Posts tagged ‘Willie Nelson’
It’s A Shady Groove Christmas: Podcast #100!
Wow. 100 podcasts. Feels like just yesterday I started fooling around, pretending like I had a radio show. I had such a good time, I thought I’d keep doing it. Plus it turned into something really cool! One of my favorite parts of the week has been putting this podcast together for y’all. And the cool thing is, is that its really just a self-indulgent mixtape. Old time rock and roll. I love it. Music for the soul.
So thanks for coming along on the ride with me. Here’s to 100 more.
Wouldn’t you know it, it just so happens that our 100th podcast happens to be our annual Christmas podcast. I’m bringing it to you early this year with the hopes that people listen for the holidays. Rock it out during your decorating, share it with your friends. Its a celebration!
These are the winter wonderful holiday tracks that were included in this monumental podcast:
Willie Nelson ft Nora Jones – Baby It’s Cold Outside ++ Otis Redding – Merry Christmas Baby ++ Ray Charles – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ++ Tom Petty – Christmas All Over Again ++ Elvis Presley – Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) ++ The Kinks – Father Christmas ++ Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town ++ Brenda Lee – I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus ++ Big John Greer – We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo ++ Chuck Berry – Run Rudolph Run ++ The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping ++ Nick Lowe – Children Go Where I Send Thee ++ Good Old War – Snow Falls Down ++ Kenny Rogers – Kentucky Homemade Christmas ++ David Grisman – We Wish You A Merry Christmas ++ Rev Frost – Frosty The Snowman ++ Sufjan Stevens – Christmas In The Room ++ The Gourds – Yes Yes Yes
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Don’t Think Twice, It’s The Shady Groove: Podcast #88
Whoooo Wee!! I had a great time spinning some tracks for ya this week.
These were the tracks that made the cut:
My Morning Jacket – What A Wonderful Man ++ Vampire Weekend – A-Punk ++ Pickwick – Lady Luck ++ Dawes – Most People ++ Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right ++ Joe Pug – Hymn #101 ++ Willie Nelson – If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time ++ Hayes Carll – Stomp and Holler ++ John Mayer w/ the All Star Band & Steve Jordan – Tennesee Jed (live @ Love for Levon) ++ Ramsay Midwood – 911 ++ The Rolling Stones – Memo From Turner ++ The Hard Pans – Dyin Tryin ++ Jimmy Cliff – Guns of Brixton ++ Cake – Sheep Go To Heaven ++ The Gourds – Hooky Junk
2012 Year In Review (Part 1): Best Live Shows
As the year comes to a close, The Shady Groove would like to give you a summary of this years best music. We like to do a little bit of ‘nutshelling’ for you. So here we go!
There will be 3 parts to the Shady Groove’s Year In Review. Part 1, which we will conquer today, will be the best Live Shows of the year. Enjoy.
Top 12 live shows of 2012:
1. Trombone Shorty @ the Keswick – June
2. Dawes @ Appel Farm – June
3. Nick Lowe @ the Keswick – April
4. Willie Nelson @ the Keswick – May
5. Robert Earl Keene @ Union Transfer – Jan
6. Wilco @ XPoNential Music Fest, Camden – Aug
7. Garth Hudson Songs of the Band @ The Keswick – Nov
Garth Hudson plays the Keswick Theatre’s 82-year old Moller pipe organ. Awesome!
8. The Gourds @ Mercury Lounge NYC – Sept
9. Bruce Springsteen @ Citizens Bank Park, Philly – Sept
10. Michael Kiwanuka @ The Trocodero – Sept
11. Ben Gibbard @ The Keswick – Nov
12. Tedeschi Trucks Band @ The Keswick – Nov
Honorable Mention:
Chris Kasper @ Philly Folk Fest – Aug
Railroad Earth @ World Cafe Live – April
Robert Randolph and the Family Band @ The Keswick – Nov
Secret Sisters @ Philly Folk Fest – Aug
Strand of Oaks @ Philly Folk Fest – Aug
MMW @ The Keswick – Oct
Banjo Summit @ The Keswick – Oct
Here’s to many more shows for you and your loved ones in 2013!
Rock and Roll with The Shady Groove: Podcast 77
These are the tracks that were included in this weeks podcast:
Devendra Banhart – Baby ++ Jack White – Love Interruption ++ Dr. Dog – How Long Must I Wait ++ Little Joy – The Next Time Around ++ Willie Nelson – Shotgun Willie ++ The Velvet Underground – Rock and Roll ++ Little Feat – Rock and Roll Doctor ++ Deer Tick – Baltimore Blues No. 1 ++ Neil Young & Crazy Horse ++ Oh Susannah ++ Monsters of Folk – The Right Place ++ Wilco – Forget the Flowers ++ The Rolling Stones – Dead Flowers ++ The Shins – New Slang ++ Tom Petty – Breakdown ++ Ringo Starr – No No Song ++ The Gourds – Don’t Pass Me By.
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Welcome to Rocktoberfest: Shady Groove Podcast #75
It’s that time of year again. Time for cooler weather, football, Octoberfest, and number of great new beers. Today we celebrate the fusion of alcohol and music. So raise a glass to John Barleycorn, drink up and listen to some great tunes. Happy Rocktoberfest!
These are the wonderfully excellent tracks that were selected for Rocktoberfest:
Willie Nelson – Whiskey River (live) ++ Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon – Beer Drinking Woman ++ Johnny Cash – I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs ++ The Champs – Tequila ++ moe. – Happy Hour Hero ++ Koko Taylor – Beer Bottle Boogie ++ Hayes Carll – Barroom Lament ++ The Allman Brothers Band – Drunken Hearted Boy ++ Uncle Tupelo – Whiskey Bottle (acoustic) ++ The Pogues – Streams of Whiskey ++ Grateful Dead – Beer Barrel Polka ++ Hayes Carll – Bottle in My Hand ++ ZZ Top – Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers ++ The Kinks – Have Another Drink ++ The Gourds – Dooley