Routes and Branches Play List 1/21/12

I just had a good visit with my wife's brother "J" who used to live here in Eugene and returned to Oregon this week to be part of the Renegade Saints 20th Reunion party happening tonight in Portland. J was the band's road manager back in the 90's when the band had a strong following throughout the northwest. A little more on the rock side of Americana, the Renegade Saints were good song writers who played with a lot of feeling.

A few new female artists in the the list this week starting with Katya Chorover and her CD "Big Big Love" which is much more Americana sounding than her name is. Jean Synodines, (another fun to pronounce name) has an interesting CD called "Girls, Good & Otherwise" which is for me one of those disc that has couple of tunes I think are good and the rest I think otherwise. And the third new CD was from Daphne Lee Martin & Raise The Rent called "Dig & Be Dug" which has a little south of the boarder sound on the tune "Rosalita". I'm also liking the Pegi Young & The Survivors debut release "Bracing For Impact". I think its great that she is putting out some of her own music after years taking care of family priorities that Neil couldn't.

Artist-Song-Source

3pm
Hot Tuna - Angel Of Darkness - Steady As She Goes
Renegade Saints - Delivered - Fear Of The Sky
Renegade Saints - A Letter Home - Mercy Saints Alive
Wilco - The Whole Love - The Whole Love
JJ Grey & Mofro - The Sweetest Thing - Brighter Days
Katya Chorover - Movin' On - Big Big Love
Jean Synodines - The Perfect Crime - Girls, Good & Otherwise
Daphne Lee Martin & Raise The Rent - Rosalita - Dig & Be Dug
Kasey Anderson & The Honkies - Your Side Of Town - Heart Of A Dog
Great American Taxi - Olden Days - Paradise Lost

4pm
James McMurtry - Ruby And Carlos - Just Us Kids
Pegi Young & The Survivors - Number 9 Train - Bracing For Impact
Neil Young - Southern Pacific - A Treasure
The Wood Brothers - When I Was Young - Smoke Ring Halo
Poor Man's Whiskey - Angeline - Goodbye California
Devil Makes Three - Old Number 7 - Stomp And Smash
Slaid Cleaves - Breakfast In Hell - Sorrow & Smoke
Drive By Truckers - Used To Be A Cop - Go-Go Boots
Robert Earl Keen - I Gotta Go - Ready For Confetti