Our theme of ‘returning home’ explores not just the physical place but also a reflection of our identities, memories, and the tension between the past and the present. Returning to one’s roots is often fraught with challenges and our understanding of home is deeply intertwined with our personal growth and the changing world around us. This week we’ll be pouring through memories and nostalgia to try to find the meaning of home. Thomas Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again” introduces characters who yearn for their pasts and the comforts of home, but the reality often falls short of their memories and would serve as a guidepost for our theme today. We’ll share gospel from the Gospel Hummingbirds, classic Americana from John Prine, country tradition from Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, and the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Big Maybelle, and Bruce Springsteen. We’re heading down that road to home in today’s show.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Prine | My Darlin' Hometown | Fair & Square |  |
| 2 | John Fogerty | Goin' Back Home | Eye Of The Zombie | |
| 3 | Gospel Hummingbirds | I'm Going Home | Taking Flight | |
| 4 | Bill Kirchen | Somebody's Going Home | Transatlanticana | |
| 5 | Big Maybelle | Going Home Baby | The Very Best Of Big Maybelle | |
| 6 | Howlin' Wolf | Going Back Home | Blues From Hell | |
| 7 | Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers | I Want To Go Home | Sunny Road | |
| 8 | Charles Brown | Homesick Blues | The Cocktail Combos [Disc 2] | |
| 9 | Mickey & Sylvia | I'm Going Home | The Best of King Curtis (1952-1961) (Disc 2) | |
| 10 | Mississippi John Hurt | Avalon, My Home Town | Best Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live] | |
| 11 | Jack Guthrie | Oklahoma Hills | American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music [Disc 3] | |
| 12 | Woody Guthrie | I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore | Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3) | |
| 13 | Hank Williams | I'm Going Home | Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949 | |
| 14 | Hazel Dickens | West Virginia, My Home | Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1] | |
| 15 | Bruce Springsteen | My Oklahoma Home | We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1 | |
| 16 | Maria Muldaur | My Tennessee Mountain Home | Maria Muldaur | |
| 17 | John Prine | My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight | Beautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen Foster | |
| 18 | Jimmy Martin | Homesick | Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5] | |
| 19 | The Louvin Brothers | I'm Ready To Go Home | Satan Is Real | |
| 20 | Dolly Parton | Tennessee Homesick Blues | I Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1 | |
| 21 | Charlie Rich | I Feel Like Going Home | The Silver Fox | |
| 22 | Merle Haggard And The Strangers | Sing Me Back Home (2006 Digital Remaster) | Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard | |
| 23 | Randy Newman | Going Home | Bad Love | |
| 24 | The Charioteers & Frank Sinatra | I've Got A Home In That Rock | Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 | |
| 25 | Leon Redbone | I'm Going Home | Up A Lazy River | |
| 26 | Bobby Bare | Homesick | Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969 | |
| 27 | Merle Haggard And The Strangers | Down The Old Road To Home | Same Train, A Different Time | |
| 28 | Steve Earle | Hometown Blues | Train a Comin' | |
| 29 | Ricky Skaggs | Little Cabin Home On The Hills | Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics | |