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from July 2, 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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| Stephen Fearing |
Martin's
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Six Strings North of the Border | Borealis | 2000 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Renée Fleming w/Béla Fleck |
The Fiddle and the Drum
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The Fiddle and Drum | Thirty Tigers | 2026 | written by: Joni Mitchell | ✓ | |
| Grouyan Gombo |
Tasso Gumbo
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Beaubassin | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Annie Gallup |
Book of Cliches
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Nightclothes | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Bruce Murdoch |
Rompin' Rovin' Days
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Singer Songwriter Project | Elektra | 1965 | Bruce Murdoch 1947–2026 | ㏄ | |
| Bruce Murdoch |
Through the Rain
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Bruce Murdoch | Radio Canada International | 1981 | Bruce Murdoch 1947–2026 | ㏄ | |
| Bruce Murdoch |
Farewell My Friend
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Singer Songwriter Project | Elektra | 1965 | Bruce Murdoch 1947–2026 | ㏄ | |
| Bruce Murdoch |
Fool Like Me
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Bruce Murdoch | Radio Canada International | 1981 | Bruce Murdoch 1947–2026 | ㏄ | |
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 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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| Yonder Hill |
Summer Rose
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Yonder Hill | self | 2008 | ㏄ | ||
| ES Pearl aka Ed Snodderly |
The Grandest Tail
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Baggage Flies Free | Majestic Records/Need to Know Music | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Cinder Well |
Signals
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A Blooming Body | Hen House Studios | 2026 | July 17, 2026 | ✓ | |
| The New Lost City Ramblers |
If the River was Whiskey
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On The Great Divide | Smithsonian Folkways | 2004 | 1975 written by Charlie Poole | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Abigail Lapell |
Mother Tongue
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Shadow Child | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Levon Helm |
The Girl Left Behind
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Dirt Farmer | Vanguard | 2007 | |||
| Ruth Moody |
We Can Only Listen
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The Garden | Red House | 2010 | ㏄ | ||
| The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
You Are My Flower
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken | Capitol Records | 1996 | 1972 | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/ID/announce |
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| Bobby Dove feat. Jim Lauderdale |
Did I Speak Too Soon
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Fortune Teller | New Motor Records/Warner ADA | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| The Milk Carton Kids |
Young Love
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Lost Cause Lover Fool | Thirty Tigers | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Natalie Merchant |
The Lowlands of Holland
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Rarities (1998–2017) | Nonesuch | 2020 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Gentlemen of the Woods |
Worst Kind of Weather
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November Embers | self | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| Altan |
Lurgy Streams
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The Widening Gyre | Compass | 2015 | |||
| Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy and the Cajun Country Revival |
Debut dans la porte
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The Right Combination | Valcour Records | 2011 | |||
| Veranda |
Le jour suivant
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Veranda | Big In the Garden | 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 CKUT Promo - Amandla! SOWETO |
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Music behind DJ: AD PSA - My CRI Campaign |
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Music behind DJ: AD 83 Festival Portugal |
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Music behind DJ: ID/announce |
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| Crooked Still |
Look On and Cry
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Hop High | True North | 2007 | |||
| Alise Marlane |
Unconditional
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Room for Less | self | 2009 | ㏄ | ||
| Ken & Brad Kolodner feat. Rachel Eddy |
Steam Powered Aereo Plane
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Hand's Cove | Fenchurch Music | 2026 | written by John Hartford | ✓ | |
| Chaim Tannenbaum |
Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos
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Chaim Tannenbaum | StorySound | 2016 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Loreena McKennitt |
Moon Cradle
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Parallel Dreams | Quinlan Road | 1989 | ㏄ | ||
| Stanley G. Triggs |
The Kettle Valley Line
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Bunkhouse and Forecastle Songs of the Northwest | Smithsonian Folkways | 1961 | ㏄ | ||
| Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem |
Over and Over
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Violets are Blue | Signature Sounds | 2015 | |||
| Benny Bleu |
Penny's Farm
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When I Am a Fossil | Circus Tent Records | 2026 | ✓ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/outro/announce |
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| Sophie Wellington |
Jack of Diamonds
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Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still | Adhyâropa Records | 2026 | ✓ |
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