Cat's Cradle, Shakori Hills Festival, Bonnaroo, Merlefest, Austin City Limits
Fans of the show - artists we play on the show.
"Why's the show called 'The Wrecking Ball' anyway?"
Mainly it's a tribute to the Neil Young song "Wrecking Ball", which is the title track from probably the greatest of all the Emmylou Harris albums. It's also a title of a Gillian Welch song I like a lot. King Wilkie has a Wrecking Ball song, too. It seems that whenever "Wrecking Ball" is used as a title of a song, it's a quality song. In this show, we hope to present and emulate the same quality.
"I swear I found more of interest and enjoyment in just one of your shows than I do over however many radio stations we are up to now with the BBC..."
Claire in the U.K.
"...Looking forward to next week's show..Wish you were on everyday..Just love that mix & we love you too!"
Anne (from The Petty Bones)
Cosmic Americana, alt.country, JamBand, modern bluegrass, singer/songwriter acoustic pop, blues, eclectic...
There's some elements of country in my show but this is more of a folk rock show. We're likely to play Paul Simon, Crosby Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchell, etc. It's not very likely we'll play Conway Twitty or Toby Keith. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But you know what I mean.
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Be Here to Love Me, Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus, Elvis Meets Nixon, Gimme Shelter
Rachel Maddow, Austin City Limits, Sound Stage, Live from Abby Road, The Henry Rollins Show, Daily Show, Keith Olbermann
Doghouse Roses: Stories by Steve Earle, Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson
Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Bono, Tim Robbins, Willie Nelson, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, James McMurtry, Guy Clark, Rachel Maddow