The Back Porch

08/04/2025

Playlist Aug. 3, 2025 Norm Mast
Artist Title Album
Greg Cahill & Don Stiernberg / Pickaway / Blue Skies
David Grisman / Hello / The David Grisman Rounder Compact Disc
Rrinaco / I Have Changed / Little Songs
Billy Strings & Byran Sutton / Don't Think Twice It's Alright / LIVE at the American Legion Post 82
Dusty Anvil / Without You / Barb Wire Heart
Buddy Greene / Shall We Gather At The River / A Few More Years
I'm With Her / Mother Eagle / single
Ashleigh Graham / One More Chance / I'll Just Drive
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert / The Mansion Above / Volume 4
Alison Krauss & Union Station / One Ray Of Shine / Arcadia
Tim Grimm / Bow And Arrow / Bones Of Trees
Alien Folklife / Pictures / Folk Now (Nov & Dec 2024)
Annalee Koehn / April In Your Eyes / Tools Of An Unseen Hand
Authentic Unlimited / Autumn Fell / Authentic Unlimited
Burns & Kristy / Runaway Train / Burns & Kristy
Chris Albert / If I Were A Carpenter / Aint' Hip Enough
Daryl Mosley / Me & Mr. Howard / Pinecastle singles
The Debutants / River On The Moon / River On The Moon
Hildaland / Sandy's Waltz / Louise Bichan & Ethan Setiawan
Jim Hurst / One More Lonesome Train / Pinecastle singles
Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein / If I Needed You / Home From The Mills
Joe Crookston / Oh Mercy Where Are You Now? / Folk Now (Nov & Dec 2024)
John Hartford / Little Piece of My Heart / Gum Tree Canoe
Keith Rea / I Get Around Some / North Bound Train
Kerry Grombacher / Crosses on the Side of the Road / It Sings in the Hi-Line
Kevin Whalen / Tend to My Grave / Life Is a Wonder
Kurt Anderson / 900 Miles / Life On Interstate 40
Midnight Cattle Callers / Cowboy Dan / Midnight Cattle Callers
Tiller's Folly / A Man You Won't Meet Everyday / Folk Alliance Showcase Compilation X
Tom Russell / Navajo Rug / Raw Vision: The Tom Russell Band: 1984-1994
Rob Heath / Until We Are Ready To See / Couple of Times Round the Sun
Wattle & Daub / The Birthday Song / Middle Of Nowhere
Lost & Found / I Still Miss Someone / Classic Bluegrass
Scott Ge**er And Nina Ge**er / I Still Miss Someone (Live) / In The House [Disc 2]
John Hartford / I'm Still Here / Gum Tree Canoe
Good Ol' Persons / It Seems There's Nothing I Can Do / Part Of A Story
Larry Rice / You've Got A Crazy Heart / Hurricanes and Daydreams
Mary McCaslin / Fair & Tender Ladies / A Life & Time
Maura O'Connell / Feet of A Dancer / Just In Time
Mike Cross / The Old Man's Request / Prodigal Son
Tony Ellis / Dixie Banner / Dixie Banner
Crowes Pasture / Mercy Now / Slow It Down
Cole Quest And The City Pickers / Where I'm From / Homegrown
Eliza Gilkyson / Times Like These / Dark Ages
JD Hobson / Where the Sun Don't Shine / Where The Sun Don't Shine
Jefferson Ross / Two Horses / Isle Of Hope
Jefferson Ross / Some Days I Feel Like David / Isle Of Hope
Jerry Short & Rick Watson / Different Shade Of Green / Different Shade Of Green
Jewel / My Father's Daughter / Picking Up The Pieces
Jj Heller / Your Hands. / Painted Red
Joan Baez / The President Sang Amazing Grace / Whistle Down The Wind
Jody Marshall / Still, Still, Still / Carol of the Bells
Joe Crookston / A Friend Like You / Darkling & the BlueBird Jubilee
Joel Mabus / Oscar & Minnie / Firelake
Joey + Rory / Heart of the Wood / The Life Of A Song - Publicity Advance
John Lowell / Angus MacKenzie / I Am Going To The West
Jonathan Byrd / The Ballad of Larry / The Waitress
Jory Nash / Careful How You Break My Heart / Folk Jazz Blues & Soul
Kelly Bosworth / Waters / Kelly Bosworth
Dougie Maclean / Until We Meet Again / Whitewash
David Grisman / So Long / The David Grisman Rounder Compact Disc
Mike Cross / The Farewell Toast / Irregular Guy

07/28/2025

Playlist - The Back Porch - 88.1 WVPE, South Bend, IN - July 27, 2025 - Host, Al Kniola - 6:00-10:00 pm

ARTIST \ SONG TITLE \ ALBUM TITLE
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Greg Cahill & Don Stiernberg \ Pickaway \ Blue Skies (Opening theme with voice-over)
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The Kingston Trio \ They Call the Wind Maria \ The Capitol Years Disc 1
Ian & Sylvia \ Four Strong Winds \ The Best Of Folk Music [Disc 1]
Donovan \ Catch The Wind \ Folk Music
Woody Guthrie \ Hard, Ain't It Hard \ The Best Of Folk Music [Disc 1]
Kingston Trio \ Hard, Ain't It Hard \ The Kingston Trio
The Weavers \ Kisses Sweeter Than Wine \ Greatest Hits
John Hartford \ Gentle On My Mind \ Folk Music
Peter, Paul & Mary \ Stewball \ The Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary: (Ten) Years Together
The Highwaymen \ Michael \ Folk Music
Joan Baez & Bill Wood \ Careless Love \ The Distinctive Joan Baez, Volume 1
Brothers Four \ Turn Around \ The Honey Wind Blows
Gordon Lightfoot \ Steel Rail Blues \ Songbook [Disc 1]
The Kingston Trio \ Where Have All the Flowers Gone? \ The Capitol Years Disc 3
The Irish Rovers \ The Unicorn \ Folk Music
Pete Seeger \ On Top Of Old Smoky \ American Favorite Ballads: Vol. 1
Phil Ochs \ Power & The Glory \ The Best Of Folk Music ([Disc 3] -- Live At Newport)
Buffy Sainte-Marie \ Universal Soldier \ The Best Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
Peter, Paul & Mary \ Day Is Done \ The Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary: (Ten) Years Together
Ian & Sylvia \ Nancy Whiskey \ Best Of The Vanguard Years
Simon & Garfunkel \ El Condor Pasa (If I Could) \ Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Kingston Trio \ Greenback Dollar \ The Capitol Years Disc 3
The Weavers \ Goodnight Irene \ Greatest Hits
Joan Baez \ On The Banks Of The Ohio \ Joan Baez: The Studio Recordings 1959
The Journeymen \ 500 Miles \ The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
We Five \ You Were On My Mind \ The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
Tom Paxton \ Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound \ Very Best of Tom Paxton
Simon & Garfunkel \ Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall \ Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Pete Seeger \ Jesse James \ American Favorite Ballads: Vol. 2
The Kingston Trio \ Jesse James \ The Capitol Years Disc 3
Tom Rush \ The Circle Game \ The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
Lonnie Dunegan \ Rock Island Line \ The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
Woody Guthrie - Worried Man Blues \ Worried Man Blues \ Woody Guthrie
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem \ The Whistling Gypsy \ Treasury of Folk Music Vol 2 [Disc 2]
The Springfields \ Silver Threads And Golden Needles \ Treasury of Folk Music Vol 2 [Disc 2]
Dion \ Abraham, Martin And John \ Treasury of Folk Music Vol 2 [Disc 2]
Tom Paxton \ Ramblin' Boy \ One Million Lawyers
The Highwaymen \ Cotton Fields \ Treasury of Folk Music Vol 2 [Disc 2]
Harry Belafonte \ Jamaica Farewell \ Treasury of Folk Music, Vol 2 [Disc 1]
The Seekers \ I'll Never Find Another You \ Treasury of Folk Music, Vol 2 [Disc 1]
Bob Lind \ Elusive Butterfly \ Treasury of Folk Music, Vol 2 [Disc 1]
The Limeliters \ The Strangest Dream \ Until We Get It Right!
Bob Dylan \ The Times They Are A-Changin' \ Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
The Youngbloods \ Get Together \ Treasury of Folk Music, Vol 2 [Disc 1]
Ian & Sylvia \ Someday Soon \ The Best Of Folk Music [Disc 1]
Bill Monroe & His BG Boys \ Blue Moon Of Kentucky \ 16 All Time Greatest Hits
Burl Ives \ The Blue Tail Fly \ Treasury of Folk Music, Vol 2 [Disc 1]
Simon & Garfunkel \ Scarborough Fair / Canticle \ The Graduate
The Kingston Trio \ Genny Glenn \ The Capitol Years Disc 3
Gordon Lightfoot \ For Lovin' Me \ Songbook [Disc 1]
Peter, Paul & Mary \ For Lovin' Me \ The Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary: (Ten) Years Together
Brothers Four \ Try To Remember \ Greenfields & Other Gold
Joan Baez \ We Shall Overcome \ The Best Of Folk Music [Disc 1]
The Limeliters \ A Dollar Down \ The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
Odetta \ John Henry \ Treasury of Folk Music Vol 2 [Disc 2]
Woody Guthrie \ Pastures Of Plenty \ 1940-1946 The Original Recordings
Stoneman Family \ Wreck Of Number Nine \ Thirty Years Of Bluegrass
Rooftop Singers \ Walk Right In \ The Best Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
Bob Dylan \ Blowin' in the Wind \ Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Gordon Lightfoot \ Ribbon Of Darkness \ The United Artists Collection [Disc 1]
Flatt & Scruggs \ Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms \ Thirty Years Of Bluegrass
Simon & Garfunkel \ April Come She Will \ The Graduate
Kingston Trio \ Scotch And Soda \ The Kingston Trio
Woody Guthrie \ So Long (It's Been Good To Know Yuh \ 1940-1946 The Original Recordings
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Small Potatoes \ Call It A Day \ Waltz Of The Wallflowers (Closing theme with voice-over)

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Al Kniola
Host, The Back Porch
88.1 WVPE Public Radio
2424 California Road
Elkhart, IN 46514

[email protected]

07/27/2025

This evening is another popular Folk Nostalgia show with Al Kniola! Tune in for a tour of the historic folk music of the 50s and 60s. It'll be four full hours of memories for some and education for the rest! 6-10 pm ET.

07/24/2025

07/21/2025

Playlist of July 20,2025 Host Norm Mast
Artist Title Album
Greg Cahill & Don Stiernberg / Pickaway / Blue Skies
David Grisman / Hello / David Grisman Rounder compact disc
Steve Gillette / That Song About the River / Best Of
Doug Irwin / Cherry Blossoms / Folk Now (Nov & Dec 2024)
Jan Krist / All I Can Change / Outpost of the Counter-Culture
Kasey Rausch / Just an Old Man / Guitar in Hand
Kathy Wieland / Good Cuppa Coffee / Momma Liked To Fish
Lost & Found / Peaceful Dreams / Classic Bluegrass
Midnight Cattle Callers / I Bend But I Don't Break / Midnight Cattle Callers
Mike Cross / The Lord'll Provide / Best Of The Funny Stuff - Crème De La Cross
Nels Andrews / Jesse's Mom / Folk Alliance Showcase Compilation X
Peter Mulvey / Phoebe Ann / Modern Ballads
Sons Of Maxwell / Whole Lot Lighter / Canadian Music East Coast Style
Tiller's Folly / A Man You Won't Meet Everyday / Folk Alliance Showcase Compilation X
Uncle Earl / Orphan Train / She Went Upstairs
Wake The Dead / Uncle John's Band / Buckdancer's Choice
Authentic Unlimited / Fall In Tennessee (Feat. Jerry Douglas) / So Much For Forever
John Hartford / I'm Still Here / Gum Tree Canoe
Larry Rice / You've Got A Crazy Heart / Hurricanes and Daydreams
Mary McCaslin / Fair & Tender Ladies / A Life & Time
Maura O'Connell / Feet of A Dancer / Just In Time
Mike Cross / The Old Man's Request / Prodigal Son
Nanci Griffith / Wheels / Poet In My Window
New Grass Revival / Dancin' With the Angels / Barren County
Ozark Mountain Daredevils / Walkin' Down the Road / It'll Shine When It Shines
Steve Goodman / Watching Joey Glow / Affordable Art
Strentgh In Numbers / One Winter's Night / Strentgh In Numbers
Joe Crookston / Oh Mercy Where Are You Now? / Folk Now (Nov & Dec 2024)
Mike Donaghy & Border Crossing / Peace Begins With Me / Walls for the Wind
HuDost / Home Is Bigger Than Us / Anthems Of Home
Rrinaco / I Have Changed / Little Songs
Burns & Kristy / All My Tears / Burns & Kristy
Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra / All My Tears / Hayde Bluegrass Orchhestra
John Wort Hannam / Old Friend / Long Haul
Riely Oconnor And Molly B Moon / Southbound / Something Light As Light
Julian Taylor / 100 Proof / single
Lyn Koonce / The River / Begin Again
Holler Choir / Summersville / Songs Before They Write Themselves
Clint Roberts / Carolina Moon / Rose Songs
Joe Jencks / Letter Home, 1914 / The Coming Of The Years
Eric Heatherly / Flowers On The Wall (Album Version) / Flowers On The Wall [Promo Single]
Pharis & Jason Romero / Going Across The Sea / Tell 'Em You Were Gold
Shelton & Williams / Wait A Minute / So Much Time, So Much Love
Cristina Vane / River Roll / Make Myself Me Again
Chuck Brodsky / How I Changed His Mind / Gravity, Wings, And Heavy Things
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Don't Think Twice, It's All Right / Dirt Does Dylan
Mama's Broke / Just Pick One / Narrow Line
Mary Gauthier / Dark Enough to See the Stars / Dark Enough to See the Stars
Peter Rowan Featuring Molly Tuttle And Lindsay Lou / From My Mountain (Calling You) / Calling You From My Mountain
Tim O'Brien / Guardian Angels / Where the River Meets the Road
Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy / Go Away From My Window / Adieu False Heart
Michael McNevin / Broom / Folk Radio Singles - December 2021
Johnsmith / Virgil's Sweet Six String / Backroads
House Of Hamill / Turning Away / Folk Hero
Front Line / Dead End / Mansion Of Kings
Dougie Maclean / Until We Meet Again / Whitewash
David Grisman / So Long / The David Grisman Rounder Compact Disc
Mike Cross / The Farewell Toast / Irregular Guy

07/14/2025

Playlist - The Back Porch - 88.1 WVPE, South Bend, IN - July 13, 2025 - Host, Al Kniola - 6:00-10:00 pm

ARTIST \ SONG TITLE \ ALBUM TITLE
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Greg Cahill & Don Stiernberg \ Pickaway \ Blue Skies (Opening theme with voice-over)
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Sister Sadie \ If I Don't Have You \ All Will Be Well
Detour \ Everything Is Nothing As It Seems \ A Better Place
Special Consensus \ Carolina In The Pines \ Been All Around This World
Chad & Jeremy \ A Summer Song \ The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
Red Molly \ Summertime \ Love And Other Tragedies
Gordon Lightfoot \ Summer Side Of Life \ Songbook [Disc 2]
Grace Griffith \ Summertime \ Grace
Cousin Greg & Judy Berg \ Full Moon Summer Sky \ Single
Mama Mac \ Firefly \ Mama Mac
Brothers Four \ The Green Leaves Of Summer \ Greenfields & Other Gold
The Magnolia Janes \ The Sun In My Backyard \ The Light Years
Laurie Lewis \ Trees \ Trees
Ethan Setiawan \ Forecast \ Encyclopedia Mandolinnica
Amy Kercsmar and Chris O'Brien \ Carolan's Draught \ The Waning Road
Avery Hill \ Roll Down The River \ Single
Echo Valley \ Don't Bring Me Down \ Leave You Behind
Alison Krauss & Union Station \ Richmond On The James \ Arcadia
The Lonely Heartstring Band \ Songbird \ Deep Waters
Chicken Wire Empire \ Fiddle and Song \ Growing Pains
Special Consensus, Robbie Fulks, Josh Williams \ Been All Around This World \ Been All Around This World
Tyler Grant \ Turn The Page \ Flatpicker
The Osborne Brothers \ Rocky Top \ Yesterday, Today, And The Osborne Brothers
Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricius \ Atchison \ Paper Flowers
Rrinaco \ Get Along Somehow \ Little Songs
Kate Klim \ One Lifetime \ A Far Enough View
Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms \ He's Gone \ Gold In Your Pocket
Chris Walz \ Blue Ridge Mountain Blues \ All I Got And Gone
The Burnett Sisters Band \ Walk On Boy \ Long Way From Home
Front Range \ Plains Of The Buffalo \ Back To Red River
Steve Gillette \ The Old Trail \ Best Of
Bob & Sarah Amos \ Dream Of A Miner's Child \ Ever Onward
The Price Sisters \ Weary Lonesome Blues \ Between The Lines
Bill Harrell \ Eatin' Out Of Your Hand \ Thirty Years Of Bluegrass
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys \ Little Cabin Home On The Hill \ 16 All Time Greatest Hits
Laurie Lewis & Molly Tuttle \ You Are My Flower \ And Laurie Lewis
Rebecca Frazier feat. Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Barry Bales & Josh Swift \ Cantie Reel \ Boarding Windows In Paradise
The Gibson Brothers \ I'm Troubled I'm Troubled \ Brotherhood
Special Consensus \ City of New Orleans \ Chicago Barn Dance
Country Gentlemen \ Paradise \ Complete Vanguard Recordings
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway & Billy Strings \ Dooley's Farm \ Crooked Tree
Tim O'Brien \ Didleye Day \ Cup Of Sugar
Byron Berline \ Ragtime Annie \ Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]
J.D. Crowe & The New South \ The Old Home Place \ Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]
Tony Rice \ Old Train \ Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]
The Dreadful Snakes \ Who's That Knocking At My Door? \ Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 2]
The Earls Of Leicester \ Foggy Mountain Breakdown \ Live At The CMA Theater In The Country Music Hall Of Fame
Kathy Kallick Band \ A Beautiful Life \ The Lonesome Chronicles
Billy Strings \ Little White Church \ Me / And / Dad
Larry Platz \ Permanent Stain \ Single
Special Consensus \ Our Little Town \ Our Little Town
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper & Dan Tyminski & Jerry Douglas \ Mountain Heartache \ Tall Fiddler
The Tennessee Bluegrass Band \ Red Dirt, White House, Blue Ridge Mountain Home \ Nolichucky
The Cluster Pluckers \ Where The Soul Never Dies \ Unplucked
Kathy Kallick & Annie Staninec \ Handsome Molly \ What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?
Tony Rice \ Faded Love \ Guitar
Aileen & Elkin Thomas \ River \ The Journey
Reno & Smiley \ I Wouldn't Change You If I Could \ Thirty Years Of Bluegrass
The Mammals \ Luna Light \ Touch Grass Vol. 2
Red Molly \ Blue Night \ Never Been To Vegas
Pickin' On Series \ Blackbird \ Pickin' On The Beatles, Volume 2: A Bluegrass Tribute
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Small Potatoes \ Call It A Day \ Waltz Of The Wallflowers (Closing theme with voice-over)

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Al Kniola
Host, The Back Porch
88.1 WVPE Public Radio
2424 California Road
Elkhart, IN 46514

[email protected]

07/13/2025

The focus is on summertime and bluegrass on the Porch this evening, along with other great tunes! Join Al Kniola from 6-10 pm ET while you chill indoors, flip burgers outdoors or drive down the road. The Porch makes everything better!

07/07/2025

Had a wonderful time when Brittany dropped by the studio last night!

07/07/2025

Playlist July 6, 2025 Host Norm Mast
Artist / Title / Album
Greg Cahill & Don Stiernberg / Pickaway / Blue Skies
David Grisman / Hello / The David Grisman Rounder Compact Disc
Silas Powell Band / All Along The Watchtower / Maken' A Run
Crowes Pasture / Take Back The Red White And Blue / Don't Blink
Hickory Creek Revival / In My Hour Of Darkness / Before Too Long
Steve Spurgin / Kodak 1955 / Past Perfect
Ben Murray & Siobhan Quinn / Act Of Nature / Two Rivers
WestWend, Wendy Crowe, Jonathan Maness / Summerfly (Featuring Wendy Crowe) / Linger for a While
Jory Nash / The Conversion Of Pearl Hart / Spaz Loves Weezie
Shane Mcgeehan / Screamin' at the TV / Your Love for Me is Gold
Jaimee Harris / Good Morning, My Love / Boomerang Town
Trent Wagler & Jay Lapp / I Will Love You / Adrienna Valentine
George Potts / I Meant To Go To Memphis / Ends & Odds
/ LIVE in studio with Brittany Jean /
/ Golden Hour /
/ Bluebird /
/ Redwing Blackbird /
/ Strrets of London /
/ Your Time on the Road /
The Ok Factor / Bluegrass Ben / OKX
Irene Kelley / 4th of July in My Hometown / Snow White Memories
Craig Bickhardt / If Holes Were Coins / Outpourings
The Squirrel Hillbillies / Good Luck John / Rhizomes
Ron Fetner / Down A Gravel Road / Down A Gravel Road
1st Aid Kit / My Silver Lining / single
Rosanne Cash / Satisfied Mind w/Neko Case / Roseanne Cash 10 Motherless Children EP (manhattan)
Sam Pacetti; Gabe Valla / Lark In The Morning / Union
Ryan David Green / Time Is Not What You Think It Is / Off and Running
Jubal Lee Young / Traveling Kind / Wild Birds Warble
R.B. Stone / The Drifter's Wind / Have Songs-Have Traveled
Eliza Gilkyson / How Deep / Home
Cahalen Morrison & Eli West / Green Pastures / I'll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands
The Steel Wheels / Take A Picture, Lose Your Soul / Red Wing
Steep Canyon Rangers / Let Me Die in My Footsteps / Out in the Open
The Stetson Family / O Winding River / O Winding River
Harvey Reid / Waltz Of The Waves / The Autoharp Album
C. Daniel Boling / Katie's Garden / He Dreams
Alison Krauss & Union Station / The Wrong Way / Arcadia
Buddy Greene / All My Tears / A Few More Years
Canen / Ain't No Sunshine / A Matter of Time
Eilen Jewell / One of Those Days / Sea of Tears
John Prine / Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore / John Prine
The Petersens / Be Thou My Vision / LIVE Sessions Vol. 04
Southern Raised / Take Me Home, Country Roads / single
Nuala Kennedy / The Dark-Eyed Sailor / Hydra
Doug Harsch / The Streets Of South Bend / Long Way From Heaven
Carla Sciaky / 1800 and Froze to Death / Heart of the Swan
Sam Baker / Go In Peace / Say Grace
Dougie Maclean / Until We Meet Again / Whitewash
David Grisman / So Long / The David Grisman Rounder Compact Disc
Mike Cross / The Farewell Toast / Irregular Guy

07/06/2025

Be sure to tune in this eve as Brittany Jean joins us in studio for a LIVE performance...of music & conversation. Starting around 7pm we'll hear songs from her many albums, including from our Best of selection from last year...Colors & Covers. Don't miss this opportunity to hear one of the finest musicians out there!