Author Archives: Bill Frater

Freight Train Boogie Show #417

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #417 features the new album by Pharis & Jason Romero called Sweet Old Religion. Also new music from Kerri Powers, Sam Lewis and Special Consensus. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #417 Pharis … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, Music, podcast, roots music | Tagged BUFFALO GOSPEL, Christopher Paul Stelling, Christy Hays, CHUCK BRODSKY, Ed Snodderly, Flatland Tourists, Fred Wickham, Jackson Emmer, Kerri Powers, MAX GOMEZ, PHARIS & JASON ROMERO, SAM LEWIS, Special Consensus | 1 Comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #416

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #416 is another “one-shot” episode featuring new music from Peter Rowan, Jeff Plankenhorn, and Trampled By Turtles. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #416 Trampled By Turtles – We All Get Lonely Life is … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, Music, podcast, roots music | Tagged BIRDS OF CHICAGO, DAN REEDER, Dulcie Taylor, EmiSunshine, Eric Westbury, Erin O'Dowd, Jeff Plankenhorn, Lloyd Green & Jay Dee Maness, Mile Twelve, Moses Guest, PARKER MILLSAP, Pat Reedy and the Longtime Goners, PETER ROWAN, The National Reserve, The Texas Gentlemen, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES | 1 Comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #415

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #415 features 2 new albums, Happiness To Burn by Jenny Van West and Lonesome as a Shadow by Charley Crockett. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #415 Charley Crockett – Lonesome as a Shadow … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, Music, podcast, roots music | Tagged Anna and Elizabeth, Bill Filipiak, BLAKE BERGLUND, Blank Range, Charley Crockett, Dead Horses, Jenny Van West, Jim White, Joshua Hedley, LACHLAN BRYAN AND THE WILDES, Little Bandit, PAUL THORN, Rosie and the Riveters, The Naked Sun | Leave a comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #414

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #414 feature the new album by The Mammals called Sunshiner plus other great new songs from Chip Taylor, Kim Richey and Blackberry Smoke. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #414 The Mammals – Culture … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, podcast, roots music | Tagged Blackberry Smoke, CHIP TAYLOR, Great Peacock, Jamie McLean Band, KIM RICHEY, LINDI ORTEGA, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mipso, Red Shahan, RITA HOSKING, Sam Morrow, The Mammals, Wood & Wire | 1 Comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #413

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #413 features the fine new album by John Prine called The Tree of Forgiveness. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #413 John Prine – Summer’s End The Tree of Forgiveness Lindsay Lou … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, Music, podcast, roots music | Tagged Abe Partridge, Caitlin Canty, John Prine, King Leg, Lindsay Lou, Mandy Rowden, Midnight North, Mike Younger, RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, The Steel Woods, Western Centuries, Whiskey Wolves of the West | Leave a comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #412

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #412 is a “two-fer” show featuring 2 songs each from Paul Luc, Courtney Marie Andrews, Mike and the Moonpies, Caroline Cotter, and Motel Mirrors. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #412 Mike and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, podcast, roots music | Tagged Caroline Cotter, Courtney Marie Andrews, Mike and the Moonpies, Motel Mirrors, Paul Luc, ROD PICOTT, Ross Cooper, Tommy Emmanuel | Leave a comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #411

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #411 features the new album by Patterson Barrett called Give ‘Em What They Want. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #411 Patterson Barrett – Elephant In The Room Give’em What They Want … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, Music, podcast, roots music | Tagged AMIGO, Banditos, BRANDON JENKINS, Daddy, ED ROMANOFF, Erica Blinn, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, India Ramey, Joan Baez, PATTERSON BARRETT, Sherman Holmes, Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’, THE BEN MILLER BAND | Leave a comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #410

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #410 features 2 new releases, Chris Smither‘s Call Me Lucky, and Time Is Everything by Vivian Levy. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #410 Vivian Leva – Time Is Everything Time Is Everything … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, podcast, roots music | Tagged 6 String Drag, Caleb Caudle, CHRIS SMITHER, Chuck McDermott, Dallas Moore, Dalton Domino, JOE HENRY, Scott Nolan, Sherman Ewing, The Maggie Valley Band, The Nouveaux Honkies, Vivian Leva | Leave a comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #409

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #409 is another infamous “one-shot” featuring fine songs from recent independent releases. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #409 Sunny War – If it Wasn’t Broken With The Sun Szlachetka – … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, Music, podcast | Tagged AMIGO, Craig Gerdes, GRANT PEEPLES AND THE PEEPLES REPUBLIK, Janiva Magness, JOHN OATES, Letitia VanSant, Porter and The Bluebonnet RattlesnakesDarling West, Sunny War, Szlachetka, Wade Bowen, WYLIE & THE WILD WEST | Leave a comment

Freight Train Boogie Show #408

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Bill Frater

FTB Show #408 features the new album by The Wood Brothers called One Drop of Truth. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Direct link to listen now! Show #408 The Wood Brothers – River Takes The Town One Drop of … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana Music, Americana Music podcast, country music, Music, podcast, roots music | Tagged Big State, DARRELL SCOTT, David Messier, Dusty Rust, K Phillips, Laura Benitez and the Heartache, One Drop of Truth, Peter Karp, R. Finn, Surrender Hill, THE WOOD BROTHERS, Twisted Pine | Leave a comment