This show, broadcast Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, features two hours of the newest Americana music out there and it’s also where you can relive some of the classics, and hear from some of our local Americana artists. We are broadcasting live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, in the heart of Sonoma County. Stream us live Thursday mornings or download the KOWS mobile app at kowsfm.com/listen.
Coming up on Episode 505, Thursday, April 17, 2025
This week’s show will offer more vintage and a big dose of the new…because that’s our jam and we’re stickin’ to it on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP. That LP may stand for ‘low power’ but with the power of the internet, we blast well beyond the county, feeding our stream to the growing number of ex-pats who we’ve lost. This week’s show features yet another new track from Sierra Hull’s new album, a fresh track from Palmyra, Van Morrison, Emily Zisman and a powerful gospel-infused number from Annie and the Caldwells. We’ll turn back the pages to the last century for some Hank Williams reminiscences, Bobby Bare, The Eagles, Dylan and even a little bit of Gene Autry in this week’s lineup of tributes and remembrances. Fresh as fresh can be each morning streaming at 9 Pacific and with the power of a nightlight blasting to all of you in West Sonoma County at 92.5 from Occidental on your FM dial.
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As the skies across the land take on a more ominous shade of fascist grey, our unwavering commitment to freedom of speech will lead the way and our love of music, in our case Americana, will be the soundtrack of our troublemaking. Good trouble, no matter where those guideposts might lead us, is something that good human beings will always be rewarded for; we’re on the right side of history, just don’t forget that. Coming up this week we’ll share some of our favorite contemporaries with music from Willie Nelson, Reed Turchi, Van Morrison and something new and terribly relevant from Bart Budwig. Throwback sounds this week will include John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, George Strait, Merle Haggard and a whole lot more. I hope you can join West County music lovers and tune in to our 504th episode of Blue Moon Americana. We’d love to have you.
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| 2 | 00:00 | George Strait | All My Ex's Live In Texas |  |
| 3 | 07:10 | John Prine | That's How Every Empire Falls | |
| 4 | 12:34 | The Shootouts | Trampoline (feat. Lindsay Lou) | |
| 5 | 16:01 | Reed Turchi | Get Back Train | |
| 6 | 22:53 | Bart Budwig | Deportees | |
| 7 | 27:25 | Merle Haggard And The Strangers | Branded Man (2006 Digital Remaster) | |
| 8 | 30:26 | Tanya Tucker | Delta Dawn | |
| 9 | 33:13 | Annie and the Caldwells | Wrong | |
| 10 | 40:27 | Shannon McNally | It's Gonna Be A Long Night | |
| 11 | 44:49 | Paul Thorn | Life Is Just A Vapor | |
| 12 | 49:07 | Sturgill Simpson | Paradise | |
| 13 | 52:21 | Palmyra | Arizona | |
| 14 | 55:57 | Van Morrison | Down To Joy | |
| 15 | 1:03:09 | Eilen Jewell | Crazy Mixed Up World | |
| 16 | 1:05:30 | Will Hoge | Baby's Eyes | |
| 17 | 1:07:53 | Sierra Hull | Spitfire | |
| 18 | 1:11:05 | Charley Crockett | Jamestown Ferry | |
| 19 | 1:14:25 | The Devil Makes Three | Poison Well | |
| 20 | 1:22:21 | Willie Nelson | Oh What A Beautiful World (with Rodney Crowell) | |
| 21 | 1:26:16 | JD McPherson | Hurting for Sugar | |
| 22 | 1:30:25 | Whitney Rose | Tied To The Wheel | |
| 23 | 1:35:00 | Matt Andersen | Wayaheadaya | |
| 24 | 1:38:59 | Alejandro Escovedo & Jon Langford With Dave Alvin | Bad News | |
| 25 | 1:41:20 | Steve Forbert | Ebenezer's Back In Town | |
| 26 | 1:44:04 | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Richmond On The James | |
| 27 | 1:49:19 | John Prine | Some Humans Ain't Human | |
| 28 | 1:54:14 | Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams | The Other Side of Pain | |