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Episode 1

Coming to you from studios in Columbus, Ohio USA it’s the debut episode of TWANGTACULAR, a brand new weekly radio program celebrating authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present! Host Boy Howdy will be your host as we explore these often misunderstood and underappreciated genres of music so synonymous with the human experience. You’ll hear the classic singers and songwriters you know and love, as well as rare historic recordings, and you’ll also be exposed to a broad and diverse range of contemporary artists carrying on these legacies. Today's episodes features some of Boy Howdy's all time favorite tracks! Listen to TWANGTACULAR on 92.7 FM, 98.3 FM, or online at WCRSFM.ORG. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

59:50 minutes (54.78 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  2. Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
  3. Christine’s Tune - The Flying Burrito Brothers
  4. Metal Firecracker - Lucinda Williams
  5. She Left Me Standing On The Mountain - Jim & Jesse
  6. Every Kind Of Music But Country - Robbie Fulks
  7. Lights of Cheyenne - James McMurtry
  8. Nine Pound Hammer - Merle Travis
  9. Church Street Blues - Norman Blake
  10. I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory - Kathleen Edwards
  11. Jackson - Trixie Mattel & Orville Peck
  12. Midnight Moonlight - Tish Hinojosa
  13. Fist City - Loretta Lynn
  14. I’ll Make Sweet Love To You - The Maddox Brothers & Rose
  15. Country Boy Rock & Roll - Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
  16. Broke Down South Of Dallas - Junior Brown
  17. Mercy Now - Mary Gauthier
  18. Nashville Blues - Doc Watson
  19. Love’s Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  20. Blue Bonnet Rag - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West

Episode 2

Episode 2 of TWANGTACULAR, featuring artists from Texas and Nashville but also Boston and Chicago! You’ll hear ballads, rockabilly, a country blues version of a hip hop song from 2001, and two deep cuts from Dolly Parton! Listen to TWANGTACULAR every Saturday on WCRS FM and follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular!

59:40 minutes (54.63 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
  2. Milwaukee, Here I Come - Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton
  3. Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out - John Prine, Iris DeMent
  4. For the Right Price I’m Free - The Talking Hearts
  5. You’re What I Need - Jenny Don’t & the Spurs
  6. Sidewalks of Chicago - The Sundowners
  7. Indiana Line - Chicago Farmer
  8. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Linda Martell
  9. Rippling Waters - Speedy West
  10. Ring of Fire (Spanish version) - Stephanie Urbina Jones
  11. Hit ‘Em Up Style - Carolina Chocolate Drops
  12. Chicken Pickin’ - Don Rich & the Buckaroos
  13. Beyond the Last Mile - Ernest Tubb
  14. Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold
  15. The Drifter - Emily Rose and the Rounders
  16. I Got A Hole In My Pirogue - Johnny Horton
  17. Waxachachie Boogie Woogie Dishwasher Boy - Jim Boyd
  18. My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin
  19. Baby Loves Him - Wanda Jackson
  20. Marry Me - Dolly Parton
  21. Bryant’s Bounce - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West

Episode 3 - Live!

Episode 2 of TWANGTACULAR features all live recordings from classic artists who are known for putting on a great show! Listen to TWANGTACULAR every Saturday on WCRS FM and follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular!

59:55 minutes (54.86 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Ida Red - Hot Club of Cowtown
  2. Six Days on the Road - Gram Parsons & the Fallen Angels
  3. Black Mountain Rag - Doc Watson & David Grisman
  4. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
  5. Dark as a Dungeon - Johnny Cash
  6. San Quentin - Johnny Cash
  7. Streets of Baltimore - Charlie Pride
  8. Stand By Your Man - Patsy Cline
  9. Let Me Touch You For Awhile - Alison Krauss & Union Station
  10. Last of My Kind - Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
  11. Gentle on My Mind - John Hartford
  12. Kentucky Borderline - Rhonda Vincent
  13. A Happening in London Town - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  14. Joy - Lucinda Williams

Episode 4

Episode 4 of TWANGTACULAR, featuring two brother acts, a sister act, a novelty act, two ladies named Patsy, and multiple artists from Canada! Listen to TWANGTACULAR every Saturday on WCRS FM and follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular!

59:40 minutes (54.63 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  2. Walk Through Fire - Yola
  3. Just to Satisfy You - Waylon Jennings
  4. Good Time Saturday Night - The Delmore Brothers
  5. It May Be Silly - The Ozaki Brothers
  6. Loser - The Cleverlys
  7. Rabbits Don’t Ever Get Married - Hank Penny
  8. I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded - Patsy Montana
  9. Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray - Patsy Cline
  10. What I’m Cut Out to Be - Dottie West
  11. 1995 - Judy Blank
  12. Son Drop In - Hunter Berry & Josh Williams
  13. You Are What You Love - Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins
  14. Goodbye Liza Jane - Elana James
  15. Music and Joy - Our Native Daughters
  16. My Little Girl in Tennessee - Chris Thile & Michael Daves
  17. This is My Prairie - Corb Lund, Terri Clark, & Brett Kissel
  18. Wildflowers - The Wailin’ Jennys
  19. Pastures of Plenty - Tim O’Brien

Episode 5

Episode 5 of TWANGTACULAR brings you nearly 30 classic country and western songs, lest anybody question Boy Howdy's bona fides! Listen to TWANGTACULAR every Saturday at 3pm EST on WCRS, listen to every episode on demand at WCRSFM.org or on Mixcloud, and follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular!

59:20 minutes (54.33 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  2. Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis - Hank Snow & His Rainbow Ranch Boys
  3. Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
  4. I Wouldn't Change You If I Could - Reno & Smiley
  5. I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes - Gene Autry
  6. Go Cat Go - Norma Jean
  7. Your Cheatin’ Heart - Ray Charles
  8. (Music behind DJ) Serenade to a Frog - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  9. The Death of Rock and Roll - The Maddox Brothers & Rose
  10. Hi Lili Hilo - Slim Whitman
  11. Sierra Nevada - Sons of the Pioneers
  12. There’s A New Moon Over My Shoulder - Jimmie Davis
  13. I’m Not Broke But I’m Badly Bent - Lattie Moore
  14. (Music behind DJ) Georgia Steel Guitar - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  15. Little Pink Mack - Kay Adams
  16. Rated “X” - Loretta Lynn
  17. Ribbon of Darkness - Connie Smith
  18. I Almost Called Your Name - Linda Martell
  19. (Music behind DJ) Georgia Steel Guitar - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  20. One By One - Kitty Wells & Red Foley
  21. We’re Gonna Try to Get Along - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
  22. Slowly But Surely - Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard
  23. I Reached For The Wine - Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn
  24. (Music behind DJ) Space Man In Orbit - Speedy West
  25. Take Your Guitar and Git - Bonita Stevens
  26. The Banjo Am the Instrument - Grandpa Jones
  27. Last Train to San Fernando - Johnny Duncan & the Blue Grass Boys

Twangtacular Episode 6 - Contemporary Showcase

On Episode 6 of TWANGTACULAR, host Boy Howdy takes a break from playing the classics to feature all contemporary acts in his first Contemporary Showcase! If you're a fan of Country, Western, Bluegrass, or Americana, then you should definitely know about this diverse group of artists, from all over the world! Listen to the twang of today on TWANGTACULAR! Follow TWANGTACULAR on Instagram and Mixcloud and listen every Saturday at 3pm on WCRS FM!

59:55 minutes (54.86 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  2. I Call Her Sunshine - The Kody Norris Show
  3. Cherie - Theo Lawrence
  4. I’d Jump the Mississippi - Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms
  5. Don’t Fall In Love with a Tumbleweed - The Farmer & Adele
  6. Running Out of Hope, Arkansas - Brennen Leigh
  7. Days Can Turn Around - Sarah Jarosz
  8. Mesi Bondye - Leyla McCalla
  9. Wolf Moon - Alison Brown
  10. Better Days - Nicolette & the Nobodies
  11. Money to Burn - Jasmine Jethwa
  12. Mountain Road - Boy Golden
  13. Reclaim My Name - Adeem the Artist
  14. Eveline - Gabe Lee
  15. Long Journey Home - Miko Marks & the Resurrectors
  16. The Way I Oughta Go - Bella White
  17. Born Strangers - The Montvales
  18. Cigarette Trees - The Local Honeys
  19. Even Out - Jake Wasson M.D.
  20. Martian Guts - Dave Biller & Jeremy Wakefield

Twangtacular Ep. 10 - Movies and TV

From studios in Columbus Ohio, it’s another edition of TWANGTACULAR, the radio program featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. In Episode 10, host Boy Howdy plays music exclusively from country and western themed television shows and motion picture. You’ll hear some Disney classics from your childhood, as well as such legends as Lorne Greene, Frankie Laine, Tex Ritter, Glen Campbell and more! We’ll start off though with songs from two of my favorite motion pictures, Smokey and the Bandit and The Blues Brothers. See the complete track listing and listen to every episode of TWANGTACULAR on demand on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.ORG. If you’re in Columbus you can also listen to us on your regular radio every Saturday at 3pm on signals 92.7 or 98.3 on your FM dial. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus!

1:00:00 minutes (41.2 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Theme from Gunsmoke
  2. East Bound and Down - Jerry Reed
  3. Theme from Rawhide - The Blues Brothers
    (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
  4. El Dorado (Vocal) - Nelson Riddle
  5. Bonanza - Lorne Greene
  6. Theme from The Rifleman
    The Searchers Suite - Max Steiner
  7. Hell on Wheels Main Title - Kevin Kiner, Gustavo Santaolalla
    Gunfight At the OK Corral (Version 2) - Frankie Laine
  8. Blazing Saddles - Frankie Laine
  9. Tapedeck In His Tractor - Ronee Blakely
  10. Dues - Ronee Blakely
  11. Theme from Shane - Victor Young
  12. High Noon - Tex Ritter
  13. True Grit - Glen Campbell
  14. My Rifle, My Pony, and Me - Ricky Nelson & Dean Martin
  15. Oo-De-Lally - Roger Miller
  16. The Ballad of Davy Crockett - Fess Parker
  17. Theme from The Wild Wild West

Twangtacular Ep 11 - Space Canoe Records (feat. West Taylor)

Today’s episode is all about a local “Country and Midwestern” record label based right here in Columbus: SPACE CANOE RECORDS. You’ll hear my conversation with is founder West Taylor as we discuss both the record label and also his debut solo album “Available Parts” which is available on Spotify. You’ll also hear music from Space Canoe recording artists Sean Marshall, Lindsay Jordan, Moe Reen, Roberto Escamilla, Daniel Myers, The Hen and the Crow (with an exclusive track that’s never been heard anywhere) and supergroup Gilded Sun. It’s a full hour of local, Columbus-made country!

1:00:30 minutes (55.39 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. No Exes - West Taylor
  2. Good & Gone - Gilded Sun
  3. Hard Luck - Sean Marshall
  4. Next Time - Lindsay Jordan
  5. When Spring Comes Again - Moe Reen
  6. New Normal - Gilded Sun
  7. When I Die - Roberto Escamilla
  8. Where Did You Go - The Hen and the Crow
  9. It’s Been a Lifetime - Daniel Myers
  10. Losing My Way - West Taylor

Twangtacular Ep. 12 - California

On Episode 12 of TWANGTACULAR, Boy Howdy takes you on a tour of Country and Americana music from and about the golden state: California! Listen to Twangtacular every Saturday at 3pm on WCRS or anytime on demand at mixcloud.com/Twangtacular! You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular!

59:30 minutes (54.48 MB)
  1. Buckaroo
  2. Hello California - Don Rich & The Buckaroos
  3. Streets of Bakersfield - Buck Owens
  4. California Cottonfields - Merle Haggard
  5. Number One Heel - Bonnie Owens
  6. You Don’t Miss Your Water - The Byrds
  7. Gram Parsons radio spot
  8. We’ll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning - Gram Parsons
    Sin City - The Flying Burrito Brothers
  9. Here in California - Kate Wolf
  10. Crayon Angels - Judee Sill
  11. California Blues - Doc & Merle Watson
  12. KHJ Los Angeles Weather Report
  13. California Earthquake - Sam Bush
  14. Kern River - Merle Haggard
  15. San Francisco - Ted Hawkins
  16. King of California - Dave Alvin
  17. When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt
  18. Whiskey Trail - Los Lobos
  19. Way Out West - Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives
  20. Sunset - Speedy West

Twangtacular Ep. 13 - Contemporary Showcase 2

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. We play the old stuff so it’s not forgotten and the new stuff so it’s not overlooked. Today it’s ALL new (or recent) stuff, as we are showcasing almost TWENTY contemporary artists who are currently writing, recording, and touring around this country and around the world! Maybe you’re listening live to this episode on 92.7 FM or 98.3 FM in Columbus Ohio—you can do that every Saturday at 3pm. But if you’re not in Columbus or you want to listen to the show on demand, you can find this and every episode at mixcloud.com/twangtacular. If you don’t wanna remember all that, you can just follow the show on Instagram @TWANGTACULAR

1:00:26 minutes (55.33 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. Back on the Radio - Nick Nace
  3. Muchacha - Nick Garza’s Get Along, featuring Augie Meyers & Los Texmaniacs
  4. It Don’t Hardly Hurt - Anders Thomsen
  5. Holding On - Angela Perley
  6. Baptized by the Blaze - India Ramey
  7. Burns Out at Midnight - Waxahatchee
  8. Georgia Steel Guitar - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  9. Two Chords and a Lie - Elizabeth Cook
  10. Sowin’ Seeds - Angela Autumn
  11. City Girl Blues - Josie Toney
  12. A Thinkin’ Man’s Woman - Gus Clark & the Least of His Problems
  13. Always the Outsider - Stacy Antonel
  14. Warning - Lasers Lasers Birmingham
  15. The Neon Luv Waltz - Garrett T. Capps & Kathryn Legendre
  16. Big Hair Small City - Shaela Miller
  17. Bryant’s Bounce - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  18. Rosary Beads - The Often Herd, featuring Tabitha Benedict & Noel Dashwood
  19. I Hope You’re Unhappy - Ags Connolly
  20. Panther in the Night - Delta 88

Twangtacular Ep 14

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. Hear the old stuff so it’s not forgotten, hear the new stuff so it’s not overlooked! Today we have a good mix of both, starting with some acts that you can actually see LIVE in the Columbus area coming this week: Theo Lawrence, Grace Pettis, and Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, and local favorite Moe Reen, who you might have heard about on Episode 11 of this show. You can listen to that episode, this episode, and ALL past episodes of Twangtacular on Mixcloud and on WCRSFM.org. You can also follow me on Instagram @Twangtacular, and if you like to listen to radio the old fashioned way, you can do so Saturdays at 3pm on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

1:00:00 minutes (54.93 MB)
  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. Come Home To Your Man - Theo Lawrence
  3. Don’t Cry Over No One (More Than 24 Hours) - Theo Lawrence
  4. Grow Again - Moe Reen
  5. Horses - Grace Pettis
  6. Let Time Ride - Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers
  7. Meanwhile Back at the Rance - Don Rich
  8. True Lovers Go Places - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
  9. I’m Gonna Have a Cowboy Weddin’ - Patsy Montana & Her Pardners
  10. Don’t Stop the Music - George Jones
  11. In the Blue Canadian Rockies - Hank Snow
  12. Show Up - Nicolette & the Nobodies
  13. Ensenada - Don Rich
  14. I Remember Carolina - Margo Cilker
  15. She Took A Lot of Pills (And Died) - Robbie Fulks
  16. I’m Not Crying, I’ve Just Rubbed Jalapeno in My Eyes - The Carolyn Sills Combo
  17. Yes Ma’am (He Found Me in a Honky Tonk) Leona Williams
  18. Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
  19. A Six Pack to Go - Hank Thomspon & The Brazos
  20. Seven Lonely Days - Bonnie Lou
  21. Aw Heck - Don Rich
  22. Fire on the Mountain/Sugar in the Gourd - The Red Clay Ramblers

Twangtacular Ep 15

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. Host Boy Howdy has unearthed lots of oldies-but-goodies for you today on Episode number 15. You’ll hear big names like Ernest Tubb, Porter Wagoner, Hank Williams, and Bob Wills…but also lesser-known acts like Texas Ruby, Janis Martin, Alvis Wayne, Los Teen Tops, and Sol K Bright’s Hollywaiians! We’ve got 24 songs coming up in the next hour so keep listening and enjoy yourself! If you miss any of it, though, you can listen to ALL past episodes of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way, you can always do so within Columbus Ohio city limits on Saturdays at 3pm on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

59:29 minutes (54.46 MB)
  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. Merle’s Boogie Woogie - Merle Travis
  3. Ain’t You Sorry That You Lied - Texas Ruby
  4. Salty Boogie - Little Jimmy Dickens
  5. Texas Twist - Roy Clark
  6. Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb
  7. Failsafe - The Original Surfaris
  8. Confidente de Secundaria (School Confidential) - Los Teen Tops
  9. Tennessee - Carl Perkins
  10. I’ll Go Down Swinging - Porter Wagoner
  11. Hawaiian Cowboy - Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians
  12. Bustin’ Surfboards - The Tornadoes
  13. The Water’s So Cold - Stonewall Jackson
  14. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
  15. Let’s Elope Baby - Janis Martin
  16. Right or Wrong - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
  17. Hooray for the Difference - Alvis Wayne
  18. 100,000 Women Can’t Be Wrong - Lattie Moore
  19. Honky Tonk Angels - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons
  20. Blues in the Blue of the Night - Billy Barton
  21. Brother, Drop Dead - Tex Williams
  22. Untied - Tommy Collins
  23. Cannonball Rag - Chet Atkins & Merle Travis
  24. Aloha - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons

Twangtacular Ep 16 - Gillian & Judee's Birthday Party

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. Today we are celebrating the birthdays of Gillian Welch and Judee Sill. The former is a heralded queen of the new Americana, while the latter is a little known casualty of the Laurel Canyon generation. We kick off this episode, though, with a live version of the late Kris Kristofferson’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” recorded at RCA Studios in 1972. You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way, you can always do so within Columbus Ohio city limits on Saturdays at 3pm on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM.

1:00:06 minutes (55.03 MB)
  1. Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down - Kris Kristofferon
  2. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  3. Orphan Girl - Gillian Welch
  4. Crayon Angels - Judee Sill
  5. Caleb Meyer - Gillian Welch
  6. There’s a Rugged Road - Judee Sill
  7. Nothing Was Delivered - Buddy Emmons
  8. Jesus Was a Cross Maker - Judee Sill
  9. The Way It Goes - Gillian Welch
  10. Ridge Rider - Judee Sill
  11. Revelator - Gillian Welch
  12. The Vigilante - Judee Sill
  13. Wild Mountain Thyme - Buddy Emmons
  14. Empty Trainload of Sky - Gillian Welch
  15. Down Where The Valleys Are Low - Judee Sill
  16. I’m Not Afraid To Die - Gillian Welch
  17. Lopin’ Along Thru the Cosmos - Judee Sill
  18. Aloha - Buddy Emmons

Twangtacular - Twangtacular Ep 17 - Ohio

On the seventeenth episode of Twangtacular, host Boy Howdy pays tribute to the seventeenth state in the union, the very state we’re broadcasting from: OHIO! Featuring artists with Ohio connections and a lot of songs that are about this state, including FIVE DIFFERENT VERSIONS of "The Banks of the Ohio!" Throughout the episode, you’ll hear background AND foreground music from Warren, Ohio’s own Jerry Douglas, king of the dobro! And we’ll kick things off in a minute by the silver screen cowboy legend himself, Roy Rogers, born and raised in Cincinnati! You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular, and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

1:00:09 minutes (55.07 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Cincinnati Rag - Jerry Douglas
  2. Don’t Fence Me In - Roy Rogers
  3. Cincinnati Fireball - Johnny Burnette
  4. South of Cincinnati - Dwight Yoakam
  5. Look at Miss Ohio - Gillian Welch
  6. Down by the O-H-I-O - Milton Brown & His Brownies
  7. C-Biscuit - Jerry Douglas
  8. Cincinnati Lou - Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys
  9. The Moon Hangs Low (On the Ohio) - Patsy Montana
  10. Cincinnati Blues - Ray Pennington & Buddy Emmons
  11. California to Ohio - The Shootouts
  12. All the Lilacs in Ohio - John Hiatt
  13. Bill Cheatham - Jerry Douglas
  14. The Banks of the Ohio - The Blue Sky Boys
  15. The Banks of the Ohio - The New Lost City Ramblers
  16. The Banks of the Ohio - The Kossoy Sisters
  17. The Banks of the Ohio - Clarence White
  18. The Banks of the Ohio - Johnny Cash
  19. Dixie Hoedown - Jerry Douglas

Twangtacular Ep. 18 - Japan, Ireland, & Australia

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. I’m your host Boy Howdy and I’ve got something special for you today. For the first time ever, Twangtacular is going exclusively international! Today I’ll exclusively be playing Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana artists from the beautiful countries of Japan, Ireland, and Australia! Hopefully, by showcasing these great artists from the past and present, it’ll serve as a nice reminder that twang knows no borders, and that good music might just be the first step towards world peace! If you’re a fan of good music, I think you’ll dig it. Hopefully, I will pronounce everybody’s names correctly. The first set of tracks will be all from Japan, starting off with Saito Johnny and the Unfamous Stringbusters, which is an authorized cover band of the Infamous Stringdusters. They’ll be playing Angeline the Baker to start of the program. Then we’ll move to the finest Japanese yodeller you’ve ever heard, Willy Okiyama with “She Taught Me How to Yodel!” You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular, and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

1:02:30 minutes (57.22 MB)
  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. Angeline the Baker - Saito Johnny & The Unfamous Stringbusters
  3. Kiraku na Monasa - Kazuya Kosaka & the Wagon Masters
  4. Home on the Range - Tomi Fujiyama
    Tennessee Waltz - Chiemi [CH-EE-MI] Eri
  5. Hillbilly Fever - The Ozaki Brothers
  6. Singing Strings of Steel - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons
  7. Four Country Roads - Big Tom
  8. I Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry - Cliona Hagan
  9. The Same Eyes That Always Drove Me Crazy - Declan Nerney
  10. The Girl for You - Olivia Douglas
  11. Pretty Little Girl from Omagh - Daniel O’Donnell
  12. Stepping Stone - Niamh McGlinchey
  13. Hound Dog Blues - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons
  14. Australia Downunder - Jimmy Little
  15. I Wonder If the Creeks are Flowing Still - Anne Kirkpatrick
  16. My Yodelling Song to You - Jacqueline Hall
  17. Blue Bonnet Blues - Shirley Thoms
  18. All You Need to Do - William Alexander
  19. Going Back to My Little Western Home - Dusty Rankin

Twangtacular Ep. 19 - Halloween Twang

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. Host Boy Howdy is playing all kinds of twang in celebration of Halloween: traditional country acts like Buck Owens and Marty Robbins getting their spook on, zombie-themed surf rock to get your costume party jumping, tales of death and ghosts, and all the low budget horror film trailers you can shake a skeleton at! You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular, and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

59:38 minutes (54.6 MB)
  1. Peter Lorre - Satan’s Pilgrims
  2. Night of the Blood Beast trailer
  3. (It’s A) Monster’s Holiday - Buck Owens
  4. Howlin’ At the Moon - Hank Williams
  5. Heebie Jeebie Blues - Webb Pierce
  6. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Marty Robbins
  7. The House on Haunted Kill - Kenny & the Fiends
  8. Don’t - Vincent Price
  9. Frankenstein and Dracula trailer
  10. Frakenstein Rock - Eddie Thomas
  11. Werewolf - Southern Culture on the Skids
  12. Magneto - Messer Chups
  13. Monster Surfing Time - The Deadly Ones
  14. Ghoul for You - Angela Perley
  15. Dead of Night - Orville Peck
  16. Gravedigger - Willie Nelson
  17. Long Black Veil - Johnny Cash
  18. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  19. Graveyard - The Phantom Five
  20. Black Magic - Jericho Jones
  21. Plan 9 From Outer Space trailer
  22. Skeleton Fight - Mack Allen Smith
  23. Country Witch - Jack Scott
  24. Ghost Memories - Gene McKown
  25. Strolling After Dark - The Shades

Twantacular Ep. 20 - Contemporary Showcase 3!

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. In episode 20, host Boy Howdy is showcasing fabulous, current acts that you should know about, all of whom are currently alive, recording, and gigging all across this great world of ours! You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

59:22 minutes (54.35 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Put All Your Troubles Away - The Foreign Landers
  2. I Don’t Want to Get Married - Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
  3. West Virginia - Stillhouse Junkies feat. Tim O’Brien
  4. My Girls Heavy - Cahalen Morrison
  5. Boot Heel Drag - Buddy Emmons
  6. Honky Tonkin’ Beauty Supreme - Cory Grinder and the Playboy Scouts
  7. Good as Gold - Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
  8. Old Fox - JP Harris
  9. One Night Stand - Adeem the Artist
  10. Red River Valley - Lloyd Green
  11. Little Birds - Leah Blevins
  12. Other Girls (Ain’t Havin’ Any Fun) - Kaitlin Butts
  13. The Devil is a Hard Man - Big Fancy
  14. How It Ends - Mama’s Broke
  15. Goodbye, Honey, You Call That Gone - Jake Blount
  16. Put No Walls Around Your Garden - New Dangerfield
  17. Jukebox Charlie - Lloyd Green
  18. All You Need to Do - William Alexander
  19. Outrider’s Bride - West Taylor

Twangtacular Ep. 21 - Contemporary Showcase 4!

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. Host Boy Howdy has had so much fun lately discovering so many great current acts from around the world that he just HAS to share them with you! The first song you’ll hear is a never-before-heard track from Columbus husband and wife duo The Hen and the Crow, a song called “Old Suburban Blues.” Listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org! Follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular And listen live on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

1:00:00 minutes (54.93 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. Old Suburban Blues - The Hen and The Crow
  3. Propaganda - Twang
  4. This Town Sucks - The Doohickeys
  5. New Love - Charlie Thompson
  6. Old School - Kimmi Bitter
  7. Today I Started Loving You Again - The Buckaroos
  8. Saw A Little Boat - Tray Wellington
  9. Endless Highway - The Kody Norris Show
  10. Lucky Ones - Riley Catherall
  11. Going Back - Zara Alexandra
  12. Hop, Skip, and Jump! - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  13. Threadbare - Honey Don’t
  14. Small Towns (Are Smaller for Girls) - Leyla McCalla
  15. Boston Mountains - Tori Miller
  16. Adios Cowboy - Alyssia Dominguez
  17. Radio Promo for Grateful Dead
  18. Black Muddy River - Sierra Hull
  19. Aw Heck - Don Rich & the Buckaroos
  20. June Apple (Bluegrass version) - Michael Daves

Twangtacular Ep. 22 - Contemporary Showcase 5!

From studios in Columbus Ohio U-S-A, it’s TWANGTACULAR, a production of WCRS Community Radio featuring authentic Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music of the past and present. Host Boy Howdy is playing acts from Columbus, overseas, and everywhere in between! We’ll kick things off with Anders Thomsen's single “Internet” which perfectly captures the frustrations of being a modern day artist and realizing that you kinda have be a social media content creator just to get your stuff heard! That’s why this show exists, to showcase twang-er-ific musicians you should know about! You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, you can listen live on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

1:00:57 minutes (55.8 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. Internet - Anders Thomsen
  3. I’d Rather Be Alone - Steady Habits
  4. Can’t Change the Colour of Your Eyes - Skinny Dyck
  5. Hard Work - The Fargo Railroad Co.
  6. Saturday Night Rag - Leon McAuliffe
  7. Throw Me in the Thicket (When I Die) - The Local Honeys
  8. Music Man - Jesse Blankenship
  9. Dancing with Sue - Wyatt C. Louis
  10. South County Movie Star - Samantha Rise
  11. Ida Red - Leon McAuliffe
  12. Where I Wanna Be - Ian James Bain
  13. Santa Rosa - Margo Cilker
  14. Fool’s Gold - Rambler Kane
  15. 10 Days of Isolation - Brittany Haas & Lena Jonsson
  16. Gimble’s Crossing - Leon McAuliffe
  17. Wrong Again (You Lose a Life) - Ags Connolly
  18. House and Pool - Jake Vaadeland
  19. Mosquito - Presley Haile
  20. Road to Burn - Henry Flwr
  21. How Long Has It Been - Leon McAuliffe

Twangtacular Ep. 23 - Surfin' in December!

Hold off the winter a little bit longer with the sounds of surf, a truly Americana spin on twang technology! You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, you can listen live on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

59:56 minutes (54.87 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Let It Snow - Los Straitjackets
  2. Easy as Pie - The Surfrajettes

    Toasted Western - The Surfrajettes

    Clam Chowder - The Surfrajettes

    Big Noise from Waimea - The Ebb Tides

    Hava Nagila - Dick Dale

    Secret Surfin’ Spot - Dick Dale

    Surfs You Right! - Laika & the Cosmonauts

    Pink Pantheratu - Messer Chups

    Ian Fleming Theme - The Menn

    Supertubos - Los Coronas

    Come On - The Stangs

    Giant Dipper - The Tourmaliners

    Meat Swamp - The Greasy Gills

    The Electrons’ Theme - The Electrons

    Swingin’ and Surfin’ - Annette Funicello

    Loophole - The Royal Coachman

    The Jester - The Jesters

    I Wish I Could Swim - The Mermen

    Your Summer Dream - The Beach Boys

    Theme from “The Endless Summer” - The Sandals

    Frosty the Snowman - Los Straitjackets

Twangtacular Ep. 24 - Christmas! pt. 1

You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, you can listen live on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

59:44 minutes (54.69 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Sleigh Ride - Buddy Emmons
  2. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  3. To Heck with Ole Santa Claus - Loretta Lynn
  4. A New Baby for Christmas - George Jones
  5. Christmas Time’s a-Comin’ - Dolly Parton
  6. We Three Kings - The Country Gentlemen
  7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Chet Atkins
  8. Green Sleeves - Doc Watson
  9. One Cold Winter’s Eve - The Blue Sky Boys
  10. Santa Miss Those Missiles - Reece Shipley
  11. The Christmas Song - Buddy Emmons
  12. Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
  13. Call Collect On Christmas - Del McCoury
  14. Christmas Can’t Be Far Away - Eddy Arnold
  15. The Bells of St. Mary’s - Chet Atkins
  16. If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard
  17. Christmas in Prison - John Prine
  18. Truckin’ Trees for Christmas - Red Simpson
  19. The Seven Joys of Mary (Part 1) - Burl Ives
  20. Christmas Time Is Here - Jerry Douglas
  21. Children Go - Ricky Skaggs
  22. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy - Buck Owens
  23. Feliz Navidad - Los Straitjackets

Twantacular Ep. 25 - Christmas pt. 2

In Episode 25, host Boy Howdy continues his celebration of Xmas-themed twang! You can listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand and for free on Mixcloud and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram @Twangtacular and if you still like to listen to radio the old fashioned way and you’re in Ohio and passing through Columbus on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am, you can listen live on 92.7 FM and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus.

59:19 minutes (54.3 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Winter Wonderland - Buddy Emmons
  2. Ghost Reindeer in the Sky - The Carolyn Sills Combo
  3. All Alone for Christmas - Danny Barnes
  4. Bah Humbug - Tim O’Brien
  5. That’s a Mitzvah - Handsome and the Humbles
  6. Jingle Bells - Roger Sprung
  7. All I Want for Christmas is Your Kiss - Angela Perley
  8. Christmas in the Mountains - Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers
  9. Christmas Is - Tom T. Hall
  10. On Christmas Eve - John Hartford
  11. Silent Night - Kitty Wells
  12. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Punch Brothers
  13. In the Bleak Midwinter - Jerry Douglas
  14. Christmas Time On Rocky Top - The Osborne Brothers
  15. Dancing in the Snow - Tammy Rogers Thomm Jutz
  16. Old Toy Trains - Glen Campbell
  17. Beautiful Star of Bethlehem - Emmylou Harris
  18. One Bright Star - Sarah Jarosz
  19. Here Comes Santa Claus - Los Straitjackets
  20. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Buddy Emmons