This week we make a celebratory sandwich with the very special duo of Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert, with brand new tunes opening, closing, and subdividing the show, plus one of their incisive vocal numbers in the middle. Rayna, as many of you know, has been a distinguished fiddler and songwriter for years on the folk circuit, notably as part of the supergroup Uncle Earl in the early 2000s. Kieran kicked Music Row in the hiney in the 1980s as half of the O’Kanes (with Jamie O’Hara) by proving that smart, Beatles-influenced country music could achieve hit status on the radio, as they did many times. As part of that effort and era, he launched the important Nashville indie label (and artist collective) Dead Reckoning, a key moment in the Americana revolution. He says the new Kane/Gellert release – Volume 4 – will be the last Dead Reckoning release. But not, we hope, from him and his formidable partner. Also this week, we kick off with a powerful and fun twin fiddle romp by Deannie Richardson and Kimber Ludiker, then it’s off to new songs from Zeb Snyder, Danny Burns, Gina Britt, and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys (with their new lineup).
Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert - Saddle Up The Gray
Deannie Richardson and Kimber Ludiker - Cacklin' Hen
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Bells Of Every Chapel
The Wild Shoats - Last Light
Danny Burns - Brother Wind
Rayna Gellert and Kieran Kane - Short Con
Reedy River String Band - My Grass Is Blue
Andy Reiner - Chris Turner's Leap Of Faith Into The Fire At Winnie's House
Hezekiah Procter - Jennie Blythe
Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert - Muddy Roads
Zeb Snyder - Dollar Bill Blues
Sweet Sally - Lies
John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project - Living Up Stairs
Sam Bush - In Tall Buildings
Gina Britt - Goodbye To The Blues
JD Crowe And The New South - Rock Salt And Nails
Cousin Emmy - Lost John
Po Ramblin' Boys - I've Always Been A Rambler
