Category Archives: Deeper Roots on KWTF

Finger Pickin’ Good

Finger Pickin' Good
Finger Pickin’ Good

I’ll say…finger pickin’ good music featuring finger pickin’ great performers from the past century. We’ve got a two hour sampling of sounds from the likes of Doc Watson, Jorma Kaukonen, Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Blind Blake, Riley Puckett, and (of course) Merle Travis. Our Wednesday evening will keep it pretty folksy and traditional for the most part, leaning on tradition and the very best in string picking and chord strumming. All this and more on our roots music show which is produced exclusively for Sonoma County community radio, both KWTF and KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Leo KottkeBuckarooEssentialAmazon
2Chet AtkinsWheelsMr Atkins-Guitar PickerAmazon
3Doc WatsonWindy and WarmThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
4Doc WatsonMoody RiverMemoriesAmazon
5Doc WatsonDoc's Guitar [#]The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
6Jefferson AirplaneEmbryonic JourneyWalk on the MoonAmazon
7Jorma KaukonenWill There Be Any Stars In My Crown (Instrumental)Stars In My CrownAmazon
8John FaheyPoor Boy, Long Ways from HomeThe Legend of Blind Joe DeathAmazon
9Davy GrahamAngi3/4 Ad – SingleAmazon
10Davy GrahamDavy's Train Blues3/4 Ad – SingleAmazon
11Stefan GrossmanPolice Dog BluesHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
12Blind BlakeDiddie Wa DiddieRoots of RockAmazon
13Lonnie JohnsonUntitledSteppin' On The BluesAmazon
14Riley PuckettFuzzy RagImaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins of American Primitive GuitarAmazon
15Etta BakerOne Dime BluesClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
16Merle TravisFreight Train (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
17Tommy EmmanuelThe BugIt's Never Too LateAmazon
18Bob BrozmanHano Hano Hanalei [Album Version]Blue Hula Stomp [Remastered]Amazon
19Merle TravisLi'l Liza Jane (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
20Jorma KaukonenFur Peace RagStars In My CrownAmazon
21Leo KottkeWonderland By NightPeculiarosoAmazon
22Leo KottkeLittle MarthaLeo LiveAmazon
23Leo Kottke & Mike GordonRingsSixty Six StepsAmazon
24John FaheyLaylaRain Forests, Oceans And OtherAmazon
25Dave Van RonkGreen, Green Rocky RoadTwo Sides of Dave Van RonkAmazon
26Doc & Merle WatsonBonaparte's RetreatThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
27Sam McGeeKnoxville BluesFriends Of Old Time Music [Disc 1]Amazon
28Mississippi John HurtHot Time In The Old Town TonightComplete Studio Recordings 3-CD SetAmazon
29Stefan GrossmanPallet On Your FloorHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
30David BrombergCome All You Fair and Tender MaidensHills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder RecordsAmazon
31Mance LipscombSugar BabeTexas SongsterAmazon
32Jorma Kaukonen & Tom HobsonBarrierQuah [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
33Bob HadleyCeltic ReverieImaginational AnthemAmazon
34Bert JanschAngieRunning From Home – An Introduction to Bert JanschAmazon
35Dave Van RonkGaslight RagGoing Back to BrooklynAmazon
36Leo Kottke/Mike GordonStrangeCloneAmazon
37Bob BrozmanDevil's SlideDevil's SlideAmazon

Americana Special

Americana Hours on KOWS
Americana Hours on KOWS

Deeper Roots takes on new Americana. There is a lot of good roots-influenced music out there, you just need to know where to go. Country, alt-country, swing, gospel, blues, soul, and bluegrass continue to be heard and loved finding a voice across a (very) wide canvas called ‘Americana’. On Deeper Roots this week on KWTF radio, we’ll curate the sounds of new Americana that play weekday mornings on KWTF from 9am to 11am (including Thursday’s Blue Moon Americana show). Tune in for new music from Parker Millsap, The Cactus Blossoms, Sturgill Simpson, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, and Loretta Lynn.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Sierra HullLullabyWeighted MindAmazon
2Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'DonovanCrossing Muddy WatersCrossing Muddy WatersAmazon
3Buddy Miller & Friends/Kacey MusgravesLove's Gonna Live HereCayamo Sessions at SeaAmazon
4Sturgill SimpsonIn BloomA Sailor's Guide to EarthAmazon
5Willie NelsonSummertimeSummertime: Willie Nelson Sings GershwinAmazon
6Carrie Rodriguez & The Sacred HeartsPerfidiaLolaAmazon
7Brothers ComatoseValerieCity Painted GoldAmazon
8Cyndi LauperDetour (Featuring Emmylou Harris)DetourAmazon
9Aoife O'DonovanMagic HourIn The Magic HourAmazon
10Bianca De LeonI Sang Patsy Cline (Radio Cut)Love, Guns and MoneyAmazon
11Hayes CarllLove Is So EasyLovers and LeaversAmazon
12The Cactus BlossomsStoplight KissesYou're DreamingAmazon
13The Cactus BlossomsChange Your Way or DieYou're DreamingAmazon
14Dori FreemanTell MeDori FreemanAmazon
15Grant-Lee PhillipsCry CryThe NarrowsAmazon
16The James Hunter SixThis Is Where We Came InHold On!Amazon
17Lucinda WilliamsPlace In My HeartThe Ghosts Of Highway 20 (Disc 1)Amazon
18Parker MillsapPiningThe Very Last DayAmazon
19Josh RitterGetting Ready to Get DownSermon on the RocksAmazon
20Ben Harper & the Innocent CriminalsCall It What It IsCall It What It IsAmazon
21Bonnie RaittGypsy in MeDig in DeepAmazon
22The California HoneydropsJolieA River's InvitationAmazon
23Loretta LynnEverybody Wants to Go to HeavenFull CircleAmazon
24Malcolm HolcombeSweet GeorgiaAnother Black HoleAmazon
25Del McCoury Band01 New York TrainsDel and WoodyAmazon
26Infamous StringdustersRun To Heaven (Featuring Aoife O'Donovan)Ladies & GentlemenAmazon
27The BoxcarsI'm Dreaming Of YouFamiliar With The GroundAmazon
28Willie SugarcappsLove Be Good to MeParadise Right HereAmazon
29Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonIt's All Going to PotDjango and JimmieAmazon

Folk Songs Pt 2 – Spirituals

Folks Songs of North America II - Spirituals
Folks Songs of North America II – Spirituals

The second installment in our exploration of the Alan Lomax book of the same name, this time focusing our energies on tradition in gospel and spiritual. Leader-chorus work songs to lighten the load of heavy labor; dancing songs to quicken the spirit on those rare holidays; and spirituals to replace their lost African religions and to console in times of physical torment and spiritual degradation are all captured here, including the stories and lineage behind the original pieces. We’ll hear from a diverse selection of performers including The Dixie Jubilee Singers, Odetta, Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Eva Cassidy, and many others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fisk Jubilee SingersI Couldn't Hear Nobody PrayThe Gold and Blue AlbumAmazon
2Bessemer Sunset FourClimbing Jacob's LadderBessemer Sunset Four (1928-1930)Amazon
3Kenneth BenfieldJacob's Ladder (Folk)Masters of Old-Time Country AutoharpAmazon
4Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete SeegerJacob's LadderH.A.R.P. A Time To Sing Disc 1Amazon
5The Staple SingersJacob's LadderFreedom HighwayAmazon
6The Fairfield FourRoll JordanRevivalAmazon
7Dixie Jubilee Singers & Bryant's Jubilee QuartetRoll, Jordan, RollDixie Jubilee Singers (1924-1928) & Bryant's Jubilee Quartet (1931)Amazon
8The Nashville Bluegrass BandRoll Jordan RollHome of the BluesAmazon
9The Golden Gate QuartetRoll Jordan, RollThe Very Best of the Golden Gate Quartet [CD1]Amazon
10The Golden Gate QuartetGo Where I Send TheeVol. 1 (1937-1938)Amazon
11Magnolia FiveThe Holy BabyBlues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962Amazon
12Nina SimoneChildren Go Where I Send YouThe Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone At Town HallAmazon
13OdettaRise Up, Shepherd, And Follow7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio TracksAmazon
14Nick LoweRise Up ShepherdQuality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The FamilyAmazon
15Eva CassidyWade In the WaterHear Music volume 6Amazon
16The Harmonizing FourWade In The WaterThe Essential Guide To GospelAmazon
17Mavis StaplesWade In The WaterLovely Jazz Gospel & BluesAmazon
18Tom WaitsJohn The RevelatorGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
19Son HouseJohn the RevelatorDeath LetterAmazon
20The WeaversWhen the Stars Begin to FallThe Weavers AlmanacAmazon
21Carl SandburgAll Night LongFolk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]Amazon
22Mississippi John HurtAll Night LongThe Complete Studio Recordings: Last SessionsAmazon
23Reverend Gary DavisAll Night LongTwelve Gates To The City: In Concert, 1962-1966, Volume ThreeAmazon
24Mahalia JacksonDidn't It Rain16 Most Requested SongsAmazon
25Fern JonesDidn't It RainThe Glory RoadAmazon
26Cora MartinDidn't It RainThe Great Gospel WomenAmazon
27Sister Rosetta TharpeThis TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)Amazon
28Louis ArmstrongThis TrainLouis And The Good BookAmazon
29Samuel PattersonThis TrainAmericana Roots Songbook: GospelAmazon
30Pops StaplesThe Downward RoadFather FatherAmazon
31The Golden Gate QuartetDese Bones Gonna Rise AgainRadio Transcriptions 1941 – 1944Amazon
32John D. Foster & Leonard RutherfordThese Bones Gwine Rise AgainGennett Old Time Music 1927-34Amazon
33Sons of the PioneersDese Bones Gwine to Rise AgainSongs of the Prairie – CD2Amazon
34Willie Eason With The Campbell BrothersWhen The Saints Go Marching InSacred Steel – Live!Amazon
35Mississippi Fred McDowellWhen The Saints Go Marching InMy Home Is In The DeltaAmazon
36Fats DominoWhen The Saints Go Marchin' InVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)Amazon

Deeper Blind Willie Johnson

Deeper Blind Willie Johnson
Deeper Blind Willie Johnson

Blind Willie Johnson’s music seems to resurface through discovery with each generation and understandably so. Because tied to the meager catalog of thirty songs that he recorded over some four sessions between December, 1927 and April, 1930, is a dark and foreboding voice in the night. Its glow is that of a solitary candle in a room of shadows in a house whose bones have fallen to derelict and decay. Willie is telling us to take notice.

The story of Blind Willie Johnson was best transcribed in Sam Charters’ introduction and liner notes for Columbia’s Roots & Blues Series’ “The Complete Works of Blind Willie Johnson”. We’ll go a bit deeper, dedicating our two hours to Blind Willie Johnson featuring tracks from the new tribute album “God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson”, some classic recordings of Blind Willie, as well as covers of every stripe and style.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Reverend Lewis Jackson & Charlotte RucellDark Was The NightClassic Sounds of New OrleansAmazon
2Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was The Night, Cold Was The GroundBlues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar ClassicsAmazon
3Derek Trucks And Susan TedeschiKeep Your Lamp Trimmed And BurningGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
4Hot TunaKeep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning [Live]Live In JapanAmazon
5Bruce CockburnSoul of a ManNothing But a Burning LightAmazon
6Ry CooderDark Was The NightParis, TexasAmazon
7Maria MuldaurOh, the RainAny Woman's BluesAmazon
8Sinead O'ConnorTrouble Will Soon Be OverGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
9Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams, and Richard WilliamsMotherless ChildrenDrop On Down in Florida [Disc 2]Amazon
10John Hammond, Jr.Motherless Willie JohnsonCountry BluesAmazon
11OdettaMotherless Children7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio TracksAmazon
12The Dixie HummingbirdsNobody's FaultDiamond Jubilation: 75th AnniversaryAmazon
13Arizona DranesBye & Bye We're Going To See The KingHe Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona DranesAmazon
14Blind Willie JohnsonTrouble Will Soon Be OverThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
15Blind Willie JohnsonLet Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]The Ladykillers Music From The Motion PictureAmazon
16Rev. Pearly BrownGod Don't Never ChangeYou're Gonna Need That Pure ReligionAmazon
17The Staple SingersSamson And DelilahFreedom HighwayAmazon
18Lee Roy Parnell/The Fairfield FourJohn the RevelatorPeace in the Valley [Arista]Amazon
19The Venice Four with Rose Stone and The Abbot Kinney Lighthouse ChoirLet Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]The Ladykillers Music From The Motion PictureAmazon
20Blind Willie JohnsonChurch, I'm Fully Saved To-DayThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
21The Levon Helm BandGod Don't Never ChangeThe Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol 3Amazon
22David Bromberg BandNobody's Fault But MineOnly Slightly MadAmazon
23The BlastersSamson and DelilahTestament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)Amazon
24Blind Willie JohnsonIf I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building DownABC Of The Blues Vol 20Amazon
25Johnny ShinesIt Ain't Nobody's Fault But MineTraditional Delta BluesAmazon
26Irma ThomasSoul of a ManAfter the RainAmazon
27Tom WaitsThe Soul Of A ManGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
28Taj MahalYou're Gonna Need Somebody on Your BondThe Real ThingAmazon
29Rev. Gary DavisKeep Your Lamp Trimmed And BurningGospel, Blues, and Street SongsAmazon

Back Country Blues

Back Country Blues
Back Country Blues

Our show features the sounds of the acoustic country blues. We’ll hear from early century greats like Jim Jackson, Luke Jordan, Geeshie Wiley, and Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers. There will also be a little help from some contemporaries who were their influence by this music. Get ready for some deeper sounds from Daddy Stovepipe, Papa Charlie Jackson, and Frank Stokes to round things out on a chilly evening in the North Bay on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Taj MahalFishin' BluesThe Best Of Taj MahalAmazon
2John SebastianJug Band MusicChasin' Gus' GhostAmazon
3Cannon's Jug StompersBring it with You When You ComeGood For What Ails You (2) Music Of The Medicine Shows 1926-1937Amazon
4Cannon's Jug StompersGoing To GermanyThe Rose Grew Round The BriarAmazon
5Dick JusticeLittle LulieOld Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West VirgiAmazon
6Dick JusticeBrown Skin BluesHillbilly BluesAmazon
7Geeshie WileyLast Kind WordsMississippi MastersAmazon
8Geeshie Wiley and Elvie ThomasPick Poor Robin CleanMississippi MastersAmazon
9Luke JordanPick Poor Robin Clean (Eng 16 Aout 1927 Charlotte)Rough Guide To The Blues SongstersAmazon
10Tommie BradleyNobody's Business if I DoGood For What Ails You (2) Music Of The Medicine Shows 1926-1937Amazon
11Mississippi John HurtPraying On The Old Camp GroundAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh RecordingsAmazon
12Mississippi John HurtFrankieAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh RecordingsAmazon
13Mississippi John HurtLet the Mermaids Flirt With MeThe Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1 (Disc 1)Amazon
14Frank StokesHow LongBefore The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)Amazon
15Frank StokesI Got MineGood For What Ails You (2) Music Of The Medicine Shows 1926-1937Amazon
16Henry ThomasBull Doze BluesRoots of RockAmazon
17Luke JordanChurch Bell BluesBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]Amazon
18Long "Cleve" Reed and Little Harvey Hull ' Down Home BoysOriginal Stack O' Lee Blues (BP 8030, BP8030B)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
19Long "Cleve" Reed and Little Harvey Hull ' Down Home BoysMama You Don't Know How (BP 8030, BP8030A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
20Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi SarahBurleskin' BluesBlues From The Vocalion VaultsAmazon
21Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi SarahThe SpasmGood For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows 19261937Amazon
22Sweet Papa StovepipeAll Birds Look Like Chicken To MeCluck Old HenAmazon
23Pink AndersonHe's In the Jailhouse NowGospel, Blues, and Street SongsAmazon
24Will BennettRailroad BillRough Guide To The Blues SongstersAmazon
25Henry Thomas " Ragtime Texas"Railroadin' SomeGood For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows 19261937Amazon
26Rory BlockRailroadin' SomeGone Woman Blues: The Country Blues CollectionAmazon
27Papa Charlie JacksonDrop That SackPapa Charlie Done Sung That Song – [Disc 2]Amazon
28Papa Charlie JacksonSkoodle-Um-SkooPapa Charlie Jackson Vol. 3 (1928 – 1934)Amazon
29Jim JacksonI Heard the Voice of a PorkchopGood For What Ails You (2) Music Of The Medicine Shows 1926-1937Amazon
30Jim JacksonJim Jackson / Jim Jackson" Kansas City Blues, Pt. 1Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
31Jim JacksonLove Sick BluesJim Jackson Vol.2Amazon
32Geeshie WileySkinny Leg BluesThe Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of [Disc 2]Amazon

Pop Music of the 1920s

Pop Music of the 1920s
Pop Music of the 1920s

We’ll revisit the third decade of the 20th century where the social and cultural watershed events following the first World War were more than one could have anticipated. The Jazz Age; Prohibition; Radio and the Victrola meant entertainment could be had in the front room, replacing the family and neighborhood parlor entertainment. While the Great Depression loomed on the horizon, the music that found the middle was hopeful and full of man-meets-girl songs were all the rage…even if signs of hard times to come were easily spotted. Listen in for a chronological selection that includes the sounds of Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Annette Hanshaw, Ethel Waters, and the peerless pop icons Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor.

Guitar Theme

Once considered in its earliest forms a noble instrument, the history of the guitar can be traced back over forty centuries (yes, that’s 4000 years). While we won’t got back quite so far in our exploration, we will explore the popular form of this instrument in song this week. We’re not going after the genius as much as we go after the topic with songs whose theme is that of the guitar. It seems that there has always been a personal connection between the instrument and the player, sometimes as a confidant and others as a foil. Our show will feature yodeling guitars, lonely guitars, Bo’s guitar, long-legged pickers, amigos, and a number of performances about ‘one’s first guitar’. Join Dave Stroud for plenty in a guitar themed journey.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Steve EarleGuitar TownJust an American Boy Disc 1Amazon
2Walter HurdtFiddle And Guitar Running WildClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
3Jimmie RodgersYou And My Old GuitarRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 1]Amazon
4Jorma KaukonenMore Than My Old GuitarRiver Of TimeAmazon
5Jimmy MurphyThat First Guitar of Mine1951-1956 (Warped 5101)Amazon
6The Seldom SceneGrandpa Getcha GuitarLike We Used To BeAmazon
7The Louvin BrothersGonna Lay Down My Old GuitarLong Play CollectionAmazon
8Byron Parker & His MountaineersGonna Lay Down My Old GuitarByron Parker & His MountaineersAmazon
9Hardrock GunterGuitar on the MountainGonna Rock 'n' Roll, Gonna Dance All NightAmazon
10Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysSteel Guitar RagLegends of Country Music Disc 1Amazon
11Chet Atkins & His Guitar PickersTelling' My Troubles to My Old GuitarChet Atkins Guitar Legend:The RCA YearsAmazon
12Frank CrumitPlink Plonki Pluck My GuitarTop 100 Classics – The Very Best of Frank CrumitAmazon
13The Brown Bombers of SwingGuitar SwingIf You Take Me BackAmazon
14George MorganMr Ting-A-Ling (Steel Guitar Man)Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan CollectionAmazon
15Jerry ByrdHilo Steel GuitarStars Of The Steel GuitarAmazon
16Les PaulLonely Guitar (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
17Speedy West & Jimmy BryantYodeling GuitarSwingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2Amazon
18Duane EddyPlay Me Like You Play Your GuitarDance With The Guitar ManAmazon
19Bo DiddleyBo's GuitarGo Bo DiddleyAmazon
20Johnny PowersMe and My Rhythm GuitarThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
21Johnny CashI'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old GuitarThe Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 3Amazon
22Johnny Cash & June CarterLong-Legged Guitar Pickin' ManCarryin' on With Johnny Cash & June CarterAmazon
23Kitty WellsAmigo's GuitarGreatest SongsAmazon
24Waylon JenningsGuitars That Won't Stay in TuneClean ShirtAmazon
25Willie NelsonGuitar In the CornerBand of BrothersAmazon
26George JonesBest Guitar PickerThe Complete United Artists Solo SinglesAmazon
27Robert Earl Keen, Jr.Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle HaggardAmazon
28Merle HaggardDaddy Frank (The Guitar Man)Capitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
29Freddie KingMe And My GuitarTexas CannonballAmazon
30Tony RiceMe and My GuitarNight Flyer: The Singer Songwriter CollectionAmazon
31Lucinda WilliamsReal Live Bleeding Fingers & Broken Guitar StringsWorld Without TearsAmazon
32Guy ClarkThe GuitarSomedays the Song Writes YouAmazon
33Neil YoungThis Old GuitarRare Songs of a Tribute to HankAmazon

Deeper Cole Porter

Deeper Cole Porter
Deeper Cole Porter

American composer Cole Porter wrote words and music for over thirty stage and film musicals. His works were typically a model of sophistication, humor, and charm that would change popular musical theater. Deeper Roots takes a look at this songwriter whose music influenced generations of the American patchwork of styles including country, rock, pop, and R&B. We’ll hear from the torch vocals of Betty Carter, playful LA country from Michael Nesmith, the cool evening jazz of Julie London, rocking R&B from Roy Brown, and the contemporary country sounds of the Texoma All-Stars. And more, of course.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ella FitzgeraldIt's De-LovelyCocktails With Cole PorterAmazon
2Texoma All-StarsDon't Fence Me In [*]Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene AutryAmazon
3Gene AutryDon't Fence Me InSing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]Amazon
4Michael NesmithBegin The BeguineTropical CampfiresAmazon
5Les Paul TrioBegin The BeguineTrio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1]Amazon
6k.d. langSo in LoveRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterAmazon
7Elvis PresleyTrue LoveThe King Of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters [Disc 3]Amazon
8The FlamingosIn the Still of the NightRequestfully Yours & the Sound OfAmazon
9Roy BrownLove For A SaleGood Rockin' TonightAmazon
10Six Hits & A MissYou'd Be So Nice To Come Home ToCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43Amazon
11John ReischmanYou'd Be So Nice To Come Home ToNorth of the BorderAmazon
12Chet AtkinsYou Do Something To MeAlmost AloneAmazon
13Billie HolidayEasy To LoveFirst Issue: Great American Song Book [Disc 1]Amazon
14Lena Horne;Lennie Hayton And His OrchestraAt Long Last LoveThe Essential Lena Horne – The RCA YearsAmazon
15Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His OrchestraLet's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [From in Paris]Purr-Fect: Greatest HitsAmazon
16Julie LondonMy Heart Belongs To DaddyCocktails With Cole PorterAmazon
17Arthur Lyman GroupLove for SaleMusic for a Bachelor's DenAmazon
18Blossom DearieGive Him The Ooh-La-LaGive Him The Ooh-La-LaAmazon
19Peggy LeeAlways True To You In My FashionCapitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything GoesAmazon
20Dinah ShoreIt's All Right With MeCapitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything GoesAmazon
21Betty Carter/Ray CharlesEv'ry Time We Say GoodbyeGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2Amazon
22Ann MillerToo Darn HotThe Big Picture: Great Music from Films You LoveAmazon
23Martha Tilton With Dean Elliott And His OrchestraBlow, Gabriel, BlowCapitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything GoesAmazon
24Ethel Merman with Fairchild & Carroll & Their OrchestraDown In The Depths (On The 90th Floor)You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930 [Disc 3]Amazon
25Mary MartinMy Heart Belongs To Daddy – from Night And DayWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
26Ginny Simms, Cary GrantYou're The Top – from Night And DayWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
27Bing Crosby/Frank SinatraWell Did You Evah?Sinatra 80th: All the Best Disc 1Amazon
28Fred AstaireAll Of YouThat's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM MusicalsAmazon
29Frank Sinatra & Anttnio Carlos JobimI Concentrate On YouFrancis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos JobimAmazon
30David ByrneDon't Fence Me InRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterAmazon
31Cole PorterYou're The TopDe-LovelyAmazon

Folk Songs of North America

Folk Songs of North America
Folk Songs of North America

Folk Songs of North America was first published in 1960. Compiled by Alan Lomax (with melodies transcribed by Peggy Seeger), it featured traditional music organized by locale and topic. The anecdotes provided by Lomax and others were culled from both the oral and transcribed traditions of those who listened and performed. Deeper Roots goes deeper and features sets organized by topical pieces outlined in the book. Performers of the early century are featured including Dock Boggs, David McCarn, Gid Tanner, the Carolina Tar Heels, and The Bently Boys. We’ll also feature a handful of mid-to-late century performers to cap things off. Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of the last century of America’s music on Sonoma County’s newest member-supported radio voice, KWTF 88.1 FM, streaming to the world on kwtf.net.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Alan LomaxBlack Is The Color Of My True Love's HairBallad Operas-Martins & The CoAmazon
2Dock BoggsCumberland GapBound For GloryAmazon
3Kelly HarrellI Wish I Was A Single Girl AgainArchive.orgAmazon
4Pat CarrollsSingle GirlSongcatcherAmazon
5The Haden TripletsSingle GirlThe Haden TripletsAmazon
6Jimmie DriftwoodRattlesnake SongAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
7Joan BaezJohn Riley [*]Joan Baez [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
8The StonemansShady Grove20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Best Of BluegrassAmazon
9Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysSally GoodinBill Monroe: AnthologyAmazon
10Andy GriffithCindyShouts The Blues And Old Timey SongsAmazon
11Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester FlattCripple CreekThe Essential Earl Scruggs (2 of 2)Amazon
12Gid Tanner & His Skillet LickersCripple CreekAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1Amazon
13Coot Grant and Socks WilsonUncle Joe (Pm 12833, 349-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
14The Bently BoysDown On Penny's FarmAnthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: BalladsAmazon
15David McCarnCotton Mill ColicGastonia Gallop – Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues 1927-1931Amazon
16Jimmy MartinRoll on Buddy, Roll OnFirst Time TogetherAmazon
17Lonzo and OscarLast Ole Dollar1947-1950 (Warped 4741)Amazon
18Darby & TarltonBirmingham Jailcompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
19Slim WhitmanDown In The ValleyCountry Greats #2Amazon
20Darby & TarltonRising Sun BluesDarby & Tarlton [Disc 3]Amazon
21Don Reno/Red SmileyMule Skinner BluesTogether AgainAmazon
22Merle TravisDark As A DungeonHot Pickin' [Disc 1]Amazon
23Bill MorrisseyPay DayAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
24Carolina Tar HeelsPeg And AwlThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 2Amazon
25Etta Baker & Taj MahalJohnson BoysEtta Baker With Taj MahalAmazon
26Kossoy Sisters Featuring Erik DarlingThe Wagoner's LadBluegrass RootsAmazon
27Richard HawleyWho's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?Coles CornerAmazon
28The Whitstein BrothersI'm TroubledOld Time DuetsAmazon
29Rosanne CashFair And Tender LadiesSongcatcherAmazon
30Flatt & ScruggsOn Top of Old SmokeyEarl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville AirplaneAmazon
31Kelly Harrell & The Virginia String BandCharles GiteauAnthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: BalladsAmazon
32Bobby BareTom DooleyDarker Than LightAmazon
33Carolina Chocolate DropsTom DulaDona Got A Ramblin' MindAmazon
34Doc WatsonOmie WiseThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
35Ernest V. Stoneman & Sweet BrothersJohn HardyMy Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1Amazon

Christmas Special 2015

Christmas Special 2015
Christmas Special 2015

We’ve got some holiday roots music featuring new and old. Join Dave Stroud for Deeper Roots Radio: A Century of America’s Music for music from the outskirts of R&B, rock, blues, country, and pop. We’ll hear holiday cheer in the form of blues with Leroy Carr, Blind Blake, and Lloyd Glenn; contemporary pieces from Nick Lowe, Raul Malo, and The Boxmasters; confectionary pop from The Andrews Sisters, Eileen Barton, and The Beach Boys; and some of the very best R&B from Ray Charles, Betty Carter, and Amos Milburn. There’s a large helping of country pop and blues including Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big ‘D’ Boys, The Living Sisters, and (of course) Elvis. Two hours of Christmas cheer on a hump day Wednesday evening on the voice of West Sonoma County! You can follow it here: http://www.kows.fm/listen

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Nick LoweRise Up ShepherdQuality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The FamilyAmazon
2Raul MaloFeliz NavidadMarshmallow World and Other Holiday FavoritesAmazon
3The BoxmastersMy Dreams of ChristmasChristmas CheerAmazon
4The Living SistersMerry Happy ChristmasHarmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy HolidayAmazon
5She & HimBlue ChristmasA Very She & Him ChristmasAmazon
6The RonettesFrosty the SnowmanA Christmas Gift for You from Phil SpectorAmazon
7The Beach BoysToy Drive Public Service AnnouncementUltimate ChristmasAmazon
8Darlene LoveWinter WonderlandA Christmas Gift for You from Phil SpectorAmazon
9The Beach BoysDennis Wilson Christmas MessageUltimate ChristmasAmazon
10Darlene LoveChristmas (Baby Please Come Home)A Christmas Gift for You from Phil SpectorAmazon
11The Beach BoysMan With All the Toys, TheBeach Boys' Christmas Album, TheAmazon
12Leroy CarrChristmas In Jail – Ain't That A PainWhere Will You Be Christmas DayAmazon
13Lloyd GlennSleigh RideBlues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)Amazon
14Amos MilburnChristmas Comes But Once A YearKing single 45-5405Amazon
15B.B. KingChristmas CelebrationBlues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962Amazon
16Walter DavisSanta ClausWhere Will You Be Christmas DayAmazon
17Blind BlakeLonesome Christmas BluesBlues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)Amazon
18Leon RedboneChristmas IslandChristmas IslandAmazon
19The Andrews SistersChristmas IslandGolden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]Amazon
20Eileen BartonThe Night Before Christmas SongCoral single 9-60880Amazon
21Fats WallerSwingin' Them Jingle BellsBlues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)Amazon
22Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big "D" BoysSanta's HelperBlues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962Amazon
23Coy McDaniel & Shorty WarrenChristmas Choo Choo TrainBlues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962Amazon
24Elvis PresleyWinter WonderlandChristmas Peace – Vol 1Amazon
25Elvis PresleyIf Every Day Was Like ChristmasChristmas Peace – Vol 1Amazon
26The Living SistersSilver BellsHarmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy HolidayAmazon
27Dean MartinI've Got My Love To Keep Me WarmThe Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002Amazon
28Betty CarterBaby It's Cold OutsideThe Spirit Of ChristmasAmazon
29Ray CharlesWinter WonderlandThe Spirit Of ChristmasAmazon
30Cajun GoldRockin' Around the Christmas TreeAlligator Stomp 4: Cajun ChristmasAmazon
31Brenda LeeRockin' Around the Christmas Tree20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Brenda LeeAmazon
32Lou RawlsChristmas IsUltra-Lounge Christmas CocktailsAmazon
33The Louvin BrothersIt's Christmas TimeClose Harmony [Disc 5]Amazon
34Charles BrownPlease Come Home For ChristmasRadio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob DylanAmazon
35James BrownPlease Come Home for ChristmasSanta's Got a Brand New BagAmazon
36The CrystalsSanta Claus Is Coming to TownA Christmas Gift for You from Phil SpectorAmazon