Talkin' Folk

Talkin' Folk

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Talkin' Folk episodes

  • 93 | Christian Lee Hutson

    Nick and Jimmy sat down to talk about Christian Lee Hutson's excellent debut album "Beginners"!

    Song covered:

    "Northsiders"

    "Get The Old Band Back Together"

    "Keep You Down"

     

    40 min
  • 92 | What We're Listening To: June 26, 2020

    Ever wonder what happens when you mix up Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega, and Annie Lennox? Turns out you get a great HAIM song off their new album out today! Thanks to Jay Sweet for pointing it out. 

    Today we're Talkin': 

    "Pelota" by Khruangbin

    "The Ridge" by Julian Taylor

    "Love is a Fire" by Brandy Clark

    "Summer Girl" by HAIM

    28 min
  • 91 | John Prine ...On Getting Old

    John Prine, who passed in April 2020, left his fans one final songwriting gem on a subject he's touched on before...getting old.

    On this week's show, Nick looks at the 1971 masterpiece "Hello In There" and compares it to how he felt in 2020 with "I Remember Everything"... John, thanks for everything, including this one last surprise.

    32 min
  • 90 | What We're Listening To: June 19, 2020

    Happy 78th Birthday Sir Paul McCartney!

    Hope you enjoy this week's episode of WWLT, we're Talkin': 

    The Gourds, "Gin and Juice"

    Son Little, "hey rose"

    Arlo McKinley, "Walking Shoes"

    Sean W Spellman, "Baby Blue"

    Neil Young, "Vacancy"

    PLUS a bonus McCartney track

    40 min
  • 89 | Mac Miller & Rayland Baxter

    Mac Miller on Talkin' Folk?? Yep.

    This episode Joe tuned in to take Nick through some of his favorites from the Rayland Baxter album "Good Mmornin"...

    Baxter's album is a collection of covers from the late Mac Miller. As a bonus, we'll feature both the Rayland covers and Mac Miller originals of:

    "Small Worlds"

    "Come Back to Earth"

    37 min
  • 88 | What We're Listening To: June 12, 2020

    Hello out there! Hope you like music, here's a show all about it.

    This week on WWLT, we're Talkin':

    Richie Havens, "Here Comes The Sun"

    Courtney Marie Andrews, "It Must Be Someone Else's Fault"

    Bowerbirds, "Thrift Store"

    Father John Misty, "Mr. Tillman - Live"

    30 min
  • 87 | This Land Is Your Land

    This week on Talkin' Folk we're talking about the song "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie. His song was a response to another patriotic song of the time, tune in to check it out. 

    Don't forget we're also selling This Land shirts on https://shop.jomboymedia.com that benefit the NMAAHC, details on our website!

    17 min
  • 86 | What We're Listening To: June 5, 2020

    This week's episode isn't about new music, because we haven't been listening to new music this week. We've been focused on listening and learning about the issues at hand in the Black Lives Matter movement. So this week, we've decided to tip our caps to the influential black folk artists both new and old.

    Odetta, "Hit or Miss"

    Carolina Chocolate Drops, "Leaving Eden"

    Leon Bridges, "River"

    Keb' Mo', "Life is Beautiful"

    Lead Belly, "Irene (Goodnight Irene)"

    32 min
  • 85 | The Times They Are (Hopefully) A-Changin'

    This weeks episode is for George Floyd and everyone else who has been treated wrongly because of the color of their skin. 

    On this episode, we're Talkin' about the social issues at hand and how they still haven't changed...but hopefully the times will indeed be changing. We're also thanking any artist or public figure who is using their platform to speak out against prejudice and inequality; including looking back to thank Bob Dylan for his courage during the 60s and 70s.

    Songs covered:

    Bob Dylan, "Hurricane" "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" "The Times They Are A-Changin'"

    27 min
  • 84 | What We're Listening To: May 29, 2020

    Happy Friday you wild and crazy people!

    Thanks for tuning in for WWLT, this week we're Talkin':

    The Fearless Flyers, "Nate Smith is the Ace of Aces"

    Eric Clapton & BB King, "Rollin' and Tumblin'"

    BONUS: Rollin' and Tumblin' history lesson

    Gin Wigmore, "Hangover Halo"

    Christian Lee Huston, "Get The Old Band Back Together"

    30 min

About Talkin' Folk

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Join Nick (and sometimes Jimmy), along with rotating guests, as they spend time Talkin' Folk music both new and old. Regular episodes released on Tuesdays! WWLT released on Fridays!