Freight Train Boogie Show #331

mcferon-radioFTB Show #331 features the new album from Ian McFeron called Radio. Also new music from Seth Davis, Alice Wallace and Freakwater.  Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!

Show #331

Ian McFeron – Gotta Have Faith  Radio  
Alice Wallace –  I Just Don’t Care Anymore Memories Music & Pride
Daniel Romano – Strange Faces  If I’ve Only One Time Askin’
Joe Fournier and the Bad Ass Fajitas –  Movin’ On Again  Joe Fournier and the Bad Ass Fajitas  
(mic break)
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Freakwater – The Asp and The Albatross Scheherazade
Pete Lanctot and the Stray Dogs – Coming Around  No Sign of Love or Farewell  
Grand Old Grizzly – Eyes  CosmoNada  (iTunes
Ian McFeron -I’m Comin’ Home  Radio
(mic break)
Seth Davis – Chandelier Life Is Long
Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys –  Old Song  Ionia 
Tokyo Rosenthal – Bury My Ashes  Afterlife
Ben Gilmer – Across The Mountains  Russell County Fair 
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Lucinda Williams – Bitter Memory Ghosts of Highway 20
(mic break)
Ian McFeron – Song To The Night  Radio


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(Feb. 5th, 2016)
Bill Frater

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Freight Train Boogie Show #330

sellers-aubrie-newFTB Show #330 features the debut album from Aubrie Sellers called New City Blues. Also new music from the Reed Turner, Marc Stone, and Green River Ordinance.   Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!

Show #330

Aubrie Sellers – Sit Here & Cry New City Blues
Adam Levy – Pitch Black Path  Naubinway
Bumper Jacksons – Coffee Mama  Too Big World 
Green River Ordinance – Keep Your Cool  Fifteen
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(mic break)
Reed Turner – The Idea’s Crossed My Mind  Native Tongue
Claire Holley – Traveling Saints  Time In The Middle 
Marc Stone – I Tried  Poison & Medicine  
The Yawpers – Burdens  American Man  
Aubrie Sellers – Magazines  New City Blues
(mic break)
War & Pierce – I Don’t Know Where I’m Going  War & Pierce  
Danny Medakovic – Stripes and Stars   Jolley Cut 
Ron Pope & the Nighthawks – Bad Intentions Ron Pope & The Nighthawks
paperboys-peaceThe Meadows Brothers – A Train Makes A Sad, Sad Sound  Won’t Be Troubled
The Paperboys –  Back To You  At Peace with One’s Ghosts  
(mic break)
Aubrie Sellers – Humming Song  New City Blues

 

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(Jan. 30th, 2016)
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Freight Train Boogie Show #329

 cactus blossoms-dreamingFTB Show #329 features the debut album from The Cactus Blossoms called You’re Dreaming. Also new music from the Randy Rogers Band, Hector Qirko, and Caroline Aiken.   Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!


Show #329

The Cactus Blossoms – Stoplight Kisses You’re Dreaming
Electric Rag Band – Do This to Me My Time
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line – The Other Side Wake
Hector Qirko Imaginary Birds – Living In The Country Field Notes   
(mic break)
Keegan McInroe – Country Music Outlaws Uncouth Pilgrims 
Runner Of The Woods – B-Sides (And Long Drives)  Thirsty Valley  (iTunes
Tawny Ellis – Evolve Or Die  Ghosts of the Low Country
The Cactus Blossoms – Change Your Ways or Die  You’re Dreaming
(mic break)
Caroline Aiken – That’s What I Heard Broken Wings Heal  
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Damngivers – Drinking for Two  Everything’s Jake
Raised By Eagles – Days Fall Diamonds In The Bloodstream
Dana Cooper – Building a Human Being  Building a Human Being 
Randy Rogers Band – Takin’ It As It Comes (feat. Jerry Jeff Walker)   Nothing Shines Like Neon  
The Cactus Blossoms – Traveler’s Paradise  You’re Dreaming

 

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(Jan. 22nd, 2016)
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Freight Train Boogie Show #328

leblanc-d-taleFTB Show #328 features the new album from Dylan LeBlanc called Cautionary Tale. Also new music from Mike Coykendell, Tim O’Brien, and Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs.  Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!


Show #328

Dylan LeBlanc – Cautionary Tale  Cautionary Tale
Lori Yates – Sweetheart Of The Valley  Sweetheart Of The Valley 
Claude Diamond – Cadillac Road  Trouble On Memory Lane
Tim O’Brien – Gimme Little Somethin’ Take Her Off My Mind  Pompadour
(mic break)
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Kelley McRae – Stay Close To Me Easy On My Mind  
John Neilson – Shape I’m In Tomorrow Comes The Spring 
Dulcie Taylor and Friends – When The Cherokee Roamed Wind Over Stone
Will Hoge – Desperate Times  Small Town Dreams  (iTunes
Dylan LeBlanc – Easy Way Out Cautionary Tale
(mic break)
The Cox Family – Cash on the Barrelhead  Gone Like The Cotton
The Flatland Tourists – Tote Sack Full Of Love Front Porch  
Mandolin Orange – Settled Down  Such Jubilee 
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Mike Coykendell – All l That I Wanted  Half Past, Present Pending
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs – Apartment 34 Coulda Shoulda Woulda
(mic break)
Dylan LeBlanc – 
Roll The Dice  Cautionary Tale

 

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(Jan. 15th, 2016)
Bill Frater

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Freight Train Boogie Show #327

gleaves-sam-aintFTB Show #327 features the debut album from Sam Gleaves called Ain’t We Brothers. Also new music from Chris Laterzo, Alison Brown and Sarah Morris.  Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!


Show #327

Sam Gleaves – Ain’t We Brothers  Ain’t We Brothers
Sarah Morris –  Sway Me  Ordinary Things  
Ken Will Morton – Good Lord Willing & The Creek Don’t Rise  All’s Fair in Love & War  (iTunes
Pete Kennedy – Union Square Heart of Gotham
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(mic break)
Peter Cooper –  The Great Divide  Depot Light: Songs of Eric Taylor
Alison Brown (with Indigo Girls)  –  Carolina in the Pines  The Song of the Banjo
The Milk Carton Kids – High Hopes  Monterey  (iTunes
Sam Gleaves – Come Into Your Own  Ain’t We Brothers
(mic break)
Lew Card – Do My Own Thing  Follow Me Down 
Shelby Lynne  – Sold the Devil (Sunshine)  I Can’t Imagine 
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Chris Laterzo – West Coast Sound  West Coast Sound
Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen – Beggin’ Jesus  Love & Life
(mic break)
Sam Gleaves – 
My Dixie Darlin’  Ain’t We Brothers

 

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(Jan. 8th, 2016)
Bill Frater

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Freight Train Boogie Show #326

rank-michael-horsehairFTB Show #326 is a catch-up slash one-shot show featuring many fine recent releases that didn’t fit in earlier shows. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!


Show #326

Carson McHone – Poet Goodluck Man
Darren Hanlon – There’s Nothing on My Mind  Where Did You Come From
Rob Lytle –  Drunk Girl A Hypocrite of Heart and Hope  
Red Moon Road – Old Things  Sorrows and Glories  
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(mic break)
Buzz Cason – Record Machine  Record Machine
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios –   Everything  Tombstone
The Bootleg Honeys – Reasonable Girl Paint It Red
Patrick Sweany –  First of the Week  Daytime Turned to Nighttime
(mic break)
Michael Rank and Stag – Husk  Horsehair
Bronwynne Brent – Devil Again Stardust
The Ragpicker String Band – Google Blues The Ragpicker String Band
Danny Barnes – Get Myself Together  Get Myself Together (Ten Years Later)
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(mic break)
Bob Bradshaw – Go Get Along Whatever You Wanted
Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas – Crazy Cause I Love You Solitaire Miles
(mic break)
The Tallent Brothers – Lately Back On The Old Stuff

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(Dec. 31st, 2015)
Bill Frater

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Freight Train Boogie Show #325 (Best of 2015)

stapleton-c-travellerFTB Show #325 is my annual Best Music of The Year show with songs from most of my 10-20 favorite albums of 2015. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!


Show #325

Chris Stapleton – Traveller  Traveller
The Mike + Ruthy Band – Word On the Street  Bright As You Can
The Turnpike Troubadours – Down Here  Turnpike Troubadours  
James McMurtry –  Copper Canteen  Complicated Game
(mic break)
Sam Outlaw Jesus Take the Wheel (And Drive Me to a Bar) Angeleno
Kacey Musgraves – Are You Sure  Pageant Material
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The Deslondes – Still Someone  The Deslondes
The Statesboro Revue – Satisfied  Jukehouse Revival
(mic break)
Rhiannon Giddens – Angel City  Tomorrow Is My Turn
John Moreland – Losing Sleep Tonight  High on Tulsa Heat
Andrew Combs – Long Gone Lately  All These Dreams 
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell – If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now  The Traveling Kind
The Bottle Rockets –  Dog  South Broadway Athletic Club
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(mic break)
Jason Isbell – Children Of Children  Something More Than Free 

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(Dec. 11th, 2015)
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Freight Train Boogie Show #324

case-peter-hwyFTB Show #324 features a new album from Peter Case called  Hwy 62.  Also new music from Steve Forbert, Ashley Monical and Cicada Rhythm Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!

Show #324

Peter Case – Pelican Bay   Hwy 62
Cicada Rhythm – Dirty Hound Cicada Rhythm
Amy Black – Please Don’t Give Up On Me  Muscle Shoals Sessions 
Max Stalling – Night’s Pay In My Boot Banquet
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(mic break)
Ashley Monical – Just A Little Colder Facing the Shadow
Jeff Crosby –  I Should Be Happy Waking Days
Banditos –  Cry Baby Cry  Banditos 
Peter Case – All Dressed Up (For Trial)  Hwy 62
(mic break)
Steve Forbert – Whatever, Man  Compromised
The Earnest Lovers Everybody’s Trying To Be My Pal  Sing Sad Songs 
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Jackie Greene – A Face Among The Crowd Back To Birth
Cree Rider Family Band – Tell Me is That Right Let the River Rise 
Hailey Whitters – Pocket Change  Black Sheep
(mic break)
Peter Case – If I Go Crazy  Hwy 62HHailey

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(Dec. 4th, 2015)
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Freight Train Boogie Show #323

taylor-willy-t-primeFTB Show #323 features a new album from Willy Tea Taylor called  Knuckleball Prime.  Also new music from Randall Bramblett, Mipso and The Legendary Shack Shakers Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!

Show #323

Willy Tea Taylor – The Very Best  Knuckleball Prime
Amanda Pearcy – Pawn Shop Gun An Offering
Great Peacock – Tennessee  Making Ghosts 
Daniel Young – Locked Up, Chained Up  Time Passes Quickly  
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(mic break)
MipsoDown In The Water  Old Time Reverie
The Legendary Shack Shakers – Demon Rum  The Southern Surreal
Kenny Knight – Carry Me Down  Crosswords
Willy Tea Taylor – Knuckleball Prime  Knuckleball Prime
(mic break)
The Nouveaux Honkies – Blues For Country  Blues For Country
40 Watt Dreams – Sometimes I Cry  After the Show 
Ward Davis – Old Worn Out Cowboy (w/ Jamey Johnson & Willie Nelson)  15 Years in a 10 Year Town 
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Danny Schmidt – Soon the Earth Shall Swallow  Owls 
Randall Bramblett – Dead In The Water  Devil Music
(mic break)
Willy Tea Taylor – Lullaby  Knuckleball Prime

 

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(Nov. 21st, 2015)
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Freight Train Boogie Show #322

hawkins-ted-tributeFTB Show #322 features a new tribute album to a Venice Beach street musician called  Cold & Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins.  Also new music from Courtney Chambers and Josh Ritter.  Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Direct link to listen now!

Show #322

Mary Gauthier – Sorry You’re Sick   Cold & Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins  (iTunes)
Chad Elliott – Matters Of The Broken Heart Wreck And Ruin
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s – Ain’t Gonna Take It Anymore  Sonic Ranch 
Ted Z and the Wranglers – Hold On  Ghost Train
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(mic break)
The Blackberry Bushes Stringband – Around The Bend Three Red Feathers
Shoebox Letters – Jump On A Train The Road Not Taken
Surrender Hill – Goodbye Days  Surrender Hill 
Shinyribs – Who Got my Natural Comb  Cold & Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins
(mic break)

James McMurtry – Big Things   Cold & Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins  (iTunes)
Courtney Chambers –  Fool In Me  Tales of the Aftermath The Deslondes – Broken   The Deslondes 
Jeff German and the Blankety Blanks – 1000 Times 12 Packs, 8 Tracks and Black & White TV
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(mic break)
Josh Ritter – Henrietta, Indiana  Sermon on the Rocks
Hot Roux –  Broken Again Stranger’s Blues
(mic break)
Sunny Sweeney – Happy Hour Cold & Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins

 

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(Nov. 13th, 2015)
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