Folk Espresso on 12/15/25

26ey_1678x281.png

 

Hosted by: 
Andy O'Hara
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Folk Espresso
Air date: 
Mon, 12/15/2025 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Contemporary and eclectic folk music to energize your morning.

Wake up with an intriguing mix of contemporary and eclectic folk music that brings clarity and momentum to start the day. Today’s episode presents inspiring styles and stories from artists such as Yasmin Williams, boygenius, Townes Van Zandt, Jason Isbell, I’m With Her, Waxahatchee, Jeff Tweedy, and many others. It’s folk music as it's meant to be: fresh air, honest voices, and lasting songs.

Topic tags: 
Music
Genre(s): 
Folk, Eclectic, Bluegrass

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:46
    Artist
    AJ Srubas
    Song
    Monona County
    Album
    Sweet Bunch of Daisies
    Label
    Central Standard Tone
  • Time
    5:48
    Artist
    Crowes Pasture
    Song
    Barranco
    Album
    Don't Blink
    Label
    Crowes Pasture
  • Time
    5:53
    Artist
    Michael Jerome Browne
    Song
    Shake Em On Down
    Album
    Gettin' Together
    Label
    Borealis Records
  • Time
    5:56
    Artist
    The Silas Powell Band
    Song
    Makin a Run
    Album
    Makin' a Run
    Label
    East Run Record Label
  • Time
    5:59
    Artist
    Tim O'Brien
    Song
    Gila Headwaters
    Album
    Cup of Sugar
    Label
    Howdy Skies Music
  • Time
    6:03
    Artist
    Eric Bibb
    Song
    Blues Funky Like Dat
    Album
    Ridin'
    Label
    Stony Plain Records
  • Time
    6:07
    Artist
    The Gaulway Ramblers
    Song
    Suite De Bourées
    Album
    The Gaulway Ramblers (Traditional Irish & French Music)
    Label
    The Gaulway Ramblers
  • Time
    6:10
    Artist
    Leroy Country Johnson
    Song
    Train Roll Up
    Album
    Train Roll Up
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:12
    Artist
    Sami Braman
    Song
    Barnimal
    Album
    Riveter
    Label
    Padiddle Records
  • Time
    6:14
    Artist
    The Squirrel Hillbillies
    Song
    Swing Down Chariot
    Album
    Rhizomes
    Label
    The Squirrel Hillbillies
  • Time
    6:23
    Artist
    Kate Wolf
    Song
    Carolina Pines
    Album
    Poet's Heart
    Label
    Rhino (Pure)
  • Time
    6:29
    Artist
    Kathy Kallick Band
    Song
    Just Lonesome Ol' Me and the Radio
    Album
    The Lonesome Chronicles
    Label
    Live Oak Records
  • Time
    6:32
    Artist
    Orville Johnson
    Song
    Rainy City Blues
    Album
    Blueprint for the Blues
    Label
    OJM
  • Time
    6:35
    Artist
    Mark Graham & Orville Johnson
    Song
    Stormy Weather
    Album
    The Kings of Mongrel Folk
    Label
    Mark Graham & Orville Johnson
  • Time
    6:41
    Artist
    Barbara Dane
    Song
    King Salmon Blues (abridged)
    Album
    Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:49
    Artist
    Suzy & Eric Thompson
    Song
    Adam & Eve Had The Blues
    Album
    Adam & Eve Had The Blues
    Label
    ADA Global
  • Time
    6:52
    Artist
    The Freight Hoppers
    Song
    Dark Hollow Blues
    Album
    Where'd You Come From, Where'd You Go?
    Label
    Rounder
  • Time
    6:57
    Artist
    Vivian and Phil Williams
    Song
    Florida Blues
    Album
    Twin Sisters
    Label
    571229 Records DK

Audio by Topic: