Tales Of The New West

07/16/2025

Host Chris Aaland gets primed for Friday's KSUT Party in the Park featuring Los Lobos during the first hour of tonight's Tales of the New West by featuring Southern California roots rock of the 1980s ... bands like The Beat Farmers, The Blasters, and Lone Justice. He starts the whole party off by opening The KSUT Vault at 7 p.m. with a vintage KSUT Session from 2008 from Dave Alvin. During the second hour, Chris cranks up the Americana Jukebox for new music by Charley Crockett, Sons of the East, Tami Neilson, and more. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and every Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can stream KSUT on our new App, available for Apple and Android devices, on the web at www.ksut.org, or on one of our many FM frequencies around the joint.

07/10/2025

Host Chris Aaland celebrated Fred Eaglesmith’s 68th birthday by heading North of the Border for plenty of Fred’s music, plus that of fellow Canadians like Blue Rodeo, Colter Wall, and Hank Snow. He opened the KSUT vault to start the night with Penguins First Nations singer/songwriter William Prince, recorded live at the 2022 Four Corners Folk Festival. The second hour’s Americana Jukebox included new music by Poi Rogers, Missy Raines & Allegheny, and much more. Click on the link below to see what Chris played and to stream this episode for the next two weeks.

https://spinitron.com/ksutfourcorners/pl/20911978/Tales-of-the-New-West

Chris Aaland guides you through a world of roots, Americana, honky-tonk, lost classics, and more.

07/09/2025

Ontario-born singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith turns 68 today, so host Chris Aaland celebrates during the first hour of tonight's Tales of the New West by heading North of the Border for music by Joni Mitchell, Corb Lund, The Sadies, and, of course, Fred Eaglesmith. Chris starts the night by opening the KSUT Vault for a pair of songs from Peguis First Nations singer/songwriter William Prince recorded live at the 2022 Four Corners Folk Festival. The second hour's Americana Jukebox includes new music by Poi Rogers, Mose Wilson, Henhouse Prowlers, and more. Tune in to KSUT on one of our many FM signals around the Four Corners, at www.ksut.org, by asking Alexa to play Four Corners Public Radio, or on our new app, available for Apple and Android devices. Join us from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West.

07/02/2025

During the first hour of tonight's Tales of the New West, host Chris Aaland heads to Iowa on folksinger Greg Brown's 76th birthday. We'll hear from Greg, his daughter Pieta Brown, wife Iris DeMent, and others from the Hawkeye State, including The Everly Brothers, Mike Finders of FY5, and Tommy Bolin. The night gets rolling by opening The KSUT Vault for live recordings from one of the bands playing Friday's free KSUT concert at the City of Durango's 4th of July street dance - The Afrobeatniks. During the second hour's Americana Jukebox, Chris will spin new music from Tyler Childers, Will Hoge, and Waylon Jennings. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can listen to one of our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners, stream us at www.ksut.org, by telling your smart speaker to play KSUT Four Corners Public Radio, or on our new app, available for Apple and Android.

06/26/2025

Host Chris Aaland celebrated National Catfish Day during the first hour of tonight’s show. Plus, he got ready for next week’s City of Durango Fourth of July street dance by opening The KSUT Vault for some live stuff by High Country Hustle. During the second hour’s Americana Jukebox, he played classics by Conway Twitty and Buck Owens and new cuts by The Steeldrivers and Sweet Megg. Click on the link below to see what Chris played tonight and to stream this episode for two weeks.

https://spinitron.com/ksutfourcorners/pl/20849067/Tales-of-the-New-West

Chris Aaland guides you through a world of roots, Americana, honky-tonk, lost classics, and more.

06/26/2025

It’s National Catfish Day and host Chris Aaland celebrates during the first hour of tonight’s Tales of the New West with music from Taj Mahal, Old & in the Way, Shelby Means and more. We’ll start the show by opening The KSUT Vault for a mini set by High Country Hustle from the 2022 Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass fest. High Country Hustle will join KSUT at the City of Durango’s free 4th of July Street Dance in just nine days. The second hour’s Americana Jukebox has plenty of new music by Margo Price, Jesse Daniel, Ken Pomeroy and more. It all starts at 7 tonight on KSUT.

06/18/2025

On tonight’s show, host Chris Aaland previews the 52nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival from tonight’s free FirstGrass concerts through Sunday’s closing act. Tune in from 7-9 tonight by listening to KSUT on one of our many FM signals around the Four Corners, by streaming at www.ksut.org, or on the new KSUT app on Apple and Android devices.

06/12/2025

During the first hour of tonight's Episode No 593, host Chris Aaland rocks out on his return to Texas for ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard's 76th birthday. We'll hear from ZZ Top, plus The Sir Douglas Quintet, Janis Joplin, Shinyribs, and many others. He gets bluesy when he opens the KSUT to start the show with a vintage KSUT Session from 2011 featuring Jimmie Vaughan. The second hour's Americana Jukebox spins new tunes from Danny Paisley, Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius, Chaparelle, and more. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and every Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can stream us at www.ksut.org, on one of our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners, and by downloading the new KSUT App in the Android and Apple platforms.

06/04/2025

During the first hour of tonight's Tales of the New West, host Chris Aaland travels to the Texas/Mexico borderland on the occasion of what would've been Freddy Fender's 88th birthday. We'll hear plenty from Freddy, The Texas Tornados, Johnny Rodriguez and more. Plus, Chris opens The KSUT Vault for a KSUT Session from F Y 5 recorded seven years ago today. The second hour's Americana Jukebox features new music from I'm With Her, Shelby Means, Little Feat, and much more. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can stream us at www.ksut.org, set your dial to one of our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners, or listen on the new KSUT app.

05/29/2025

Tonight’s show: plenty of John Fogerty on his birthday, including some Creedence and Blue Ridge Rangers and lots of Fogerty covers. Plus, host Chris Aaland opened the KSUT Vault for a KSUT Session with Travis Book and Anders Beck. The second hour’s Americana Jukebox featured plenty of old favorites and new music. Click on the link below to see what was played and to stream this episode for the next two weeks.

https://spinitron.com/ksutfourcorners/pl/20714645/Tales-of-the-New-West

Chris Aaland guides you through a world of roots, Americana, honky-tonk, lost classics, and more.

05/28/2025

During the first hour of tonight's show, host Chris Aaland celebrates John Fogerty's 80th birthday with plenty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Blue Ridge Rangers, solo tunes, and covers of songs that John wrote. The night gets rolling when Chris opens The KSUT Vault for some KSUT Session recordings by Travis Book and Anders Beck. During the second hour's Americana Jukebox, we'll hear new music by The Shootouts, Zach Top & Billy Strings, and Cactus Lee, among others. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and every Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can stream us at www.ksut.org or on the new KSUT app, available for Apple and Android devices.

05/22/2025

Host Chris Aaland took us to Luckenbach, Texas during the first hour of tonight’s show, with plenty of music from Waylon and Willie and the boys. And the night got started by opening The KSUT Vault for some live tracks from Carrie Rodriguez from the 2021 Four Corners Folk Festival. The second hour’s Americana Jukebox ranged from The Beat Farmers and The Replacements to Johnny Rodriguez and The Charlie Daniels Band. Click on the link below to see what Chris played and to stream this episode for the next two weeks.

https://spinitron.com/ksutfourcorners/pl/20677276/Tales-of-the-New-West

Chris Aaland guides you through a world of roots, Americana, honky-tonk, lost classics, and more.