Never So Far
This week: a rebroadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a show originally from October 2000. Guests include Greg Brown and The Nashville Bluegrass Band.
Ace in the Hole
This week: an October 1999 rebroadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota. We are joined by guests Dave Van Ronk, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and Geoff Muldaur.
The Cold Hard Facts
This week: a rebroadcast originally from October 1997 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bluegrass stalwarts The Del McCoury Band make their first appearance on our show, and guitar hero Leo Kottke puts on a veritable six-string clinic.
Singing As We Rise
This week: a rebroadcast of our 40th Anniversary Celebration at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, held in July 2014, with music from Old Crow Medicine Show, Gillian Welch, Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, Robin and Linda Williams, The Wailin' Jennys, Sam Bush and Stuart Duncan, Los Texmaniacs, Iris DeMent, Joe Newberry, Howard Levy, Butch Thompson, and more.
Sumus Quod Sumus
This week: we're at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California for our final broadcast of the season. It's a duet singing show, with Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Heather Masse, and Christine DiGiallonardo joining the host - guaranteed to send him off to radio retirement in style.
Like A River Flows
This week: we're live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, in the Berkshires in Lenox, Massachusetts. Joining us are The DiGiallonardo Sisters, Heather Masse and Rob Fisher.
Sweeter Than Song
This week: we're heading to St. Louis, Missouri for a live broadcast from the fabulous Fox Theatre. We are joined by guests Iris DeMent, The Cactus Blossoms, and Joe Newberry.
Future, Present, Past
This week: we're live from the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. Our friend and future host Chris Thile joins us as a guest along with pianist Jeremy Denk and singer Heather Masse.
City in a Forest
This week: we're live from the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder bring the bluegrass melodies and lightning-fast picking, and Christine DiGiallonardo joins us to sing a few duets with the host.
Keep it Light, Keep it Moving
This week: we're live from the Filene Center at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia. Our future host Chris Thile is joined by guests Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks and Heather Masse.