Today It’s Laura Nyro With Our AOW and Some Folks Who Want to Sing to You About Travelin’ Fever, Sunday, October 1, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! We’re here on another keep-it-simple Sunday with Laura Nyro’s New York Tendaberry and our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

In her third studio album, Nyro sings about the romantic experience and past lovers in a darker tone than on Eli & The Thirteenth Confession (which has already been on our AOW roster), but New York Tendaberry would prove to be the most commercially successful album of her career. As we have said in previous write-ups about Laura Nyro, she spent most of her career making others successful with her great compositions, but there is nothing like hearing Laura singer her own stuff.

3:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

Life on the road has to be one of the most popular subjects in rock n’ roll (perhaps second only to the broken heart). You’ll hear from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Asleep at The Wheel, The Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, Loggins & Messina, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson, The Guess Who, Ray Charles, Marshall Tucker Band, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Del Shannon, and more!

Sixties One-Hit Wonders, Robbie Robertson’s Final Spin as Our Singer-Songwriter and TPAH Proves It’s The Best Cover Band, Friday, September 8, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’ve reached Friday and the end of the week. We celebrate with a batch of one-hit wonders, Robbie Robertson and The Heartbreakers!

Here are all the details!

11:00 a.m. One Hit Wonders, The Sixties: Various Artists

The Sixties were musically prolific. Many bands stuck; some had their one-and-done. We pay homage to those bands who may not have stood the test of time, but their song did. You’ll hear Zager & Evans, The McCoys, Brenton Wood, the Count Five, the Amboy Dukes, The Capitols, The Exciters, The Human Beinz, The Standells, Tony Joe White, Merrilee Rush, Jose Feliciano, the Easybeats, The Nashville Teens and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Robbie Robertson FINAL AIRING!

The late, great Robbie Robertson takes his final turn today as our featured singer-songwriter. Tomorrow, we’ll introduce a brand new artist in this slot.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Petty Theft, Under the Covers

The Heartbreakers are not only one of the finest rock n’ roll bands of all time whose music will stand the test of time, but they are also the greatest cover band on the planet.They played the music of those who inspired them at concerts across the globe. In this playlist, you’ll hear them sing the songs of Carole King, Bob Dylan, Booker T. & The MGs, the Grateful Dead, Bo Diddley, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, The Clash, Buffalo Springfield, J. J. Cale, and more!

Come on. We’ve successfully made it to the end of the work week. Things get better from here. I promise. And we’re just the radio station you need for the trip.

It’s Friday in The Lounge With Our Rock, Blues & Ballads Playlist, Smokey Robinson’s Final Spin as Our Singer-Songwriter, and ‘Live’ Buffalo Springfield Later, on July 21, 2023

Good morning, music lovers. We kick things off with a multi-artist playlist later this morning, then give Smokey Robinson his final spin as our featured singer-songwriter. Buffalo Springfield closes out the festivities.

Here’s your musical lineup:

11:00 a.m. Rock, Blues & Ballads: Various Artists

This is a couple of hours of eclectic multi-artist music we threw together back at the inception of the station with J.J. Cale, Warren Zevon, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon, Long John Baldry, Steve Winwood, George Harrison, Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Aretha Franklin, Wings, Neil Young, Gregg Allman and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson takes his final spin as our featured singer-songwriter for this week. Tomorrow, we’ll introduce a brand new artist.

8:00 p.m. Buffalo Springfield Live at The Teen and Twenty Club, Huntington, Beach, CA, August 11, 1967 NEW!

Tonight we take a trip in the wayback machine for some live Buffalo Sprngfield, this time without Neil Young in the mix.

Before, in between and after our programming we’ve got that wide Open Stream with The Music Mermaid. Join your friends from Greece, Iceland, France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Ohio, Maine, Russian Federation, Ireland and beyond. Music is a universal language.

We’re Headed for The Weekend With the ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ EP, Maria Muldaur’s AOW, and ‘Live’ CSNY This Evening, Thursday, July 6, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We are definitely on the downslide to the weekend and we’ve got a great lineup including a new ‘live’ performance by CSNY at The Fillmore East.

Here’s your musical menagerie for today:

9:00 a.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Laurel Canyon was the place to be in the sixties and seventies, a musical enclave fostering a great environment for the music that would challenge the dominance of The British Invasion, and give birth to country-rock. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Doors, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, the Souther, Hillman & Furay Band, JudyCollins, Joan Baez and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Louisiana Love Call by Maria Muldaur

We’re winding down on this album paying great respect to Crescent City soul and featuring a host of great New Orleans musicians. Our final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so get this one while you can!

7:00 p.m. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Live at The Fillmore East, New York City, June 5, 1970 NEW!

This great supergroup (second only to The Traveling Wilburys) was one of the main players during the Laurel Canyon years. Tonight we have a new-to-the-station performance at The Fillmore East, vintage 1970.

Get on it, folks. Join your friends around the globe on our great station where the music is free 24/7 and without commercial advertising. We’re a capitalism-free zone. We’re all about the music. Did I mention that we don’t want your personal information either?

Monday’s Back and So Is Volume Two of Our Sixties Rotation, Later We Have The ‘Trio Sessions’, June 26, 2023

Good morning, working class! We’ve got another Monday here in The Mermaid Lounge and some great music to help you get through the day. Read on for details!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

This sixties EP covers mostly the mid-to-late sixties with The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group, Elvis Presley, The Box Tops, The Doors, Marvin Gaye, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, The Beatles, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix Experience and more!

4:00 p.m. The Complete Trio Sessions: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris

One of the greatest supergroups of all times was also all female, although only handful of music critics refer to Trio as a supergroup. They definitely are. Three powerhouses of country, rock and country rock united for a glorious period of time and produced some amazing music together. Today we have the final verisons, the outtakes and the alternative versions for you.

Undoubtedly a great lineup to start your work week. If you are lucky enough to be able to listen on the job, shut your door, pull up a tab, and tune us in. We’re on 24/7 with no commercial interruption and no credit card or subscription required. We’re all about the music.

Sunday’s are Simple in The Lounge, So Kick Back With Our New AOW and the ‘Travelin’ Fever’ Multi-Artist EP, June 25, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! It’s another relaxed Sunday when you’ll be treated to our wide Open Stream for most of the day! Kick your shoes off and relax.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan NEW!

Undoubtedly one of my favorite Dylan albums as he immersed himself fully in the country music genre. The Nashville recording sessions also spawned some a session with the great Johnny Cash, which we’ve aired on this station many times and will again. One of the songs they recorded, The Girl From The North Country, appeared on this album. The country was in upheaval. Richard Nixon had been elected president in 1968. There were riots everywhere, and Bob Dylan arrived in Nashville and changed the conservative country music perspective. Said Kris Kristofferson, “Our generation owes him our artistic lives because he opened all the doors in Nashville when he did Blonde on Blonde and Nashville Skyline. The country scene was so conservative until he arrived. He brought in a whole new audience. He changed the way people thought about it – even the Grand Ole Opry was never the same again.”

3:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

Life on the road is always a big topic for musicians, whether it be by foot, boat, plane or train, and this multi-artist EP proves it. You’ll hear from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Asleep at The Wheel, The Travelin’ Wilburys, Mudcrutch, Loggins & Messina, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Rush, The Guess Who, Ray Charles, Emmylou Harris, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Del Shannon, the Marshall Tucker Band and more!

As always, before, in between and after the programming it’s wide Open Stream 24/7 at no charge to you. There are no commercial interruptions either. So, what are you waiting for?

The Big Summer Weekend is Here With Buffalo Springfield, The Beatles Top 100, and Guy Clark Later, Saturday, May 27, 2023

Happy Memorial Day Weekend, musicologists! We have excellent music lined up for you today as we get into the first official weekend of the summer season!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield FINAL AIRING!

Today we bid a fond farewell to Buffalo Springfield’s debut album as our Album of the Week. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new selection for you.

11:00 a.m. The Beatles: Top 100 Countdown

We aired this last year at this time and we repeat the process today as we pay homage to one of our House Bands, the band that changed everything from haircuts, to clothing styles and, most importantly, to music itself in just seven years together. There was never a band like them before, and we are still waiting for their equal. From our perspective, that day will never come.

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Guy Clark NEW!

A Mermaid Lounge favorite for sure. On a freezing winter night in Harvard Square with my friends, we were looking for a break from the cold. We walked in to Passim’s Coffee House to warm up, sat down, and were treated to a very unexpected event. A singer-songwriter named Guy Clark was playing there live that night. We stuck around. It was an amazing revelation. We were certainly happy we did. The next day, I went out and bought everything I could find. Tonight, we introduce him as our featured singer-songwriter.

It’s a looong weekend, so kick your shoes off. We’ve got great music in store for you right through Monday. If you haven’t yet tuned us in, this would definitely be a good weekend to do it. We’re totally free 24/7, and we’re also totally free of commercial advertising. It’s just wall-to-wall music.

Thursday Brings the ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP, Our Buffalo Springfield AOW and That Sweet Soul Sound, May 25, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’re heading toward the weekend with some great travelin’ music today. It’s only fitting since many of you will be traveling for Memorial Day weekend! But that’s not all! Read on for details.

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

Hitting the road, Jack, is a popular topic for musical artists. You’ll hear hours of music on the subject from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springseen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Asleep at The Wheel, The Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, Loggins & Messina, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson, The Guess Who, Ray Charles, The Marshall Tucker Band and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield

We’re winding down on this week’s selection. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so be sure to catch this great debut album by Buffalo Springfield.

7:00 p.m. That Sweet Soul Sound: Various Artists

The short version of our big, bad soul and R & B EP. You’ll hear Otis Redding, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Roberta Flack, Rare Earth, The Isley Brothers, Friends of Distinction, Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Aretha Franklin and more

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With the Allman Brothers Band and The Blues Project, Plus Buffalo Springfield’s AOW, May 23, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists! We’re back with another Tuesday Bluesday with the Allman Brothers Band singing the blues and some live Blues Project.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Allman Brothers Band Sing The Blues, Volume One

Part one of Martin Scorcese’s big bad blues project. We’ll air the second volume next Tuesday.

3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield

The second airing of this week’s Album of The Week, the debut album by this iconic band whose members would eventually become founding members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Poco, and the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band.

7:00 p.m. The Blues Project Live at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York, November 24-27, 1965

Some great live Blues Project here from their residency at the Cafe Au Go Go in the mid-sixties.

Great music is always the order of the day on a Tuesday Bluesday. It’s always busy in The Lounge and we have listeners from around the globe. Give us a listen. You won’t regret it.

On This Keep-It-Simple Sunday, We’ve Got Our AOW by Buffalo Springfield and ‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, May 21, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! As you know, we keep it simple on Sundays with plenty of wide Open Stream, but we do have a great new AOW and our original sixties rotation.

Here’s your simple Sunday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield NEW!

Although Buffalo Springfield wasn’t satisfied with this album, recorded in the summer of 1966 at Gold Star Studios, this was a groundbreaking album in many respects. Five of the songs were written by a guy named Neil Young, but he only sang lead on one of those. Richie Furay sang lead on the rest. Their first release from the album did not catch on nationally, but did make the Top 40 in Los Angeles during the month of August. However, by December, Stephen Stills’ For What It’s Worth became a national hit. The rest, as they say, is musical history. Aside from Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, the band was rounded out by Bruce Palmer (bass guitar) and Dewey Martin (drums, backing vocals).

3:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Our first sixties extended playlist with five uninterrupted hours of music from the early-to-mid sixties (although I am sure some songs from the latter part of that decade slipped in). You’ll hear Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Procol Harum, The Temptations, Fats Domino and more!

It’s a day of rest, fellow citizens, so why not kick back and relax with some great sixties music (and more). We’re totally free, we’re on 24/7, and we accept absolutely no commercial advertising. Just do it.