Audio by genre country_western_bluegrass_americana

Episode 1

Submitted by twangtacular on Thu, 07/04/2024 - 9:54am
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

Submitted by twangtacular on Thu, 07/04/2024 - 10:11am
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!

Submitted by twangtacular on Thu, 07/04/2024 - 10:33am
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

Submitted by twangtacular on Thu, 07/04/2024 - 10:39am
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

Submitted by twangtacular on Sat, 07/06/2024 - 10:28am
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

Submitted by twangtacular on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 10:55pm
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. 7 - Drinkin'

Submitted by twangtacular on Sat, 07/20/2024 - 10:26am
If you've ever listened to a song in the Country, Western, Bluegrass, or Americana genres, you've probably heard a song about drinkin'. It's a longstanding staple of the canon, and it's what today's episode of TWANGTACULAR is devoted to! Follow this show on Instagram @Twangtacular and listen every Saturday on WCRS: Community Radio Columbus!

59:57 minutes (54.89 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
  2. There Stands the Glass - Webb Pierce
  3. Whiskey Bottle - Uncle Tupelo
  4. The Bottle Let Me Down - Merle Haggard & The Strangers
  5. I Let A Stranger (Buy the Wine) - Kay Adams
  6. Beer Bottle Mama - Andy Reynolds & His 101 Ranch Boys
  7. Barroom Girls - Gillian Welch
  8. I Drink - Mary Gauthier
  9. Bottle of Wine - Doc & Merle Watson
  10. Don’t Drink & Drive PSA
  11. The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’ - Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt
  12. Don’t Come Home A- Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn
  13. A Drink After Midnight - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
  14. Two More Bottles of Wine - Emmylou Harris
  15. Hurtin’ (On the Bottle) - Margo Price
  16. Many Happy Hangovers to You - Jean Shepard
  17. A Girl Don’t Have to Drink (To Have Fun) - Wanda Jackson
  18. Bury The Bottle With Me - Dick Curless
  19. This Is Southland - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  20. If You Drink, Don’t Drive - Johnny Rector

Twangtacular Ep. 8

Submitted by twangtacular on Fri, 07/26/2024 - 7:13pm

59:09 minutes (54.16 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
  2. Big Iron - Marty Robbins
  3. I'll Trade You Money for Wine - Robbie Fulks
  4. South Gotta Change - Adia Victoria
  5. Cumberland Gap - David Rawlings
  6. Hey Joe - Jerry Douglas
  7. Ballad of Forty Dollars - Tom T. Hall
  8. Thanks A Lot - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
  9. How Many Women - Lydia Loveless
  10. High Voltage - Johnny Jano
  11. Whoa Boy - Lynette Morgan & the Backwater Valley Boys
  12. I Like Austin, But I Love San Antone - Garret T. Capps
  13. Rattlin' Bones - Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
  14. Benton's Dream - Benton Flippen
  15. Lookout Heart - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
  16. After Party - The Lostines
  17. Poison Love - Buddy Miller
  18. Valley Road - James McMurtry

Twangtacular Ep. 9

Submitted by twangtacular on Fri, 08/02/2024 - 2:48pm

59:17 minutes (54.27 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Cherokee Shuffle - Josh Williams
  2. Chew Tobacco Rag - Woody Pines
  3. Matterhorn - The Country Gentlemen
  4. Shady Grove - Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, & Tony Rice
  5. Julius Finkbine’s Rag - Clarence White
  6. Wild Hog in the Wood - Robin & Linda Williams
  7. Big Eyed Rabbit - April Verch
  8. Forked Deer - David Grier
  9. Run Lilttle Rabbit Run - Stringbean
  10. Fuji Mountain Breakdown - Bluegrass 45
  11. Monday Morning Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
  12. My Rough and Rowdy Ways - Doc Watson
  13. D-18 Song (Thank You, Mr. Martin) - Norman Blake & Tony Rice
  14. Before the Streets Were Paved - Peter Rowan
  15. Going to the West - Laurie Lewis
  16. No Glory in the West - Orville Peck
  17. I Knew I Could Fly - Our Native Daughters
  18. Colleen Malone - Hot Rize
  19. Wish I Had My Time Again - Uncle Earl

Twangtacular Ep. 10 - Movies and TV

Submitted by twangtacular on Sat, 08/24/2024 - 10:05am
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)

Submitted by twangtacular on Fri, 08/30/2024 - 10:30pm
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

Submitted by twangtacular on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 1:42pm
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