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Playlist
from October 1, 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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| Jake Blount & Friends |
Hannah at the Springhouse
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Single-Footing Horse | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Tulua |
One I Love
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In the Snug | 2026 | ✓ | |||
| Harry Manx |
Coat of Mail
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Faith Lift | Dig My Cat | 2017 | ㏄ | ||
| Margo Cilker |
I Remember Carolina
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Valley of Heart's Delight | Fluff & Gravy | 2023 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Leeroy |
Last One to Know
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Pilgrimage | Cordova Bay Records | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
| The Kennedys |
Song for a Midday Dawn
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Smoketree | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| The Greenbriar Boys |
Roll On John
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Big Apple Bluegrass | Vanguard Records | 2006 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce |
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Music behind DJ: AD 23 Flux Festival |
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Music behind DJ: AD 27 World College Radio Day |
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Music behind DJ: AD 28 MAPP_MTL |
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Music behind DJ: ID/archive info/announce |
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| Hana Zara |
Our Work Here is Not Yet Done
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Bloom Where You Fall | People of Orphalese Records | 2024 | |||
| Bruce Cockburn |
Yellow Dog Blues
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The Blood of Others | Sunset Boulevard Records | 2026 | wr: W.C. Handy | ✓ | ㏄ |
| Carla Gover & Friends |
Fifty Years
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Williams Branch is Hard to Find: Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women | self | 2026 | featuring: Charity Gilbert | ✓ | |
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| Mark Spoelstra |
White Winged Dove
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The Village Out West | Smithsonian Folkways | 2021 | |||
| Relativity |
When Barney Flew Over the Hills
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Joyful Noise: Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet | Green Linnet | 1998 | |||
| David Coller |
Captain, My Captain
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Blue Water | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Mama's Broke |
Old-Fashioned Love Song
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Reunion | Free Dirt | 2026 | ✓ | ㏄ | |
Music behind DJ: back announce/ID/announce |
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| Peter Rowan |
Rye Whiskey
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Tree On a Hill | Sugar Hill | 1994 | |||
| Rose Cousins |
Mandolin Man
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The Send Off | Old Farm Pony Records | 2009 | ㏄ | ||
| Dan Bern w/Jane's Great Dane |
Cowboy
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Starting Over | Grand Phony | 2024 | |||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra |
The Road Will Take Us
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Hayde | Adhyâropa Records | 2027 | March 5, 2027 | ✓ | |
| Pharis & Jason Romero |
Rolling Mills
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Tell 'Em You Were Gold | Smithsonian Folkways | 2022 | ㏄ | ||
| Paula Fong |
Lessons On Listening
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A Bird on the Wing | self | 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 22 FIPTR |
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Music behind DJ: AD Bestie's Final Cut |
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Music behind DJ: ID/announce |
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| Sister Sadie |
Marlboros in Muskogee
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Southern Gossip | unknown | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| The Lark and the Loon |
The Old Red Rooster
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Homestead Hands | self | 2018 | |||
| Sarah MacDougall |
The Greatest Ones Alive
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The Greatest Ones Alive | Copperspine Records | 2011 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/announce |
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| Kalos |
The Open Door
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Tamarack | self | 2026 | October 9, 2026 wr: Darrell Scott | ✓ | |
| Kelly Hunt |
A Certain Shade of Blue
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Requiem for a Sleepless Night | self | 2026 | ✓ | ||
| Clint Howard |
Richmond Blues
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Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley | Smithsonian Folkways | 1994 | |||
| Steel Rail |
Once in A While
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Coming Home | Crossties | 2020 | ㏄ | ||
Music behind DJ: back announce/outro/announce |
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| Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground |
Rockingham Waltz
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Little Storms | Adhyâropa Records | 2026 | ✓ |
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