Routes & Branches 4/25/15

I had 3 members of the musical drama Romancing The West stop by the KRVM studios  this afternoon. They are putting together a western tour which will be bring the show to Eugene this summer and were in town to play a show more focused on the talent of Martin Gerschwitz one of the members of the cast who is currently on  a small western tour of his own. Gerschwitz also a member of Iron Butterfly represents the modern music era ('60's to present) of the Romancing The West show which covers the entire history of the western U.S. from pioneer days to the present in a musical, storytelling performance. You can find out more at: http://romancingthewest.org/

I also had the chance to talk with Jeff Austin this past week about his upcoming show at the WOW Hall on Wednesday. I had planed to air some of our conversation on today's show, but I had some technical difficulties with my recording. Austin is very excited to be exploring new musical territory with his music and proud to be performing with Danny Barnes, Eric Thorin and Ross Martin on this tour. You can find more information about Jeff at:  http://www.jeffaustin.com/

Artist-Song-Source
3pm
Dave Alvin - Here In California - West Of The West
Gene Clark - Kansas City Southern - Two Sides To Every Story 
Martin Gerschwitz - Memories of Moscow - Treasures Of Life 
Sons of The Oregon Trail Christina and Velvet Bleu - Where My Home Town Went - Songs of the American West 
Shoebox Letters - One Minute More (Revised) - Buckle Up
Jimmy LaFave - Trying To Get Back To You - The Night Tribe
John Fullbright - Gawd Above - From The Ground Up 
Dwight Yoakam - Man of Constant Sorrow - Second Hand Heart
Drive-By Truckers - Primer Coat - English Oceans 
Sugarcane Jane - Ballad of Sugarcane Jane - Dirt Road's End
Steve Earle & The Dukes - The Usual Time - Terraplane

4pm
Feufollet - Tired of Your Tears - Two Universes
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Mr. Saturday Night - Loved Wild Lost
Jeff Austin - What the Night Brings - The Simple Truth
Jeff Austin - Shake Me Up - The Simple Truth
Max Gomez - Love Will Find A Way - Rule the World
James McMurtry - She Loves Me - Complicated Game
Crazy Chestur - Live a Life - Harvest Party
Shakey Graves - If Not for You - And the War Came
The Word - Chocolate Cowboy - Soul Food
Grisman, Leslie, Hargreaves, & Smith - Shrimp Island Reel - The Brotet 
Willie Nelson - Roll Me Up - Heroes
Rhiannon Giddens - Waterboy - Tomorrow Is My Turn