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Out of the Woods is an earthy, wires and wood, mostly acoustic program featuring some of the best new and established artists from the worlds of folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriters, alt.country, Americana, classic country, old-time, Celtic, and everything that falls in between. The show is an unpredictable mix flowing like a river between moods, often with an edge or in a melancholy minor key. On occasion, Out of the Woods features interviews and live in-studio performances with national and international touring musicians. Past guests have included artists such as Bela Fleck, Si Kahn, Brown Bird, Dana Robinson, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Bill Bourne, Karl Shiflett, Rachel Bissex, Darryl Purpose, Bow Thayer, Cosy Sheridan and many others. Out of the Woods grew out of Jon 'Chip' Colcord's former acoustic programs, The Song Swap and Music For The Mountain, separate folk and bluegrass programs which aired in New Hampshire during the 1990s. As a child, Colcord grew up a ravenous music fan with an ear for both rock and folk, from Arlo Guthrie to Aerosmith. All of these influences converge on Out of the Woods to bring you a mix which is as much on the edge as it is down home. Folk music with a rock 'n' roll soul
The last week or so saw a crazy amount of new music come through the door. I didn't realize until I started putting this playlist together just now, but this was the 150th Out of the Woods program! Here is what I played tonight:
OUT OF THE WOODS INTRO
JON SHAIN - Ordinary Cats - Ordinary Cats - Flyin' Records
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PHARIS & JASON ROMERO - I Want To Be Lucky - Long Gone Out West Blues - Lula
ANNA & ELIZABETH - Lone Pilgrim - Sun To Sun - Self
BETH WOOD - Calico - The Weather Inside - Blue Rock Artists
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ERIK BALKEY - Singer's Lament - Everything Is Great - Hudson Harding
JACK HARDY - Gossamer Thread - Fast Folk Jack Hardy Tribute Vol. 1 - Mark Dann Studio
BARNEY BENTALL - The Ballad Of Johnny Hooke - Flesh And Bone - Linus
CRY CRY CRY - Shades Of Gray - Cry Cry Cry - Razor & Tie
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THE LONESOME RIVER BAND - Sittin' On Top Of The World - Chronology, Volume Three - Rural Rhythm
AMERICAN DRIVE - Gotta Travel On - American Drive - Rural Rhythm
THE DARRELL WEBB BAND - This Old Town - Breaking Down The Barriers - Rural Rhythm
THE NIALL TONER BAND - When Tomorrow Comes - Mood Swing - Avalon
BILL MONROE & THE BLUEGRASS BOYS - Big River - Bluegrass, 1959-1969, Disc 1 - Bear Family
FLATT & SCRUGGS - Like A Rolling Stone - Flatt & Scruggs, 1964-1969, Vol. 3 - Bear Family
EARL TAYLOR & JIM MCCALL with the STONEY MOUNTAIN BOYS - Cripple Creek - Bluegrass Power Picks - Rural Rhythm
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CHRIS DANIELS & THE KINGS - South Carolina - Better Days - Moon Voyage
CHRIS VALLILLO - Old Joe Clark - The Last Day Of Winter - Gin Ridge
COTY HOGUE - Blue And Lonesome - When We Get To Shore - Perpetual Hoedown Music
DALE BOYLE - Spin - Throwback - Self
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KARLA MUNDY - Somewhere Beyond The Roses - Way Back - Self
ANNIE LOU - Take Your Leg Off Mine - Grandma's Rules For Drinking - Self
THE STEELDRIVERS - Lonesome Goodbye - Hammer Down - Rounder
(Weekly concert calendar over 'Waiting For Gordon' by Dana & Susan Robinson)