Audio by genre country_western_bluegrass_americana
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. 7 - Drinkin'
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
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
- There Stands the Glass - Webb Pierce
- Whiskey Bottle - Uncle Tupelo
- The Bottle Let Me Down - Merle Haggard & The Strangers
- I Let A Stranger (Buy the Wine) - Kay Adams
- Beer Bottle Mama - Andy Reynolds & His 101 Ranch Boys
- Barroom Girls - Gillian Welch
- I Drink - Mary Gauthier
- Bottle of Wine - Doc & Merle Watson
- Don’t Drink & Drive PSA
- The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’ - Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt
- Don’t Come Home A- Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn
- A Drink After Midnight - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
- Two More Bottles of Wine - Emmylou Harris
- Hurtin’ (On the Bottle) - Margo Price
- Many Happy Hangovers to You - Jean Shepard
- A Girl Don’t Have to Drink (To Have Fun) - Wanda Jackson
- Bury The Bottle With Me - Dick Curless
- This Is Southland - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
- If You Drink, Don’t Drive - Johnny Rector
Twangtacular Ep. 8
59:09 minutes (54.16 MB)
PLAYLIST
- Buckaroo - Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
- Big Iron - Marty Robbins
- I'll Trade You Money for Wine - Robbie Fulks
- South Gotta Change - Adia Victoria
- Cumberland Gap - David Rawlings
- Hey Joe - Jerry Douglas
- Ballad of Forty Dollars - Tom T. Hall
- Thanks A Lot - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
- How Many Women - Lydia Loveless
- High Voltage - Johnny Jano
- Whoa Boy - Lynette Morgan & the Backwater Valley Boys
- I Like Austin, But I Love San Antone - Garret T. Capps
- Rattlin' Bones - Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
- Benton's Dream - Benton Flippen
- Lookout Heart - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
- After Party - The Lostines
- Poison Love - Buddy Miller
- Valley Road - James McMurtry
Twangtacular Ep. 9
59:17 minutes (54.27 MB)
PLAYLIST
- Cherokee Shuffle - Josh Williams
- Chew Tobacco Rag - Woody Pines
- Matterhorn - The Country Gentlemen
- Shady Grove - Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, & Tony Rice
- Julius Finkbine’s Rag - Clarence White
- Wild Hog in the Wood - Robin & Linda Williams
- Big Eyed Rabbit - April Verch
- Forked Deer - David Grier
- Run Lilttle Rabbit Run - Stringbean
- Fuji Mountain Breakdown - Bluegrass 45
- Monday Morning Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- My Rough and Rowdy Ways - Doc Watson
- D-18 Song (Thank You, Mr. Martin) - Norman Blake & Tony Rice
- Before the Streets Were Paved - Peter Rowan
- Going to the West - Laurie Lewis
- No Glory in the West - Orville Peck
- I Knew I Could Fly - Our Native Daughters
- Colleen Malone - Hot Rize
- Wish I Had My Time Again - Uncle Earl
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
-
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