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from June 4, 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 |
1967 |
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| Tanasi |
Rock the Cradle Joe / Ducks on the Millpond
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Tanasi | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Rising Appalachia |
Resilient
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Leylines | Come To Life | 2019 | |||
| Trevor Tchir |
Heartless Man
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What Fools Endure | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Renée Fleming w/Béla Fleck |
The Cuckoo
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The Fiddle and the Drum | Thirty Tigers | 2026 | featuring Jerry Douglas | ✓ | |
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Alan Reid & Rob Van Sante |
Will Ye Go to Flanders
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The Dear Green Place | Temple | 2017 | |||
| Dan Bern & Orit Shimoni |
Birds
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Birds | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Scott Ainslie |
Monday Morning Blues
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The Last Shot Got Him | Cattail | 2014 | |||
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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| Debra Cowan |
Across the Water
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The Long Grey Line | self | 2001 | |||
| Benny Bleu |
Serenity Song
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When I Am a Fossil | Circus Tent Records | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Abigail Lapell |
Hazel
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Shadow Child | self | 2026 | featuring Jill Barber | ✓ | ㏄ |
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Grouyan Gombo |
Madame Arnaud
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Beaubassin | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Annie Gallup |
Almost Alright
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Nightclothes | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry |
Rising Sun
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Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | 2026 | re-release | ✓ | |
| Peggy Seeger |
Slow
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Teleology | Red Grape | 2025 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/ID/announce |
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| The Milk Carton Kids |
Lost Cause Lover Fool
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Lost Cause Lover Fool | Thirty Tigers | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| The Montvales |
Cincinnati
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Path of Totality | Free Dirt Records | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Tim Readman & Jennie Bice |
The Cobbler and the Butcher
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Out of the Green | Big City | 2011 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Sophie Wellington |
Shacks and Chalets
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Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still | Adhyâropa Records | 2026 | July 2026 | ✓ | |
| Veranda |
La chaise aux champignons
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Veranda | Big in the Garden | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Emily Smith |
Take You Home
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Putumayo presents Women of the World | Putumayo | 2020 | |||
| Woody Guthrie |
The House of the Rising Sun
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Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | 1989 | |||
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 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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| Jill Zmud |
Daddy Just Keeps Playing with the Band
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Small Matters of Life and Death | self | 2014 | ㏄ | ||
| Hannah & Nathan |
Maggie
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Love and Labour | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Dervish feat. The Del McCoury Band |
The Town I Loved So Well
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The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2 - Poets & Storytellers | Down the Road | 2026 | wr: Phil Coulter | ✓ | |
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Erik Darling |
Jumpin' Judy
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I'd Give My Life: Best of Erik Darling | Man Alive Records | 2008 | |||
| Bobby Dove |
Billie Holliday
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Fortune Teller | New Motor Records/Warner ADA | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| ES Pearl aka Ed Snodderly |
Coming Down this Road
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Baggage Flies Free | Need to Know Music | 2026 | featuring: Tim O'Brien | ✓ | |
Music behind DJ: back announce/outro/announce |
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| The McDades |
Telegraph
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Thread the Light | Free Radio Records | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ |
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