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Radio Crystal Blue 11/22/25


“May your hope always outweigh your doubt
Until this old world finally punches you out
May you always play your music
Loud enough to wake up all of your neighbors
Or may you play at least loud enough
To always wake yourself up…”
RIP Todd Snider

MJ Hibbett “I Did A Gig In New York” – A Million Ukuleles http://www.mjhibbett.co.uk
Lara Herscovitch “Tequila Over Turkey” – There CD http://www.laraherscovitch.com
Dan Bern “Thanksgiving Day Parade” – New American Language http://www.danbern.com
Todd Snider “Story Behind Cash Cabin Sessions” & “Like A Force Of Nature” – Cash Cabin Sessions Volume 3
Todd Snider “Big Finish” – Live: Return of The Storyteller
Todd Snider “Sail On, My Friend” – The Get Together http://www.toddsnider.net


Jared Deck “In The Name” – Bully Pulpit http://www.jareddeckmusic.com
Tim Grimm “80 Acres” – Heart Land Again http://www.timgrimm.com
Elliot C Way “Fool’s Gold”
Ian Roland “20 Breaths Of Love Per Minute” http://www.ianroland.com
Cassidy Rae “Good Day” http://www.cassidy-rae.com
John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff “Easy On Me” – The Return Of…
North Riding “Hopetown”
Dead Root Revival “Poverty Line” – The Controller’s Exam http://www.deadrootrevival.ca


ALBUM FOCUS: Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon http://www.paradiddlerecords.com
Jack Licitra “Tenderness On The Block”
Claudia Jacobs “Empty Hearted Town”
James O’Malley “My Ride’s Here”
Russ Seeger “I’ll Just Slow You Down”


The Wood “Romantic Attitude” – Cold Fire
The Bartells “This Love” http://www.thebartells.co.uk
Ariel Maniki & The Black Halos “Witches”
Moons In Retrograde “Mirror Obscura” http://www.moonsinretrograde.com
The Awakening “Mirror Midnight” – Mirror Midnight http://www.theawakening.com
Feldspar “Pasta Day” http://www.feldspar.it
Sunvolume “Riff City” http://www.sunvolume.net


Roger Bacon “Shank” – Out Of The Frying Pan
Wnsdy At 7 “Back Of The Line” http://www.wnsdyat7.band
Fail The Enemy “Paper Dreams” http://www.failtheenemy.com
Sirsy “Lot Of Love” – Coming Into Frame http://www.sirsy.com
Joy Buzzer “If You Can Forgive Me” http://www.joybuzzerband.com
Mylo Bybee “Time Machine” http://www.mylobybee.com


DVTR “Les Olympiques” – Bonjour http://www.dvtr.ca
Sadlands “Twin Flame” – Try To Have A Little Fun
Calling All Captains “Blood For Blood” The Things That I’ve Lost http://www.callingallcaptainsband.com
Faraj Risberg Rogefeldt “Rötter” – s/t
The Dahmers “Nightmare Of ’78” http://www.dahmers.com
Siluett “Blindside” –


Scott Sean White “Not The Year”- Even Better On The Bad Days http://www.scottseanwhite.com
Katie Dahl “Both Doors Open” – Seven Stones http://www.katiedahlmusic.com
Julian Taylor (featuring Jim James) “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside of Your Head) http://www.juliantaylormuysic.ca
Helene Cronin “Halfway Back To Knoxville” http://www.helenecronin.com
Switchback “Time Will Have To Wait” – Birds Of Prey http://www.waygoodmusic.com

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes “Vrikshashana (The Tree)” – Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 4 hours, 1 minute

Radio Crystal Blue 8/22/25


These are the songs from the latest Radio Crystal Blue podcast episode. I mentioned the latest news and upcoming shows for each artist. The show was published on 8/22/25 Next shows should be published around 9/1/25.

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Wlzu3cFXU5LAYAvGx4u4T
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a7049581-79d4-44dc-9d93-20a0f95fc0aa/Radio-Crystal-Blue
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-crystal-blue
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-crystal-blue/id1358998494
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1358998494/radio-crystal-blue
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1204385
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/radio-crystal-blue
Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/radio-crystal-blue-GEzylN
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/J7ff
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiocblue/
Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org (search by publish date)
Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2KS80
Player.fm https://player.fm/series/radio-crystal-blue
iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/216445467/
Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/radio-crystal-blue-579171
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d45a80/podcast/rss

Vance Gilbert “Old White Men” – Old White Men http://www.vancegilbert.com
Rich Krueger “Don” – Nowthen ww.krueger.com
Kenny White “Out Of My Element” – Symphony in 16 Bars http://www.kennywhite.net
Akiva “Holler Hermosa” – The Hermosa EP
The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams “Sunday In The Rain” – Flapjacks From The Sky http://www.slambovia.com
Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus “Nothing At All” – Two True Loves pattonbrokus.com


Grace Morrison “You And Me Talking” – Saltwater Country http://www.gracemorrison.com
Meghan Cary “Thursdays” – Building This House http://www.neghancary.com
Jessie Kilguss “You Were Never Really Here” – What Do Whales Dream About At Night? http://www.jessiekilguss.com
Stephen Evans “Buzz Of Bees” – Buzz Of Bees http://www.stephenevansmusic.com
Crys Matthews “Oklahoma Sunset” – Reclamation http://www.crysmatthews.com
HuDost “Broken Down In America” – The Monkey In The Crown http://www.hudost.com
Jack Rowberry “Chasing Stones” http://www.jackrowberry.com


These artists are performing in the upcoming Black Bear Americana Festival:
Lara Herscovitch “Highway Philosophers” – Highway Philosophers http://www.laraherscovitch.com
Jesse Terry “River Town” – Arcadia http://www.jesseterrymusic.com
Kirsten Maxwell “Driftwood” – Crimson http://www.kirstenmaxwell.com
Shanna In A Dress “Finite” – Robot http://www.shannainadress.com
Danielle Miraglia “Famous For Nothin’ ” -Bright Shining Stars http://www.daniellem.com
Sam Robbins “What Kind Of Faith Are You Praying In?” – Bigger Than In Between http://www.samrobbinsmusic.com


These artists are performing in the upcoming Fox Valley Folk Festival:
Katie Dahl “Temperance River” – Seven Stones http://www.katiedahlmusic.com
Annie & Rod Capps “We Need The Rain” – Love & Rain http://www.annieandrodcapps.com
Joe Jencks “”What Did You Learn” – The Forgotten: Uncovered Treasures From the Pen Of Si Kahn http://www.joejencks.com
Tim Grimm “Hadley’s Banjo” – Bones Of Trees http://www.timgrimm.com


Part 2 starts here

Stolen Moans “Damned Sweet” – Damned Sweet http://www.stolenmoans.com
Babylon A.D. “When The world Stops” http://www.babylonadband.com
Rahway “Rocketship” – http://www.rahwayband.com
Nothing Speaks “Wasting Away”
Dead Cowboys “When The Cows Come Home” – https://thedeadcowboysband.com/


Johnny O’Neill “Brand New Day” http://www.johnnyoneill.com
Purusa “Weightless” http://www.purusaband.com
Mudi Sama “Pretty Soon” – Will I Make It Out Alive? http://www.mudisama.os.fan
Midland Railway “The Power Game”
Nativalien “On & On” (featuring Pinwheel Valley) http://www.nativalien.com


Dead Root Revival “Wormhole/Solitude” – The Controller’s Exam http://www.deadrootrevival.ca
Cassidy Rae “Good Day” http://www.cassidy-rae.com
The Herron Brothers “This Machine” http://www.theherronbrothers.com
Hollerhead “Glass In The Sky” – Never Gonna Leave You http://www.hollerhand.net
Suzanne’s Band “By The Bayou” – Ice & Fire http://www.suzannesband.com
Cole Quest & The City Pickers “Early Morning Dew” – Homegrown http://www.colequest.com
Jason Hannan “The Sunny Side Of Life” – Duets Volume 1: We’ll Meet Again Someday http://www.jasonhannanmusic.com
Trae Sheehan “Better Off” – Postcards From the Country http://www.traesheehan.com
Teri Rane “Passerine” – Goldenrod http://www.terirane.com


ALBUM FOCUS: Marty Cooper – American Portraits
This collection of songs is being released on 8/22 by Howlin’ Dog Records. Here, Marty sings previously covered songs, as well as those made famous by others.
From this retrospective, I aired “The Leaves” “Little Play Soldiers” “One More Time, Billy Brown” “A Stranger In Your Town” and “I Wrote A Song”


MJ Hibbett “The Where What How and Whom of Doctor Doom” http://www.mjhibbett.com
C. Daniel Boling “Send The Old Men To Fight” – It Matters (featuring Tom Paxton) http://www.danielboling.com
Peter Mulvey “Five Hundred Days” – Love Is The Only Thing http://www.petermulvey.com
The Steel Wheels “Rain In The Valley” – Lay Down Lay Low http://www.thesteelwheels.com
Kris Delmhorst “Hanging Garden” – Long Day In The Milky Way http://www.krisdelmhorst.com
Lia Kohl “Sit On The Floor and Wait For Storms” – The Ceiling Reposes http://www.liairenekohl.com
Bex Burch “Don’t Go Back To Sleep” – There Is Only Love and Fear http://www.bexburch.com

Closing music: TJ Rehmi “You Are We Am I (Red Mix)” – The Warm Chill
Running time: 4 hours 44 minutes

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Radio Crystal Blue 7/1/25


Lennie Gallant “Sable Island Horses” – Shelter From The Storms http://www.lenniegallant.com
Buskin & Batteau “Good Luck In The Promised land” – Red Shoes and Golden Hearts http://www.buskinandbatteau.com
James Lee Stanley “The Carnival” – The Day Today http://www.jamesleestanley.com
Melissa Greener “Why” – Transistor Corazon http://www.melissagreener.com
Kym Tuvim “Reservoir” – Nothing Sweet Nothing http://www.kymtuvim.com
The YaYas “Willing Heart” – Paper Boats


Lara Herscovitch “Castle Walls” – Highway Philosophers http://www.laraherscovitch.com
HuDost “Take It Back” – The Monkey In The Crown http://www.hudost.com
Jo Wymer “No Time Left To Cry” – S.L.G. http://www.jowymer.com
Ainsley Costello “Anywhere But Here” – Exless http://www.ainsleycostello.com
Suzanne’s Band “Can’t Keep Me Down” – Ice & Fire http://www.suzannesband.com
Christopher Wright “Off To The Races” – The Other Side http://www.christopherwrightmusic.com
Emi Pop “No Puedo Dormir” http://www.emipop.com
Lunison “Shelly’s Room” http://www.lunisonmusic.com
Midnight Morning “Fallen Objects” – Faded Colors http://www.midnight-morning.com


The On Parole “On The Run” http://www.onparole.uk
Dead Root Revival “Maybe Baby” – The Controller’s Exam http://www.deadrootrevival.ca
Box Elder “Origami Bats”
Forester “Daredevil Youth” http://www.forestermusic.com
Parallel States “Girlz R Bad”
Scott Yoder “Never Be Another Day” http://www.scottmatthewyoder.com
Liquid Pennies “Tapered Scape”
Dedicated Servers “Everything Beach” – Colors


Part 2 starts here:

Sugar Bones “Places Not Familiar” http://www.sugarbonesband.com
Professor Louie & The Crowmatix “Johnny” – Crowin’ Around http://www.professrlouie.com
John Howie Jr. & Roseewood Bluff “In The Back Of My Mind” – The Return Of John Howie Jr.
Jack Grace “Some Things Go Away Too Soon” – All The Above http://www.jackgrace.com
Switchback “Highway” – Birds Of Prey http://www.waygoodmusic.com
Taarka “Carried Away” – Fading Mystery http://www.taarka.com
Flat River Band “The River Song” – Sights and Sounds http://www.flatriverband.com


ALBUM FOCUS: Groove Africa http://www.putumayo.com
Groove Africa is a genre-spanning collection of contemporary African sounds, with a strong emphasis on the vibrant Afrobeats scene of Nigeria and West Africa. Featuring 10 tracks by rising artists from across the continent—including Kenya, Guinea, Angola, and Ethiopia—the album captures a dynamic moment in global music culture. This release offers a curated glimpse into Africa’s modern grooves, designed for both longtime fans and new listeners alike.
Hakuna Patata (Belgium/Kenya/Zimbabwe) “Cheza Cheza”
Maher Cissoko (Senegal) “Miniyamba”
Fula Manding with Saifond (The Gambia/Guinea) “Djaka An”
VaB (Nigeria) “Diego”


Adam Michael Allison “Stay” http://www.adammichaelallison.com
West Of Texas “I’ll Ask Gin” – Hot Motel Nights http://www.westoftexas.com
Tyller Ummersall “In The Middle” – http://www.tyllermusic.com
Joy Zimmerman “I Stand Corrected” – Where The Light Lives http://www.joyzimmermanmusic.com
Rees Shad “Thumbing The Scales” – Porcelain Angel http://www.reesshadmusic.com
Steve Madewell “All I Want” – Haunted http://www.madewellmusic.com
Jean Mann “Calling Cards” – Songs For All The Days http://www.jeanmann.net

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes “Vrikshashana (The Tree)” – Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 3 hours, 42 minutes

Radio Crystal Blue 5/12/25


These are the songs from the latest Radio Crystal Blue podcast. I mentioned the latest news and upcoming shows for each artist. The show was published on 5/12/25 Next shows should be published around 5/22/25.

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Wlzu3cFXU5LAYAvGx4u4T
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a7049581-79d4-44dc-9d93-20a0f95fc0aa/Radio-Crystal-Blue
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-crystal-blue
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-crystal-blue/id1358998494
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1358998494/radio-crystal-blue
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1204385
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/radio-crystal-blue
Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/radio-crystal-blue-GEzylN
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/J7ff
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiocblue/
Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org (search by publish date)
Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2KS80
Player.fm https://player.fm/series/radio-crystal-blue
iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/216445467/
Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/radio-crystal-blue-579171
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d45a80/podcast/rss

Shane Cooley “Please Lead Me On” (alternate version) – Kings Highway http://www.shanecooley.com
Grateful Dead “Dark Star” (with Branford Marsalis) – Wake Up To Find Out concert album
Shannon Curtis “The Boys Of Summer” (Don Henley cover) – 80’s Kids http://www.shannoncurtis.net
The Ataris “Car Song” http://www.theatarisband.com
Save Ferris “Lights Out In The Reptile House” http://www.saveferris.com


Karma Train “Mulberry Drive” – Race To The Bottom http://www.karmatrain.us
Amity “To Be Known” – http://www.amity.music
Jessie Wagner “One For Me” – War Within http://www.jessiewagnermusic.com
Lauren Anderson “Love Again” – http://www.laurenandersonmusic.com
Lara Herscovitch “In Your Corner” – Highway Philosophers http://www.laraherscovitch.com
Maya de Vitry “Are You Happy” – Infinite http://www.mayadevitry.com
Tyler Ellis “100 Proof” http://www.tylerellis.ca
Emily Hicks “Weird Wild Wonderful You” – Weird Wild Wonderful http://www.emilyhicksmusic.com


Laurie Black “Scars” – Angst Music http://www.laurieblack.co.uk
Vendredi Sur Mer “Hard” (featuring Hanni El Khatib)
Darlingside “Darkening Hour” – Everything Is Alive http://www.darlingside.com
The Bankes Brothers “Bedroom Wall” http://www.thebankesbrothers.com
Fozzy “Spotlight” http://www.fozzyrock.com
Taxi Girls “Rainy”
Jesika Von Rabbit “Hooray For Hollywood” http://www.jesikavonrabbit.com


Part 2 starts right here:

The Frst “This Is Me Now” (featuring Kid Brunswick) – This Never Happened http://www.thefrst.com
The Dirty Nil “Gallop Of The Hounds” – The Lash http://www.thedirtynil.com
Weep Wave “Surrender” – Speck http://www.weepwave.com
Frankie Flowers “Hex” http://www.frankieflowersofficial.com
Ash Molloy “Will I Ever Learn?” http://www.ashmolloy.com
Morgan Garrett “The Mirror”
Riding With Killers “World Apart” http://www.ridingwithkillers.com
Qualia “Rounding” Accidentally Funding The End Of The World


Hymn For Her “Elders” – Bloodier Than Blood http://www.hymnforher.com
The Barlow “Backwater” – High Spirits http://www.thebarlowband.com
Cassidy Rae “Second Choice” cassidy-rae.com
Katie Knipp “Go” – Me http://www.katieknipp.com
Lisa Oribasi “Yuma” http://www.lisaoribasi.com
David G Srmith “Give Us Free” – Witness Trees http://www.davidgsmith.com
David Patton & Sherry Brokus “Never Going Back” – Harbortowne http://www.pattonbrokus.com
Noah Zacarin “Bed Of Nails” – Points Of Light http://www.noahsong.com
Mark Thackway “Wunderlust” – Twisted http://www.markthackwaymusic.com

Closing: Geoffrey Armes “Vrikshashana (The Tree)” – Spirit Dwelling

Run time 3 hours, 58 minutes

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