Routes & Branches 4/27/13

I started today's show with a tune by George Jones who passed away yesterday. I was not a big Jones fan growing up, but as I have programed this radio show I realized what an influence he was on so many of the artists I do play, so I had to get a greatest hits CD when I saw it in the sale bin at my local record shop. For those who are  not familiar with KRVM, we have another show on Saturday mornings called 'Country Clasics' hosted by my good friend Johnny Ethridge who had a great show this morning featuring Jones' music.

So, with Willie Nelson celebrating his 80th trip around the sun this week I decided to honor him as the feature artist of my show. Willie is one of the musicians I grew up listening to and I still admire today. I have enjoyed his shows every time he has stopped here in Eugene. He is so supportive of younger musicians and family. Listening to his most recent CD, I was most impressed by Willie's lead guitar work on Trigger which is as good as it ever gets. Keep on Rockin' Willie!!!


3pm
George Jones - Hangin' On To One & Hangin' 'round The Other - 14 Greats
Willie Nelson - If You Could See What's Going Through My Mind - Naked Willie
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel - Corrine Corrina - Willie And Wheel
Willie Nelson - Whiskey River - Stars & Guitars
The Black Crows - Jealous Again - Wiser For The Time
The Mavericks - Back In Your Arms Again - In Time
Mike Aiken - Bring Out The Bourbon - Captains & Cowboys
Randall Bramblett - Roll - The Bright Spots
Ashleigh Flynn - Dirty Hands and Dirty Feet  - A Million Stars
Laura Cortese - Heel To Toe - Into The Dark
Rebekah Pulley & The Reluctant Prophets - Sister Sally - Tralala
Whitewater Ramble - Dear Mr. Bankman - Roots & Groove
Terry Brown - Cowgirls Make The Rules - It's A Cowboy Thang
4pm
Willie Nelson - Crazy - Crazy, The Demo Sessions
Willie Nelson - Gotta Serve Somebody - Moment Of Forever
Willie Nelson - Come On Up To The House - Heroes
The Mother Truckers - Nothing There - Broke, Not Broken
The Whiskey Sisters - Good Girl Down - The Whiskey Sisters
Ashley Monroe - Two Weeks Late - Like A Rose
Beth Lee & The Breakups - One More Time Again - One More Time Again
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line - Party Line - Carnival
Patty Griffin - Don't Let Me Die In Florida - American Kid
The Cave Singers - Hay Stacks - No Witch
Son Volt - Bakersfield - Honky Tonk
Willie Nelson - Matchbox - Let's Face The Music And Dance
Willie Nelson - Roll Me Up - Heroes

Routes & Branches 4/20/13

Several new additions to our local concert calendar including Corb Lund, Ryan Bingham and James McMurtry, all of which I played on this week's show. I also caught Screen Door Porch at Saturday Market today. They will be back in Eugene tomorrow after a show in Astoria tonight. They must love 'Ramblin' Around'. Music legends Arlo Guthrie and Taj Mahal will both be in town this week. Mahal is sharing the ticket with Shemekia Copeland at the Hult Center on Tuesday.

New music that I had to play this week came from the The Black Crows and The Whiskey Sisters. Willie Nelson and Susan McKeown also had new tracks on this week's show.


3pm
Taj Mahal - Yan-nah Mama-Loo - The Hidden Treasures Of Taj Mahal 
Dave Alvin - Artesia - Man Of Somebody's Dreams
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper - Mad - The Comeback Album
The Black Crows - Willin' - Wiser For The Time
The Black Crows - Sister Luck - Wiser For The Time
The Cave Singers - Haller Lake - No Witch
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Love Has Something Else To Say - Everybody's Talkin'
Ryan Bingham - Tell My Mother I Miss Her So - Roadhouse Sun
Screen Door Porch - Ramblin' Around - Screen Door Porch
He's My Brother, She's My Sister - Electric Love - Nobody Dances In This Town

4pm
The Whiskey Sisters - I Take It Back - The Whiskey Sisters
The Whiskey Sisters - The Whiskey Song - The Whiskey Sisters
The California Honeydrops - Carolina Peach - Like You Mean It!
John Fullbright - Moving - From The Ground Up
James McMurtry - Levelland - Where'd You Hide The Body
Jonny Fritz - Holy Water - Dad Country
Rob Heath - Low Cut Silk Dress - The Trick
Willie Nelson - South Of The Border - Let's Face The Music And Dance
Susan McKeown - Our Texas - Belong
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Train Yard - The Grifter's Hymnal
Arlo Guthrie - Hurry To Me - Tales Of '69
Corb Lund - Bible On The Dash - Cabin Fever

Routes & Branches 4/13/13

I started the show today with a couple of Little Feat tunes in honor of Lowell George's birthday. Little Feat was one of the bands I grew up with and even though they still rock today, I will always miss George. I'm sure that he is still playing 'Old Folks Boogie' somewhere.
Another old timer who is still with us and coming back to town is Arlo Guthrie. I was playing the Motorcycle Tale when a listener called and asked if he had done any newer and so I played 'Road To Nowhere' which was a previously unreleased track on the 2009 release 'Tales Of '69.'
A couple of versions of 'Oh Susana', one done by Taj Mahal back in 1970 followed by Neil Young's more recent version. Both show how to rock a folk song!!!

My second hour evolved into the bluegrass/jam band hour after starting with  a couple of new rockabilly tunes by the Woody Pines and Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers. The bluegrass jam started with an old favorite Railroad Earth followed by Yonder Mountain Stringband who will play 2 nights here in Eugene next week. The new kids on the show were Whitewater Ramble which I must say fit in the BG/jam group. With Tim Carbone as producer of their new CD 'Roots & Groove' this band is one to look for when they come our way.
The hour ended with Poor Man's Whiskey stopping by our studios this afternoon to play us a couple of tunes before their show tonight at the WOW Hall. From the first time I saw PMW I enjoyed their high energy style of what they have termed NorCal NewTime. They are preforming their version of Dark Side Of The Moonshine as part of their show tonight with guest fiddle player Allie Karl playing the part of Dorothy.

              Poor Man's Whiskey on their way to the WOW Hall!!!


3pm
Little Feat - Sallin' Shoes>Feats Don't Fail Me Now - Waiting For Columbus
Arlo Guthrie - The Unbelievable Motorcycle Tale - Tales Of '69
Arlo Guthrie - Road To Everywhere - Tales Of '69
Billy Bragg - I Ain't Got No Home - Tooth And Nail
Bob Bradshaw - High Water Rising - Home
Taj Mahal - Oh Susanna - The Hidden Treasures Of Taj Mahal
Neil Young - Oh Susannah - Americana
Lauren Sheehan - Bearcat Blues - The Light Still Burns
4pm
Marghi Allen - The Day Patsy Cline Died - Nobody's Woman
Woody Pines - Who Told Ya - Rabbits Motel
Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers - Rockabilly Playground - Rockabilly Playground
Railroad Earth - Lonecraft Farewell - Railroad Earth
Yonder Mountain Stringband - If If There's Still Ramblin' In the Rambler - Mountain Tracks Vol 3
Whitewater Ramble - Beyer's Canyon - Roots & Groove
Poor Man's Whiskey - Good Bye California - Live In The KRVM Studio
Poor Man's Whiskey - Let's Go Out Tonight - Live In The KRVM Studio
Poor Man's Whiskey - Here In California - Like A River
Lauren Sheehan - Soldier's Joy - The Light Still Burns

Routes & Branches 4/6/13

I had 3 focus sets on my show today starting with a couple of my favorite musicians who had birthdays today, Merle Haggard and Eilen Jewel.
I have been listening to Merle Haggard ever since I can remember. It seemed appropriate to start a birthday set of Haggard music with 'Mama Tried' and to finish it with 'I Am What I Am'. Haggard may be just who he is, which is just fine with me. I wish that I had more time to play some of the many artist who have covered Haggard over the years.
Jewel on the other hand has only been a part of my collection since I started hosting Routes & Branches. Even though she is years young than Haggard, Jewel has a way of taking you back to an earlier time when Honky Tonks were where everybody went to have a good time on Saturday night.

The third focus of the show brought back to the present with a live in-studio set from the Shook Twins who stopped by on their way to a show here in Eugene. Hot off a trip to SXSW the band is sounding great!! They have been working on a bunch of new songs which they are going into the studio to record later this month. We had the pleasure of hearing two of them 'Thoughts All In' and 'Crisper' which Laurie wrote.  Along with the recording date, the Shook Twins have a bunch of festival dates lined up for the summer including the Oregon Country Fair, The Northwest String Summit and The Cascadia Music Festival.  I wish them all the best.


3pm
Merle Haggard - Mama Tried - HAG: The Best Of Merle Haggard
Dave Alvin - Kern River - Tulare Dust
Merle Haggard - I Wonder Where I'll Find You At Tonight - Kern River
Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues - Working In Tennessee
Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am - I Am What I Am
Poor Man's Whiskey - Like A River - Like A River
Steep Canyon Rangers - As I Go - Nobody Knows You
David Jacobs Strain - Come On Into My Kitchen - Live From The Left Coast
Bobby Bare - John Hardy - Darker Than Light
Robb Moss - Fool's Gold - Sometimes We Win
Yvette Landry - Three Chords And A Bottle - No Man's Land
Beth Lee & The Breakups - Drivin' - One More Time Again
Stella! - One In A Million - Sorry, Stella

4pm
The Will Callers - 87 Miles - What Else Is Left
Eilen Jewell - I'm Honky Tonk Girl - Butcher Holler
Eilen Jewell - Shakin' All Over - Sea Of Tears
Eilen Jewell - Warning Signs - Queen Of The Minor Key
Eilen Jewell - Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) - Butcher Holler
Keller and The Keels - Get It While You Can - Thief
Steve Earle - That All You Got? - The Low Highway
Dead String Brothers - Lucille's Honky Tonk - Cannery Row
Son Volt - Down The Highway - Honky Tonk
Shook Twins - Growing Things - Live In The KRVM Studio
Shook Twins - Thoughts All In - Live In The KRVM Studio
Shook Twins - Crisper - Live In The KRVM Studio
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Chase The Feeling - Old Yellow Moon
Amanda Pearcy - Barking Dogs - Royal Street

Routes & Branches 3/30/13

Some good groups are on their way to Eugene. Last night I caught The California Honeydrops and Frution over at Cosmic. They were all great!
I started today's show with Poor Man's Whiskey and a couple of tracks from their 'Dark Side of The Moonshine' which they will be performing here in Eugene in a couple of weeks. In between now and then  The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Shook Twins and Keller Williams along with several others perform here. I love radio, but live music is always best. Get out and enjoy it!
I also want to send my good thoughts out to David Allan Coe who is recovering from an auto accident.

3pm
Poor Man's Whiskey - Brain Damage > Eclipse - Darkside Of The Moonshine
Susan McKeown - Everything We Had Was Good - Belong
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Hanging Up My Heart - Old Yellow Moon
Chastity Brown - When We Get There - Back-road Highways
Shook Twins - Potter's Daughter  - Window
Annie And The Beekeepers - My Bonneville - My Bonneville
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robinson - We're All The Way - Cheater's Game
Anders & Kendall - We're On Fire, Babe - Wild Chorus
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale - The Train That Carried My Gal From Town - Buddy & Jim
Left Arm Tan - Black Dress - Altricana
The Stagger & Sway - Sam Bond's Garage - Break Til You Bend
David Luning - Whiskey Bottle - Just Drop On By

4pm
Richard Thompson - The Snow Goose - Electric
Cascade Rye - Rodeo Circus - Cascade Rye
John Hiatt - We're Alright Now - Mystic Pinball
Rita Hosking - Five Star Location - Little Boat
Beth Lee & The Breakups - I Don't Care - One More Time Again
Steep Canyon Rangers - Between Midnight And The Dawn - Nobody Knows You
Patterson Hood - (Untold Pretties) - Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance
The California Honeydrops - Carolina Peach - Like Yo Mean It!
Duane Allman - Goin' Down Slow - Skydog
David Allan Coe - Willie, Waylon And Me - If That Ain't Country
The Wild Feathers - Backwoods Company - The Wild Feathers
Steve Earle - Invisible - The Low Highway

Routes & Branches 3/23/13

This week I had the pleasure of playing a sampling of 'Skydog', the new 7 disc retrospective of Duane Allman's career. Allman certainly ranks up there as one of my favorite guitarists of all time. Like many folks, my knowledge of Allman's music mostly revolved around his work with the Allman Brothers band that he and his brother Greg formed. This new retrospective has helped me to realize the vast number of recordings that Allman was a part of over his career. We can all be thankful for recordings like this, keeping the music we love playing for generations to come.

3pm
Duane Allman - Morning Dew - Skydog
Duane Allman - Turn On Your Love Light - Skydog
David Luning - Buddies Till The End - Just Drop On By 
Farmington Hill - 10 Miles - Bridge To  Nowhere
The Stagger And Sway - Up And Go - Break Til You Bend
Mary Gauthier - Wheel Inside The Wheel - Live At Blue Rock
Susan McKeown - Our Texas - Belong
Duane Allman - Spoonfull - Skydog
Danny Barnes - Bang A Gong - Rocket
Timothy B Schmit - White Boy From Sacramento - Expando
Chip Taylor & The New Ukrainians - Phoned In Dead - All The Perfect People
Riley Etheridge Jr. - The Arrogance Of Youth - The Arrogance Of Youth
Beth Lee & The Breakups - Drivin' - One More Time Again
4pm
Marshall / Peery Project - Bourbon, Women And Too Much Time - Life's Too Short
Duane Allman and Eric Clapton - Mean Old World - Skydog
Little Faith - Shelter Me - Shelter
The Slide Brothers - Motherless Children - The Slide Brothers
Fruition - Bent - It Won't Be Long
Poor Man's Whiskey - Humboldt Hoe Down - Goodbye California
The Whiskey Chasers - Hard Livin' - Well For The Worse
Duane Allman - Goin' Down  - Skydog
Left Arm Tan - 69 Reasons - Altricana
Duane Allman - It's Not My Cross To Bear - Skydog
Duane Allman - Little Martha - Skydog

Routes & Branches 3/16/13

I have been a big Steve Earle fan for as long as I can remember. I have read his books and I like to listen to his radio show when I get the chance. But most of all I really enjoy listening to his music, so I was excited to listen to his new CD "The Low Highway" when I found it in my mailbox. Earle is at the top of his game with this album. I played some of my favorites today!!!

3pm
Steve Earle - The Low Highway - The Low Highway
The Whiskey Chasers - Darlin' Corey - Well For The Worse
Townes Van Zandt - Talking Thunderbird Wine Blues - A Gentle Evening With Townes Van Zandt
Satori Bob - Bonneville Damn - Strangely Familiar
Tom Russell - East Of Woodstock, West Of Viet Nam - Blood And Candle Smoke
Tom Russell - The Pugilist At 59 - Love And Fear
James McMurtry - Just Us Kids - Just Us Kids
Hayes Carll - KMAG YO YO - KMAG YO YO
Tear Stained Letters - Fender Benders - Tear Stained Letters
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Chase The Feeling - Old Yellow Moon
The Civil Wars & T Bone Burnett - Long Time Gone - A Place At The Table
Steve Earle - Warren Hellman's Banjo - The Low Highway
Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott - White Frieghtliner Blues - We're Usually A Lot Better Than This
4pm
Sons Of Fathers - Feel The Fall - Burning Days
Mary Gauthier - Last Of The Hobo Kings - Live At Blue Rock
Kait Lawson -  Take Your Charge - Until We Drown
Marcia Ball - That's How It Goes - Roadside Attractions
Steve Earle - That All You Got? - The Low Highway
Shooter Jennings - The Low Road - The Other Life
Corb Lund - Five Dollar Bill - Five Dollar Bill
Chicago Farmer - The Twenty Dollar Bill - Backenforth, Il
Fruition - Turn Your Love - It Won't Be Long
Patty Griffin - If I Had My Way - Down Town Church
The Black Oil Brothers - She Is My Drinking Problem - The Black Oil Brothers
Jerry Jeff Walker - I Ain't Livin' Long Like This - The Ultimate Collection
Steve Earle - After Mardi Gras - The Low Highway