Saturday, Oct 31@3am on KOWS
Blue Moon Americana Episode 584
We take this opportunity to pay our respects to one of country’s greats, John Anderson, who passed last week at the age of 71. It’s also time once again to head to the ballot box although we hope that the bulk of you have voted early. I have…and a week early I might add. While those who understand are clear-eyed about the fact that the destruction of democracy will take years, if not decades, to repair, the work at rebuilding must begin now if our children and grand-children have a chance. This week on Blue Moon, we’ve got plenty to share from Jesse Winchester and Hoyt Axton to Mary Gauthier and Israel Nash. Tune in for great music curated for a great community radio station on a glorious October Saturday morning.
Friday, Oct 30 @9am on KOWS
The Song Behind The Song
American music has traveled in every direction. Along the somewhat crooked path it’s followed on its journey, there have been new sounds, new words, and new identities collected along the way. And that’s what we’ll be exploring in this week’s episode: the song behind the song. The stories will not involve just covers or familiar standards performed by different artists. On the contrary, we’ll be digging into the musical ancestry of American music. Songs that were rewritten and retitled, melodies borrowed and transformed, gospel recordings that found new lives in rhythm and blues, and centuries-old ballads that crossed the Atlantic and emerged from the Appalachian Mountains with entirely different identities. Sometimes the original is nearly forgotten. Sometimes a later recording becomes so familiar that we forget there was another song behind it. And sometimes the connection is so unexpected that it changes the way we hear both recordings. Join Dave Stroud on this week’s journey.
Saturday, Oct 31 @9am on KOWS
Island of Dreams
No particular destination this week, although we’ll begin on an Island of Dreams. Deeper Roots is going free form once again, rummaging around in the dusty digital archives and following the music wherever it happens to lead us. We’ll start things off with a decidedly British flavor, with Nick Lowe, Martin Belmont & Geraint Watkins, Mickey Jupp and Dave Edmunds before crossing a few oceans, decades and musical boundaries. Along the way we’ll hear vintage country from Johnnie & Jack, Ernest Tubb and Faron Young and some newer music from Charley Crockett and Brandon Flowers. And because the blues are never very far from the heart of Deeper Roots, we’ll spend some time a roster of some of the greats as well as vocal sounds from the likes of the Donays and Cookie & The Cupcakes. It’s another musical road trip with no map and no particular reason to hurry. Join Dave Stroud for Island of Dreams, Friday morning at 9 Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County—and streaming everywhere else on the planet.
Thursday, Nov 5 @Midnite on KOWS
Fortunate Son
The days are getting darker both by season and on the sidewalks of your town. Jackboot thugs with masks, clubs, and weapons are descending for you. Make no mistake. If you believe in your right to free speech and all that our Constitution affords you, think again. Know that you and your neighbor are in the crosshairs of this regime. This week’s show won’t break the spell but it will share with its language of comfort, joy and hope that music delivers as it stimulates the release of dopamine triggering pleasure and relaxation. Our prescription this morning is a compound of a free form eclectic blend that delivers a response from all corners. America’s music has always been built on a foundation of free expression so why not make the best…and that’s what we’ll be doing this morning with tracks from Glenn Miller, Charlie Christian, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Randy Newman and Dean Martin, just to name a few. Dream when you’re feeling blue. Rise up when you’re being pushed down. This week’s show takes us where we want to go.
Thursday, Nov 5 @9am on KOWS
Saturday, Nov 7@3am on KOWS
Blue Moon Americana Episode 585
A little honky-tonk, a little heartache, and a whole lot of Americana! This Thursday on Blue Moon Americana, we’re mixing the legends with some terrific new sounds from 2026 including fresh sounds from Israel Nash, Ian Noe, Cat Clyde, Kimmi Bitter, and Foy Vance. As is our custom, we’ll also be turning back the clock with selections from the likes of Rosie Flores, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Skeeter Davis, and a double helping of Johnny Cash. And there’s plenty more where that came from, including Rosie Flores, Little Feat, and a new one from the Rolling Stones! From dusty backroads and broken hearts to songs that still sound as fresh as the day they were recorded, it’s two hours of music with a little history and plenty of soul. Join Dave Stroud on Thursday at 9 AM Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming worldwide at kowsfm.com. See you there!