Threads and Tangents Music Hour

This week we'll revisit fingerstyle guitar as popularized by John Fahey. I'll play some of the music made since Fahey stepped on a rainbow nearly 25 years ago.We'll hear: Chuck Johnson, Karlijn Langendijk, Daniel Bachman, John Swanke, William Tyler, North Americans, Yasmin Williams (feat. Aoife O'Donovan), Marisa Anderson & Jim White, Paul Metzger, Bill Orcutt, and Hayden Pedigo.Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

It's about time for some hockey songs.
We'll hear: The Tragically Hip, The Zambonis, Tom Cochrane, Kathleen Edwards, Warren Zevon, Stompin' Tom Connors, Propagandhi, Jane Siberry, Le Vent du Nord, Gear Daddies, The Rheostatics, and Hinindar (Steve Sloane). Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

This week I'm playing spooky songs.  
We'll hear: The Misfits, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Kay Starr, Willie Watson, Rhiannon Giddens, Superchunk, Quivers, Leonard Cohen, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Sonics, The Chesterfield Kings, Warren Zevon, and Donovan.
Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

This week I'm playing songs that have the full names of people in the song title.  It'll be a mix of criminals, musicians, movie stars, and more.
We'll hear from: Todd Snider, Tom Lehrer, Kinky Friedman, The Replacements, Peter Rowan, Bo Diddley, Utah Phillips & Ani Difranco, Billy Bragg, Robyn Hitchcock, Kim Carnes, Nirvana, Nick Lowe, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, and 10,000 Maniacs.  
Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org 

This week's show is about writing – a letter, a book, a song, whatever. 
We'll hear: The Box Tops, Talking Heads, Vampire Weekend, Kathy Kallick Band, Weird Al Yankovic, Belle and Sebastian, Joanna Newsom, Rockpile, Dinah Washington, The Beatles, Squeeze, Fats Waller, The Jacks, and Wilco.
Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org 

This  week we'll hear music from bands that took their name from someone else's song; and I'm gonna pair them up with that song. 
We'll hear: Tommy Johnson / Canned Heat, Jimmy Smith / Chicken Shack, Bonzo Dog Band / Death Cab for Cutie, Prince Buster / Madness, Byron Berline / Nickel Creek, Bo Diddley / The Pretty Things, Muddy Waters / The Rolling Stones, and Roy Head & the Traits / Treat Her Right.
Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

This week's songs are about immigration, mostly from the south. The stories are important and these songs tell them well.We'll hear: Scott Ainslie, Los Tigres del Norte, Los Texmaniacs, Gaby Moreno, Lila Downs, La Santa Cecilia, Steve Earle (feat. Forro in the Dark), Suni Paz, Gogol Bordello, Eliza Gilkyson, Cold War Kids, and Calle 13.Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

1959 was a seismic year in the history of jazz.  It saw the release of several timeless classics, and is frequently mentioned by critics and fans as the greatest year in jazz. Pioneering records were released by musicians who sought to take their music in different directions and challenge an audience’s preconceived notions of what jazz could be.  We'll hear: Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Nina Simone, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, and John Coltrane.Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

This week I’ll be tying up some Loose Threads.  With every show, I come across way more music than I can fit in a one-hour program.  This is my chance to go back to a few episodes and play some songs that I wished I’d been able to play the first time around, and also to include some songs listeners thought I missed. We'll hear:
Cello: Baymele, The Gawler Sisters, Lofoten Cello Duo, Murder By Death, Scottish Fish.
Ennio Morricone: Quincy Jones / Patti Austin / Herbie Hancock, Ennio Morricone, Bruce Springsteen / Unione Musicisti Di Roma.
Space Is The Place: The Kinks, Sun Ra feat. June Tyson, Eddie From Ohio, Pink Floyd.
Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

This week we'll hear songs about sloth.  Not the 3-toed, tree climbing, furry creature, but songs about laziness, indolence, torpidity, and just vegging out.  We'll hear: Leon Redbone, David Bromberg Band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Persuasions, Otis Redding, Todd Rundgren, Bill Kirchen, Pearl Bailey, Ana Egge, Fats Waller, Utah Phillips & Mark Ross, Lovin' Spoonful, Charlie Parr, and The Byrds.Anything on your mind? Contact me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org