Threads and Tangents Music Hour

Threads and Tangents 1/9/24 - Eyes

This week's musical thread is Eyes and we'll hear music from: Captain Beefheart, Kim Carnes, Eva Cassidy, Jimmy Cliff, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Doors, Peter Gabriel, Jerry Garcia Band, Steve Goodman & Jethro Burns, Grateful Dead, The Hillbenders, Maxwell Street Jimmy, Peter Rowan, and Sonny Boy Williamson II. Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

Threads and Tangents 1/2/24 - Loose Threads

This week's show will be a little different because I’m tying up some Loose Threads. Each week, I come across way more songs than I can fit in a one-hour program. This is my chance to go back to a few of the 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 music about: FLYING from Indigo Girls, Husker Du, and Jason Isbell & the 400 UnitHORSES from Flying Burrito Brothers, Serene Green, and Tony RiceMUSICIANS THAT DIED in 2023 - Geordie Walker (Killing Joke), John Kezdy (The Effigies), Mars Williams (The Waitresses), Ahmad Jamal, Barrett Strong, George Winston, Peggy Scott-Adams, Billy "The Kid" Emerson.   Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org 

Threads and Tangents 12/26/26 - Musicians that died in 2023

This week we’ll hear music from some of the musicians that passed away in 2023. Regular Threads and Tangents listeners know not to expect to hear music from the biggest names, but you also know that you’ll hear music from some of the best, and most creative, musicians that passed away this year.   We'll hear music from: Peter Brötzmann, Astrud Gilberto, John Gosling (The Kinks), Steve James, David LaFlamme (It's A Beautiful Day), David Lindley, Shane MacGowan (The Pogues), Rodriguez, Wayne Shorter (Miles Davis Quintet), Alice Stuart, Tail Dragger, Tom Verlaine (Television).  Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

Threads and Tangents 12/19/23 - Winter

This week's musical thread is winter, with an emphasis on snow, something we just don’t get enough of out here in the NW Corner.    We'll hear music from: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Jade Warrior, Chris Jones & the Drivers, Robert Earl Keen, The Kinks, Ruth Moody, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, The Slocan Ramblers, Bow Thayer, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway.   Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

Threads and Tangents 12/12/23 - Horses

This week's musical thread is Horses. Thanks to Mary for the suggestion.  December 13th is National Horse Day.    We'll hear music from: Andrew Bird, The Byrds, Donna The Buffalo, Tony Furtado, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Phoebe Hunt, Ray LaMontagne, Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, Prozac Mtn Boys, Annie Raines & Paul Rishell, Rolling Stones, Tarbox Ramblers, and Doc Watson & Merle Watson.   Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org 

Threads and Tangents 12/5/23 - Chanukah

This week's musical thread is the Festival of Lights and that means Chanukah, or Chanukah-adjacent songs.  When I was growing up we really didn’t have any good Chanukah songs.  Luckily, since that time lots of musicians have recorded solid, and sometimes funny, Chanukah music; music we’re happy to listen to year round.    We'll hear music from: Dan Bern, Stephen Colbert/Jon Stewart, Luther Dickinson/Jeremiah Lockwood/Ethan Miller, Emma’s Revolution, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Gefilte Joe & The Fish, Honky Tonk Confidential, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, the Klezmatics, Greg Kurstin & Dave Grohl, Tom Lehrer, The Frank London Big Band, The Minus 5, Loudon Wainwright III, Watkins Family Hour, and Yo La Tengo.  Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

Threads and Tangents 11/28/23 - Cats

This week's musical thread is Cats and I’ll be taking a deep dive into songs about, or inspired by, our feline friends.    We'll hear music from: Jamie Anderson, Randy Brown, Albert Collins & Johnny Copeland, The Gina Furtado Project, Jan Hobson & Her Bad Review, John Jackson, Jane’s Addiction, Jorma Kaukonen, Kitty and The Rooster, Del McCoury Band, Morphine, Primus, Pink Floyd, Bob Rivers, and Harry Waller.  Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org 

Threads and Tangents 11/21/23 - Thanksgiving

This week's musical thread is Thanksgiving. I took a deep dive and came up with a nice mix of classic and newer songs for this time of year. As you approach the holiday feast, keep in mind the opening line from Chris Thile's song: thank goodness for fermentation.    We'll hear music from: Rachel Baiman, Dan Bern, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bob Dylan, Mary Gauthier, Arlo Guthrie, Fred Holstein, Jess Klein, and Chris Thile.  Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org

Threads and Tangents 11/14/23 - Bass

This week's musical thread is the Bass, because without a bass you don’t have a band.* I've included some great bass players from over seven decades and across lots of musical styles.  We’ll hear a mix of electric and upright bass, and tracks that feature the bass or include it as part of an ensemble.  We'll hear music from: Mike Allen Trio (John Lee on bass), The Beach Boys (Carol Kaye on bass, probably), Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang, Dave Holland & Vassar Clements, the Funk Brothers (James Jamerson on bass), Jerry Douglas / Russ Barenberg / Edgar Meyer (on bass), The Meters (George Porter Jr. on bass), Morphine (Mark Sandman on bass), Jaco Pastorius, Missy Raines / Mike Bub / Todd Phillips, Todd Snider (Joe Mariencheck on bass), Esperanza Spalding, Sunnyland Slim (Big Crawford on bass), Rob Wasserman & Willie Dixon. Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org*At this year’s IBMA Award Show bassist Mike Bub said this as he and Missy Raines were announcing the bass player of the year award. Truer words...

Threads and Tangents 11/7/23 - Sunsets

This week's musical thread is Sunsets. Another special thing about our little slice of paradise is the sunsets on Bellingham Bay. Thanks to Jeff, out in Virginia, for suggesting this musical thread.   We'll hear music about the sun going down from: Leonard Bernstein & the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, PJ Harvey, John Hiatt, The Kinks, Gordon Lightfoot, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Hayes McMullen, Memphis Minnie, Charlie Musselwhite, The New Reso Gathering, Pink Floyd, The Tannahill Weavers, Little Stevie Wonder, and Neil Young. Anything on your mind? Email me at threadsandtangents@kmre.org