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Today We’ve Got Our ‘Folk Music From A-To-Z’ EP, a New Marcia Griffiths ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Laura Nyro Live at Carnegie Hall, On Friday, May 23, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to Friday. We’re on the cusp of the weekend, and we’ve got some great music here today, including a new ‘Spotlight’ from a reggae legend!

Here’s your week’s end musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Folk Music From A-To-Z: Various Artists

This is one of our favorite EP’s with music from the folk legends as well as the artists who keep the genre alive, including John Prine, Dave Van Ronk, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Odetta, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, The Band, Eric Andersen, Tom Rush, Judy Collins, Nanci Griffith, Jesse Winchester, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Lead Belly, Tim Hardin, The Kingston Trio, Simon & Garfunkel, Richie Havens, Bob Dylan, Harry Chapin, Townes Van Zandt, The Carter Family and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Marcia Griffiths NEW!

Today we introduce a brand new ‘Spotlight’ featuring a six-decade legend in Reggae music. Marcia Griffiths has been on the scene not only as a solo artist for decades, but also as a fierce collaborator with other reggae artists. She was a member of the I-Threes (who also have a ‘Spotlight’ here) along with Rita Marley and Judy Mowatt. Together, they were Bob Marley’s back-up singers and one of the most influential Reggae acts in the genre. Today she’s in our ‘Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Laura Nyro Live at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, March 31, 1976

Speaking of music legends, here’s another. Her compositions put many, many artists on the map and on the charts, but there is nothing like hearing her sing them herself. Tonight you can!

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Marcia Griffiths!

We’re Over the Hump With ‘Ode to Morning,’ a Dolly Parton ‘Spotlight,’ and Live Stones on Thursday, May 22, 2025

We’re over the midweek hump and headed toward the weekend. The orange-faced fascist will be golfing, and we’ll be peaceful for at least a couple of days. We’ve got our ‘Ode to Morning,’ a Dolly Parton ‘Spotlight,’ and live Rolling Stones on tap today!

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

Yesterday it was songs about the night. Today it’s songs about the beauty of renewal of morning with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Hoyt Axton, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Dolly Parton

We’ve got a really eclectic lineup today and Dolly is a big part of that in the mid-afternoon time slot. Fun fact about Dolly is that she is estimated to have written 3,000 songs over her long career; releasing 950 of them herself. The rest have been sung by many other artists. Dolly has also sung more than 950 songs; the others have been written by others. She’s truly a musical legend.

8:00 p.m. The Rolling Stones Live at The Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, April 2, 2006

We close it out with the Stones on their 2006 tour with a performance from Saitama.

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We Close Out Festival Week With Performances from Judy Collins and Joan Baez, and Our ‘M is For Motown’ EP, on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Happy Mother’s Day!

Good morning, weekenders, and Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there! Festival Week ends today with live performances from both Judy Collins and Joan Baez (to close out the day). We begin the morning with our soulful Motown EP.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

We open it up with our tribute to Motown stars like Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

4:00 p.m. Judy Collins Live at The Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI, 1957-1966

Judy Collins appeared at the vaunted festival several times. This is a compilation of her performances from 1957 and 1966.

8:00 p.m. Joan Baez Live at The Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI, July 26 & 27, 1968

We close out Festival Week with Joan Baez’s 1968 performance at the Newport Folk Festival.

Could this be a time for another great folk resurgence? We think so. Artists like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger birthed the protest song, then Bob Dylan took up the mantle. We love the genre here, and we certainly think the time is right. Join us today as we close out Festival Week. The button is below.

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On Wednesday It’s the Sounds of Woodstock ’69, and the Full Performances of Tim Hardin & Jimi Hendrix, May 7, 2025

We’re at Midweek and ‘Festival Week’ is back! Today it’s the sound of the only real Woodstock, the big kahuna of festivals. Then it’s the full performances of folk legend Tim Hardin and rock legend Jimi Hendrix at that festival.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

9:00 a.m. Woodstock ’69 Festival, Max Yasgur’s Dairy Farm, Bethel, NY, August 15-18, 1969

Three days of peace, love and music along with plenty of drugs, mud and rain. To this day, it remains the big kahuna of festivals, the stuff of legends and it stands the test of time. This is, of cours, just a smattering of what went on there, but we are working on the full magilla. There are files available that reconstruct the entire experience the way it was presented (in 38 full discs) and we are in the process of putting that all together for an airing in the future. In the meantime, we give you over four hours here today.

4:00 p.m. Tim Hardin Live at Woodstock ’69, Max Yasgur’s Farm, Bethel, NY, August 15, 1969

This afternoon we give you folk legend Tim Hardin’s full Woodstock ’69 performance, a man who succumbed to his heroin addiction and left us far too soon. We celebrate his music today.

8:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock ’69, Max Yasgur’s Farm, Bethel, NY, August 18, 1969

Hendrix’s set at Woodstock was on the final day and ran for nearly two hours, one of the longest performances of his storied career. We close the festivities with that performance today.

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Woodstock ’69

We Close the Month With All-Girl Programming Featuring Our Big EP, Ruth Brown, and Linda Ronstadt & Friends, On Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We are closing out the month in style. Most stations don’t play this much women’s music in two months as we play in a week. For us, it’s a matter of routine. Read on as we close the month in full-female mode!

Here’s your all-girl midweek lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

We start out with our big EP featuring Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Petula Clark, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Eva Cassidy, Wendy Waldman, Shawn Colvin, The Ronettes, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Norah Jones, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Phoebe Snow, Susan Tedeschi, Nicolette Larson, Sheryl Crow, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles, Lulu, and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Ruth Brown NEW!

We finally get this one under our belt, as we give the late, great Ruth Brown her due. She was signed to Atlantic Records and dominated the scene during the fifties with a string of huge hits. As a result, Atlantic became knows as “the house that Ruth built.” Today, she’s in our ‘Spotlight.’

8:00 a.m. Linda Ronstadt & Friends: Duets & More

People who are Ronstadt watchers know that she loved singing with other people more than she enjoyed her solo career. Today she brings along her friends as we hear her duets and so much more. Her brilliant vocals dominate, and we here in The Mermaid Lounge miss her very much.

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Ladies Day Out Indeed!

It’s Sunday Funday With ‘Color My World’, a Richard & Mimi Farina ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Live Joan Baez, on April 27, 2025

Welcome to Sunday Funday here in The Mermaid Lounge and we are bringing in some new folk music for the resistance along with the ‘Color My World’ EP and live Joan Baez.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

We open with five hours of songs about all colors of the spectrum with music from James Taylor, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Booker T & The MGs, Procol Harum, Electric Light Orchestra, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, The Who, Sam & Dave, Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, Badfinger, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Richard & Mimi Farina NEW!

Not a lot of music, but some of the most inspiring music ever made. Richard Farina tragically died at the age of 29, never realizing his full genius potential. They were a fixture in the Boston-Cambridge (Massachusetts) folk scene, gracing the stage at Club 47, the Unicorn Coffee House, and other iconic venues. They appeared at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, and collaborated with some of the best, including Joan Baez. Today, we put them in the spotlight where they belong as part of our growing ‘protest music’ focus.

8:00 p.m. Joan Baez: Live in 1962

We close out the day with the great Joan Baez, no stranger to songs about social justice, recorded live at several venues during 1962 at the very beginning of a long and brilliant musical career.

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Richard & Mimi Farina

We’re at Midweek With ‘Folk Music From A-To-Z’, Live Pete Seeger, and Joan Baez ‘In the Spotlight’, Wednesday, April 23, 2025

We’ve got a great day of folk programming coming up today as we increase our push on protest music and artists that include social justice issues as a large part of their musical focus.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Folk Music From A-To-Z: Various Artists

We kick off the day with our multi-artist folk music EP featuring John Prine, Dave Van Ronk, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Odetta, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, The Band, Eric Andersen, Tom Rush, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Jesse Winchester, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Lead Belly, Tim Hardin, The Kingston Trio, Simon & Garfunkel, Richie Havens, Phil Ochs, Harry Chapin, Townes Van Zandt, The Carter Family and more!

4:00 p.m. Pete Seeger Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 8, 1963 NEW!

We debut live Pete Seeger this afternoon at his ‘We Shall Overcome’ concert at New York’s iconic Carnegie Hall.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Joan Baez

We close out the day with another folk icon who has always focused on issues of social justice in her music.

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We Shall Overcome

We Begin the Week With ‘Ode To Morning’, Then Onto a John Hartford ‘Spotlight’, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at The Vic in Chicago On April 21, 2025

We kick off yet another work week with our ‘Ode To Morning’ EP, a brand new ‘Spotlight’ featuring the late, great John Hartford, and The Heartbreakers live at The Vic.

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

Yesterday, we had songs about the night. Today it’s songs about the morning with Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt, Pure Prairie League, Chris Hillman and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of John Hartford NEW!

John Hartford’s biggest hit was Gentle On My Mind, for which he scored three Grammies. The song was also listed in “BMI’s Top 100 Songs of the Century.” Hartford was a folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician who mastered both the fiddle and banjo and frequently switched between those and the guitar during his live performances. Like John Prine, he was also known for his witty lyrics and unique vocal style, and he had an extensive knowledge of Mississippi River folklore. He also invented his very own tap dance and frequently clogged on a piece of plywood as he sang and played. He was truly a minstrel and entertainer.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Victoria, Chicago, IL, April 19, 2003

In 2003, The Heartbreakers played five nights at The Vic. Tonight we bring you their final performance of that residency.

We’ve got some great music for you today, including a ‘Spotlight’ we’ve been meaning to add for quite some time. We finally give the late, great John Hartford his due. We hope you’ll tune us in. We’re on 247 and we’re totally free all the time. The button is below.

Monday, Monday

Thursday Delivers Our House EP, Live Emmylou Harris, and a Warren Zevon ‘Spotlight’ Feature, On April 3, 2025

Good morning, music lovers. We’re headed toward the weekend now. We’ve made it over the hump. Today we not only give you our great House EP, but we also Emmylou Harris and Warren Zevon!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists

We start with the first playlist we ever made, including The Beatles, Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Peter Tosh, T. Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Baez, CSNY, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Ten Years After, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Richie Havens, Phil Ochs, Marvin Gaye, Tom Rush, The Band and many more!

4:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris with The Daniel Lanois Band Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK, November 23, 1995

This afternoon we celebrate Emmylou’s 78th birthday (yesterday) with her performance at Shepherd’s Bush, part of her tour in support of Wrecking Ball, a brilliant career-defining album produced by Daniel Lanois.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Warren Zevon

We close out the programming with a ‘Spotlight’ featuring the late, great Warren Zevon whose music found its way into so many artists’ volume of work over the years.

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On Thursday It’s Our ‘Ode To Morning’, a Carly Simon ‘Spotlight’, and Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon, March 20, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to Thursday. We have some great programming today interspersed in our big, wide Open Stream. Read on for details!

Here’s your Thursday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

Yesterday it was songs about night; today morning. You’ll hear The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt, Chris Hillman and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Carly Simon

Simon is a singer, songwriter and musician who rose to fame during the seventies with 13 Top 40 hits, including Anticipation, The Right Thing To Do, You’re So Vain, and Nobody Does It Better. Today she’s in our ‘Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon ‘In Session’ at VPRO Studios, Hilversum, Holland, December 8, 1976

We close out the programming with a live acoustic set with two of the absolute best singer-songwriters on the planet. Give a listen.

We’re here again today as we are every day, attempting a bit of silver lining through the clouds we now face as a matter of course. We’re totally free, and we’re not cutting our essential services. We’re in this for the long haul. The button is below.

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