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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
Still doing my best to avoid holiday music until the last possible second, I instead started off this week with a brief tribute to Nelson Mandela, and some vintage 78 rpm South African songs from the 20th century. Plenty of new tracks in the mix this week too from The Boxcars, Liz Carroll, Kipyn Martin, Jenica Rayne, and The Blind Owl Band. Here's the show:
OUT OF THE WOODS INTRO
BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - New South Africa - Live Art - Warner Bros.
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AZTEC TWO-STEP - Black Africa - Cause & Effect - Red Engine
TRANSVAAL ROCKIN' JAZZ STARS - Swaziland (South Africa) - Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm, Vol. 4 - Dust-to-Digital
FLYING JAZZ QUEENS - Siyahamba (Zulu; South Africa) - Opika Pende - Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm, Vol. 4 - Dust-to-Digital
ELIAS NELUSHI - Kama Kalinyana (Venda; South Africa, Mozambique) - Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm, Vol. 4 - Dust-to-Digital
ORBERT NENTAMBO ZAHKE - Nongqangqa Lishonile (Zulu; South Africa) - Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm, Vol. 4 - Dust-to-Digital
CALUZA'S DOUBLE QUARTET - Imini Ifikile (Zulu; South Africa) - Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm, Vol. 4 - Dust-to-Digital
VUSI MAHLASELA - Say Africa - Sing to the People (Celebrating 20 Years of When You Came Back) - ATO
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JOHN MCCUTCHEON - Forgotten - 22 Days - Appalsongs
JAMES KEELAGHAN - Medusa - History, The First 25 Years - Borealis
LAURA ZUCKER - The Wind Of Change - Life Wide Open - Self
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NIGHTFLYER - The Hangman's Daughter - Nightflyer - Kang
TONY RICE - Night Flyer - Night Flyer: The Singer Songwriter Collection - Rounder
THE BOXCARS - When Sorrows Encompass Me - It's Just A Road - Mountain Home
DEL MCCOURY - Lorena - Divided & United, The Songs Of The Civil War - ATO
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MARK BRINE & HIS FOLKABILLY BLUEZGRASS - Factory Blues - Mark Brine & His Folkabilly Bluezgrass - Wild Oats
HARPETH RISING - House Of The Rising Sun - Tales From Jackson Bridge - Self
LIZ CARROLL - The Wolf / The Duck - On The Offbeat - Self
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KIPYN MARTIN - Undercover Muse - Undercover Muse - Self
PAUL SIMON - Train In The Distance - Rarities From The Complete Albums Collection - Legacy
SARAH JAROSZ - Rearrange The Art - Build Me Up From Bones - Sugar Hill
JACK WILLIAMS - Highway From Back Home - Four Good Days - Wind River
(Weekly concert calendar over 'Waiting For Gordon' by Dana & Susan Robinson)
THE STRAY BIRDS - Blue Yodel #7 - Echo Sessions - Self
JUNIOR SISK & JOE MULLINS - I'll Never Make You Blue - Hall Of Fame Bluegrass! - Rebel
JAMES KING - Things Have Gone To Pieces - Three Chords And The Truth - Rounder
MELODY WALKER & JACOB GROOPMAN - Little Blue Caboose - We Made It Home - Maker/Mender
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JOEL MABUS - Fire On The Mountain - Pepper's Ghost & Other Banjo Visitations - Fossil
MISNER & SMITH - Tamalpais - Seven Hour Storm - Self
COSY SHERIDAN - Do You Love The Life You Made - Solo Songbook - Self
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JENICA RAYNE - The Door - Love Is Love - Self
POOR OLD SHINE - Country Pocket - Poor Old Shine - Signature Sounds
YARN - Let Us Pray - Shine The Light On - RPME
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EUGENE DURKEE III - You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond - Amber - Self
MIKE LAUREANNO - Pushing Back Wintertime - Pushing Back Wintertime - University Studios
ANI DIFRANCO - Anyday - Puddle Dive - Righteous Babe
BETHEL STEELE - Words Of Wisdom - Broken Record - Self
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ALICIA MCGOVERN - I Wanna Grow Old - Words Through The Seasons - Self
PATTY LARKIN - Nothing Else Matters - Still Green - Signature Sounds
THE BOTTLE ROCKETS - Welfare Music - The Brooklyn Side Reissues - Bloodshot
THE BLIND OWL BAND - Sailor Song - This Train We Ride Is Made Of Wood And Steel - Self
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JOHN HARTFORD - Boogie - Me Oh My How The Time Does Fly: John Hartford Anthology - Flying Fish
THE FRONT BOTTOMS - Au Revoir - College Radio Day, The Album, Vol. 2 - College Radio Day
(Outro over 'Happy Trails' by Quicksilver Messenger Service)