overdraft Protection . Wahl-Stephens and The New Americans have a great northwest feel to their mix of Americana/Rock. Gavin's song writing is strong and he is backed up by the excellent musicianship of The New Americans. I'm sure that we will be listening to more of their music in the future.


Artist-Song-Source

3pm.
Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am - I Am What I Am
Colin Farrell & Jeff Bridges - Fallin' & Flyin'- Crazy Heart
Reckless Kelly - I Hold The Bottle, You Hold The Wheel - Somewhere In Time
The Whopner County Country Allstars - Another Time, Another Place - 7-10 Split
Deadstring Brothers - Adalee - Sao Paulo
Kasey Anderson - Sooner Or Later - Nowhere Nights
Diana Catherine & The Thrusty Tweeters - Travelin' Man - The Spirit Ranch
Son Volt - Jukebox Of Steel - American Central Dust
Drive By Truckers - Drag The Lake Charlie - The Big To-Do
Dereck Trucks Band - Down In The Flood - Already Free
Mark Karan - Walk Through The Fire - Walk Through The Fire
Levon Helm - Kingfish - Electric Dirt
Bow Thayer w/ Levon Helm - Got My Attention - Spend It All
Sonny Landreth - Broken Hearted Road - Levee Town

4pm.
Gavin Wahl-Stephens & The New Americans - Good Thing - Live @ KRVM
Gavin Wahl-Stephens & The New Americans - Overdraft Protection - Live @ KRVM
Gavin Wahl-Stephens & The New Americans - Ballad Of The Yes Man - No Keys/No Gold
Cross Canadian Ragweed - To Find My Love - Happiness And All The Other Things
Griffin House - She Likes Girls - The Learner
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - Savin' My Lovin' - Tangled Tales
Assembly Of Dust W/ Jerry Douglas & Alison Krauss - Leadbelly - Some Assembly Required
Corb Lund - A Game In A Town Like This - Losin' Lately Gambler
Lincoln Durham - Living This Hard - EP
Merle Haggard - Mama Tried - Hag: The Best Of Merle Haggard

Routes and Branches Play List 05/01/10

I saw some great music this past week. It started with the Lewi Longmire band at Sam Bond's garage last Saturday night. Lewi and the band were in fine form and started the show with his tune "When Your Time Comes A-Callin'" so I started my show this week with the same tune.

Merle Haggard was suppose to play in town last Wednesday evening but had to postpone the show till Monday. I'm still looking forward to seeing him and I hope that this little bit of rest has helped him recover.

Arlo Guthrie has had his family out on tour since the fall and came through Corvallis this past week. They have an wonderful family oriented show which even has the youngest in the family on stage. Arlo is at his best as the story telling grandfather offering great tales of his father and his own experiences throughout the evening.

This show also had a set of Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett music in it since I was giving away tickets for their shows here in Eugene this summer. We also want to wish Willie a Happy birthday.



Artist-Song-Source

3pm.
Lewi Longmire - When Your Time Comes A-Callin'- If I Live To Be 100
Arlo Guthrie - Road To Everywhere - Tales Of '69
Michael Johnathon - Ballad Of Bojangles - Ravenwood
Eric Bibb - Booker's Guitar - Booker's Guitar
Guy Clark - The Guitar - Somedays The Song Writes You
Jim Lauderdale - Alligator Alley - Patchwork River
New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Them Old Minglewood Blues - Where I Come From
Cherryholmes IV - The Harder I Fall - Common Threads
Willie Nelson - Whiskey River - Stars & Guitars
Willie Nelson - Sunday Morning Coming Down - Naked Willie
Nelson, Haggard & Price - Pick Me Up ON Your Way Down - Last Of A Breed
Merle Haggard - The Road To My Heart - I Am What I Am
Steve Earle - Delta Mama Blues - Townes

4pm.
Allison Moorer - The Broken Girl - Crowes
Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Put My Ring Back On - The Age Of Miracles
Elizabeth Cook - El Camino - Welder
Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez - Love You Right - The Deep End
Buddy & Julie Miller - Gasoline And Matches - Written In Chalk
Patty Griffin - If I Had My Way - Downtown Church
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Whoop And Hollar - A. Enlightenment, B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C)
Elliot Randall & The Deadmen - Good Love - Caffeine & Gasoline
Jacob Dylan - We don't Live Here Anymore - Women & Country
The Sadies - Tell Her What I Said - Darker Circles
Lyle Lovett - My Baby Don't Tolerate - My Baby Don't Tolerate
Lyle Lovett - Natural Forces - Natural Forces
Band Of Horses - Laredo - Infinite Arms
The Whopner County Country Allstars - The Whiskey Wins Again - 7-10 Split
Lewi Longmire - Baby Would you Take Me Home - Fire 'Neath The Still