Audio by artist twangtacular
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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
- Christine’s Tune - The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Metal Firecracker - Lucinda Williams
- She Left Me Standing On The Mountain - Jim & Jesse
- Every Kind Of Music But Country - Robbie Fulks
- Lights of Cheyenne - James McMurtry
- Nine Pound Hammer - Merle Travis
- Church Street Blues - Norman Blake
- I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory - Kathleen Edwards
- Jackson - Trixie Mattel & Orville Peck
- Midnight Moonlight - Tish Hinojosa
- Fist City - Loretta Lynn
- I’ll Make Sweet Love To You - The Maddox Brothers & Rose
- Country Boy Rock & Roll - Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
- Broke Down South Of Dallas - Junior Brown
- Mercy Now - Mary Gauthier
- Nashville Blues - Doc Watson
- Love’s Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- 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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
- Milwaukee, Here I Come - Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton
- Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out - John Prine, Iris DeMent
- For the Right Price I’m Free - The Talking Hearts
- You’re What I Need - Jenny Don’t & the Spurs
- Sidewalks of Chicago - The Sundowners
- Indiana Line - Chicago Farmer
- Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Linda Martell
- Rippling Waters - Speedy West
- Ring of Fire (Spanish version) - Stephanie Urbina Jones
- Hit ‘Em Up Style - Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Chicken Pickin’ - Don Rich & the Buckaroos
- Beyond the Last Mile - Ernest Tubb
- Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold
- The Drifter - Emily Rose and the Rounders
- I Got A Hole In My Pirogue - Johnny Horton
- Waxachachie Boogie Woogie Dishwasher Boy - Jim Boyd
- My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin
- Baby Loves Him - Wanda Jackson
- Marry Me - Dolly Parton
- 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
- Ida Red - Hot Club of Cowtown
- Six Days on the Road - Gram Parsons & the Fallen Angels
- Black Mountain Rag - Doc Watson & David Grisman
- Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
- Dark as a Dungeon - Johnny Cash
- San Quentin - Johnny Cash
- Streets of Baltimore - Charlie Pride
- Stand By Your Man - Patsy Cline
- Let Me Touch You For Awhile - Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Last of My Kind - Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
- Gentle on My Mind - John Hartford
- Kentucky Borderline - Rhonda Vincent
- A Happening in London Town - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- 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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- Walk Through Fire - Yola
- Just to Satisfy You - Waylon Jennings
- Good Time Saturday Night - The Delmore Brothers
- It May Be Silly - The Ozaki Brothers
- Loser - The Cleverlys
- Rabbits Don’t Ever Get Married - Hank Penny
- I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded - Patsy Montana
- Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray - Patsy Cline
- What I’m Cut Out to Be - Dottie West
- 1995 - Judy Blank
- Son Drop In - Hunter Berry & Josh Williams
- You Are What You Love - Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins
- Goodbye Liza Jane - Elana James
- Music and Joy - Our Native Daughters
- My Little Girl in Tennessee - Chris Thile & Michael Daves
- This is My Prairie - Corb Lund, Terri Clark, & Brett Kissel
- Wildflowers - The Wailin’ Jennys
- 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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis - Hank Snow & His Rainbow Ranch Boys
- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
- I Wouldn't Change You If I Could - Reno & Smiley
- I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes - Gene Autry
- Go Cat Go - Norma Jean
- Your Cheatin’ Heart - Ray Charles
- (Music behind DJ) Serenade to a Frog - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
- The Death of Rock and Roll - The Maddox Brothers & Rose
- Hi Lili Hilo - Slim Whitman
- Sierra Nevada - Sons of the Pioneers
- There’s A New Moon Over My Shoulder - Jimmie Davis
- I’m Not Broke But I’m Badly Bent - Lattie Moore
- (Music behind DJ) Georgia Steel Guitar - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
- Little Pink Mack - Kay Adams
- Rated “X” - Loretta Lynn
- Ribbon of Darkness - Connie Smith
- I Almost Called Your Name - Linda Martell
- (Music behind DJ) Georgia Steel Guitar - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
- One By One - Kitty Wells & Red Foley
- We’re Gonna Try to Get Along - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
- Slowly But Surely - Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard
- I Reached For The Wine - Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn
- (Music behind DJ) Space Man In Orbit - Speedy West
- Take Your Guitar and Git - Bonita Stevens
- The Banjo Am the Instrument - Grandpa Jones
- 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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- I Call Her Sunshine - The Kody Norris Show
- Cherie - Theo Lawrence
- I’d Jump the Mississippi - Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms
- Don’t Fall In Love with a Tumbleweed - The Farmer & Adele
- Running Out of Hope, Arkansas - Brennen Leigh
- Days Can Turn Around - Sarah Jarosz
- Mesi Bondye - Leyla McCalla
- Wolf Moon - Alison Brown
- Better Days - Nicolette & the Nobodies
- Money to Burn - Jasmine Jethwa
- Mountain Road - Boy Golden
- Reclaim My Name - Adeem the Artist
- Eveline - Gabe Lee
- Long Journey Home - Miko Marks & the Resurrectors
- The Way I Oughta Go - Bella White
- Born Strangers - The Montvales
- Cigarette Trees - The Local Honeys
- Even Out - Jake Wasson M.D.
- 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
- Theme from Gunsmoke
- East Bound and Down - Jerry Reed
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Theme from Rawhide - The Blues Brothers
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney - El Dorado (Vocal) - Nelson Riddle
- Bonanza - Lorne Greene
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Theme from The Rifleman
The Searchers Suite - Max Steiner -
Hell on Wheels Main Title - Kevin Kiner, Gustavo Santaolalla
Gunfight At the OK Corral (Version 2) - Frankie Laine - Blazing Saddles - Frankie Laine
- Tapedeck In His Tractor - Ronee Blakely
- Dues - Ronee Blakely
- Theme from Shane - Victor Young
- High Noon - Tex Ritter
- True Grit - Glen Campbell
- My Rifle, My Pony, and Me - Ricky Nelson & Dean Martin
- Oo-De-Lally - Roger Miller
- The Ballad of Davy Crockett - Fess Parker
- 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
- No Exes - West Taylor
- Good & Gone - Gilded Sun
- Hard Luck - Sean Marshall
- Next Time - Lindsay Jordan
- When Spring Comes Again - Moe Reen
- New Normal - Gilded Sun
- When I Die - Roberto Escamilla
- Where Did You Go - The Hen and the Crow
- It’s Been a Lifetime - Daniel Myers
- 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)
- Buckaroo
- Hello California - Don Rich & The Buckaroos
- Streets of Bakersfield - Buck Owens
- California Cottonfields - Merle Haggard
- Number One Heel - Bonnie Owens
- You Don’t Miss Your Water - The Byrds
- Gram Parsons radio spot
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We’ll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning - Gram Parsons
Sin City - The Flying Burrito Brothers - Here in California - Kate Wolf
- Crayon Angels - Judee Sill
- California Blues - Doc & Merle Watson
- KHJ Los Angeles Weather Report
- California Earthquake - Sam Bush
- Kern River - Merle Haggard
- San Francisco - Ted Hawkins
- King of California - Dave Alvin
- When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt
- Whiskey Trail - Los Lobos
- Way Out West - Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives
- 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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens
- Back on the Radio - Nick Nace
- Muchacha - Nick Garza’s Get Along, featuring Augie Meyers & Los Texmaniacs
- It Don’t Hardly Hurt - Anders Thomsen
- Holding On - Angela Perley
- Baptized by the Blaze - India Ramey
- Burns Out at Midnight - Waxahatchee
- Georgia Steel Guitar - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
- Two Chords and a Lie - Elizabeth Cook
- Sowin’ Seeds - Angela Autumn
- City Girl Blues - Josie Toney
- A Thinkin’ Man’s Woman - Gus Clark & the Least of His Problems
- Always the Outsider - Stacy Antonel
- Warning - Lasers Lasers Birmingham
- The Neon Luv Waltz - Garrett T. Capps & Kathryn Legendre
- Big Hair Small City - Shaela Miller
- Bryant’s Bounce - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
- Rosary Beads - The Often Herd, featuring Tabitha Benedict & Noel Dashwood
- I Hope You’re Unhappy - Ags Connolly
- 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)
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens
- Come Home To Your Man - Theo Lawrence
- Don’t Cry Over No One (More Than 24 Hours) - Theo Lawrence
- Grow Again - Moe Reen
- Horses - Grace Pettis
- Let Time Ride - Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers
- Meanwhile Back at the Rance - Don Rich
- True Lovers Go Places - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
- I’m Gonna Have a Cowboy Weddin’ - Patsy Montana & Her Pardners
- Don’t Stop the Music - George Jones
- In the Blue Canadian Rockies - Hank Snow
- Show Up - Nicolette & the Nobodies
- Ensenada - Don Rich
- I Remember Carolina - Margo Cilker
- She Took A Lot of Pills (And Died) - Robbie Fulks
- I’m Not Crying, I’ve Just Rubbed Jalapeno in My Eyes - The Carolyn Sills Combo
- Yes Ma’am (He Found Me in a Honky Tonk) Leona Williams
- Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
- A Six Pack to Go - Hank Thomspon & The Brazos
- Seven Lonely Days - Bonnie Lou
- Aw Heck - Don Rich
- 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)
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens
- Merle’s Boogie Woogie - Merle Travis
- Ain’t You Sorry That You Lied - Texas Ruby
- Salty Boogie - Little Jimmy Dickens
- Texas Twist - Roy Clark
- Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb
- Failsafe - The Original Surfaris
- Confidente de Secundaria (School Confidential) - Los Teen Tops
- Tennessee - Carl Perkins
- I’ll Go Down Swinging - Porter Wagoner
- Hawaiian Cowboy - Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians
- Bustin’ Surfboards - The Tornadoes
- The Water’s So Cold - Stonewall Jackson
- Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
- Let’s Elope Baby - Janis Martin
- Right or Wrong - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
- Hooray for the Difference - Alvis Wayne
- 100,000 Women Can’t Be Wrong - Lattie Moore
- Honky Tonk Angels - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons
- Blues in the Blue of the Night - Billy Barton
- Brother, Drop Dead - Tex Williams
- Untied - Tommy Collins
- Cannonball Rag - Chet Atkins & Merle Travis
- 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)
- Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down - Kris Kristofferon
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- Orphan Girl - Gillian Welch
- Crayon Angels - Judee Sill
- Caleb Meyer - Gillian Welch
- There’s a Rugged Road - Judee Sill
- Nothing Was Delivered - Buddy Emmons
- Jesus Was a Cross Maker - Judee Sill
- The Way It Goes - Gillian Welch
- Ridge Rider - Judee Sill
- Revelator - Gillian Welch
- The Vigilante - Judee Sill
- Wild Mountain Thyme - Buddy Emmons
- Empty Trainload of Sky - Gillian Welch
- Down Where The Valleys Are Low - Judee Sill
- I’m Not Afraid To Die - Gillian Welch
- Lopin’ Along Thru the Cosmos - Judee Sill
- 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
- Cincinnati Rag - Jerry Douglas
- Don’t Fence Me In - Roy Rogers
- Cincinnati Fireball - Johnny Burnette
- South of Cincinnati - Dwight Yoakam
- Look at Miss Ohio - Gillian Welch
- Down by the O-H-I-O - Milton Brown & His Brownies
- C-Biscuit - Jerry Douglas
- Cincinnati Lou - Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys
- The Moon Hangs Low (On the Ohio) - Patsy Montana
- Cincinnati Blues - Ray Pennington & Buddy Emmons
- California to Ohio - The Shootouts
- All the Lilacs in Ohio - John Hiatt
- Bill Cheatham - Jerry Douglas
- The Banks of the Ohio - The Blue Sky Boys
- The Banks of the Ohio - The New Lost City Ramblers
- The Banks of the Ohio - The Kossoy Sisters
- The Banks of the Ohio - Clarence White
- The Banks of the Ohio - Johnny Cash
- 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)
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens
- Angeline the Baker - Saito Johnny & The Unfamous Stringbusters
- Kiraku na Monasa - Kazuya Kosaka & the Wagon Masters
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Home on the Range - Tomi Fujiyama
Tennessee Waltz - Chiemi [CH-EE-MI] Eri - Hillbilly Fever - The Ozaki Brothers
- Singing Strings of Steel - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons
- Four Country Roads - Big Tom
- I Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry - Cliona Hagan
- The Same Eyes That Always Drove Me Crazy - Declan Nerney
- The Girl for You - Olivia Douglas
- Pretty Little Girl from Omagh - Daniel O’Donnell
- Stepping Stone - Niamh McGlinchey
- Hound Dog Blues - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons
- Australia Downunder - Jimmy Little
- I Wonder If the Creeks are Flowing Still - Anne Kirkpatrick
- My Yodelling Song to You - Jacqueline Hall
- Blue Bonnet Blues - Shirley Thoms
- All You Need to Do - William Alexander
- 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)
- Peter Lorre - Satan’s Pilgrims
- Night of the Blood Beast trailer
- (It’s A) Monster’s Holiday - Buck Owens
- Howlin’ At the Moon - Hank Williams
- Heebie Jeebie Blues - Webb Pierce
- (Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Marty Robbins
- The House on Haunted Kill - Kenny & the Fiends
- Don’t - Vincent Price
- Frankenstein and Dracula trailer
- Frakenstein Rock - Eddie Thomas
- Werewolf - Southern Culture on the Skids
- Magneto - Messer Chups
- Monster Surfing Time - The Deadly Ones
- Ghoul for You - Angela Perley
- Dead of Night - Orville Peck
- Gravedigger - Willie Nelson
- Long Black Veil - Johnny Cash
- O Death - Ralph Stanley
- Graveyard - The Phantom Five
- Black Magic - Jericho Jones
- Plan 9 From Outer Space trailer
- Skeleton Fight - Mack Allen Smith
- Country Witch - Jack Scott
- Ghost Memories - Gene McKown
- 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
- Put All Your Troubles Away - The Foreign Landers
- I Don’t Want to Get Married - Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
- West Virginia - Stillhouse Junkies feat. Tim O’Brien
- My Girls Heavy - Cahalen Morrison
- Boot Heel Drag - Buddy Emmons
- Honky Tonkin’ Beauty Supreme - Cory Grinder and the Playboy Scouts
- Good as Gold - Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
- Old Fox - JP Harris
- One Night Stand - Adeem the Artist
- Red River Valley - Lloyd Green
- Little Birds - Leah Blevins
- Other Girls (Ain’t Havin’ Any Fun) - Kaitlin Butts
- The Devil is a Hard Man - Big Fancy
- How It Ends - Mama’s Broke
- Goodbye, Honey, You Call That Gone - Jake Blount
- Put No Walls Around Your Garden - New Dangerfield
- Jukebox Charlie - Lloyd Green
- All You Need to Do - William Alexander
- 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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens
- Old Suburban Blues - The Hen and The Crow
- Propaganda - Twang
- This Town Sucks - The Doohickeys
- New Love - Charlie Thompson
- Old School - Kimmi Bitter
- Today I Started Loving You Again - The Buckaroos
- Saw A Little Boat - Tray Wellington
- Endless Highway - The Kody Norris Show
- Lucky Ones - Riley Catherall
- Going Back - Zara Alexandra
- Hop, Skip, and Jump! - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
- Threadbare - Honey Don’t
- Small Towns (Are Smaller for Girls) - Leyla McCalla
- Boston Mountains - Tori Miller
- Adios Cowboy - Alyssia Dominguez
- Radio Promo for Grateful Dead
- Black Muddy River - Sierra Hull
- Aw Heck - Don Rich & the Buckaroos
- 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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens
- Internet - Anders Thomsen
- I’d Rather Be Alone - Steady Habits
- Can’t Change the Colour of Your Eyes - Skinny Dyck
- Hard Work - The Fargo Railroad Co.
- Saturday Night Rag - Leon McAuliffe
- Throw Me in the Thicket (When I Die) - The Local Honeys
- Music Man - Jesse Blankenship
- Dancing with Sue - Wyatt C. Louis
- South County Movie Star - Samantha Rise
- Ida Red - Leon McAuliffe
- Where I Wanna Be - Ian James Bain
- Santa Rosa - Margo Cilker
- Fool’s Gold - Rambler Kane
- 10 Days of Isolation - Brittany Haas & Lena Jonsson
- Gimble’s Crossing - Leon McAuliffe
- Wrong Again (You Lose a Life) - Ags Connolly
- House and Pool - Jake Vaadeland
- Mosquito - Presley Haile
- Road to Burn - Henry Flwr
- 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
- Let It Snow - Los Straitjackets
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
- Sleigh Ride - Buddy Emmons
- All I Want For Christmas Is You - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- To Heck with Ole Santa Claus - Loretta Lynn
- A New Baby for Christmas - George Jones
- Christmas Time’s a-Comin’ - Dolly Parton
- We Three Kings - The Country Gentlemen
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Chet Atkins
- Green Sleeves - Doc Watson
- One Cold Winter’s Eve - The Blue Sky Boys
- Santa Miss Those Missiles - Reece Shipley
- The Christmas Song - Buddy Emmons
- Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
- Call Collect On Christmas - Del McCoury
- Christmas Can’t Be Far Away - Eddy Arnold
- The Bells of St. Mary’s - Chet Atkins
- If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard
- Christmas in Prison - John Prine
- Truckin’ Trees for Christmas - Red Simpson
- The Seven Joys of Mary (Part 1) - Burl Ives
- Christmas Time Is Here - Jerry Douglas
- Children Go - Ricky Skaggs
- Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy - Buck Owens
- 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
- Winter Wonderland - Buddy Emmons
- Ghost Reindeer in the Sky - The Carolyn Sills Combo
- All Alone for Christmas - Danny Barnes
- Bah Humbug - Tim O’Brien
- That’s a Mitzvah - Handsome and the Humbles
- Jingle Bells - Roger Sprung
- All I Want for Christmas is Your Kiss - Angela Perley
- Christmas in the Mountains - Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers
- Christmas Is - Tom T. Hall
- On Christmas Eve - John Hartford
- Silent Night - Kitty Wells
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Punch Brothers
- In the Bleak Midwinter - Jerry Douglas
- Christmas Time On Rocky Top - The Osborne Brothers
- Dancing in the Snow - Tammy Rogers Thomm Jutz
- Old Toy Trains - Glen Campbell
- Beautiful Star of Bethlehem - Emmylou Harris
- One Bright Star - Sarah Jarosz
- Here Comes Santa Claus - Los Straitjackets
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Buddy Emmons