All times listed are Eastern Time
*denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block
*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day
We’re hitting the streets this week to celebrate – what else? – Mardi Gras! We’ll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.
Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Earl Brothers Live
They’re so primeval, insistent, dark, old time and thrilling that they defy description. To them, it’s not so much what you put into the music, but what you leave out. Think of the Stanley Brothers gone gothic. Those bad, bad boys of outlaw hillbilly, the Earl Brothers, will be dressed in black, blasting out music from the darkest recesses of BluegrassLand, live. We’ll also have new ones from Dehlia Low, John Reischman & the Jaybirds, Dan Crary & Thunderation and John Bowman.
Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 8 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Miller.
Bluegrass Master Class – Sun. 3 p.m. & Fri. 4 a.m.
Archival Recordings: A Tribute to Jerry Gray
Bluegrass Review – Sun. 11 p.m., Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.
Bluegrass Signal – Sun. 10 p.m., Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m.
#415 (SFBOT (and more) Previews)
This week’s program presents music by some of those taking part in the 13th annual San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival (www.sfbluegrass.org). Featured are two world-wide debuts of new recordings (The Crooked Jades AND Red Wine); a song from an album scheduled for a summer, 2012 release (Kathy Kallick Band); an obscure live recording (Foghorn Stringband) and one from an album recorded at the Freight & Salvage (Misner & Smith); two songs from past partnerships being renewed (True Blue AND Jeff Kazor & Lisa Berman); and, yes, more. There’s an emphasis on old time and bands from the Left Coast.
The Bob Webster Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m.
Featuring host Bob Webster.
*Capital Americana – Wed. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Featuring host Jen Hitt.
The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m.
#373
It’s Mardi Gras in Louisiana this week, Carnival in Trinidad, and Obsolete Music samples them both. We’ll feature some first generation bluegrass from Carl Sauceman and the Barrier Brothers, and an old age medley with Jimmy Murphy, Reno and Smiley, Williams’ Jug Band and the Blue Sky Boys.
Editor’s Picks – Sat. 3 a.m., Sun. 6 p.m., Thurs. 4 a.m., Fri. 8 p.m.
David Grier / Rhonda Vincent
Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Featuring host Bill Foster.
*etown – Sat. 7 p.m.
Big Head Todd & the Monsters / Nicole Atkins
This week eTown welcomes back some old friends, the nationally renowned band Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Since the band got its start more than 20 years ago they’ve had a platinum record, done movie soundtracks, played live for astronauts on the space station and toured the world. And talented newcomer Nicole Atkins shares some original, gutsy-bluesy songs, backed up in style by Nick & Helen and the eTones.
The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.
The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Lonesome Pine RFD with Carol Beaugard – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
*Mountain Stage – Sat. 10 p.m.
Featuring Amos Lee, Nellie McKay, The Wailin’ Jennys, Lauren Pritchard. View the playlist.
Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Sun. 7 p.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Lisa Kay Howard.
Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Featuring host Rosemarie Nielsen.
Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
Carolina Chocolate Drops / Josh Williams Band
This week we open the mic for LIVE performances and interviews from ROMP 2011 compiled by our friends at NPR affiliate WNIN in Evansville, Indiana. The Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Josh Williams Band are featured.
Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.
The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Featuring host Bob Webster.
*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
On Stage and Screen
Irish traditional arts thrive on Ireland’s westerly Aran Isles, original home to the internationally touring music and dance show “Ragús.” Hear excerpts from this show along with music from other theatrical productions, such as “Dancing at Lughnasa” and soundtracks for film and television including “Billy Connolly’s World Tour of New Zealand.”
The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show – Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Featuring hosted Mary Cliff
