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 508, Thursday, May 8, 2025
Sweet Megg, Ken Pomeroy, Jobi Riccio and Paul Givant…those are some of the new releases have dropped recently, some being singles that provide a sneak peek at upcoming album releases. It is that spring and summer wave of new releases that arrive each year and we do our best to get the best for all of our listeners here on Blue Moon Americana. At the same time, we recognize the need for balance and context as we sweep the far away perimeters of the influences and core Americana tradition that brought us here. This week we’ll share some of the vintage sounds that fit our playlists including Billy “The Kid” Emerson, Joe Bonamassa, Neil Young, Robert Johnson and Chris Smither. We’ll also pay tribute to Eddy Arnold. Join us each Thursday morning as Dave Stroud shares Americana sounds here on KOWS-LP, Occidental and also know that you can listen on the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.

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Last week’s (Episode 507) show and playlist:
The music abides. This week delivers the goods with a long line of ‘look backs’ and plenty of fresh, unopened gifts from the likes of Sweet Megg, Turnpike Troubadors, and Jade Bird. We’ll be celebrating some birthdays from Little Walter, Wayne Hancock, Rita Coolidge and a long line of releases from the past featuring Johnny Cash, Eagles, Merle Haggard and Bill Withers. We remind ourselves that Americana music is a big tent and all genres are welcome; we might even call the collection something as simple, yet human, as being a genre that is identified by diversity, equality and inclusion. To suggest anything else would be lacking the understanding of the human condition. We’ll also celebrate the release of Bob Dylan’s 2004 album Lovesick and Merle Haggard’s brilliant 1969 tribute to the Singing Brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers, right alongside new music from Irma Thomas, Jefferson Ross and Valerie June. Our first show of May is, appropriately positioned on May Day, a day celebrating an old country festival of ancient origin which has evolved into International Workers’ Day across the globe.

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2	00:00	Johnny Cash	I Walk The Line
3	06:41	Matt Andersen	You're Here to Stay
4	11:12	Kelsey Waldon	Tiger Lilies
5	11:21	The Eagles	Take It Easy
6	14:50	Paige Plaisance	Back Home Feelin' (Radio Edit)
7	18:12	Sweet Megg	Canberra (Baby Blue)
8	27:39	Bill Withers	Ain't No Sunshine
9	29:38	Galactic & Irma Thomas	How Glad I Am
10	32:43	Valerie June	Endless Tree
11	40:34	Bob Dylan	Things Have Changed
12	45:39	Turnpike Troubadours	On The Red River
13	50:14	Judy Collins	Amazing Grace
14	54:16	Rita Coolidge	The Way You Do The Things You Do
15	1:03:29	Wayne Hancock	Misery
16	1:05:53	Little Walter	Crazy For My Baby
17	1:08:51	Annie and the Caldwells	Wrong
18	1:14:38	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	Miss The Mississippi And You
19	1:23:57	Emily Zisman	Don't Let the Devil
20	1:26:26	Joni Mitchell	Chelsea Morning
21	1:29:12	Jefferson Ross	One Taco At A Time
22	1:32:25	Charles Wesley Godwin	It's The Little Things
23	1:38:16	Jade Bird	Dreams
24	1:41:53	Galactic & Irma Thomas	Where I Belong
25	1:45:16	The Wood Brothers	Witness
26	1:48:34	Sierra Hull	Let's Go (feat. Aoife O'Donovan)
27	1:53:04	Willie Nelson	Banks Of The Old Bandera
28	1:56:24	Robbie Fulks	Donna On My Mind