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 450 Thursday, March 21, 2024
Each week’s show proves that Americana music not only draws inspiration from its roots but also, by its nature, gives a platform to marginalized voices. In those fresh new sounds we hear the elements of music passed down through generations that ultimately make their impact on what we call ‘new’; only with a fresh perspective. Which is what we need to grow in the right direction, not back into the dark but towards the sunlight. We reach out each week on Blue Moon Americana to grow and this week’s crop of new tracks will keep our promise with music from Danielia Cotton, Wonder Women of Country and Kimmi Bitter. The blend of vintage this week will bring some Jimmy Reed blues alongside mid-to-late century rock and country tracks from Manassas, Robert Plant, and Leon Russell. Join us this week; we’d love to have you.
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Well, aside from the political mess we’ve gotten ourselves into, there’s a lot to celebrate on this brisk March morning in West Sonoma County. Our home base is Occidental, a small village in West Sonoma County where the town’s first settler was a Danish sailor named Christopher Thornassen Folkmann, who was hiding in the area after stealing a military boat. Presumably to lay low, he changed his name to Bill Howard and settled here in 1849. But that’s not our topic of celebration this week. No, we’re celebrating International Pi Day with an extra heaping helping of music from Pi Jacobs. We’ll also touch on National Potato Chip Day and National Oreo Day. This comes along with music from the ‘old settlers’ like The Carter Family, some soul from Memphis, bright tradition from the brothers Everly and our old friend Jorma. And the new tracks? What a lineup: Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Sue Foley, Kelsey Waldon, and at least a dozen others. So whaddya got to lose? Tune in this morning.