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from January 29, 2026
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Folk Directions presents traditional and contemporary music arising from many kinds of folk-oriented traditions; music—unbounded by time or space that includes, but is not limited to, ballads, Piedmont country blues, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, Cajun, and more.
While a majority of the music comes from North American folk, the program’s music comes from all around the world; all songs remain the music of the people, however, thus staying true to the essence of folk. On the air since 2007.
Every Thursday
9 - 11am
(EST)
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Music behind DJ: Introduction to Folk Directions w/ID |
Memorial Part 2
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1967 |
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| Tommy Emmanuel & David Grisman |
Waltzing Matilda
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Pickin' | Acoustic Disc | 2017 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Sarah Jane Scouten |
Breaking and Entering
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Confessions | Light Organ Records | 2019 | ㏄ | ||
| Ed Sw |
Distant Shore
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A Sunday Drive | self | 2023 | |||
| Joan Baez |
Barbara Allen
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How Sweet the Sound | New Razor & Tie | 2009 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Pete Seeger |
Ariran
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Folk Music of the World | Legacy International | 2007 | |||
| Meredith Moon |
East City Blues
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From Here to the Sea | Compass Records | 2025 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| The Milk Carton Kids |
A Friend Like You
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Lost Cause Lover Fool | Thirty Tigers | 2026 | April 24, 2026 | ✓ | |
Music behind DJ: back announce |
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Music behind DJ: AD 44 ad for ads |
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Music behind DJ: AD Beat Power Hour |
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Music behind DJ: AD Show promo: Other Worlds on Earth |
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| AD 98 What is Zamalek? | |||||||
Music behind DJ: AD Off the Hook |
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Music behind DJ: ID/archive info/announce |
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| Maria |
Essential
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Hardscrabble Hope | self | 2025 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Jeff Davis |
Old Paint
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Some Fabulous Yonder | self | 2008 | |||
| Neptune's Car |
By the Time It Gets Dark
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The 45th Parallel | self | 2015 | |||
| Broom Bezzums |
Wine from a Mug
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Rouse and Raise Your Voice | Steeplejack Music | 2025 | ✓ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Kate & Anna McGarrigle |
Side of Fries
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Pronto Monto | Warner Bros | 1978 | ㏄ | ||
| Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
Wide Open
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Circle and Square | Red Beet Records | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Zoe Muth and The Lost High Rollers |
Middle of Nowhere
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Zoe Muth and The Lost High Rollers | self | 2010 | |||
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| Ry Cooder |
Goin' to Brownsville
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Ry Cooder | Reprise Records | 1970 | |||
| Breabach |
Lochaber No More
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The Big Spree | Breabach Records | 2008 | |||
| Naming the Twins |
The Last Song
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Turn Styles | Duet Right Records | 2016 | ㏄ | ||
| Jackie Oates |
Brigg Fair
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Saturnine | ECC | 2011 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon |
Rebel Gal
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Together Again | Appalsongs | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Frazey Ford |
Firecracker
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Obadiah | Nettwerk | 2010 | ㏄ | ||
| The Onlies |
Waves on the Sea
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You Climb the Mountain | self | 2025 | ✓ | ||
| Amelia Curran |
Soft Wooden Towers
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Spectators | Six Shooter Records | 2012 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce |
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Music behind DJ: AD 99 News Collective Promo |
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Music behind DJ: AD 44 ad for ads |
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Music behind DJ: AD Venus show promo |
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Music behind DJ: AD 60 Aldo Nova Concert |
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Music behind DJ: AD Show promo: Other Worlds on Earth |
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Music behind DJ: ID/announce |
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| The Mammals |
Rolling Stone Refugee
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Touch Grass Volume 1 | Humble Abode Music | 2025 | ✓ | ||
| Carolyn Hester |
There's an English Cowboy
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We Dream Forever | Crazy Creek Records | 2010 | |||
| Steel Rail |
Right of the Moon
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A Thousand Miles of Snow | self | 1995 | ㏄ | ||
| Ella Jenkins and Friends |
To Stop the Train
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Camp Songs | Smithsonian Folkways | 2017 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Windborne |
Song on the Times
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Recollections | Revolutions | Wand'ring Feet Records | 2019 | |||
| Ian Campbell Folk Group |
Cushy Butterfield
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The Times They Are a-Changin' | Sanctuary Records | 2005 | |||
| Penny Lang |
Three O'Clock Ride
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Gather Honey | Borealis | 2001 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/outro/announce |
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| Catrin Finch |
13
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Notes to Self | Bendigedig | 2026 | February 27, 2026 | ✓ |
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