You’re not alone
I’m with you, I’m lonely too
What’s that song
Can’t be sung by two?
Jeff Tweedy
After our short Thanksgiving weekend break, Great River Radio will be back in the studio this afternoon. Whether you spent your last weekend in line during the wee hours of the morning waiting for your favorite retailer to open its doors, or were hiding from Black Friday in the woods, we think that today’s program will help get you ready for the crazy weeks ahead.
As many of you know, we almost always plan this show separately and then bring it together on Wednesday, often mixing the order on the fly in the studio. What we’ve noticed is how often our playlists work so well together, and sometimes, like today, are as coordinated as if we’d worked all weekend to plan it that way. Neither of us is sure how that happens. It is apparently just Great River Radio magic.
Today GRR will include a wonderful mix of artists, from Mavis Staples (doing the Jeff Tweedy song quoted above) proclaiming that you are not alone, an answer, perhaps, to “Lonely Boy”, music from the upcoming Black Keys album. In fact, there will be a wonderful set on the whole idea of loneliness and crowds. We’ll also have a new song from Ingrid MIchaelson’s January release which fits nicely with that theme – “Ghost.” If you are fond of Bon Iver (who some say released the best album of 2010) you’ll want to hear “Real Slow” from Megafaun, his former bandmates from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Dan’s treat this week: “John Lee Hooker for President”, a new track from the legendary Ry Cooder, which you have to hear to believe. All this and a Ryan Adams/Laura Marling duet, something from Belgian singer/songwriter Selah Sue, Lissie’s wonderful cover of the Nick Cave tune “The Ship Song” and more. It will be a wonderful show, I can just feel it in my bones.
Don’t let us be lonely! Please join us today from 4:15-5:45 p.m. for another episode of Great River Radio.
Brian & Dan
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Playlist
Mississippi-Ray Bonneville
Ghost-Ingrid Michaelson
Oh My Sweet Carolina-Ryan Adams and Laura Marling
Miles On A Car-Rachael Yamagata
This World-Selah Sue
Real Slow-Megafaun
John Lee Hooker For President-Ry Cooder
If Ever I Stray-Frank Turner
Try to Sleep-Low
Odetta-Joe Henry
Stone Rollin’-Raphael Saadiq
Lonely Boy-The Black Keys
I Found You-Alabama Shakes
You Are Not Alone-Mavis Staples
Back In The Crowd-Tom Waits
Bright Lights-Gary Clark Jr.
The Ship Song-Lissie
Here To Stay-Milagres
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