February 1, 1997

Host: Chad

Featuring: Lots of good music!!! And an in-studio interview with The Riptones who are playing tonight the Magic Stick...


BOBBY BARE: "THE FARMER FEEDS US ALL"
HARD TIME HUNGRY'S (RCA)

BYRDS: "NASHVILLE WEST"
DR. BYRDS AND MR. HYDE (COLUMBIA)


SCROATBELLY: "THE BOOZE WON'T LET ME DOWN"
DADDY'S FARM (BLOODSHOT)

WACO BROS: "WHITE LIGHTNING"
COWBOY IN FLAMES (BLOODSHOT) [AT THE MAGIC STICK ON MARCH 1, WITH ROBBIE FULKS AND THE VOLEBEATS]

MOONSHINE WILLY: "SPAGHETTI"
BOLD DISPLAYS OF IMPERFECTION (BLOODSHOT)
(W/ UNIVERSITY EVENTS)

HANK WILLIAMS: "KAWLIGA"
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS (POLYGRAM)

TOWNES VAN ZANDT: "DOLLAR BILL BLUES"
REAR VIEW MIRROR (SUGAR HILL)

THE GOURDS: "DYING OF THE PINES"
DEM'S GOOD BEEBLE (MUNICH USA)

BR5-49: "LIFETIME TO PROVE"
BR5-49 (ARISTA NASHVILLE)

MERLE HAGGARD: "THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER"
HAG (CAPITOL)

GEORGE JONES: "HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY"
V/A - BEST OF AUSTIN CITY LIMITS (COLUMBIA)

ALAN JACKSON: "BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND ME"
EVERYTHING I LOVE (ARISTA NASHVILLE)

AMY RIGBY: "JUST SOMEONE I HAD IN MIND"
DIARY OF A MOD HOUSEWIFE (KOCH) [FEB. 19 AT THE ARK]

KITTY WELLS: "I HEARD THE JUKEBOX PLAYING
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME SERIES (COLUMBIA)

THE STARKWEATHERS: "TOWN OF SHAME"
7" SINGLE (SUB POP)

FRED EAGLESMITH: "I'M JUST DREAMIN'"
THERE AIN'T NO EASY ROAD (SWEETWATER)

EMMYLOU HARRIS: "PRAYER IN OPEN D"
COWGIRL'S PRAYER (ASYLUM)

CHRIS BUHALIS: "MARY'S SONG"
CHRIS BUHALIS (SELF-RELEASED)
[TONIGHT AT THE BLIND PIG, THURSDAY RECORDS SHOWCASE]

PSYCHOGRASS: "HOT NICKELS"
LIKE MINDS (SUGAR HILL)

K.C. GROVES: "TOO MUCH TALKIN'"
WHEN WE DANCE (THURSDAY)
[TONIGHT AT THE BLIND PIG, THURSDAY RECORDS SHOWCASE]

BETH AND APRIL STEVENS: "BLUE"
SISTERS (ROUNDER)

BARBARA LAMB: "TENNESSEE BREAKDOWN"
TONIGHT I FEEL LIKE TEXAS (SUGAR HILL)

RENO AND SMILEY: "I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED BUT I LOVE YOU STILL"
20 BLUEGRASS ORIGINALS (GUSTO)

BAD LIVERS: "I'M USING MY BIBLE AS A ROADMAP"
DUST ON THE BIBLE (QUARTERSTICK)

ONE RIOT ONE RANGER: "THE DEVIL'S WALTZ"
FACES MADE FOR RADIO (FUNDAMENTAL)
[AT THE GYPSY CAFE, FRI. FEB. 14]

MAC WISEMAN: "THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND"
50 YEARS OF BLUEGRASS HITS, VOL. 4 (CMH)

THE BLUE SKY BOYS: "I'M JUST HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL"
V/A - ARE YOU FROM DIXIE? (ROUNDER)

CLAIRE LYNCH: "MY NAME IS JUDAS"
FRIENDS FOR A LIFETIME (BRENTWOOD)

COUNTRY GENTLEMEN: "GOD'S COLORING BOOK"
SUGAR HILL COLLECTION (SUGAR HILL)

RALPH STANLEY: "HE'S COMING TO US DEAD"
SONGS OF GRAYSON AND WHITTER (REBEL)

UNION SPRINGS: "GOD'S OWN SINGER"
NEXT TRAIN HEADIN' SOUTH (COPPER CREEK)

LARRY RICE: "FRYING FISH"
NOTIONS AND NOVELTIES (REBEL)

WARRIOR RIVER BOYS: "THE GOLDRUSH IS OVER"
SOUNDS LIKE HOME (ROUNDER)

DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER: "IN THE GRAVEL YARD"
NEVER WALK AWAY (SUGAR HILL)

FRONT RANGE: "FERGUS COUNTY JAIL"
RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND (SUGAR HILL)

JIM & JESSE: "TRUCKSTOPS AND PRETTY GIRLS"
50 YEARS OF BLUEGRASS HITS, VOL. 4 (CMH)


IN-STUDIO INTERVIEW WITH THE RIPTONES WHO ARE PLAYING TONIGHT AT THE MAGIC STICK IN DETROIT...
  • FEELIN' FINE
  • WORLD RENOWNED
  • IN TEN DAYS IT'S THREE MONTHS
    SPANIC FAMILY: "LOOK UP"
    SPANIC FAMILY ALBUM (ESD)

    ROBBIE FULKS: "SHE TOOK A LOT OF PILLS AND DIED"
    COUNTRY LOVE SONGS (BLOODSHOT) [MARCH 1, THE MAGIC STICK, WITH THE WACO BROS. AND THE VOLEBEATS]

    THE PICKETTS: "SAME TOWN SAME PLANET (DIFFERENT WORLD)"
    EUPHONIUM (ROUNDER)

    DALE WATSON: "IT'S ALL BEHIND US NOW"
    BLESSED OR DAMNED (HIGHTONE)

    JEAN SHEPARD: "SAD SINGIN' AND SLOW RIDIN'"
    HONKY TONK HEROINE (CMF)

    FARON YOUNG: "TATTLE TALE TEARS"
    LIVE FAST, LOVE HARD... (CMF)

    BILL KIRCHEN: "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE MILL"
    HAVE LOVE WILL TRAVEL (BLACK TOP)

    RAW DEAL: "TIRED OF DRIVIN' TRACTOR"
    READY TO RAMBLE (NTF)

    DAVE ALVIN: "KERN RIVER"
    TULARE DUST: SONGWRITER'S TRIBUTE TO MERLE HAGGARD (HIGHTONE)

    CHRIS MILLS: "NOWHERE TOWN"
    NOBODY'S FAVORITE (SUGAR HILL)


    *denotes a request
    IF YOU ARE CURIOUS AS TO WHAT RELEASE A PARTICULAR SONG COMES FROM, SEND YOUR EMAIL TO THE DownHomeShow@umich.edu, AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. WE DON'T MENTION THE RELEASES HERE, SIMPLY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE TIME. STILL THOUGH, WE'D BE GLAD TO HELP YOU OUT.