Fresh Roots New Blues on WNRN

10/11/2025

Fresh Roots New Blues on WNRN Playlist

“Blues From The Blue Ridge To The Bay”

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Air Date: 11/9/25, Sunday 6-8 PM

Set 1

• Keb’ Mo’ – Put A Woman In Charge (Oklahoma) (Concord) 2019
• Kim Wilson – So Many Roads (Slow Burn) (M.C.)
• Robert “Top” Thomas – Haints In My House (One Morning Soon) (Self)

Set 2

• Misty Blues (with Gina Coleman, Chantell, Candace Ivory, Kat Riggins, Carly Harvey & Alexis P. Suter) – Battle Cry (single) (Guitar One)
• Alastair Greene – Temptation (Live From Sin City) (Ruf)
• Larin Michaels – Wooden Spoons Boogie Woogie (It’s All About Love) (Conch Town)

Set 3

Wild Jimmy Spruill BLAST Set

• Bobby Lewis – Tossin’ & Turnin’ (Belltone single) 1961
• Buster Brown – Fannie Mae (Fire single) 1959
• Wilbur Harrison – Kansas City (Fury single) 1959
• Wild Jimmy Spruill – Scratch N’ Twist (Everlast single) 1962
• Wild Jimmy Spruill – Hard Grind (Fire single) 1959
• Wild Jimmy Spruill – Cut & Dried (Enjoy single) 1964

Set 4

• Robbin Kapsalis – Sittin’ On Top Of The World (The Blues Is In The House) (Blues House)
• Johnny Never & John Colgan-Davis – Bread & Salt (Black Crow) (Self)
• Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport - Fatherless Child (single) (RellTone)
• Mississippi Heat – Moonshine Man (Don’t Look Back) (Delmark)

Set 5

• Joe Bonamassa & Friends – Why I Sing The Blues (B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100) (KTBA)
• Luther Dickinson – One Kind Favor / Little Red Rooster (Dead Blues, Vol. 1) (Strolling Bones)
• Southern Avenue – Sisters (Family) (Alligator)

Set 6

• Bob Corritore – West Texas Blues /. My Fault (Early Blues Sessions) (VizzTone)
• Kim Wilson – I’m Trying (Slow Burn) (M.C.)
• Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Bad Like Me (Hard Road) (Red Zero)
• Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia – Can’t Be A Prophet (Help Yourself) (Gulf Coast)

Dessert

• Buddy Guy – Trick Bag (Ain’t Done With The Blues) (Silvertone)



Did you miss the show? No worries cause ya can catch it tomorrow, 7-9 PM Eastern Time (US) or Tuesday 1-3 PM Eastern Time (US) at www.blues-radio.co.uk !! Check it out and tell your friends!

09/11/2025

Getting chilly in Central VA but let's see if we can warm things up a bit with tonight's Fresh Roots New Blues on WNRN! It's 2 hours of the freshest blues on the planet from 6 to 8PM Eastern Time with your host, Steve Hamilton!

Got new music from Kim Wilson, Misty Blues (an all-star single), Alastair Greene (advanced live blues rock single!!), Larin Michaels, Johnny Never & John Colgan-Davis (Brother John), Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport (another advance single), Southern Avenue (with their 2nd Grammy nomination!), this weeks' BLAST, featuring WIld Jimmy Spruill (pictured,, looking wild) and so much more!!

If you're in Central VA, listen on the airwaves at 91.9 in Charlottesville, 94.3 in the Valley, 94.7 in Nelson County, 89.9 in Lynchburg, 95.3 in Lexington, 88.5 in Richmond,102.5 in Hampton/Norfolk/Newport News, 103.3 in Williamsburg and 99.5 in Roanoke!! Or stream it from anywhere at www.wnrn.org. And while you're there why not become a member of the station? Just click on the "contribute now" link, plop down a small amount of cash (really small!) and boom!, that’s it, you’re a member. You'll get a chance to win gift cards and tickets to shows and so much more - every week of the year! And, don't forget to download the WNRN app on Google Play or The App Store so you can take us with you wherever you go. You can even tell your smart device to “play WNRN”!

Live is always better but if you wish you can now listen to the show “on demand” for the next two weeks! Just go to www.wnrn.org/ondemand and l look for the link!!

You can also check it tonight 7-9 PM or Tuesday 1-3 PM Eastern Time at www.blues-radio.co.uk Just click the play button on the player, midway down the page on the right. Or you can listen live on Tune In Radio on your computer, phone, Sonos device, etc.

So check it out tonight and tell your friends!! We're all counting on you! Cheers! 😎

08/11/2025

Let's go Memphis!!!! This is unbelievable!!! We love y'all!! Someone pinch us!

08/11/2025

Channeling the great Ma Rainey with pianist Ben Levin at Memorial Hall OTR! Looking forward to some upcoming events and dates with so be sure to check out my website www.newsouthernvintage.com to stay tuned!

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08/11/2025

Experience the soulful energy of Kim Wilson with the 'Slow Burn' album, showcasing his signature powerhouse vocals and masterful harmonica across an electrifying blend of traditional and contemporary blues tracks. Slow Burn is the follow-up to his 2020 Grammy-nominated release, The Bigtone Sessio...

07/11/2025

07/11/2025

While we're getting a big kick out of the wild AI renderings and outrageous fake stories being circulated by creepy bot accounts on Facebook, we do want to acknowledge that the misinformation about Bonnie's career, family, politics and philanthropy being spread by these accounts is harmful and misleading. There seems to be an uptick of these posts reaching the algorithm of Bonnie's audience over the last 48 hours (at least) and we are aware of it and want to clarify a few things:
-- There is not a Netflix documentary about Bonnie Raitt in the works.
-- Bonnie is not doing a "farewell tour" or releasing a "farewell album."
-- She is not performing at Rockefeller Center in December 2025.
-- Her brother was not a victim of the tragic UPS plane crash in Louisville on November 4, 2025.
-- Bonnie is not in a Twitter spat with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt or making posts about immigration policy and the like.
-- Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne have not been asked to perform at TPUSA's "The All-American Halftime Show."

When there is new information about Bonnie's music and touring activity that she wants to share with the world, that information will be posted on her official website www.bonnieraitt.com and her official social media channels that carry the blue verified check mark next to her name. Please do not engage with the posts being made by those deceitful accounts masquerading as genuine as that only encourages them to spread more misinformation. Please don’t ever be faked into believing that Bonnie Raitt is in your Direct Messages chatting with you one-one-one personally. Here are Bonnie's official social channels which will be the only location you’ll see information truly coming from her and her team. We thank you for weathering this AI storm with us! -- BRHQ

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Photo by Hans Tak/Courtesy of Holland International Blues Festival(June 20, 2025)

06/11/2025

Happy Birthday, Rory Block! 🎉

Rory Block was born on November 6, 1949, in Princeton, New Jersey, and grew up in Manhattan, New York, United States. She is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter recognized for her work in country blues.

Block began playing guitar at a young age and later studied with early blues musicians, learning traditional fingerpicking and slide guitar techniques. She has released numerous albums over her career and recorded for labels such as Rounder Records and Vanguard Records. She has performed both solo and with other blues musicians across the United States and internationally.

Some of her notable recordings include Handful of Soul, Confessions of a Blues Singer, and Turning Point. She has received multiple Blues Music Awards, including recognition as Traditional Blues Female Artist.

Rory Block has contributed to preserving and promoting traditional blues music through her performances, recordings, and teaching. She remains an active performer and continues to influence blues musicians and enthusiasts.

Photo of the artist by Shonna Valeska

03/11/2025

Fresh Roots New Blues on WNRN Playlist

“Blues From The Blue Ridge To The Bay”

www.wnrn.org

Air Date: 11/2/25, Sunday 6-8 PM

Set 1

• Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps – Show Biz (single) (MoMojo)
• Robert “Top” Thomas – Texas Blues (One Morning Soon) (Self)
• Mike Farris – Swingin’ (The Sound Of Muscle Shoals) (Malaco)
• Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman – Got The Blues (Can’t Be Satisfied) (Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt) (VizzTone)

Set 2

• Boneshakers – I Am The Cool (Live To Be This) (Gulf Coast)
• Kelli Baker – Love In The Sheetz (Granite (Badlands)) (Gulf Coast)
• Robert Finley – Can’t Take My Joy (Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya!) (Easy Eye)
• Steve Howell & Fats Kaplan – San Francisco Bay Blues (Know You From Old) (Out Of The Past)

Set 3

• Bob Corritore – Five Long Years (Early Blues Sessions) (VizzTone)
• BLAST – Archie Edwards Going Up The Country (Piedmont Blues Meets Mississippi Delta Blues) (Wolf) 2020 / I Called My Baby Long Distance / The Road Is Rough And Rocky (Living Country Blues, Vol. 6 – The Road Is Rough And Rocky) (L&R) 2008

Set 4

• Sugar Ray & The Bluetones – Bloodstains On The Wall (single) (Blind Date) (Natural)
• North Mississippi AllStars – My Mind Is Ramblin’ (Still Shakin’) (New West)
• Luther Dickinson (with Datrian Johnson) – I Just Want To Make Love To You (Dead Blues, Vol. 1) (Strolling Bones)
• Sue Foley – You Got Me Where You Want Me (The Last Great Texas Blues Album – 50th Antone’s Allstars) (Antones/New West)

Set 5

• Big Bill Morganfield – Just Like A Bird Without A Feather (The Last Great Texas Blues Album – 50th Antone’s Allstars) (Antones/New West)
• Mud Morganfield – Country Boy (Deep Mud) (Nola Blue)
• Muddy Waters – I Can’t Be Satisfied (Hard Again) (Epic) 1977

Set 6

• Paul Fillipowicz – This Time I’m Gone For Good / Rollcage (Breakwater) (BJ)
• Tab Benoit – The Ghost Of Gatemouth Brown / Watching The Gators Roll In (I Hear Thunder) (Whiskey Bayou)

Dessert

• Dave Keyes – Boogie For Patty (Two Trains) (MoMojo)

Live is always better but if you wish you can now listen to the show “on demand” for the next two weeks! Just go to www.wnrn.org/ondemand and l look for the link!