Music historian Greil Marcus called music of the 19th and early 20th century songs of “the old, weird America.” Your friends at Balcony Radio are starting this new Season 18 of programs finding tunes from the new, weird America. Welcome to the Blue Highway EP 18, our show dedicated to all the dusty roads of Country music. This time out, we hit up all the hollers, truck stops, trailer parks, and Wal-Mart parking lots of ‘Merica for some the best artists Nashville just don’t get.
PLAYLIST:
WORKIN’ FOR SOMEBODY ELSE: THE BROTHERS COMATOSE
FEATHERED INDIANS: TYLER CHILDERS
TOO OLD TO DREAM: NICK SHOULDERS
THE BALLAD OF SISSY AND PORTER: THE WHITMORE SISTERS
SLEEPING ON THE BLACKTOP: COLTER WALL
DUST IN A BAGGIE: BILLY STRINGS
SEND THE SUN: NIKKI LANE
AND IT’S STILL ALRIGHT: DANIEL RATELIFF
CATTAILS: BIG THIEF
DUMP ROAD YODEL: THE LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS
ALL AROUND YOU: STURGILL SIMPSON
EMPTY CUPS: AMANDA SHIRES (FEAT. MAREN MORRIS)
LETTING ME DOWN: MARGO PRICE
ONLY CHILDREN: JASON ISBELL
SILVER DOLLAR: SIERRA FERRELL
WHAT THE ROCKS DON’T KNOW: WILLI CARLISLE
THE LAST PHARAOH: DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE
FAR AWAY SKIES: DEAN JOHNSON
BIG TIME: ANGEL OLSEN
TIME TO SWITCH TO WHISKEY: CORB LUND
IT’S SO HARD TO HOLD ON: TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
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