Hey everyone! We had a blast doing this week's show. Hope you all enjoyed the music. Please try to get out to the Chuck Prophet/Sarah Borges show this Thursday (3/4) at the Ironhorse in Northhampton. It should be a great show. Stop and say hi to the Captain and me. I'll be wearing a WHUS t-shirt.
Here's the playlist for this week's (2/27) show.

Opening Theme -- Skullbucket -- Southern Culture on the Skids
Stuck In The Middle -- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I Ain't Got You -- Rosie Flores and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
I Fought The Law -- The Waco Brothers
Elenore -- The Boxmasters
Like A Rolling Stone -- Drive By Truckers
The Ballad Of Elano De Leone -- Reckless Kelly -- CD of the Week -- Somewhere In Time
Cold Ground -- Rusty Truck
Jukebox Of Steel -- Son Volt
Full Light -- Suzi Ragsdale
Tennessee Jed -- Levon Helm
Little Blossom -- Reckless Kelly -- CD of the Week -- Somewhere In Time
Cajun Song -- Gin Blossoms
Summertime Thing -- Chuck Prophet
Let Freedom Ring -- Chuck Prophet
Come Back To Me -- Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
Me And Your Ghost -- Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
Pure Quill -- Reckless Kelly -- CD of the Week -- Somewhere In Time
Head On Straight -- Graham Parker
Copperhead Road -- Steve Earle
Sinkin Down -- Scott H. Biram
Sixes To Sevens -- Lucero
Some People's Kids -- Reckless Kelly -- CD of the Week -- Somewhere In Time
Guided By Wire -- Neko Case and Her Boyfriends
Hittin On Nothin -- Southern Culture on the Skids
Going Home -- The Roughnecks

Tangled Roots Play List 2/20

Hey Americana Army Soldiers

Its been awile since I have posted anything and I apologize. I am going to do my best to get back to putting up play lists. I am also going to try to keep eveyone updated on what's happening in the world of americana music , i.e. music news, new releases etc. Please note our new time on Saturday nights. We are now on from 8 to 10. The Captain and I hope you will continue to listen and enjoy Tangled Roots. Here is the play list from the Feb 20th show.

Opening Theme -- Skullbucket -- Southern Culture on the Skids
Perfectly Good Guitar -- John Hiatt
Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings -- Lucinda Williams
Guitar Town -- Steve Earle
Miss Williams Guitar -- The Jayhawks
Sau Paulo -- The Deadstring Brothers -- CD of the Week -- Sau Paulo
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah -- Buckwheat Zydeco
My Wife Thinks Your Dead -- Junior Brown
One More Night -- Blue Rodeo
Down Home Country Blues -- Ray Wilie Hubbard
Houston -- The Deadstring Brothers -- CD of the Week -- Sau Paulo
The Long Way -- The Bottle Rockets
Hotel Illness -- The Black Crowes
Hey Hey Hurray -- Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
Snake Charmer -- Doyle Bramhall
Blues for You -- Cross Canadian Ragweed
The River Song -- The Deadstring Brothers -- CD of the Week -- Sau Paulo
Loretta -- The Congress
The Way You Move -- The Derailers
LA County Blues -- Band of Heathans
Something Dangerous -- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Can't Make It Through The Night -- The Deadstring Brothers -- CD of thre Week -- Sau Paulo
Greenback Fly -- Southern Culture on the Skids
Closing Theme -- Going Home -- The Roughnecks

Hey everyone

A Tangled Roots first this week. We had our first live in studio performer. Local artist Jordan Schwabe of Manchester, CT came in and played a mix of original and cover tunes. We had a blast and hope to do more live stuff in future shows. Here is the playlist from the 12/12/09 show

Skullbucket--- Southern Culture on the Skids

Graveyard Shift--- Uncle Tupelo

Come & Get It--- Southern Culture on the Skids

Endless Ways--- Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses

Perfectly Good Guitar--- John Hiatt

It's Rock & Roll--- Lyle Lovett

Factories--- Horse Operas

Wagon Wheel--- Old Crow Medicine Show

And It Spread--- Avett Brothers

51 Pieces--- Cross Canadian Ragweed

Always A Friend--- Alejandro Escovedo

Look At Miss Ohio--- Band of Heathens

Ruby--- David Rawlings Machine

Rescue Blues--- Ryan Adams

Surprise, Surprise--- Chris Smither

Family Tree--- John Eddie

Yesterday's Love--- Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles

Don't Get Me Wrong--- The Cassavettes

Love Train--- The Yahoos

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--- The Band

Rock & Roll Doctor--- Little Feat

Midnight Rider--- Allman Brothers

Hillbilly Band--- The Marshall Tucker Band

Cinnamon Girl--- Neil Young

Roots Of The Industry--- Hoots & Hellmouth

East Of Woodstock, West Of Viet Nam--- Tom Russell

Good Time Crowd--- Chuck Prophet

Heart Attack City--- Horse Operas

Sixes & Sevens--- Lucero

Barrier Reef--- Old 97s

Going Home--- The Roughnecks

Hey Americana Army Members

2009 is coming to a close and here at Tangled Roots we would like to know what were your favorite Americana releases for the past 12 months. The captain and I would love your input as we will be putting together an end of the year show featuring all the top CDs of 2009. You can give as many titles as you like. Just go to the comment tab of this post and drop us a line. Don't forget to keep listening to Tangled Roots on WHUS 91.7 or on the web@ whus.org, Saturday nights from 9 to midnight.

Uncle Todd

Here is the Tangled Roots playlist for the 11/28/09 show.

Skullbucket--- Southern Culture on the Skids

Motherless Children--- Rosanne Cash

Love Never Came--- Claire Holley

Satisfied Man--- Steven Kellogg & The Sixers

American Man--- Chuck Prophet

Long Gone--- Will Hoge-- CD of the Week-- The Wreckage

Paper Thin--- John Hiatt

Thing Called Love--- John Hiatt

You Never Know--- Wilco

Something I Do--- Robert Earl Keen

Tattoo--- Wye Oak

Even If It Breaks Your Heart--- Will Hoge-- CD of the Week-- The Wreckage

Let Your Light Shine--- Keb Mo

Bluebird--- Red Rooster

Don't Call Me Stranger--- Chris Smither

Without A Word--- Giant Sand

Looking Forward To Seeing You--- Golden Smog

Hard To Love--- Will Hoge-- CD of the Week-- The Wreckage

Down Among The Wine & Spirits--- Elvis Costello

The Day We Met--- Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles

Tennessee Jed--- Levon Helm

Get Rhythm--- Rosie Flores & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts

Favorite Waste Of Time--- Will Hoge--- CD of the Week--- The Wreckage

Mr Wrong--- Cracker

A Little Revival--- Radney Foster

Ring Of Fire--- Social Distortion

Johnny Davis--- Lucero

Biff Bang Pow--- Southern Culture on the Skids

Nineteen--- Old 97s

The Wreckage--- Will Hoge--- CD of the Week--- The Wreckage

You're Gonna Miss Me--- Band of Heathens

Magick--- Ryan Adams

Freeway View--- James McMurtry

Good As Ever--- WPA

Whole Lotta Losing--- Monsters of Folk

Slight Figure Of Speech--- Avett Brothers

I Fought The Law--- Waco Brothers

Going Home--- The Roughnecks

We had fun this week doing a Jayhawks retrospective. Two lucky listeners came away with copies of the new Jayhawks Anthology CD/ Music from the North Country. 

Here is this week's Tangled Roots playlist.

Skullbucket--- Southern Culture on the Skids

Angelyne--- Jayhawks

Absolutely Sweet Marie--- Jason and the Scorchers

Throwing Rocks--- Robert Earl Keen

Kick in the Head--- Cross Canadian Ragweed

Falling Star--- Jayhawks

Niteclub--- Old 97s

The Devil & Maggie Chascarillo--- Lucero

Chauffer--- Rosie Flores & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts

Two Angels--- Jayhawks

California Zephyr--- Jay Farrar/Ben Gibbard

Magnificent Sanctuary Band--- Susan Tedeschi w/The Blind Boys of Alabama

Seven Nights to Rock--- BR549

Hurricane Party--- James McMurtry

Midnight Rider--- Allman Brothers

I'm Gonna Be Your Dog--- Uncle Tupelo

Done It All--- Bottle Rockets

Blue--- Jayhawks

Down to Memphis--- JJ Cale

Strange Days--- JJ Cale

Sonny Liston's Blues--- Chuck Prophet

Forevermore--- Gov't Mule

Clouds--- Jayhawks

Right Here with Me--- Band of Heathens

Back of the Moon--- Grace Basement

I Hung It Up--- Junior Brown

Just Like Strangers--- Donna Dufresne

A Little Bit of Mercy--- Caroline Herring

The Cheapest Key--- Kathleen Edwards

Me & Your Ghost--- Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles

Big Star--- Jayhawks

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me--- Jayhawks

Hittin on Nothin--- Southern Culture on the Skids

I Lost It--- Lucinda Williams

Shelter--- Headlocks

Tailspin--- Jayhawks

Favorite Waste of Time--- Will Hoge

Firecracker--- Ryan Adams

Going Home--- The Roughnecks

Playlist for Tangled Roots 11/14/09  

Skullbucket--- Southern Culture on the Skids

Waiting for the Sun--- Jayhawks

Nothing But a Driver--- Bottle Rockets

Down in the Flood--- Derek Trucks Band

Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart--- Whiskeytown-- CD of the Week-- Strangers Almanac

LA County Blues--- Band of Heathens

Good as Ever--- WPA

Pantry--- Lyle Lovett

Dynamite--- Son Volt

I Got Drunk--- Uncle Tupelo

Inn Town--- Whiskeytown--- CD of the Week--- Strangers Almanac

Baltimore--- Mark Erelli

Another Flood--- Headlocks

Almost Fed Up with the Blues--- John Hiatt

Murder or a Heart Attack--- Old 97s

Everything I Do--- Whiskeytown--- CD of the Week--- Strangers Almanac

Even If It Breaks Your Heart--- Will Hoge

Twist of the Knife--- The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Do It for Free--- Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles

Play It All Night Long--- Drive By Truckers

Houses on the Hill--- Whiskeytown--- CD of the Week--- Strangers Almanac

Delta Momma Blues--- Steve Earle

When The Spell is Broken--- Blind Boys of Alabama w/Bonnie Raitt

Rich Woman--- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Gasoline & Matches--- Buddy & Julie Miller

Garden Party--- John Fogerty w/Don Henley & Timothy Schmidt

Waiting to Derail--- Whiskeytown--- CD of the Week--- Strangers Almanac

I and Love and You--- Avett Brothers

Cowboy Dreams--- Donna Dufrensche

Aphrodisiaholic--- Sometimes Why

Lights On--- Cassavettes

16 Days--- Whiskeytown--- CD of the Week--- Strangers Almanac

Greenback Fly--- Southern Culture on the Skids

Going Home--- The Roughnecks