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from May 28, 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
(EDT)
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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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| Benny Bleu |
Fairy Shrimp
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When I Am a Fossil | Circus Tent Records | 2026 | ✓ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Kalispell |
Beautiful Doll
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Printer's Son | Cartouche | 2016 | |||
| David Francey |
Blue Sorrow and Then Some
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The Broken Heart of Everything | Laker Music | 2018 | ㏄ | ||
| Dan Bern & Orit Shimoni |
New Song
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Birds | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Eric Brace & Last Train Home |
Floodplains
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Daytime Highs and Overnight Lows | Red Beet Records | 2020 | |||
| Tanasi |
Bajho Khetma
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Tanasi | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Leeroy Stagger |
Highland Leaving
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Pilgrimage | Cordova Bay Records | 2026 | May 29, 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ |
Music behind DJ: back announce |
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Music behind DJ: AD 99 Zamalek Real Flavour |
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Music behind DJ: AD 66 OFFTA |
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Music behind DJ: AD CKUT Promo-News Collective |
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Music behind DJ: AD 72 Jazz Festival |
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Music behind DJ: ID/archive info/announce |
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| The Montvales |
Overtime
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Path of Totality | Free Dirt Records | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Whitehorse |
Please Tell the Stars
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All I Want Is All of It | Six Shooter | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Our Native Daughters |
Blood and Bones
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Songs of Our Native Daughters | Smithsonian Folkways | 2019 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Lonnie Johnson |
Drifting Along Blues
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Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | 2026 | re-release Originally: 1947; 2003; 2026 | ✓ | |
| Kate & Anna McGarrigle |
Heart Like A Wheel
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Kate & Anna McGarrigle | Warner Bros. Records | 2011 | 1975 | ㏄ | |
| Dervish feat. Glen Hansard |
Leave a Light On
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The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2 - Poets & Storytellers | Down the Road | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Hannah & Nathan |
Poor Cock Robin
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Love and Labour | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
Music behind DJ: back announce/ID/announce |
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| Trevor Tchir |
Summer Country Lady
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What Fools Endure | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Caroline Spence |
Sometimes a Woman Is an Island
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Mint Condition | Rounder | 2019 | |||
| The Bills |
Forgotten Beech Grove
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Trail Of Tales | Borealis | 2016 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Abigail Lapell |
Whistle Song (One in a Million)
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Shadow Child | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| David Grier |
Dust Bowl Dreams
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Ways of the World | Dreadnought Recordings | 2019 | |||
| Catherine MacLellen |
Night Crossing
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Coyote | self | 2019 | ㏄ | ||
| Joe Jencks |
The Minstrel Boy
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The Coming of the Years | self | 2022 | |||
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 59 One Word |
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Music behind DJ: AD CKUT Promo-Beat Power |
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Music behind DJ: AD 68 Spirit Walk |
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Music behind DJ: AD 76 Nuit d'Afrique |
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Music behind DJ: ID/announce |
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| Pharis & Jason Romero |
These Are the Days
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These Are the Days that Turn into Years | Free Dirt Records | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| ES Pearl aka Ed Snodderly |
When Doc Watson Come to Johnson City
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Baggage Flies Free | Need to Know Music | 2026 | feat. Tim O'Brien | ✓ | |
| Bobby Dove |
Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere
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Fortune Teller | New Motor Records/Warner ADA | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Sophie Wellington |
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still
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Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still | Adhyâropa Records | 2026 | July 2026 | ✓ | |
| The Weavers |
Kiss Sweeter Than Wine
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American Industrial Ballads | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | 2007 | |||
| Veranda |
Si demain
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Veranda | Big in the Garden | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Whiteley, Washington & Scarlett |
The Sunny Side of the Street
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Where Old Friends Meet | Borealis | 1992 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/outro/announce |
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| Maura Shawn Scanlin |
Princess Nancy
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Rule of Three | self | 2026 | July 22, 2026 | ✓ |
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