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WS559: Ronny Cox and Lonesome County Updated: 2010-02-01 03:59:29 Description: RONNY COX started out as a musician, but is also one of the most respected and sought after actors in Hollywood. Since his debut in the classic movie "Deliverance," where he played guitar in the famous Dueling Banjos scene, Ronny has appeared in over...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS558: The Emmitt-Nershi Band, Doug and Telisha Williams Updated: 2010-01-13 23:05:01 Description: The EMMITT-NERSHI BAND is Drew Emmitt, the dynamic lead singer and mandolin player of Leftover Salmon, and Bill Nershi, the founding member of the String Cheese Incident. The idea for the Emmitt-Nershi band has been in the works for years as Drew Emm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS557: Corey Harris and Ashley Cleveland Updated: 2010-01-12 03:25:23 Description: COREY HARRIS has dug for the deepest and truest essence of the blues, reggae, gospel and other roots music by examining and celebrating their origins in various cultural centers – Africa, the Caribbean, Appalachia, Europe and beyond. In 2007, he wa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS556: Michelle Shocked and Dala Updated: 2010-01-11 02:28:58 Description: MICHELLE SHOCKED returns to the WoodSongs stage to celebrate the release of her thirteenth album, Soul of My Soul. Michelle is a Texas born troubadour and political activist whose 23-year musical career has seen critical acclaim at every juncture. He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS555: David Holt and Josh Goforth, Malcolm Dalglish Updated: 2010-01-04 04:31:13 Description: DAVID HOLT and JOSH GOFORTH are two master musicians from North Carolina. David is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost folk musicians and storytellers. He has earned four Grammy Awards, and performed and recorded with many of his mentors inc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS554: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas and King Wilkie Updated: 2009-12-30 04:43:41 Description: ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS is a musical partnership between Scotland's premier fiddle ambassador and the sizzlingly-talented young California cellist. Fraser, acclaimed by the San Francisco Examiner as "the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling," h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS553: The Sam Bush Band Updated: 2009-12-24 06:35:21 Description: SAM BUSH is the Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist who helped to expand the horizons of bluegrass music, fusing it with jazz, rock, blues, funk and other styles. He's the co-founder of the genre-bending band New Grass Revival, and played with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS552: Billy Dean and Erin McKeown Updated: 2009-12-07 21:12:38 Description: BILLY DEAN is one of the major voices on country radio. He moved to Nashville in 1983 and by 1990 had recorded his first Top 5 Hit "Only Here For A Little While." Since then, Billy has earned numerous awards, including: The ACM’s Song of the Year "...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS551: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Updated: 2009-12-06 20:12:44 Description: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are heroes of the Americana and country-folk world. The band's major hits include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS550: Battlefield Band and Pauly Zarb Updated: 2009-12-05 20:58:40 Description: BATTLEFIELD BAND from Scotland has been performing on the international scene for more than three decades, and is one of the premier Celtic bands in the world. Founded in 1969 and named after the ‘Battlefield’ area of Glasgow, the band pioneered ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Single Song: "New Wood" - Odetta and Michael Johnathon Updated: 2006-01-17 21:44:21 Description: Michael and Odetta sing together on the beautiful song NEW WOOD. Note: Full Odetta show will be on the podcast soon!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS549: Judy Collins Updated: 2009-11-16 21:19:58 Description: JUDY COLLINS is one of the major interpretive singers in the world. She launched her recording career at the age of 22 with her 1961 guitar-based folk debut A Maid of Constant Sorrow, has been going with her gut ever since she released 1966’s lushl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS547: Chris Smither and G2 Updated: 2009-11-16 02:36:45 Description: CHRIS SMITHER’s unique brand of blues-infused folk has, over the years, proven him to be what The Boston Herald aptly deemed "a one-man band of blues-inspired power that can justly be called locomotive." After hearing Lightnin’ Hopkins album Blue...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS548: Mark O'Connor and the Appalachia Waltz Trio + Tommy Emmanuel Updated: 2009-11-16 02:39:24 Description: MARK O’CONNOR returns to the WoodSongs stage for a Special Event Broadcast where he’ll be the sole artist for the broadcast. Mark is a multi-Grammy-winning violinist and composer who is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS546: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Zach Brock Updated: 2009-11-15 00:37:05 Description: BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY bring their big-band fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, to Dixieland to the WoodSongs Stage for one incredible night of music. Since their arrival on the music scene in 1993 in a legendary residency at Los Angele...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS545: Diana Jones and Carbon Leaf Updated: 2009-10-07 03:11:58 Description: DIANA JONES returns to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new CD titled Better Times Will Come on Proper American Records. It’s been three years since her breakthrough CD My Remembrance of You made Diana a major figure in Americana music. Since then,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS544: Chuck McCabe and Mitch Barrett Updated: 2009-10-06 04:51:56 Description: CHUCK McCABE is a master storyteller in the tradition of the great folk troubadours. A vein of humor and a theme of respect run through McCabe’s distinctly award winning songwriting. His delivery demonstrates an understated elegance that is a rare ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS543: Jonathan Edwards and Amy Speace Updated: 2009-10-04 20:06:06 Description: JONATHAN EDWARDS is a singer/songwriter who is best known for his crossover folk singles "Sunshine" and "Shanty." Born in Minnesota, Jonathan picked up the guitar in high school in the early 60s. He studied art in college but continued to play music....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS542: Ray Bonneville and Those Darlins Updated: 2009-09-28 20:48:41 Description: RAY BONNEVILLE is a distinctive artist, a man who cooks up a deep blues groove, blending a unique percussive electric guitar style, a weathered voice, and soulful rack harmonica into image provoking songs that can be believed. Born in Canada, he move...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS540: The Greencards and Reid Genauer Updated: 2009-09-05 13:47:04 Description: THE GREENCARDS return to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new album called "Fascination" on Sugar Hill Records. The critically acclaimed band’s love and respect for country, Americana, blues and bluegrass brought them together in 2003. They’ve al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS541: Jake Shimabukuro Updated: 2009-09-08 02:10:54 Description: JAKE SHIMABUKURO returns to the WoodSongs stage for a one hour Special Event Broadcast. Jake is recognized as one of the world's most exciting and innovative ukulele players and composers. Born in Hawaii, Jake's mother gave him his first ukulele less...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS539: Cyril Neville and Rob Ickes Updated: 2009-08-19 20:43:38 Description: CYRIL NEVILLE is the youngest of the beloved group, the Neville Brothers. Born in New Orleans to a musical family, Cyril began singing professionally at 19 and released his first single in 1970. In addition to his work with the Neville Brothers, Cyri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS538: Neko Case Updated: 2009-08-17 00:01:39 Description: NEKO CASE is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. SPIN Magazine called Case "one of pop music's best" voices. Case'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS536: Kacey Jones and The Bats Updated: 2009-08-10 01:16:23 Description: KACEY JONES brings her “body of work” back to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new CD titled Donald Trump’s Hair. It’s the hilarious follow-up to her previous comedy album, “Nipples to the Wind” and contains fifteen new tracks, including ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS537: Trevor Hall, Among The Oak & Ash Updated: 2009-08-10 20:43:56 Description: TREVOR HALL is originally from South Carolina and is most known for his song “Other Ways” which was featured in the Shrek III motion picture soundtrack. He has been writing and performing since his early teens and has released two independent rec...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS535: Beppe Gambetta, The Rhythm Angels Updated: 2009-07-25 02:25:40 Description: BEPPE GAMBETTA is one of the true live master innovators of the acoustic guitar. From Italy, he has a deep passion for both American roots music as well as the music of his native country, Beppe has traveled the world and even crossed the “Iron Cur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS534: Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Samantha Crain Updated: 2009-07-19 16:35:45 Description: DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER are one of Bluegrass' most honored and revered talents. This award winning ensemble has picked up the IBMA Award for best vocal group an unprecedented seven years in a row. Doyle is also the recipient of the National Endowm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS533: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Guy Davis Updated: 2009-07-16 15:09:38 Description: RHONDA VINCENT & THE RAGE is a true superstar in the world of bluegrass. They return to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new release on Rounder Records called Destination Life. The new album features a stellar lineup of new, original and classic blue...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS529: Red Molly and Sam and Ruby Updated: 2009-06-03 02:17:53 Description: RED MOLLY is a talented female trio that plays a variety of stringed instruments, and sings tight 3-part harmony, creating their distinctive rootsy, Americana sound. The group has garnered a devoted regional fan base, and has begun laying the groundw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS530: Maura O'Connell and Si Kahn Updated: 2009-06-12 12:37:00 Description: MAURA O’CONNELL is a wonderful, interpretive singer. She returns to WoodSongs to introduce her latest CD project where her voice takes center stage. This Grammy nominated singer spent nearly two years working on a project she’s been wanting to do...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS531: Steve Wariner tribute to Chet Atkins Updated: 2009-06-18 02:18:12 Description: STEVE WARINER is a superstar of country music. His latest project is a tribute to his mentor and friend Chet Atkins. Steve first met Chet in 1977, who then quickly signed Steve to RCA Records. Steve will be the sole guest on WoodSongs and be playing ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS532: Sara Watkins and The Lovell Sisters Updated: 2009-06-18 02:19:55 Description: SARA WATKINS is best known as the founding member of the Grammy Award-winning, critically acclaimed, and platinum-selling band Nickel Creek. This singer, songwriter and fiddle player has just released her self-titled debut solo album on Nonesuch Reco...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS527: The Flatlanders Updated: 2009-06-02 03:32:59 Description: THE FLATLANDERS are Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock. That their first go-round as The Flatlanders in 1972 was completely rejected by the country music establishment is surprising in retrospect but, ultimately, poetic. That each went on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS528: BeauSoleil Updated: 2009-06-03 02:17:53 Description: BEAUSOLEIL bring their Grammy winning Cajun music to WoodSongs for a Special Event Broadcast. Since forming in 1975, BeauSoleil claimed their undisputed role as the most esteemed Cajun group in music. The band takes the rich Cajun traditions of Louis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS526: GiveWay and Danny Schmidt Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: GIVEWAY is a band based in Scotland, four very talented sisters performing traditional Celtic and cross-over music. They have been performing from a very early age and feature vocals, fiddle, guitar, accordion, piano, whistle, drums, and bass. Award ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS524: Susan Werner and Vance Gilbert Updated: 2009-04-21 02:00:03 Description: SUSAN WERNER has cultivated a reputation as a daring and innovative songwriter. Her new release Classics, delivers entirely new string arrangements of mainstream popular songs by top songwriters from the classic pop era - the sixties and seventies. D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS525: Michael Martin Murphey and Tom Rush Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY song“Wildfire” was one of the biggest pop hits of the 70's. He returns to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new bluegrass CD called Buckaroo BlueGrass. The album features Michael's acoustic versions of his songs that have be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS523: Almira Fawn and the Dixie Bee-Liners Updated: 2009-04-06 20:05:05 Description: ALMIRA FAWN is just eleven years old. She was brought on stage by Michael during the encore of show #515 and serenaded her hero, JJ Grey, with one his songs that she rewrote and received a standing ovation. Almira is from Lexington, Kentucky and has ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS521: Shemekia Copeland and Dan Crary Updated: 2009-03-23 00:34:11 Description: SHEMEKIA COPELAND has already received numerous blues awards worldwide, a Grammy nomination, and has a resume that includes work with musical titans like Dr. John and film giants like Martin Scorsese. She returns to WoodSongs with a brand new CD Neve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS522: Samuel James and Shout Sister Shout Updated: 2009-03-30 00:37:09 Description: SAMUEL JAMES is a young master of fingerstyle, slide, banjo, harmonica, and piano and is not yet out of his twenties. With musical influences ranging from Skip James and Sonny Terry to Gus Cannon and Charley Patton, such understanding of pre-war blue...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS520: Kelleigh McKenzie and Slide Updated: 2009-03-15 02:42:42 Description: KELLEIGH McKENZIE just received three Independent Music Award nominations, with her song "Gin" winning Best Americana Song, and she was named a winner in last fall’s Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. She delivers a captivating blend of folk, blues, o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS518: Hal Ketchum, Dailey and Vincent Updated: 2009-03-09 03:12:33 Description: HAL KETCHUM’s latest CD Father Time is the ninth album in a distinguished musical career that includes such indelible Top 10 hits as “Small Town Saturday Night,” “Past The Point of Rescue,” “Hearts Are Gonna Roll” and “Stay Forever....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS519: Walden--The Ballad of Thoreau Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: The two act, four character play is a conversation between Thoreau and Emerson set during the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. Over 7,100 colleges and schools have already performed the play. Now we want to send i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS516: Punch Brothers Updated: 2009-02-23 03:05:12 Description: PUNCH BROTHERS featuring Chris Thile return to the WoodSongs Stage for a one hour Special Event Broadcast. The focus of this broadcast will be the band’s four-movement suite that is the heart of Punch Brothers’ debut CD Punch released on Nonesuch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS517: Lori Lieberman, Mark Olson and Gary Louris Updated: 2009-03-02 21:19:07 Description: LORI LIEBERMAN is one of music’s best kept secrets. Lori has remained in the spotlight since the early seventies, quietly gleaning the respect of an industry and a devoted fanbase with such hits as “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” Landing her...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS515: JJ Grey and The Duhks Updated: 2009-02-09 00:37:56 Description: JJ GREY was born and raised just outside of Jacksonville, Florida. Grey comes from a long tradition of Southern musical storytellers. Like the best of the great Southern writers, he fills his songs with details that are at once vivid and personal, po...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS514: The Tannahill Weavers and Lambchop Updated: 2009-02-03 16:32:15 Description: THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS are one of Scotland's premier traditional bands. Named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the group has made an international name for its special brand of Scottish music, blending...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WS513: The Faux Frenchmen and Kati Penn Band Updated: 2009-01-27 03:14:06 Description: THE FAUX FRENCHMAN are acoustic guitarists Brian Lovely and George Cunningham, Don Aren on double bass, and violinist Paul Patterson. The quartet have been playing 1930’s Hot Club-inspired string band gypsy jazz in and around Cincinnati since Septe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 512: Peter "Puma" Hedlund, Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers Updated: 2009-01-21 04:26:18 Description: The nyckelharpa is a traditional Swedish instrument that has been played for more than 600 years. It has 16 strings: 3 melody strings, one drone string, and 12 sympathetic vibration (or resonance) strings. It has about 37 wooden keys arranged to slid...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 511: Tim Grimm, Victoria Vox Updated: 2009-01-04 04:54:17 Description: TIM GRIMM grew up in the woods and small town settings of southern Indiana, son of schoolteachers and grandson of farmers. He co-starred for 2 seasons on the NBC drama Reasonable Doubts and appeared in several films like Harrison Ford's Clear and Pre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 509: Janis Ian Updated: 2008-12-22 22:14:33 Description: JANIS IAN returns to the WoodSongs stage for a one hour Special Event Broadcast. Janis will not only be performing but will also be reading passages from her long awaited autobiography Society's Child. She stunned a generation in the 1960's with her ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 510: The Refugees Updated: 2008-12-24 01:04:02 Description: THE REFUGEES are a band of critically-acclaimed singer-songwriters performing their award-winning songs in glorious three-part harmony with high energy, humor, and stellar musicianship. Each successful in her own right as a solo artist, Cindy Bullen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 508: Mary Flower and The Giving Tree Band Updated: 2008-11-23 15:50:35 Description: MARY FLOWER is a premier Fingerstyle Acoustic Blues Guitar player in Portland, Oregon. Working in both the intricately syncopated Piedmont fingerpicking style and her own deeply bluesy lap-slide guitar, Mary is the only woman in history to twice plac...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 505: The Wood Brothers and Railroad Earth Updated: 2008-11-08 15:56:49 Description: THE WOOD BROTHERS are made up of Oliver and Chris Wood who grew up in Boulder, Colorado. Both brothers moved away from home and explored different musical paths. Chris went to New York City and soon formed Medeski Martin Wood. Meanwhile, Oliver soak...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 506: Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile Updated: 2008-11-10 03:05:15 Description: EDGAR MEYER & CHRIS THILE are two of the most respected and accomplished acoustic musicians on the planet. Chris Thile is making his 5th appearance on WoodSongs. By the time he was 20 he was attracting a worldwide following as a member of the Grammy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 507: The Grascals Updated: 2008-11-11 22:31:09 Description: THE GRASCALS return to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new release Keep on Walkin, on Rounder Records. They are already among the most beloved and acclaimed bands on todays bluegrass scene. They were the IBMAs Emerging Artist of the Year in 2005....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 504: Jen Chapin and Natasha Borzilova Updated: 2008-11-04 21:58:53 Description: JEN CHAPIN returns to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new double disc release titled Light of Mine. This Brooklyn, NY native is a singer, songwriter, activist and daughter of the late folksinger Harry Chapin. Her songs are urban folk stories. She h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 502: Tribute to Robert Johnson with Rory Block and Scott Ainslie Updated: 2008-10-25 14:59:10 Description: ROBERT JOHNSON is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians. His landmark recordings from 19361937 display a remarkable combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that have influenced generations of musicians. Johnson's shado...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 503: Sonya Kitchell and The Slip, Doug MacLeod Updated: 2008-10-26 16:15:23 Description: SONYA KITCHELL is an American jazz singer-songwriter from Northampton, MA. Her songs are a true showcase for Kitchell's worldly voice, which, with its intimate tone and feathery falsetto, has earned her attention not only from critics, but also from ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 485: Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet Updated: 2008-06-17 14:33:07 Description: ABIGAIL WASHBURN and the SPARROW QUARTET is a gathering of banjo player/vocalist Abigail Washburn, our WoodSongs friend Ben Sollee on cello, fiddler Casey Driessen, and banjo virtuoso Bla Fleck. They explore a mixture of old-time, folk, and bluegras...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 486: Anders Osborne and The Hillbilly Gypsies Updated: 2008-07-09 22:46:02 Description: ANDERS OSBORNE is a Grammy winning songwriter, singer and guitarist whose song Watch the Wind Blow By was a number one hit for Tim McGraw. Originally born in Sweden, Anders was inspired by his Fathers bootlegs of artists like Little Richard, Fats ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 487: Over The Rhine Updated: 2008-07-09 23:23:45 Description: OVER THE RHINE returns to the WoodSongs stage where they will be the sole guest on the show. Based out of Cincinnati, Ohio, Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist have been making music for more than 15 years. In fact, Paste Magazine recently listed t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 488: Geoff Achison and The Band of Heathens Updated: 2008-07-11 22:39:15 Description: GEOFF ACHISON has a reputation as a guitarists guitarist. Having taught himself to play in the isolation of rural Australia, he has developed a style that can be delicate one moment and explosive the next. Jorma Kaukonen called Geoff, " ... one of t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 489: Takeharu Kunimoto and The Last Frontier, Hot Club of Cowtown Updated: 2008-07-25 02:21:22 Description: TAKEHARU KUNIMOTO AND THE LAST FRONTIER is the worlds first bluegrass band incorporating the Japanese traditional music instrument shamisen in their compositions. The band is led by Takeharu, who was born and still lives in Japan, who met Bill Mon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 490: Jakob Dylan, Minton Sparks Updated: 2008-07-25 02:33:40 Description: Jakob Dylan is the lead singer of The Wallflowers who had a monster hit with the song "One Headlight." He is also the songwriter son of the legendary Bob Dylan. He and his band The Gold Mountain Rebels will be performing songs from his new solo CD Se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 491: The Del McCoury Band with Chris Knight Updated: 2008-07-30 02:43:50 Description: THE DEL McCOURY BAND is the premier bluegrass band in America and returns to the WoodSongs stage for a one hour special event devoted to their new album Moneyland which is a hard-hitting look at economic injustice through songs old and new. Del first...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 492: Bill Sims, Jr. and Mark LaVoie, The Belleville Outfit Updated: 2008-08-13 01:22:25 Description: BILL SIMS JR. and MARK LaVOIE have been playing their brand of front porch acoustic blues for almost 15 years. Bill became a professional musician at the age of 14 and studied the blues with legends like Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Freddie King and o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 493: The Gabe Dixon Band, Caroline Herring Updated: 2008-08-17 23:12:08 Description: THE GABE DIXON BAND was formed nine years ago with Dixon - then a classical piano major at the University of Miami - and his two college roommates, bassist Winston Harrison and drummer Jano Rix. The group has performed with Alison Krauss, the rock gr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 494: Dar Williams Updated: 2008-08-23 19:10:44 Description: Dar returns to the WoodSongs stage for a one hour Special Event Broadcast where she will be the sole guest on the show. She's releasing her first album of original material in over three years, PROMISED LAND, in September. As a young songwriter in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 495: The Ebony Hillbillies, The Cat Mary Updated: 2008-08-24 23:19:52 Description: THE EBONY HILLBILLIES are one of the last black string bands in AMERICA. They are based in NYC, consisting of fiddle, banjo, washboard and bass fiddle, and have successfully created a huge following while maintaining their grassroots credibility. The...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 496: The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, The Barra MacNeils Updated: 2008-09-07 22:12:07 Description: HOMEMADE JAMZ BLUES BAND are three young siblings from Tupelo, MS whose firey original blues tunes are played on homemade guitars made out of car mufflers. They were recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning and BB King said, "These young kids have go...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 497: Beoga, Nick Ogawa Updated: 2008-09-22 03:02:56 Description: BEOGA is the Irish word for lively. The group is a five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim, Ireland. Their unique sound features the twin dueling accordions of Sen g Graham and Damian McKee, along with four time All-Ireland bodhrn cha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 498: Chuck Leavell and Tori Sparks Updated: 2008-09-22 20:37:40 Description: CHUCK LEAVELL is one of the most respected piano players and keyboardists in music, as well as one of the most dedicated and revered conservationists in the world. His work both as a solo artist and as a musician with The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 499: Celebration of the Music and Artists of Kentucky Updated: 2008-10-16 15:57:45 Description: THE CHARLIE SIZEMORE BAND is based out of Eastern Kentucky. Charlie is the son and grandson of banjo players, and he became fascinated by the sounds of bluegrass and mountain music as a child. He toured in Ralph Stanleys band as lea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 500: Richie Havens Updated: 2008-10-16 16:05:24 Description: Richie Havens is an icon of the folk world who first rose to fame in the music scene that also fostered Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. In 1969 Havens opened the Woodstock Festival. His performance received continuous ovations and he kept playing encores un...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 501: Old Blind Dogs, Blue Mountain Updated: 2008-10-21 23:06:50 Description: OLD BLIND DOGS are on the cutting edge of Scotlands roots revival. Dynamic percussion with the small pipes and whistle and a fine blend of guitar, cittern, fiddle with rich vocals. The band won Best Folk Band of the Year awards at the 2005 & 2007 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 483: Tim Krekel Orchestra and Anna Laube Updated: 2008-06-11 20:20:36 Description: TIM KREKEL is an incredible roots and blues performer based out of Louisville, Kentucky. He has a warm, personal vocal style and has perfected his own distinctive guitar playing. Tims songs have been recorded by Crystal Gayle, Patty Loveless, Martin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 484: Janiva Magness and Griffin House Updated: 2008-06-12 13:09:06 Description: JANIVA MAGNESS returns to WoodSongs with her stunning voice and amazing story. This LA based blues and soul vocalist is a three-decade darling of the blues genre. She was named Best Contemporary Female Artists in 2006 & 2007 by the the Blues Music Aw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 482: James McMurtry and Justin Townes Earle Updated: 2008-06-01 22:12:20 Description: JAMES McMURTRY is a Texas native and a hard core Troubadour. His songs chronicle the human condition with a slight political edge as demonstrated by his scathing, palace-rattling We Can't Make It Here which exploded as a free download just prior to t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 481: Kathy Mattea Updated: 2008-05-05 02:13:12 Description: KATHY MATTEA is the beloved, Grammy-winning singer of such classics as 18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses, Whereve You Been, and many other hits. Her new album COAL is a concept album that shes been thinking about making since she was 19 when she heard...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 479: Masters of the Acoustic Guitar Updated: 2008-04-27 19:11:43 Description: RUSS BARENBERG is one of the most dynamic pickers in acoustic music. He got his start in 1970 with the groundbreaking bluegrass band Country Cooking and since then has been a member of a variety of highly influential groups, most notably his work in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 480: Alathea and The Lee Boys Updated: 2008-04-28 03:05:26 Description: ALATHEA is a an award winning folk duo based from Johnson City, TN. Their song "Hurricane" was selected a winner in the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Their music has a rustic quality that reflects the mountain view they glimpse from their Eas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 478: Shawn Mullins and The Biscuit Burners Updated: 2008-04-10 02:28:07 Description: SHAWN MULLINS is a songwriter based in Atlanta, GA that is best known for his 1998 single Lullaby which hit number one and was nominated for a Grammy. His latest CD honeydew was just released on Vanguard Records. THE BISCUIT BURNERS offer a fresh a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 463: Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, bluehouse Updated: 2008-04-01 14:30:49 Description: LARRY KEEL AND NATURAL BRIDGE is a bluegrass ensemble from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia headed by flatpicking guitar champion Larry Keel. His distinct style of flatpicking the guitar has earned him legendary status with fans and the highest r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 476: The SteelDrivers and Carrie Newcomer Updated: 2008-03-31 15:16:27 Description: THE STEELDRIVERS play what might be called bluegrass soul. Imagine a great bluegrass band playing with, say, Joe Cocker singing. You read right. The band is comprised of a group of veteran Nashville session players that have innumerable hits, cuts, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 477: Tim O'Brien Updated: 2008-04-01 14:19:31 Description: TIM OBRIEN returns to the WoodSongs stage for a full one hour SPECIAL EVENT broadcast. Tim, of course, is a master musician who was born in West Virginia. He made his way out to Colorado and formed the landmark bluegrass ensemble Hot Rize in 1978. H...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 372: Happy Traum and Toshi Reagon Updated: 2005-12-13 06:53:40 Description: Happy Traum is an Legendary American guitarist who has recorded with Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, John Sebastion and others. Toshi Reagon is an earthy tenor singer/songwriter from New York...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 373: Hanna-McEuen and John McEuen Updated: 2005-12-13 07:23:46 Description: Hanna-McEuen:Everly Brothers-style artists and sons of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band members John McEuen and Jeff Hanna John McEuen:Legendary banjo master and member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 374: Cherryholmes Family Updated: 2005-12-13 07:24:38 Description: Family bluegrass band and IBMA 2005 Entertainers of the Year...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 375: Alison Brown Quartet, Joe Craven and Beth Nielsen Chapman Updated: 2005-12-13 07:25:56 Description: Alison Brown Quartet with special guest Joe Craven - Adventurous banjo master that began her career with Alison Krauss and Union Station Beth Nielsen Chapman: Popular multi-genre songwriter with cuts by Bonnie Raitt, Faith Hill, Neil Diamond and othe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 376: Jamie Hartford and Acoustic Eidolon Updated: 2005-12-13 07:26:55 Description: Jamie Hartford: Singer/songwriter and son of the late folk troubadour John Hartford. Acoustic Eidolon: Enchanting mix of celtic, bluegrass, classical and Latin influences with Hannah on cello and Joe on his unique 14 string, double-neck guitar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 377: Butch Baldassari & David Schnaufer and The Peasall Sisters Updated: 2005-12-13 07:28:19 Description: Butch Baldassari & David Schnaufer:Founder of the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and national dulcimer champion The Peasall Sisters: Grammy and CMA award winning bluegrass trio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 378: Wildfire and Pam Rose Updated: 2005-12-13 07:29:18 Description: Wildfire:Popular bluegrass band Pam Rose:Grammy nominated acoustic rock singer/songwriter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 379: Cherish The Ladies and Abigail Washburn Updated: 2005-12-24 18:29:47 Description: Traditional Irish music and dance ensemble and Banjo player for all female band Uncle Earl. Sponsored by First Colony Coffee....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 380: BR549 and Stoll Vaughan Updated: 2006-01-17 22:02:48 Description: BR549 is one of the hardest-rocking, hardest-working bands in county and Americana music. The band is a multiple Grammy nominee, and will be performing songs from their new CD Dog Days. This will be their first appearance on WoodSongs. STOLL VAUGHA...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 381: Odetta Updated: 2006-01-23 19:08:23 Description: Grammy winning folk and blues legend. Recorded on Martin Luther King Day 2006 in Lexington, KY. Not to be missed....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 382: Gil, Cartas & Tuey and Amy LaVere Updated: 2006-01-31 22:46:09 Description: Unique flamenco/Mexican quartet Gil, Cartas & Tuey and Amy LaVere, singer/songwriter and stand-up bass player perform on Woodsongs. Brought to you by First Colony Coffee. Become a Woodsongs Partner to help keep this podcast going!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 385: Holly Brook and Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband Updated: 2006-02-20 17:00:00 Description: Holly Brook (Young singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist) and Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband (Post-Heehaw-Funkadelic-HipHop-Newgrass band)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 386: Cindy Bullens and Uncle Earl Updated: 2006-02-26 20:09:10 Description: Cindy Bullens: Grammy nominated roots singer/songwriter. Uncle Earl: Charismatic all-female string band...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 387: Paul Oscher and Nancy Apple with Rob McNurlin Updated: 2006-03-15 20:15:19 Description: Paul Oscher is a blues musician formerly of the Muddy Waters Blues Band. Nancy Apple is the memphis reigning Princess of Twang accompanied by Beatnik Cowboy leader...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 388: Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus and Kyle Meadows Updated: 2006-03-20 22:37:15 Description: Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus (Premier acoustic guitarists from Italy and Scotland) and Kyle Meadows (Traditional hammered dulcimer player accompanied by guitarist Brian Gilbert)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 389: Grada and Josh White, Jr. Updated: 2006-03-27 08:48:06 Description: Grada (Young celtic band from Dublin, Ireland) and Josh White, Jr. (Singer, songwriter, actor and social activitist)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 390: Lee Rocker and Three Ring Circle Updated: 2006-04-11 02:59:02 Description: Lee Rocker (Bass player for the Stray Cats with new solo album) and Three Ring Circle (Dobro player Rob Ickes, fiddle and mandolin player Andy Leftwich and bass player Dave Pomeroy)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 391: Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart and Scott Miller Updated: 2006-04-11 03:01:22 Description: Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart (Husband and wife folk duo from Nashville) and Scott Miller (Rock 'n roll artist and guitarist for the V-Roys)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 392: Great Big Sea and Mare Wakefield Updated: 2006-04-19 17:03:34 Description: Great Big Sea (Popular Newfoundland traditional band with a modern pop edge) and Mare Wakefield (Versatile singer/songwriter reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and Natalie Merchant)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 393: Lee Roy Parnell and Michael Kelsey Updated: 2006-04-26 17:27:00 Description: Lee Roy Parnell (Texas country hitmaker with an ornery streak of southern rock 'n blues) and Michael Kelsey (wizard/singer songwriter/performance artist/entertainer all in a one-man-band package)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 394: Tony Trischka and Crooked Still Updated: 2006-05-01 21:52:05 Description: Tony Trischka (One of the world's most innovative banjo players) and Crooked Still (Young alternative bluegrass group that combines old-time mountain soul with rock energy)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 395: Bela Fleck and The Flecktones Updated: 2006-05-14 09:11:29 Description: Multi-Grammy award-winning band of Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, Future Man and Jeff Coffin....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 396: Janiva Magness and Radney Foster Updated: 2006-05-18 00:32:34 Description: Janiva Magness (Internationally renowned blues and roots vocalist) and Radney Foster (One of Nashville's premier songwriters)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 397: Marcia Ball and Town Mountain Updated: 2006-05-30 17:54:38 Description: Marcia Ball (One of America's most popular and admired piano rockers) and Town Mountain (Young bluegrass and roots country band)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 398: Roger McGuinn Updated: 2006-05-30 17:56:45 Description: Founding member of The Byrds and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 399: Kacey Jones and Mike Compton & David Long Updated: 2006-06-12 20:32:12 Description: Kacey Jones (http://webcast.msc.uky.edu/woodsongs-audio/399hi.mp3) and Mike Compton & David Long (Mandolin player for the Nashville Bluegrass Band accompanied by young gifted mandolin player and vocalist)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 400: Tres Chicas and Jon Dee Graham Updated: 2006-06-19 22:06:17 Description: Tres Chicas (Americana trio that includes Caitlin Cary, Toyna Lamm, and Lynn Blakey) and Jon Dee Graham (Austin songwriter and guitarist)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 401: Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues (Former bass player for Muddy Waters) and Lizzie West & the White Buffalo (New York singer/songwriter) Updated: 2006-06-29 02:53:15 Description: Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues (Former bass player for Muddy Waters) and Lizzie West & the White Buffalo (New York singer/songwriter)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 402:The John Cowan Band and E Muzeki Updated: 2006-07-13 20:44:32 Description: The John Cowan Band (One of he most powerful tenor voices in today's music.) and E Muzeki (Texas duo specializing in world music )...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 403: Casey Driessen and Tim Easton Updated: 2006-07-19 20:14:50 Description: Casey Driessen and The Colorfools (27 year old fiddle virtuoso from Nashville ) and Tim Easton (Acclaimed roots singer/songwriter)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 404: Chris Thomas King Updated: 2006-07-26 06:44:24 Description: Grammy-winning New Orleans musician and actor Chris Thomas King, who lost his Uptown New Orleans home and studio to Katrina did what any blues artist would do, he wrote a song about it asking the question What Would Jesus Do? He wrote and recorded ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 405: The Bills and Jolie Holland Updated: 2006-08-08 18:07:42 Description: The Bills (Folk Music Quartet) and Jolie Holland (San Francisco singer-songwriter phenomenon)....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 407: Solas and Kaki King Updated: 2006-08-16 09:03:02 Description: SOLAS has been widely proclaimed as one of the most popular and exciting Celtic bands in the United States. To celebrate their 10 year anniversary as a band, they have just released a CD/DVD concert collection featuring all current and past members. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 408: Kelly Joe Phelps and The Lovell Sisters Updated: 2006-08-30 18:12:31 Description: KELLY JOE PHELPS launched his recording career after discovering the blues of Skip James, Robert Pete Williams, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. His sixth CD is made up of all original compositions that remains in the country-blues and folk music tradi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 409: Bruce Robison and Sara Hickman Updated: 2006-09-04 20:16:15 Description: BRUCE ROBISON had his song "Travelin' Soldier" become a No. 1 hit for the Dixie Chicks. His "Angry All The Time" topped the charts as a duet by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Recently his song "Desperately" hit for George Strait. This Austin, Texas troub...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 410: Janis Ian Updated: 2006-09-30 23:16:00 Description: JANIS IAN stunned a generation in the 1960's with her dramatic song "Society's Child." She returned in the 1970's with the equally powerful "At Seventeen." Roberta Flack had a mammoth hit with another Ian song, "Jesse." She is a brilliant artist, ama...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 411: Guy Davis and Chatham County Line Updated: 2006-10-14 16:06:21 Description: The headlines call him a renaissance bluesman, and an artist who defies the rural blues myth. Whatever you call him, he is 100% pure blues. Guy, and his unique style of acoustic blues, returns to WoodSongs to perform material from his latest CD "Skun...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 412: Indigenous and Dayna Kurtz Updated: 2006-10-14 16:09:41 Description: INDIGENOUS was formed by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mato Nanjii with his two brothers and sister back in the 90's. The little family band from the Nakota Tribe of South Dakota never expected the incredible, widespread reception they got from t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 413: Don Edwards, Randy Huston and Cowboy Envy Updated: 2006-10-14 16:16:15 Description: DON EDWARDS is a Grammy nominated singer-guitarist. He continues to build a musical legacy of the American West. The National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, summed Edwards's importance as "...the best purveyor of cowboy music in America today....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 414: Charlie Musselwhite and Anne McCue Updated: 2006-10-17 01:26:40 Description: CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE is considered by many to be one of the greatest living harmonica players of country blues. Artists like Bonnie Raitt, The Blind Boys of Alabama, John Lee Hooker, Ben Harper, Tom Waits, Govt Mule have all welcomed Charlie onto thei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 415: Maria Muldaur and Will Kimbrough. Updated: 2006-11-16 22:07:13 Description: Maria Muldaur and Will Kimbrough. MARIA MULDAUR is a child of American folk and roots music. Raised in the fertile Greenwich Village scene of the 1960s, she earned her musical stripes alongside some of the most revered folksingers of the period. Amon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 416: Chris Thile and The How To Grow A Band Updated: 2006-11-16 22:09:23 Description: CHRIS THILE has accomplished more than most at just 25 years old-- 2 million albums sold with Grammy-winning Nickel Creek, six solo albums (the first at the age of 12), a side career as an in-demand studio musician, and collaborations with Edgar Meye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 417: Alejandro Escovedo Updated: 2006-11-28 09:33:24 Description: Alejandro Escovedo's first new album in six years is a triumph. That it comes after his near-fatal struggle with and recovery from the effects of Hepatitis C only underscores that fact. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, where his multicultural herit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 418 : J.D. Crowe and New South Updated: 2006-12-16 01:58:57 Description: JD CROWE & NEW SOUTH are among the most influential bluegrass bands of the past three decades. The grammy winning banjo master's first new album in twelve years, "Lefty's Old Guitar," has just been released and is a powerful testament to J.D. Crowe's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 419: Devon Allman's Honeytribe and Glengarry Bhoys Updated: 2006-12-16 02:01:43 Description: HONEYTRIBE is a guitar-driven rock band fronted by Devon Allman, a talented musician who is also the son of Allman Brothers Band founding member Gregg Allman. The band released their debut CD "Torch" earlier this year and will be performing on WoodSo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 420: Acoustic Eidolon and Bill Sheffield Updated: 2006-12-16 02:04:47 Description: Acoustic Eidolon - This Colorado duo featuring Hannah Alkire on cello and Joe Scott on the double-neck guitjo has a stunningly beautiful sound that borrows from Celtic, contemporary, bluegrass, and Latin influences. BILL SHEFFIELD has been performing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 421: Michael Martin Murphey Updated: 2006-12-16 02:07:00 Description: MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY had one of the biggest pop hits of the 70's called Wildfire. He then became a major hit maker on country radio with songs like "A Long Line of Love" and others. In 1983 he was voted as the CMA Best Male Vocalist of the Year. To...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 422: Tony Joe White and Dale Ann Bradley Updated: 2007-01-03 03:54:11 Description: Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie", and for "Rainy Night in Georgia" which he wrote, but which was first made popular by Brook Benton. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by E...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 423: Scrapomatic and Ed Gerhard Updated: 2007-01-17 08:34:06 Description: SCRAPOMATIC a great acoustic blues duo, Mike Mattison (the lead singer who performs in the Derek Trucks Band) and Paul Olsen are a brilliant R&B and Blues group. They will perform songs from their latest CD, Alligator Love Cry. ED GERHARD brilliant G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 424: Futureman and the Black Mozart Ensemble Updated: 2007-01-17 08:36:15 Description: FUTURE MAN (Roy Wooten) of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones comes to WoodSongs with a fascinating new project. Famous for is amazing and passionate love for rhythm and percussion, he now explores classical music onstage with a 9 piece string section pre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 425: The Infamous Stringdusters and Martha Scanlan Updated: 2007-01-30 03:51:07 Description: THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS are poised to become one of the most talented and creative new bands in bluegrass music. The band consists of six very unique, professional players who are steeped in the tradition of bluegrass vocal harmony as well as the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 426: Cincinnati Dancing Pigs and Keith Sewell Updated: 2007-01-30 19:54:54 Description: THE CINCINNATI DANCING PIGS are Cincinnati's premier Jug Band. The band performs songs that are humorous, many rendered funny simply by being performed by a Jug Band, and others are done for no apparent reason other than the fact that someone in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 427: Bill Miller and Andy McKee Updated: 2007-01-30 19:54:54 Description: BILL MILLER returns to WoodSongs wih two amazing projects, "Spirit Rain" and "Cedar Dream Songs" that exemplify his artistry by blending the Native American and western folk traditions. He won a Grammy in 2005 for Best Native American Music Album. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 428: Tommy Emmanuel Updated: 2007-01-30 19:54:54 Description: TOMMY EMMANUEL is one of the finest, most exciting and versatile guitar players in the world. He performs material from his Grammy nominated CD "The Mystery"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 429: Riders in the Sky Updated: 2007-03-06 03:05:26 Description: RIDERS IN THE SKY are celebrating 30 successful years together with their unique blend of Western music and humor in the tradition of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers. The multi Grammy Award winning band has single-handedly revive...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 430: The Kruger Brothers and The Carolina Chocolate Drops Updated: 2007-03-06 03:03:51 Description: THE KRUGER BROTHERS return to WoodSongs with their unique form of bluegrass. This power trio from Switzerland are three of the finest musicians you'll hear, but it's the interaction between them that makes their music so uniquely special. They will b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 431: Charlie Louvin and Antje Duvekot Updated: 2007-04-12 23:08:39 Description: CHARLIE LOUVIN is a living legend of county music. Charlie and his late brother Ira formed the Louvin Brothers in 1940. The magical harmonies and lyrical folk poetry of this duo have inspired countless covers of their songs by artists such as Johnny ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 432: Pam Tillis and The Holmes Brothers Updated: 2007-04-12 23:35:15 Description: PAM TILLIS is the Grammy Award winning daughter of the legendary Mel Tillis. By age eight, she sang on the Grand Ole Opry and made regular appearances on Nashville Now. Before the 1980s ended she scored cuts with Janie Fricke, Highway 101, Conway Tw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 433: Brazz Tree and Hot Buttered Rum Updated: 2007-04-13 18:54:45 Description: BRAZZ TREE is a New York City duo that fuses guitarist Brad Hammond's percussive riff-based guitar lines coupled with traditional folk and fiddle tunes underneath Mazz Swift's lyrics which are sung with soulful originality. The duo merges Eastern and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 434: Brave Combo and David Gans Updated: 2007-04-13 21:18:13 Description: BRAVE COMBO is a two-time Grammy award winning polka band and has been performing for over 27 years. Their musical palette stretches far outside the polka into hot jazz, rock'n'roll, Tex-Mex, blues, Latin, classical, zydeco, ect ... can all be heard ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 435: Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg Updated: 2007-04-14 03:31:20 Description: JORMA KAUKONEN is one of the most important guitarists of our time with a body of work lasting over four decades. He's the founding member of two legendary bands, The JEFFERSON AIRPLANE and HOT TUNA. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 436: Songs for the Mountaintop and Frank X. Walker Updated: 2007-04-14 03:31:20 Description: PUBLIC OUTCRY is a group of Kentucky musicians featured on the new CD Songs for the Mountaintop The group comprises of Jason Howard, Kate Larken, Anne Shelby, George Ella Lyon, Jessie Lynne Kultner, and Kentucky author Silas House (http://silashous...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 437: Elizabeth Cook and The Special Consensus Updated: 2007-05-22 02:16:24 Description: ELIZABETH COOK is a down home, country-fried "Gillian-meets-Dolly in a party dress and cowboy boots" singer from Florida. She debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in 2000 and the great Rodney Crowell produced her new CD "Balls." Her music is from the school...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 438: Vienna Teng and Brad Davis Updated: 2007-05-23 02:16:42 Description: VIENNA TENG gave up a lucrative career as a software engineer in Silicon Valley to pursue her musical passions as singer/songwriter and pianist. She has released three critically acclaimed CD's including Dreaming Through the Noise on Rounder Record...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 439: Uncle Monk and The California Guitar Trio Updated: 2007-05-24 02:16:52 Description: Uncle Monk is a new bluegrass duo that features Tommy Ramone and Claudia Tienan. Tommy, of course, co-founded the Ramones with Johnny and wrote "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." Claudia hails from Minneapolis, where she was part of th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 440: Anais Mitchell and Al Sur Updated: 2007-05-25 02:17:03 Description: Anais Mitchell and Al Sur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 441: Bethany and Rufus and Don Rigsby and Midnight Call Updated: 2007-07-13 13:28:14 Description: Bethany and Rufus ... Don Rigsby with Midnight Call...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 442: Monte Montgomery and Pete / Joan Wernick Updated: 2007-07-13 13:39:44 Description: Monte Montgomery and Pete / Joan Wernick...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 443: The Be Good Tanyas and Jake Shimabukuro Updated: 2007-07-13 13:40:22 Description: The Be Good Tanyas and Jake Shimabukuro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 444: Chip Taylor, John Platania, and Kendel Carson Updated: 2007-07-13 13:43:30 Description: Chip Taylor, John Platania, and Kendel Carson...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 445: Celebration of Bluegrass Music with Cherryholmes, JD Crowe, Governor Ernie Fletcher, and Kentucky Sassafras Updated: 2007-07-13 13:46:15 Description: Celebration of Bluegrass Music with Cherryholmes, JD Crowe, Governor Ernie Fletcher, and Kentucky Sassafras...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 446: Celtic Spring and Cliff Eberhardt Updated: 2007-07-26 21:43:19 Description: CELTIC SPRING is referred to as the "Von Trapp family of Celtic music," and was recently voted one of the top acts in the finals of NBC's hit show America's Got Talent. Celtic Spring is a fiddle and dance band composed of the six Wood family siblin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 447: Celebration of Western Swing Music with The Time Jumpers Updated: 2007-07-31 18:51:53 Description: THE TIME JUMPERS are a Western Swing band comprised of eleven of Nashville's finest musicians. The Time Jumpers goal is to keep the spirit of western swing and traditional country alive and well through the performance of timeless music classic son...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 448: Erika Luckett and The Greencards Updated: 2007-08-23 23:20:27 Description: ERIKA LUCKETT was born in Mexico and began exploring song writing and music making during a unique childhood that zigzagged across the Venezuelan countryside, Brazilian rain forests, and South American cities. Poetic and sensual, her voice conveys ly...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 449: Si Kahn and Mary Sue Twohy Updated: 2007-08-28 23:24:19 Description: SI KAHN has worked for over 40 years as a civil rights, labor and community organizer and musician in the Southern United States. His songs of family, community, work and freedom such as "Aragon Mill" "Gone, Gonna Rise Again" and "Wild Rose of the Mo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 450: Celebration of the Mountain Dulcimer with Jean Ritchie, The Nashville Dulcimer Quartet, and Jeff Hames Updated: 2007-08-30 23:20:27 Description: JEAN RITCHIE is a legendary folk icon and became known as "The Mother of Folk." She has been performing for over 60 years. Born in Viper, Kentucky, Richie's reputation as a folksinger grew worldwide as she sang songs that she learned from her family ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 451: Rasputina and The David Munnelly Band Updated: 2007-09-06 23:20:27 Description: RASPUTINA is one of the most unique acts that have appeared on the WoodSongs stage. Based out of New York City, this chamber-rock trio made up of cellist and lead singer Melora Creager, second chair cellist Sarah Bowman, and drummer Jonathon TeBeest....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 452: Cadillac Sky and Gretchen Peters Updated: 2007-09-13 23:20:27 Description: CADILLAC SKY is the newest addition to Ricky Skaggs' record label. This Fort Worth-based band truly are a triple threat, with powerhouse vocals, incredible instrumental chops, and refreshingly original songwriting skills. The band's will be perform...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 453: The Avett Brothers and The Everybodyfields Updated: 2007-09-20 23:20:27 Description: THE AVETT BROTHERS return to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new CD Emotionalism. The band has created quite a buzz earning them three award nomination from the Americana Music Association this year. This non-traditional bluegrass band from North ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 454: Mike Farris and Ben Sollee Updated: 2007-09-28 23:20:27 Description: MIKE FARRIS is best known as the founder and dynamic vocalist of the rock band the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies. Since then, Mike has fronted Double Trouble (Stevie Ray Vaughn's band) and released a new CD, Salvation in Lights. Think Blind Boys of Al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 455: Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen Updated: 2007-10-04 23:20:27 Description: CHRIS HILLMAN & HERB PEDERSEN have been performing together since the beginning of the 80's when the two, along with Dan Fogelberg and John Jorgensen, formed the Desert Rose Band. Chris, of course, wound up in the Rock 'n' Roll of Fame with his work ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 456: Ann Savoy and Her Sleepless Knights and The Red Stick Ramblers Updated: 2007-10-11 23:20:27 Description: ANN SAVOY is one of the most admired icons in world of Cajun music. Ann has traveled the world playing Cajun music with her all-women band The Magnolia Sisters. She has written a book on Cajun music, was nominated for two Grammys including a CD with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 457: Boys of the Lough and Red Wine Updated: 2007-10-23 23:20:27 Description: BOYS OF THE LOUGH have established a global reputation for brilliance and integrity in their performance of Irish and Scottish music. Since 1967, they have completed over 64 tours of North America and celebrated over 39 years as a band. They have bee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 458: Bobby Rush and North Sea Gas Updated: 2007-11-02 16:14:58 Description: BOBBY RUSH has been performing his unique brand of blues which he dubbed "folk-funk" since the 50's. Bobby emerged out of the West Side blues circuit in Chicago fronting bands which included such notable alumni as Luther Allison and Freddie King and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 459: Mamadou Diabate and Nuttin' But Stringz Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: MAMADOU DIABATE is a master kora player from Mali, West Africa. His musical lineage goes back seven centuries to the time of Sunjata Keita, the conqueror of the Malian empire. He is one of a handful remaining kora players that are keeping alive the k...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 460: Pieta Brown and Antsy McClain Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: PIETA BROWN returns to the WoodSongs stage with a new album Remember the Sun. The daughter of two preachers' kids, Brown spent her childhood in Iowa and Alabama amidst a bohemian and musical family. In her bare-bones Iowa upbringing Pieta was exposed...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 461: An Arkansas Music Celebration Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: Celebration of the Music & Artists of Arkansas with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, The Apple Brothers, Caleb Cobb, Runaway Planet, Thomas Nelson, and Greenwillis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 462: The Wailin' Jennys and Bob Evans Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: THE WAILIN JENNYS are Nicky, Ruth and Heather three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound. All established singer-songwriters in their own right, The Wailin Jennys are winning fast fans all over the world with powerfu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 464: Michael McDermott and Rhonda Richmond Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: MICHAEL McDERMOTT got his start performing in Chicago coffeehouses in the early 90's. A big time record deal and the release of his debut album soon followed. His song "A Wall I Must Climb" quickly rose the rock charts generating critical hosannas an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 465: Hans Theessink and Eilen Jewell Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: HANS THEESSINK is a Dutchman living in Vienna who performs American blues and roots music. In his career, Hans has released 20 albums including Banjoman, his tribute project to Derroll Adams that he co-produced with Arlo Guthrie which was nominated f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 466: Mary Gauthier and Paul Rishell & Annie Raines Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: PAUL RISHELL AND ANNIE RAINES are a country blues duo. The two have been performing together since 1993. In 2000, their CD "Moving to the Country" won the W.C. Handy Award for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year. They have also recorded and performed as...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 467: Rhonda Vincent and The Rage Updated: 2008-03-05 16:17:38 Description: RHONDA VINCENT, one of the most acclaimed artists in bluegrass music, returns to the WoodSongs stage to introduce songs from her latest CD Good Thing Going with her full band, The Rage. The new CD is her most personal and autobiographical project to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 468: Robin and Linda Williams and Peter Ostroushko Updated: 2008-03-05 16:25:38 Description: PETER CASE debuted as a solo artist in 1986. Throughout the last twenty years, Peter has released album after album of benchmark material, material significant enough to warrant a three-disc tribute album featuring roots music royals Dave Alvin, Todd...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 469: Lee Rocker and Meg Hutchinson Updated: 2008-03-17 18:34:48 Description: LEE ROCKER helped reintroduce rockabilly to a mass audience with the Stray Cats in the early 80s. The groups first American album, 1982s Built For Speed, became a huge hit, and held the #2 spot on the Billboard chart for 26 weeks, right behind Mic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 470: Celebration of the Music of Rev. Gary Davis and Marie Knight w/ Larry Campbell & Janis Ian Updated: 2008-03-17 18:37:34 Description: MARIE KNIGHT is a music legend in the world of blues and soul. She spent 20 years performing with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The two became a preeminent duo of the 1940s. Now living in Harlem, she has just released her first full length CD in the last 25...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 471: John McCutcheon Updated: 2008-03-17 18:39:23 Description: JOHN McCUTCHEON is an American folk music icon. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor includ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 472: The Blind Boys of Alabama Updated: 2008-03-17 18:40:56 Description: The BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA return to the WoodSongs stage for to perform material from their latest CD Down in New Orleans. The Blind Boys of Alabama have spread the spirit and energy of pure soul music for over 60 years, ever since the first version o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 473: Peter Case and Carrie Rodriguez Updated: 2008-03-20 00:48:53 Description: PETER CASE debuted as a solo artist in 1986. Throughout the last twenty years, Peter has released album after album of benchmark material, material significant enough to warrant a three-disc tribute album featuring roots music royals Dave Alvin, Todd...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 474: Tommy Sands and The Carter Brothers Updated: 2008-03-22 16:13:40 Description: TOMMY SANDS is a singer, songwriter and social activist from Ireland, sharing Irish Music from New York's Carnegie Hall to Moscow's Olympic Stadium, he has developed into one of the most powerful songwriters and enchanting solo performers in Ireland ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 475: Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines and Jonathan Byrd Updated: 2008-03-24 00:02:48 Description: TERRI HENDRIX returns to the WoodSongs stage with famed producer, multi-instrumentalist, and partner LLOYD MAINES to perform material from her 9th release The Spiritual Kind. Born in San Antonio, Terri noticed that she didnt quite fit in with the ot...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 473: Peter Case and Carrie Rodriguez Updated: 2008-03-20 00:48:53 Description: PETER CASE debuted as a solo artist in 1986. Throughout the last twenty years, Peter has released album after album of benchmark material, material significant enough to warrant a three-disc tribute album featuring roots music royals Dave Alvin, Todd...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 467:Rhonda Vincent and The Rage Updated: 2008-03-05 16:17:38 Description: RHONDA VINCENT, one of the most acclaimed artists in bluegrass music, returns to the WoodSongs stage to introduce songs from her latest CD Good Thing Going with her full band, The Rage. The new CD is her most personal and autobiographical project to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 468:Robin and Linda Williams and Peter Ostroushko Updated: 2008-03-05 16:25:38 Description: ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS debuted on A Prairie Home Companion back in 1975. Their association with the popular public radio program landed them on major stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. They have collaborated on several CDs with Garris...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 469:Lee Rocker and Meg Hutchinson Updated: 2008-03-17 18:34:48 Description: LEE ROCKER helped reintroduce rockabilly to a mass audience with the Stray Cats in the early 80s. The groups first American album, 1982s Built For Speed, became a huge hit, and held the #2 spot on the Billboard chart for 26 weeks, right behind Mic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 470: Celebration of the Music of Rev. Gary Davis and Marie Knight w/ Larry Campbell & Janis Ian Updated: 2008-03-17 18:37:34 Description: MARIE KNIGHT is a music legend in the world of blues and soul. She spent 20 years performing with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The two became a preeminent duo of the 1940s. Now living in Harlem, she has just released her first full length CD in the last 25...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 471: John McCutcheon Updated: 2008-03-17 18:39:23 Description: JOHN McCUTCHEON is an American folk music icon. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor includ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 472: The Blind Boys of Alabama Updated: 2008-03-17 18:40:56 Description: The BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA return to the WoodSongs stage for to perform material from their latest CD Down in New Orleans. The Blind Boys of Alabama have spread the spirit and energy of pure soul music for over 60 years, ever since the first version o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 436: Songs for the Mountaintop and Frank X. Walker Updated: 2007-05-22 02:16:24 Description: PUBLIC OUTCRY is a group of Kentucky musicians featured on the new CDSongs for the Mountaintop The group comprises of Jason Howard, Kate Larken, Anne Shelby, George Ella Lyon, Jessie Lynne Kultner, and Kentucky author Silas House (http://silashouse...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 437: Elizabeth Cook and The Special Consensus Updated: 2007-05-23 02:16:42 Description: ELIZABETH COOK is a down home, country-fried"Gillian-meets-Dolly in a party dress and cowboy boots"singer from Florida. She debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in 2000 and the great Rodney Crowell produced her new CD"Balls."Her music is from the school of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 438: Vienna Teng and Brad Davis Updated: 2007-05-24 02:16:52 Description: VIENNA TENG gave up a lucrative career as a software engineer in Silicon Valley to pursue her musical passions as singer/songwriter and pianist. She has released three critically acclaimed CD's includingDreaming Through the Noise on Rounder Records...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 439: Uncle Monk and The California Guitar Trio Updated: 2007-05-25 02:17:03 Description: Uncle Monk is a new bluegrass duo that features Tommy Ramone and Claudia Tienan. Tommy, of course, co-founded the Ramones with Johnny and wrote"Blitzkrieg Bop"and"I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend."Claudia hails from Minneapolis, where she was part of the lo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 440: Anais Mitchell and Al Sur Updated: 2007-07-13 13:28:14 Description: Anais Mitchell and Al Sur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 441: Bethany and Rufus and Don Rigsby and Midnight Call Updated: 2007-07-13 13:39:44 Description: Bethany and Rufus ... Don Rigsby with Midnight Call...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 442: Monte Montgomery and Pete / Joan Wernick Updated: 2007-07-13 13:40:22 Description: Monte Montgomery and Pete / Joan Wernick...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 443: The Be Good Tanyas and Jake Shimabukuro Updated: 2007-07-13 13:43:30 Description: The Be Good Tanyas and Jake Shimabukuro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 444: Chip Taylor, John Platania, and Kendel Carson Updated: 2007-07-13 13:46:15 Description: Chip Taylor, John Platania, and Kendel Carson...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 445: Celebration of Bluegrass Music with Cherryholmes, JD Crowe, Governor Ernie Fletcher, and Kentucky Sassafras Updated: 2007-07-26 21:43:19 Description: Celebration of Bluegrass Music with Cherryholmes, JD Crowe, Governor Ernie Fletcher, and Kentucky Sassafras...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 372: Happy Traum and Toshi Reagon Updated: 2005-12-13 06:53:40 Description: Happy Traum is an Legendary American guitarist who has recorded with Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, John Sebastion and others. Toshi Reagon is an earthy tenor singer/songwriter from New York...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 373: Hanna-McEuen and John McEuen Updated: 2005-12-13 07:23:46 Description: Hanna-McEuen:Everly Brothers-style artists and sons of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band members John McEuen and Jeff Hanna John McEuen:Legendary banjo master and member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 374: Cherryholmes Family Updated: 2005-12-13 07:24:38 Description: Family bluegrass band and IBMA 2005 Entertainers of the Year...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 375: Alison Brown Quartet, Joe Craven and Beth Nielsen Chapman Updated: 2005-12-13 07:25:56 Description: Alison Brown Quartet with special guest Joe Craven - Adventurous banjo master that began her career with Alison Krauss and Union Station Beth Nielsen Chapman: Popular multi-genre songwriter with cuts by Bonnie Raitt, Faith Hill, Neil Diamond and othe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 376: Jamie Hartford and Acoustic Eidolon Updated: 2005-12-13 07:26:55 Description: Jamie Hartford: Singer/songwriter and son of the late folk troubadour John Hartford. Acoustic Eidolon: Enchanting mix of celtic, bluegrass, classical and Latin influences with Hannah on cello and Joe on his unique 14 string, double-neck guitar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 377: Butch Baldassari & David Schnaufer and The Peasall Sisters Updated: 2005-12-13 07:28:19 Description: Butch Baldassari & David Schnaufer:Founder of the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and national dulcimer champion The Peasall Sisters: Grammy and CMA award winning bluegrass trio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 378: Wildfire and Pam Rose Updated: 2005-12-13 07:29:18 Description: Wildfire:Popular bluegrass band Pam Rose:Grammy nominated acoustic rock singer/songwriter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 379: Cherish The Ladies and Abigail Washburn Updated: 2005-12-24 18:29:47 Description: Traditional Irish music and dance ensemble and Banjo player for all female band Uncle Earl. Sponsored by First Colony Coffee....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 380: BR549 and Stoll Vaughan Updated: 2006-01-17 22:02:48 Description: BR549 is one of the hardest-rocking, hardest-working bands in county and Americana music. The band is a multiple Grammy nominee, and will be performing songs from their new CD Dog Days. This will be their first appearance on WoodSongs. STOLL VAUGHA...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 381: Odetta Updated: 2006-01-23 19:08:23 Description: Grammy winning folk and blues legend. Recorded on Martin Luther King Day 2006 in Lexington, KY. Not to be missed....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 382: Gil, Cartas & Tuey and Amy LaVere Updated: 2006-01-31 22:46:09 Description: Unique flamenco/Mexican quartet Gil, Cartas & Tuey and Amy LaVere, singer/songwriter and stand-up bass player perform on Woodsongs. Brought to you by First Colony Coffee. Become a Woodsongs Partner to help keep this podcast going!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 385: Holly Brook and Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband Updated: 2006-02-20 17:00:00 Description: Holly Brook (Young singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist) and Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband (Post-Heehaw-Funkadelic-HipHop-Newgrass band)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 386: Cindy Bullens and Uncle Earl Updated: 2006-02-26 20:09:10 Description: Cindy Bullens: Grammy nominated roots singer/songwriter. Uncle Earl: Charismatic all-female string band...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 387: Paul Oscher and Nancy Apple with Rob McNurlin Updated: 2006-03-15 20:15:19 Description: Paul Oscher is a blues musician formerly of the Muddy Waters Blues Band. Nancy Apple is the memphis reigning Princess of Twang accompanied by Beatnik Cowboy leader...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 388: Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus and Kyle Meadows Updated: 2006-03-20 22:37:15 Description: Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus (Premier acoustic guitarists from Italy and Scotland) and Kyle Meadows (Traditional hammered dulcimer player accompanied by guitarist Brian Gilbert)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 389: Grada and Josh White, Jr. Updated: 2006-03-27 08:48:06 Description: Grada (Young celtic band from Dublin, Ireland) and Josh White, Jr. (Singer, songwriter, actor and social activitist)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 390: Lee Rocker and Three Ring Circle Updated: 2006-04-11 02:59:02 Description: Lee Rocker (Bass player for the Stray Cats with new solo album) and Three Ring Circle (Dobro player Rob Ickes, fiddle and mandolin player Andy Leftwich and bass player Dave Pomeroy)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 391: Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart and Scott Miller Updated: 2006-04-11 03:01:22 Description: Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart (Husband and wife folk duo from Nashville) and Scott Miller (Rock 'n roll artist and guitarist for the V-Roys)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 392: Great Big Sea and Mare Wakefield Updated: 2006-04-19 17:03:34 Description: Great Big Sea (Popular Newfoundland traditional band with a modern pop edge) and Mare Wakefield (Versatile singer/songwriter reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and Natalie Merchant)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 393: Lee Roy Parnell and Michael Kelsey Updated: 2006-04-26 17:27:00 Description: Lee Roy Parnell (Texas country hitmaker with an ornery streak of southern rock 'n blues) and Michael Kelsey (wizard/singer songwriter/performance artist/entertainer all in a one-man-band package)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 394: Tony Trischka and Crooked Still Updated: 2006-05-01 21:52:05 Description: Tony Trischka (One of the world's most innovative banjo players) and Crooked Still (Young alternative bluegrass group that combines old-time mountain soul with rock energy)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 395: Bela Fleck and The Flecktones Updated: 2006-05-14 09:11:29 Description: Multi-Grammy award-winning band of Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, Future Man and Jeff Coffin....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 396: Janiva Magness and Radney Foster Updated: 2006-05-18 00:32:34 Description: Janiva Magness (Internationally renowned blues and roots vocalist) and Radney Foster (One of Nashville's premier songwriters)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 397: Marcia Ball and Town Mountain Updated: 2006-05-30 17:54:38 Description: Marcia Ball (One of America's most popular and admired piano rockers) and Town Mountain (Young bluegrass and roots country band)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 398: Roger McGuinn Updated: 2006-05-30 17:56:45 Description: Founding member of The Byrds and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 399: Kacey Jones and Mike Compton & David Long Updated: 2006-06-12 20:32:12 Description: Kacey Jones (http://webcast.msc.uky.edu/woodsongs-audio/399hi.mp3) and Mike Compton & David Long (Mandolin player for the Nashville Bluegrass Band accompanied by young gifted mandolin player and vocalist)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 400: Tres Chicas and Jon Dee Graham Updated: 2006-06-19 22:06:17 Description: Tres Chicas (Americana trio that includes Caitlin Cary, Toyna Lamm, and Lynn Blakey) and Jon Dee Graham (Austin songwriter and guitarist)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 401: Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues (Former bass player for Muddy Waters) and Lizzie West & the White Buffalo (New York singer/songwriter) Updated: 2006-06-29 02:53:15 Description: Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues (Former bass player for Muddy Waters) and Lizzie West & the White Buffalo (New York singer/songwriter)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 402:The John Cowan Band and E Muzeki Updated: 2006-07-13 20:44:32 Description: The John Cowan Band (One of he most powerful tenor voices in today's music.) and E Muzeki (Texas duo specializing in world music )...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 403: Casey Driessen and Tim Easton Updated: 2006-07-19 20:14:50 Description: Casey Driessen and The Colorfools (27 year old fiddle virtuoso from Nashville ) and Tim Easton (Acclaimed roots singer/songwriter)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 404: Chris Thomas King Updated: 2006-07-26 06:44:24 Description: Grammy-winning New Orleans musician and actor Chris Thomas King, who lost his Uptown New Orleans home and studio to Katrina did what any blues artist would do, he wrote a song about it asking the question What Would Jesus Do? He wrote and recorded ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 405: The Bills and Jolie Holland Updated: 2006-08-08 18:07:42 Description: The Bills (Folk Music Quartet) and Jolie Holland (San Francisco singer-songwriter phenomenon)....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 407: Solas and Kaki King Updated: 2006-08-16 09:03:02 Description: SOLAS has been widely proclaimed as one of the most popular and exciting Celtic bands in the United States. To celebrate their 10 year anniversary as a band, they have just released a CD/DVD concert collection featuring all current and past members. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 408: Kelly Joe Phelps and The Lovell Sisters Updated: 2006-08-30 18:12:31 Description: KELLY JOE PHELPS launched his recording career after discovering the blues of Skip James, Robert Pete Williams, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. His sixth CD is made up of all original compositions that remains in the country-blues and folk music tradi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 409: Bruce Robison and Sara Hickman Updated: 2006-09-04 20:16:15 Description: BRUCE ROBISON had his song "Travelin' Soldier" become a No. 1 hit for the Dixie Chicks. His "Angry All The Time" topped the charts as a duet by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Recently his song "Desperately" hit for George Strait. This Austin, Texas troub...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 410: Janis Ian Updated: 2006-09-30 23:16:00 Description: JANIS IAN stunned a generation in the 1960's with her dramatic song "Society's Child." She returned in the 1970's with the equally powerful "At Seventeen." Roberta Flack had a mammoth hit with another Ian song, "Jesse." She is a brilliant artist, ama...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 411: Guy Davis and Chatham County Line Updated: 2006-10-14 16:06:21 Description: The headlines call him a renaissance bluesman, and an artist who defies the rural blues myth. Whatever you call him, he is 100% pure blues. Guy, and his unique style of acoustic blues, returns to WoodSongs to perform material from his latest CD "Skun...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 412: Indigenous and Dayna Kurtz Updated: 2006-10-14 16:09:41 Description: INDIGENOUS was formed by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mato Nanjii with his two brothers and sister back in the 90's. The little family band from the Nakota Tribe of South Dakota never expected the incredible, widespread reception they got from t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 413: Don Edwards, Randy Huston and Cowboy Envy Updated: 2006-10-14 16:16:15 Description: DON EDWARDS is a Grammy nominated singer-guitarist. He continues to build a musical legacy of the American West. The National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, summed Edwards's importance as "...the best purveyor of cowboy music in America today....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 414: Charlie Musselwhite and Anne McCue Updated: 2006-10-17 01:26:40 Description: CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE is considered by many to be one of the greatest living harmonica players of country blues. Artists like Bonnie Raitt, The Blind Boys of Alabama, John Lee Hooker, Ben Harper, Tom Waits, Govt Mule have all welcomed Charlie onto thei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 415: Maria Muldaur and Will Kimbrough. Updated: 2006-11-16 22:07:13 Description: Maria Muldaur and Will Kimbrough. MARIA MULDAUR is a child of American folk and roots music. Raised in the fertile Greenwich Village scene of the 1960s, she earned her musical stripes alongside some of the most revered folksingers of the period. Amon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 416: Chris Thile and The How To Grow A Band Updated: 2006-11-16 22:09:23 Description: CHRIS THILE has accomplished more than most at just 25 years old-- 2 million albums sold with Grammy-winning Nickel Creek, six solo albums (the first at the age of 12), a side career as an in-demand studio musician, and collaborations with Edgar Meye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 417: Alejandro Escovedo Updated: 2006-11-28 09:33:24 Description: Alejandro Escovedo's first new album in six years is a triumph. That it comes after his near-fatal struggle with and recovery from the effects of Hepatitis C only underscores that fact. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, where his multicultural herit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 418 : J.D. Crowe and New South Updated: 2006-12-16 01:58:57 Description: JD CROWE & NEW SOUTH are among the most influential bluegrass bands of the past three decades. The grammy winning banjo master's first new album in twelve years, "Lefty's Old Guitar," has just been released and is a powerful testament to J.D. Cro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 419: Devon Allman's Honeytribe and Glengarry Bhoys Updated: 2006-12-16 02:01:43 Description: HONEYTRIBE is a guitar-driven rock band fronted by Devon Allman, a talented musician who is also the son of Allman Brothers Band founding member Gregg Allman. The band released their debut CD "Torch" earlier this year and will be performing on WoodSo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 420: Acoustic Eidolon and Bill Sheffield Updated: 2006-12-16 02:04:47 Description: Acoustic Eidolon - This Colorado duo featuring Hannah Alkire on cello and Joe Scott on the double-neck guitjo has a stunningly beautiful sound that borrows from Celtic, contemporary, bluegrass, and Latin influences. BILL SHEFFIELD has been performing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 421: Michael Martin Murphey Updated: 2006-12-16 02:07:00 Description: MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY had one of the biggest pop hits of the 70's called Wildfire. He then became a major hit maker on country radio with songs like "A Long Line of Love" and others. In 1983 he was voted as the CMA Best Male Vocalist of the Year. To...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 422: Tony Joe White and Dale Ann Bradley Updated: 2007-01-03 03:54:11 Description: Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie", and for "Rainy Night in Georgia" which he wrote, but which was first made popular by Brook Benton. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by E...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 423: Scrapomatic and Ed Gerhard Updated: 2007-01-17 08:34:06 Description: SCRAPOMATIC a great acoustic blues duo, Mike Mattison (the lead singer who performs in the Derek Trucks Band) and Paul Olsen are a brilliant R&B and Blues group. They will perform songs from their latest CD, Alligator Love Cry. ED GERHARD brillia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 424: Futureman and the Black Mozart Ensemble Updated: 2007-01-17 08:36:15 Description: FUTURE MAN (Roy Wooten) of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones comes to WoodSongs with a fascinating new project. Famous for is amazing and passionate love for rhythm and percussion, he now explores classical music onstage with a 9 piece string section pre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 425: The Infamous Stringdusters and Martha Scanlan Updated: 2007-01-30 03:51:07 Description: THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS are poised to become one of the most talented and creative new bands in bluegrass music. The band consists of six very unique, professional players who are steeped in the tradition of bluegrass vocal harmony as well as the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 426: Cincinnati Dancing Pigs and Keith Sewell Updated: 2007-01-30 19:54:54 Description: THE CINCINNATI DANCING PIGS are Cincinnati's premier Jug Band. The band performs songs that are humorous, many rendered funny simply by being performed by a Jug Band, and others are done for no apparent reason other than the fact that someone in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 427: Bill Miller and Andy McKee Updated: 2007-01-30 19:54:54 Description: BILL MILLER returns to WoodSongs wih two amazing projects, "Spirit Rain" and "Cedar Dream Songs" that exemplify his artistry by blending the Native American and western folk traditions. He won a Grammy in 2005 for Best Native American Music Album. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 428: Tommy Emmanuel Updated: 2007-01-30 19:54:54 Description: TOMMY EMMANUEL is one of the finest, most exciting and versatile guitar players in the world. He performs material from his Grammy nominated CD "The Mystery"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 429: Riders in the Sky Updated: 2007-03-06 03:05:26 Description: RIDERS IN THE SKY are celebrating 30 successful years together with their unique blend of Western music and humor in the tradition of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers. The multi Grammy Award winning band has single-handedly revive...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 430: The Kruger Brothers and The Carolina Chocolate Drops Updated: 2007-03-06 03:03:51 Description: THE KRUGER BROTHERS return to WoodSongs with their unique form of bluegrass. This power trio from Switzerland are three of the finest musicians you'll hear, but it's the interaction between them that makes their music so uniquely special. They will b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 431: Charlie Louvin and Antje Duvekot Updated: 2007-04-12 23:08:39 Description: CHARLIE LOUVIN is a living legend of county music. Charlie and his late brother Ira formed the Louvin Brothers in 1940. The magical harmonies and lyrical folk poetry of this duo have inspired countless covers of their songs by artists such as Johnny ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 432: Pam Tillis and The Holmes Brothers Updated: 2007-04-12 23:35:15 Description: PAM TILLIS is the Grammy Award winning daughter of the legendary Mel Tillis. By age eight, she sang on the Grand Ole Opry and made regular appearances on Nashville Now. Before the 1980s ended she scored cuts with Janie Fricke, Highway 101, Conway Tw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 433: Woodsongs 433: Brazz Tree and Hot Buttered Rum Updated: 2007-04-13 18:54:45 Description: BRAZZ TREE is a New York City duo that fuses guitarist Brad Hammond's percussive riff-based guitar lines coupled with traditional folk and fiddle tunes underneath Mazz Swift's lyrics which are sung with soulful originality. The duo merges Eastern and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 434: Brave Combo and David Gans Updated: 2007-04-13 21:18:13 Description: BRAVE COMBO is a two-time Grammy award winning polka band and has been performing for over 27 years. Their musical palette stretches far outside the polka into hot jazz, rock'n'roll, Tex-Mex, blues, Latin, classical, zydeco, ect ... can all be heard ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 435: Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg Updated: 2007-04-14 03:31:20 Description: JORMA KAUKONEN is one of the most important guitarists of our time with a body of work lasting over four decades. He's the founding member of two legendary bands, The JEFFERSON AIRPLANE and HOT TUNA. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 462: The Wailin' Jennys and Bob Evans Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: THE WAILIN JENNYS are Nicky, Ruth and Heather three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound. All established singer-songwriters in their own right, The Wailin Jennys are winning fast fans all over the world with powerfu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 464 : Michael McDermott and Rhonda Richmond Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: MICHAEL McDERMOTT got his start performing in Chicago coffeehouses in the early 90's. A big time record deal and the release of his debut album soon followed. His song "A Wall I Must Climb" quickly rose the rock charts generating critical hosannas an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 465 :Hans Theessink and Eilen Jewell Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: HANS THEESSINK is a Dutchman living in Vienna who performs American blues and roots music. In his career, Hans has released 20 albums including Banjoman, his tribute project to Derroll Adams that he co-produced with Arlo Guthrie which was nominated f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 466 :Mary Gauthier and Paul Rishell & Annie Raines Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: PAUL RISHELL AND ANNIE RAINES are a country blues duo. The two have been performing together since 1993. In 2000, their CD "Moving to the Country" won the W.C. Handy Award for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year. They have also recorded and performed as...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 460: Pieta Brown and Antsy McClain Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: PIETA BROWN returns to the WoodSongs stage with a new album Remember the Sun. The daughter of two preachers' kids, Brown spent her childhood in Iowa and Alabama amidst a bohemian and musical family. In her bare-bones Iowa upbringing Pieta was exposed...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 461: An Arkansas Music Celebration Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: Celebration of the Music & Artists of Arkansas with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, The Apple Brothers, Caleb Cobb, Runaway Planet, Thomas Nelson, and Greenwillis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 459: Mamadou Diabate and Nuttin' But Stringz Updated: 2007-11-02 16:17:38 Description: MAMADOU DIABATE is a master kora player from Mali, West Africa. His musical lineage goes back seven centuries to the time of Sunjata Keita, the conqueror of the Malian empire. He is one of a handful remaining kora players that are keeping alive the k...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 457: Boys of the Lough and Red Wine Updated: 2007-10-23 22:20:27 Description: BOYS OF THE LOUGH have established a global reputation for brilliance and integrity in their performance of Irish and Scottish music. Since 1967, they have completed over 64 tours of North America and celebrated over 39 years as a band. They have bee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 458: Bobby Rush and North Sea Gas Updated: 2007-11-02 15:14:58 Description: BOBBY RUSH has been performing his unique brand of blues which he dubbed "folk-funk" since the 50's. Bobby emerged out of the West Side blues circuit in Chicago fronting bands which included such notable alumni as Luther Allison and Freddie King and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 455: Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: CHRIS HILLMAN & HERB PEDERSEN have been performing together since the beginning of the 80's when the two, along with Dan Fogelberg and John Jorgensen, formed the Desert Rose Band. Chris, of course, wound up in the Rock 'n' Roll of Fame with his work ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 456: Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights and The Red Stick Ramblers Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: ANN SAVOY is one of the most admired icons in world of Cajun music. Ann has traveled the world playing Cajun music with her all-women band The Magnolia Sisters. She has written a book on Cajun music, was nominated for two Grammys including a CD with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 453: The Avett Brothers and The Everybodyfields Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: THE AVETT BROTHERS return to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new CD Emotionalism. The band has created quite a buzz earning them three award nomination from the Americana Music Association this year. This non-traditional bluegrass band from North ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 454: Mike Farris and Ben Sollee Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: MIKE FARRIS is best known as the founder and dynamic vocalist of the rock band the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies. Since then, Mike has fronted Double Trouble (Stevie Ray Vaughn's band) and released a new CD, Salvation in Lights. Think Blind Boys of Al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 452: Cadillac Sky and Gretchen Peters Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: CADILLAC SKY is the newest addition to Ricky Skaggs' record label. This Fort Worth-based band truly are a triple threat, with powerhouse vocals, incredible instrumental chops, and refreshingly original songwriting skills. The band's will be perform...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 448: Erika Luckett and The Greencards Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: ERIKA LUCKETT was born in Mexico and began exploring song writing and music making during a unique childhood that zigzagged across the Venezuelan countryside, Brazilian rain forests, and South American cities. Poetic and sensual, her voice conveys ly...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 449: Si Kahn and Mary Sue Twohy Updated: 2007-08-23 22:24:19 Description: SI KAHN has worked for over 40 years as a civil rights, labor and community organizer and musician in the Southern United States. His songs of family, community, work and freedom such as "Aragon Mill" "Gone, Gonna Rise Again" and "Wild Rose of the Mo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 450: Celebration of the Mountain Dulcimer with Jean Ritchie, The Nashville Dulcimer Quartet, and Jeff Hames Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: JEAN RITCHIE is a legendary folk icon and became known as "The Mother of Folk." She has been performing for over 60 years. Born in Viper, Kentucky, Richie's reputation as a folksinger grew worldwide as she sang songs that she learned from her family ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 451: Rasputina and The David Munnelly Band Updated: 2007-08-23 22:20:27 Description: RASPUTINA is one of the most unique acts that have appeared on the WoodSongs stage. Based out of New York City, this chamber-rock trio made up of cellist and lead singer Melora Creager, second chair cellist Sarah Bowman, and drummer Jonathon TeBeest....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 447: Celebration of Western Swing Music with The Time Jumpers Updated: 2007-07-31 17:51:53 Description: THE TIME JUMPERS are a Western Swing band comprised of eleven of Nashville's finest musicians. The Time Jumpers goal is to keep the spirit of western swing and traditional country alive and well through the performance of timeless music classic son...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woodsongs 446: Celtic Spring and Cliff Eberhardt Updated: 2007-07-26 20:43:19 Description: CELTIC SPRING is referred to as the "Von Trapp family of Celtic music," and was recently voted one of the top acts in the finals of NBC's hit show America's Got Talent. Celtic Spring is a fiddle and dance band composed of the six Wood family siblin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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