The Songcircle

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Airs at: Fri, 04/19/2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Hosted by: 
Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, Leigh Anne Kranz
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Every Friday from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

The Songcircle blends songs from various eras and genres to reveal new connections, exposing forgotten artists and discovering new ones, exploring connective themes and topics, or responding to the events of the day.

Studio guests have included Loudon Wainwright III, Peter Buck (REM), Rodriguez, Joe Ely, Laura Veirs, Eric Andersen, Wesley Stace (a.k.a. John Wesley Harding), Dan Bern, Richmond Fontaine, Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows), Jane Siberry, Freakwater, Erin McKeown, Barry McGuire ("Eve of Destruction"), Annalisa Tornfelt, The Von Trapps, Casey Neill, Tim Buckley lyricist Larry Beckett, noted music writers Greil Marcus and Peter Guralnick, and many others, as well as phone conversations with Peter Case, Jason Isbell, Colin Blunstone and Chris White of The Zombies, Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter Asher, and Elvis Costello keyboardist Steve Nieve.

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Jeff Beck 1944-2023 on The Songcircle

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
With the sudden, unexpected passing of Jeff Beck on 1/11, this week's SongCircle with do a scan across his storied career, including some rare tracks as well as some well known ones. It'll be burnin! Read more

The Songcircle on 01/13/23

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 01/06/23

Airs at: Fri, 01/06/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 12/30/22

Airs at: Fri, 12/30/2022 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 12/23/22

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2022 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Forests of Fennario Comes to The SongCircle

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2022 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Hello friends, starting Friday December 16th, I will be joining the SongCircle Collective as a regular host. My slot will be the second Friday of the month; this month I will be playing some deep tracks from Tom Petty, Traffic, The Cure, and Some nice Bob Dylan Covers from... Read more

The Songcircle on 12/09/22

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2022 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 12/02/22

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2022 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Memphis Skyline

Airs at: Fri, 11/25/2022 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Traveling to mighty Memphis, Tennessee for the holiday, via a slew of songs about that great music town. We'll hear from such giants of old as Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Chuck Berry, and Roy Acuff, through Bob Dylan, Solomon Burke, John Hiatt, The Band,... Read more

Sequels & Antonyms

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2022 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Sequel Songs: Bob Dylan answers Merle Haggard, Paul Simon echoes Van Morrison, U2 follows up John Lennon, plus David Bowie, The Kinks, The Monkees, and more. Then, Antonym Songs (as opposed to our regularly featured "homonym songs"), featuring a spotlight on a master of the... Read more