A Sud-Ovest di Sonora

Cavalcata di mezz'ora dedicata all'archeologia della musica country in tutte le sue tonalità, da sud a ovest, saltando avanti e indietro nel tempo, cercando di destreggiarsi tra i fittoni della musica americana per eccellenza.
Perennemente assente, mai presente. Nella vita quotidiana si occupa di motion graphics e videografia, saltuariamente si trova su un set cinematografico. Nato a Pisa, ne appoggia in pieno la filosofia ghibellina e anticlericale. Cresciuto e vivente a Pistoia, ancora non si spiega l'alta densità di chiese della stessa.
Podcast
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: Orville Peck.
Tracklist:
- Dead of Night
- Drive Me, Crazy
- Buffalo Run
- No Glory in the West
- Queen of the Rodeo
- Smalltown Boy
- Old River
- Summertime
- Big Sky
- Fancy
- Hope to Die
- Kids
- Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call)
- Nothing Fades Like the Light
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: Big Blood.
Tracklist:
- Old Time Primitives
- Lay Your Head On the Trails Comeback
- Awake Too Long
- A Friendly Noose
- I Will Love You
- Planet Caravan
- Rodin Deadpan
- Do Insects Sleep
- Don't Trust the Ruin II
- No Gravity Blues
- She Sells Sanctuary
- Wild Mountain Thyme Francis McPeake
- The Fall of Quinnisa Rose
- Blind Owl II
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: Margo Price.
Tracklist:
- World's Greatest Loser
- How the Mighty Have Fallen
- Tennessee Song
- Hurtin' (On the Bottle)
- Cocaine Cowboys
- Learning to Lose
- Weakness
- Do Right By Me
- Twinkle Twinkle
- Prisoner of the Highway
- Stone Me
- That's How Rumors Get Started
- Letting Me Down
- I'd Die for You
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: Calexico.
Tracklist:
- Bisbee Blue
- Gypsy's Curse
- Güero Canelo
- Sunken Waltz
- House of Valparaiso
- Minas de Cobre (for Better Metal)
- Letter to Bowie Knife
- Corona
- Muleta
- Nom de Plume
- The News about William
- Old Man Waltz
- Crystal Frontier (Widescreen)
- Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
- Ballad of Cable Hogue
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: The Long Ryders.
Tracklist:
- Gunslinger Man
- And She Rides
- Greenville
- [Sweet] Mental Revenge
- I Want You Bad
- Mason Dixon Line
- What the Eagle Sees
- Looking for Lewis and Clark
- Join My Gang
- Prairie Fire
- California State Line
- Wreck of the 809
- Psychedelic Country Soul
- The Rains Came (Live at CBGB's New York City '84)
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: The Mekons.
Tracklist:
- Hard to Be Human Again
- Alone & Forsaken
- Last Dance
- Empire of the Senseless
- Psycho Cupid - Danceband On the Edge of Time
- Ghosts of American Astronauts
- Chivalry
- Hello Cruel World
- Country
- Memphis Egypt
- John Peel Interviews The Mekons
- Where Were You
- Sweet Dreams
- Please Don't Let Me Love You
- When Darkness Falls
- Vengeance
- Lost Highway
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: Loretta Lynn.
Tracklist:
- Rated X
- The Darkest Day
- They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy Anymore
- To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)
- Tomorrow Never Comes
- What Kind of Girl (Do You Think I Am)
- Your Cheatin' Heart
- Your Squaw Is On the Warpath
- A Man I Hardly Know
- After the Fire Is Gone
- As Soon As I Hang Up the Phone
- Coal Miner's Daughter
- Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
- Fist City
- From Seven Till Ten
- Harper Valley P.T.A.
- I Got Caught
- Lead Me On
- Lulie Vars
- Whispering Sea
- Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
- Portland Oregon
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Tracklist:
- Now That the Buffalo's Gone
- Universal Soldier
- Fixin' to Die
- Until It's Time for You to Go
- House Carpenter
- Rolling Log Blues
- The Circle Game
- Lyke Wake Dirge
- Reynardine – A Vampire Legend
- I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again
- He's a Keeper of the Fire
- Soldier Blue
- She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina
- He's an Indian Cowboy in the Rodeo
- Mister Can't You See
- Sweet, Fast Hooker Blues
- Power in the Blood
A mo' di monografia a proposito de: 16 Horsepower.
Tracklist:
- Clogger
- Black Soul Choir
- The Partisan
- Outlaw Song
- Cinder Alley
- Bad Moon Rising
- Neck On the New Blade
- Shametown
- Haw
- Alone and Forsaken
- Fire Spirit
- Day of the Lords
- Nobody 'Cept You
- Wayfaring Stranger
Una scorsa sui più grandi successi usciti, direttamente o meno, dal Grand Ole Opry.
Tracklist:
- Throw the Cow Over the Fence – Humphrey Bate & His Possum Hunters
- I'll Rise When the Rooster Crows - Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers
- Go Along Mule – Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
- Hickory Wind – The Byrds
- Life in Prison – Merle Haggard & The Strangers
- Dark as a Dungeon – Merle Travis
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- The Last Great American Dinasty – Taylor Swift
Una rassegna minima del repertorio di Lester Flatt.
Tracklist:
- Brother, I'm Getting Ready to Go – Flatt & Scruggs
- I'm Gonna Sleep with One Eye Open – Flatt & Scruggs
- Is Anybody Goin' North to Cincinnati – Lester Flatt
- The Good Old Fashioned Way – Lester Flatt
- Kentucky Ridgerunner – Lester Flatt
- On the Southbound – Lester Flatt & Mac Wiseman
- Orange Blossom Special (Live) – Lester Flatt
- Rueben James – Lester Flatt
- Drink That Mash and Talk That Trash – Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass
Rassegna dedicata al banjo di Earl Scruggs attraverso le decadi.
Tracklist:
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Flatt & Scruggs
- The Ballad of Jed Clampett – Flatt & Scruggs
- Earl's Breakdown – Flatt & Scruggs
- Folsom Prison Blues – Flatt & Scruggs
- The Times They Are A-Changin' – Flatt & Scruggs
- Nashville Skyline Rag – Earl Scruggs
- There Ain't No Country Music On This Juke Box – Earl Scruggs feat. Tom T. Hall
- Ring of Fire – Earl Scruggs feat. Billy Bob Thornton
- Blue Ridge Mountain – Earl Scruggs feat. John Fogerty
Monografia su Hank Williams III, nipote di Hank Williams, alfiere dell’outlaw country.
Tracklist:
- Trashville – Hank Williams III
- You’re the Reason – Hank Williams III
- Louisiana Stripes – Hank Williams III
- Karmageddon – Hank Williams III
- The Grand Ole Opry (Ain’t So Grand) – Hank Williams III
- Cunt of a Bitch – Hank Williams III
- Fadin’ Moon – Hank Williams III feat. Tom Waits
All tracks by Hank Williams.
Tracklist:
- Pan American
- I Saw the Light
- Lost Highway
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
- My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
- Crazy Heart
- Honky Tonk Blues
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
- Kaw-Liga
- [I Hear That] Lonesome Whistle
Rassegna a volo di Sputnik sul genere honky-tonk e i suoi principali interpreti.
Tracklist:
- I Love You So Much It Hurts - Floyd Tillman
- Goin' Steady - Faron Young
- Honky-Tonk Man - Johnny Horton
- Send Me the Pillow You Dream On - Hank Locklin
- In the Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce
- Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn
- Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray - Patsy Cline
- When a Soldier Knocks and Finds Nobody Home - Ernest Tubb
- They Took the Stars Out of Heaven - Floyd Tillman
- (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers - Merle Haggard
Selezione di brani di Bill Monroe e dei Blue Grass Boys, veri iniziatori del genere bluegrass.
Tracklist:
- Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Blue Grass Breakdown - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Gotta Travel On - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Molly and Tenbrooks - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Rawhide - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
- Monroe's Blues - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Puntata dedicata interamente a Ola Belle Reed e ai suoi sodali di banjo.
Tracklist:
- Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Duelling Banjos
- Ola Belle Reed - Uncloudy Day
- Zane Campbell - Cherokee Eyes
- Ola Belle Reed - High On a Mountain
- Burl Kilby - Sally Goodin
- Ola Belle Reed - My Epitaph
- Alex Campbell, Ola Belle Reed and Burl Kilby - Bringing in the Georgia Mail
- Ola Belle Reed, Alex Campbell and John Miller - John Hardy
- Ola Belle Reed, Burl Kilby and John Miller - You Led Me to the Wrong
Breve selezione focalizzata sui principali snodi nell'evoluzione dell'american primitive guitar: dalle sue origini nell'old-time music fino agli esempi contemporanei di rielaborazione del genere.
Tracklist:
- Dean Martin - My Rifle, My Pony and Me
- Ola Belle Reed - Uncloudy Day
- John Fahey - Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie
- Leo Kottke - Red and White
- Peter Lang - St. Charles Shuffle
- John Fahey - In Christ There Is No East or West
- Leo Kottke - Cripple Creek
- Peter Lang - As I Lay Sleeping
- John Fahey - Revolt of the Dyke Brigade
- Jim O'Rourke - These Hands
- Big Blood - Old Time Primitives
Selezione dei migliori brani di Blind Alfred Reed.
Tracklist:
- Black and Blue Blues
- How Can a Man Stand Such Hard Times and Live?
- I Mean to Live for Jesus
- Money Cravin' Folks
- The Prayer of the Drunkard's Little Girl
- The Wreck of the Virginian
- Walking in the Way with Jesus
- Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls?
- You Must Unload
Rassegna dei primi brani incisi da Jimmie Rodgers e dalla Carter Family.
Tracklist:
- Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
- The Carter Family - Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
- The Carter Family - Little Log Cabin by the Sea
- Jimmie Rodgers - Sleep Baby, Sleep
- The Carter Family - Single Girl, Married Girl
- The Carter Family - The Poor Orphan Child
- Jimmie Rodgers - The Soldier's Sweetheart
- The Carter Family - The Storms Are on the Ocean
- The Carter Family - The Wandering Boy
Selezione di brani tratti dalle Bristol Sessions di Ralph Peer tesa a esplorare il suono del Kentucky e del Tennessee all'inizio del secolo breve.
Tracklist:
- Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers - Old Time Corn Shuckin'
- Johnson Brothers - A Passing Policeman
- Blind Alfred Reed - You Must Unload
- El Watson - Narrow Gauge Blues
- B.F. Shelton - Cold Penitentiary Blues
- Alfred G. Karnes - When They Ring the Golden Bells
- Bull Mountain Moonshiners - Johnny Goodwin
- Alcoa Quartet - Remember Me, O Mighty One
- Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Baker - On the Banks of the Sunny Tennessee
Tracklist:
- Ernest V. Stoneman, E. Kahle Brewer, Walter Mooney - Tell Mother I Will Meet Her
- Ernest V. Stoneman, Miss Irma Frost, Uncle Eck Dunford - Mountaineer's Courtship
- Ernest V. Stoneman, Miss Irma Frost - Midnight On the Stormy Deep
- Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers - Sweeping Through the Gates
- Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers - Are You Washed in the Blood
- Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers - The Resurrection (Take 1)
- Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers - I Am Resolved (Take 1)
- Ernest Stoneman's Dixie Mountaineers - There's a Light Lit Up in Galilee
- The Stoneman Family - The Spanish Merchantp's Daughter
Tracklist:
- Blind Alfred Reed - How Can a Man Stand Such Hard Times and Live
- Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel N. 11
- Don Richardson - Arkansas Traveler
- Eck Robertson - Turkey in the Straw
- Gid Tanner - You've Got to Stop Drinking Shine
- Samantha Bumgarner - The Gamblin' Man
- The Carter Family - Keep On the Sunny Side
- Fiddlin' John Carson - The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane
- Vernon Dalhart - Wreck of the Old '97