Backroads (Music)
Sat Aug 11th 2012 9.00am–11.00am
R=listener request. N=music new at the station. L=local music. Your purchases using the Buy it! links
Time zone: central
9:01am | Patty Larkin “Hand Full of Water” from Regrooving the Dream (Vanguard Records vanguardrecords.com 2006) —Instrumental composed by Patty Larkin.Buy it! |
9:03am | Troubadours of Divine Bliss “Life is Sweet” from Awakening to Love (self released 2012) N —Written by Maria McKee. Troubadours of Divine Bliss will be appearing tonight (Saturday 8/11) at the Focal Point in Maplewood. The show begins at 8:00 PM.Buy it! |
9:09am | Sam Phillips “I Need Love” from Martinis & Bikinis (Expanded Version) (Omnivore 2012) —New version of the Sam Phillips song previously released on her 1994 album, Martinins & Bikinis, but recorded this time around with strings by the Section Quartet.Buy it! |
9:15am | Villagers “Old Man” from Harvest Revisited (Mojo 2011) —Written by Neil Young and sung by Irish singer/songwriter Conor J. O’Brien .Buy it! |
9:18am | Bap Kennedy “The Sailor's Revenge” (Proper 2012) N —Written by Bap Kennedy & produced by Mark Knopfler.Buy it! |
9:24am | Suzanne Vega “Tom's Diner” from Solitude Standing (A&M 1987) —Had to go with the a cappella version evn though the DNA remix was the hit.Buy it! |
9:28am | Loudon Wainwright III “Your Mother And I” from 40 Odd Years (Shout! Factory 2011) —1986 song written about his split up with Suzzy Roche.Buy it! |
9:30am | Slaid Cleaves “Lydia” from Broke Down (Philo 2000) —Written by Austinite Karen Poston.Buy it! |
9:36am | Butch Hancock “You Coulda Walked Around The World” (Rainlight Records 1997) —"...you coulda talked with masters instead of jabberin' with fools, you coulda walked around the world"Buy it! |
9:41am | Ray Wylie Hubbard “Lazarus” from The Grifter's Hymnal (Bordello 2012) N —"...at least, we ain't Lazarus & had to think twice about dying"Buy it! |
9:44am | J.J. Cale “Crazy Mama” from Anyway the Wind Blows: The Anthology (Mercury 1997) —Written by J.J. Cale & recorded in 1970.Buy it! |
9:47am | Ana Egge “Johnny's Garden” from Lazy Days (Grace/Parkinsong 2007) —Written by Stephen Stills.Buy it! |
9:50am | Nels Andrews “Dollar and the Dream” from Off Track Betting (Reveal Records 2008) —Written by Nels Andrews with backing vocals by Ana Egge.Buy it! |
9:54am | Guy Clark “Dublin Blues” (Asylum Records 1995) R —A well-timed request. Fits perfectly with the set.Buy it! |
10:03am | Gina Forsyth “Lord Have Mercy” from Promised Land (Waterbug 2011) —Gina is offering two workshops next Saturday (8/18) at the Folk School in Maplewood. 11 am Cajun Fiddle & 1:30 pm Guitar for Songwriters. Then on Sunday (8/19) she will be playing a house concert at 3 pm in Kirkwood. Contact Donna at 314-822-0310 for locaBuy it! |
10:06am | Neko Case “Star Witness” from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Anti 2006) —Written by Neko Case & featuring Kello Hogan on backing vocals.Buy it! |
10:11am | Kelly Hogan “Golden” from I Like to Keep Myself in Pain (Anti 2012) N —Song about Neko Case written by Kelly Hogan.Buy it! |
10:16am | Adam Reichmann “End Of The Night” from Another Version of the Same Story (Perdition 2004) L —Super Furry Animal’s Gruff Rhys and Adam Reichmann will be appearing this Sunday (8/12) at the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis.Buy it! |
10:19am | The Bottle Rockets “Kerosene” from Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening With The Bottle Rockets (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2011) L —They will be headlining tonight (Sat 8/11) at the Open Highway Festival Night 3. – Bottle Rockets, Ben Nichols (Lucero), John Henry & the Engine, & Rough Shop – Off BroadwayBuy it! |
10:22am | Son Volt “Medicine Hat (Live Acoustic Cafe)” from A Retrospective: 1995-2000 (Rhino/Warner Bros. 2005) L —Sat 8/25–Sun 8/26 LouFest (featuring Dinosaur Jr., Flaming Lips, Son Volt, Girl Talk, Phantogram, Cults, Dawes, and others)Buy it! |
10:26am | Chris Knight “The River's Own” from Chris Knight (Decca Records 1998) —Appearing this Thursday (8/16) at the Old Rock House.Buy it! |
10:32am | Susan Cowsill “Sweet Bitter End” from Lighthouse CD ALBUM (Threadhead 2010) —Susan Cowsill and special guest, Brian Henneman, will be at Off Broadway later this month (Wed 8/22).Buy it! |
10:34am | Spectator “We've Been Through This Before” from In The Brick (self-released 2012) L —From the St. Louis band's new 6-song debut EP.Buy it! |
10:44am | Warren Zevon “Carmelita” from Warren Zevon (Elektra/Asylum 1976) —"I hear mariachi static on my radio..."Buy it! |
10:48am | Paul Kelly “The Oldest Story In The Book” from Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits: Songs From the South Volumes 1 & 2 (Gawd Aggie 2011) —2004 song written by Paul Kelly & Dan Luscombe.Buy it! |
10:52am | First Aid Kit “Emmylou” from The Lion's Roar (Wichita 2012) —First Aid Kit and Dylan LeBlanc will be appearing at the Firebird in October (Sat 10/6).Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate. Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.