Roots Recommendations
Here are my picks, as well as some sources for the material heard on my showroot:
Contemporary Record Labels Featuring Roots:
Free downloadable music (mp3):
Podcasts and Internet stations:
Broadcast radio stations and shows:
- WHVW AM 950 Hyde Park/Poughkeepsie, NY:
Perhaps the best all-Americana station in existence. Specializing
in hillbilly, western swing, blues, R&B and doo wop. Worth
going out of your way to hear while in upstate NY, until they start
Webcasting.
- WPAQ-AM 740 Mount Airy, NC: A locally-owned AM station in the
Southern tradition, featuring gospel, bluegrass and old-time country,
with some 30s & 40s pop. Can be heard in the Triad with a
good radio.
- American Routes: Syndicated public radio program from New Orleans.
- Back Porch Music: Featuring bluegrass, folk and blues from past and present. Heard in Greensboro on WUNC 91.5 FM
- WQFS Blues Show: Hosted by my friend Mike Caudle, heard Thursdays from 2 to 4 PM.
- Let the Good Times Roll: Immediately preceding my show, Fridays from 8 to 10 AM, with Wild Bill Clubb.
- Let the Good Times Roll: Not to be confused with Wild Bill's show,
a syndicated public radio program heard locally on WNAA 90.1 FM on
Saturdays from 6 to 8 PM.