Sidetracks
McDonald, Ed

Friday nights at 9 pm

Sidetracks is a one-hour weekly program of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and related styles of contemporary acoustic music.

Producer: Ed McDonald
Associate Producer/Music Director: Karen McDonald

Send recordings for possible air play to: Sidetracks, c/o EIO Productions, 151 S. Mineral Street, Keyser WV 26726

May 11 - Mother's Day

Artist Song Album Record Label
STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN Stiff Upper LipIt All Comes Back to LoveFLR
NOAM PIKELNY My Mother Thinks I'm a LawyerBeat the Devil & Carry a Rail Compass
SELDOM SCENE Mama Tried SCENEchronized Sugar Hill
ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMSHungry Eyes Visions of Love Sugar Hill
MERLE HAGGARDMomma's PrayersThe Bluegrass SessionsMcCoury Music
LARRY SPARKSMomma/ Momma's ApronAlmost HomeRounder
THE WHITESApron StringsLifetime in the Making /Ceili
DAVID LaFLEUR The Quilt SongThem Bones David LaFleur
NU-BLUFamily QuiltThe Blu-DiscPinecastle
PEGGY SEEGERMy Mother Is Younger Than Me / Everything ChangesLiveAppleseed
HAZEL DICKENS Mama's Hand A Few Old Memories Rounder
STEVE SCHUCH Mother's Day Waltz Fields of SummerRare Earth
SARAH McQUAID Last SongI Won't Go Home 'Til Morning SMQ

May 4 - Horses & Horse Racing

Artist Song Album Record Label
WHITE HOUSEGoing to the RacesWhite House Pinecastle
BILL MONROE & HIS BLUEGRASS BOYS Molly and TenbrooksLive at the Opry MCA
FOURTOLDMolly and TenbrooksFourtold Appleseed
DUFFEY, WALLER, ADCOCK & GRAY StewballClassic Country Gents Reunion Sugar Hill
RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEMStewball Gambling EdenSignature Sounds
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND w/ DOC WATSON Tennessee StudWill the Circle Be UnbrokenWarner Brothers
THE RARELY HERDThe Union Mare and the Confederate GreyPure Homemade Love Pinecastle
GARRET MATHEWSFading Horse Traders Folks Are Talking (self)
GUY CLARK FEATURING VERLON THOMPSON Joe Walker's MareSongs and Stories Dualtone
JONATHAN BYRD Wild PoniesCackalack Waterbug
DRUHA TRAVAWild HorsesCzechmateCompass
RED HORSEWild HorseRed Horse Red House
NOAM PIKELNYJim Thompson's HorseBeat the Devil and Carry a RailCompass
CAROLINE HERRINGAll the Pretty Little HorsesLantanaSignature Sounds

April 27 - Trees in Celebration of Arbor Day

Artist Song Album Record Label
NEWGRANGEMusic Tree NewgrangeCompass
RICKIE SIMPKINSOld TreeDon't Fret ItDoobie Shea
LAURIE LEWISThe Maple's LamentEarth and SkyRounder
JONATHAN BYRDI Was an Oak TreeCackalackWaterbug
GARRET MATHEWSTimbering TalesFolks Are Talking(self)
VASSAR CLEMENTS Tall TimberFull Circle OMS
CHUCK BRODSKYTrees FallingColor Came One DayWaterbug
DOUG SPEARS Big Bald CypressWelcome HomeCypress Moss
CROOKED STILL Locust in the WillowSome Strange Country Signature Sounds
CAROLANN SOLEBELLO Bury Me Beneath the WillowThresholdElizabeth
THE STEELDRIVERSHear the Willow Cry The SteelDriversRounder
KAREN McDONALDWeeping Willowstudio recording EIO Productions
NANCI GRIFFITHThe Giving TreeTwistable Turnable ManSugar Hill

April 20 - Musical Celebration of Earth Day

Artist Song Album Record Label
UNCLE EDDIE & ROBIN Take Care of the PlanetWhen We're TogetherElm Cottage
TIM GRIMMWhose Garden Was This?Thank You Tom PaxtonVault
PETE SEEGER, et alSolartopia Tomorrow's ChildrenAppleseed
MAD AGNESMother's Plaint /Perfect Planet HushMad Agnes
MIKE MORNINGSTAR Song for Mother Moving Mountains Falling Mountain
THE LONETONESState of the ArtStill Moving Mountains--The Journey Home Aurora Lights
JIM SAVARINO Where Have the Mountains GoneSun DreamsJim Savarino Music
LAURIE LEWISBlack Waters / Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals Rounder
AZTEC TWO-STEP What Would the Indians SayCause and EffectRed Engine
ROD MacDONALDJust Because Songs of Freedom Blue Flute
JONATHAN EDWARDSThis Island EarthMy Love Will Keep Appleseed
PETER MAYERChurch of the EarthHeaven Below Blue Boat

April 13 - Lucky Songs for Friday the Thirteenth

Artist Song Album Record Label
ANGEL BAND (I Feel) LuckyBless My SoleAppleseed
TROUT FISHING IN AMERICALookin' at LuckyLookin' at LuckyTrout
ARY GAUTHIERLucky Stars Drag Queens in LimousinesIn the Black
RICE, RICE, HILLMAN & PEDERSENMaybe She'll Get Lucky Runnin' WildRounder
GUTHRIE THOMASI'll Be Lucky Ghost TownsMainstreet
ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATIONThe Lucky OneNew FavoriteRounder
AUBREY HAYNIE Happy Go LuckyA Man Must Carry OnSugar Hill
MARK DVORAKLucky in LoveEvery Step of the Way Waterbug
STEVE GOODMAN /Just Lucky I GuessNo Big Surprise Red Pajamas
JIMMY LaFAVELucky ManCimarron Manifesto Red House
STEEP CANYON RANGERS Lucky Streak Steep Canyon Rangers Rebel
ERIC BRACE & PETER COOPERLucky Bones You Don't Have To Like Them BothRed Beet
NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BANDLuckiest Man AliveTwenty Year Blues Sugar Hill
JACK WILLIAMSThat Lucky Old SunDon't Let Go Wind River
JOEL MABUS Lucky, Lucky YouRetoldFossil

April 6 - Gospel & Spiritual Music for the Celebration of Easter

Artist Song Album Record Label
THE SACRED SHAKERS Titanic The Sacred ShakersSignature Sounds
BEVERLY SMITH & CARL JONESGospel ShipSomewhere Over YonderDittyville
DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVERCalm the StormQuicksilver Rides AgainSugar Hill
DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER Be Not AfraidSing Me a Song About JesusMountain Home
JONATHAN EDWARDSSailor's Prayer My Love Will Keep Appleseed
LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYSTake Me in a Life Boat Mercury Sessions Vol. 1Rounder
JOEL MABUSA Closer Walk with Thee American AnonymousFossil
THE PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BANDLet Me Walk Lord by Your SideLegacyCompass
DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGEJesus Walk Beside MeSo Much In Between Mountain Home
JOHNNY STAATS & ROBERT SHAFERWalking in the Way with JesusAlways Lift Him UpProper
THE SACRED SHAKERSAre You Walking and a'Talking with the LordThe Sacred ShakersSignature Sounds
RHONDA VINCENT Walking My Lord Up Calvary's HillOne Step AheadRounder
ANDY AGNEW, JRIt Ain't EasyOriginals by a West Virginian(self)
JOHN LILLY I've Got the Keys to the KingdomThe Hayslett CollectionMusic Mentors
THE GRASCALSPass It OnLife Finds a Way Mountain Home

March 30 - April Fool's Day--Songs about Fools & Foolishness

Artist Song Album Record Label
NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BANDThe Fool Home of the BluesSugar Hill
ABBIE GARDNERI'm a FoolHoney on My GraveGimmie Some Ribs
ALISON KRAUSSFoolish Heart Too Late To Cry Rounder
ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATIONNew Fool Every Time You Say GoodbyeRounder
PATTI CASEY A Fool Like ThatThe Heart of a Waiting BoyLong Shot Music
PENNY LANG You FoolStone + Sand + Sea + Sky Borealis
WILD AND BLUEYou Were Only Foolin' Come On In and Make Yourself at Home Pinecastle
VASSAR CLEMENTS Foolin' Round Vassar's JazzWinter Harvest
DAROL ANGER's REPUBLIC OF STRINGSChain of FoolsGeneration NationCompass
MISSING PERSON SOUP KITCHEN GOSPEL QUARTETWho Will Your Next Fool Be?Stirring It Up(self)
TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA How Many Times a FoolLooking at LuckyTrout
ERIC BRACE & PETER COOPERSuffer a FoolMaster SessionsRed Beet
JESSE WINCHESTERBless Your Foolish Heart Love Filling StationAppleseed
ANDINA AND RICHEveryone Out of the Gene PoolTwo Guitars, a Dulcimer and an AttitudeDulci Yodel
AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS Shallow End of the Gene PoolSmall Minds Sugar Hill

March 23 - Music for Late March & the Arrival of Spring

Artist Song Album Record Label
TIM O'BRIENBrother WindRock in My Shoe Sugar Hill
KAT EGGLESTONFirst Warm Wind First Warm Wind Waterbug
DOC & MERLE WATSONWindy and WarmSouthboundVanguard
JP JONESSo Early, Early in the SpringJeremiahVision Company
MIKE SEEGEREarly in the SpringTrue VineSmithsonian Folkways
THE CHIEFTAINS w/ THE PUNCH BROTHERSThe Frost Is All Over Voice of Ages Hear Music
JOHN STARLING & CAROLINA STARIrish SpringSlidin' Home Rebel
SARAH McQUAIDSo Much RainThe Plum Tree & the RoseWaterbug
ANDY AGNEW JR Spring ShowersOriginals by a West Virginian(self)
PAUL EPSTEINTake a Lesson from the Earth Lessons Life's Taught Me(self)
ANNE HILLSGlad for the Spring Beauty Attends Collective Works
LUI COLLINSSpringCloser Waterbug
PRISCILLA HERDMANThis Time of YearForever and AlwaysFlying Fish
DAVID CROWSpringtimeAs the Crow FliesPinecastle
REEL WORLD STRING BANDAppalachian WindAppalachian WindFlying Fish

March 16 - Music with Irish Influences for St. Patrick's Day

Artist Song Album Record Label
SHARON SHANNON w/ STEVE EARLEGalway GirlThe Diamond Mountain Sessions Compass
GUY CLARKDublin BluesDublin BluesAsylum
THE CHIEFTAINS w/ THE CIVIL WARSLily LoveVoice of AgesHear Music
THE CHIEFTAINS w/ THE CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPSPretty Little GirlVoice of AgesHear Music
WEST OF EDEN On She GoesSafe CrossingWest of Music
TIM O'BRIEN Ireland's Green ShoreThe Crossing Alula
APPALACHIAN CELTIC CONSORTShamrock Shore/Statten Island HornpipeDrop o' the Pure(self)
THE CLAN ERDVERKLESidh Beag Agus Sidh Mor/Planxty Irwin Potatoes & Oatmeal Fret'n Fiddle
JOE HERRMANN Si Bheag, Si Mhor/Great Dreams from HeavenGather 'RoundYodel-Ay-Hee
AURORA CELTICSjueno Jig/Hot Club JigEdge of the WorldAurora Celtic
SARAH McQUAIDThe Sun Goes On RisingThe Plum Tree and the RoseWaterbug
ROBBIE O'CONNELLThe Love of the LandThe Love of the LandGreen Linnett
THE CHIEFTAINS w/ PAOLO NUTINIHard Times Come Again No MoreVoice of AgesHear Music
APPALACHIAN CELTIC CONSORTFarewell to BeckyDrop o' the Pure(self)

March 9 - Music for Women's History Month

Artist Song Album Record Label
SALLY ROGERSGenerationsGenerationsFlying Fish
MARY SUE TWOHY Luray WomenThe Risk Involved Azalea City
CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXERobody's Body But MineVoice on the WindRounder
DOLLY PARTON Just Because I'm a WomanJust Because I'm a WomanSugar Hill
THE ROYSTrailblazerLonesome WhistleRural Rhythm
HAZEL DICKENS & ALICE GERRARDWorking Girl BluesA Few Old Memories Rounder
HAZEL DICKENSCoal Mining WomanCoal Mining WomenRounder
SALLY ROGERSestimony of Patience Kershaw GenerationsFlying Fish
REEL WORLD STRING BANDWhat She Aims To BeCoal Mining WomenRounder
ROBIN GREENSTEINUnion MaidImages of Women, Vol. 2 Windy
PEGGY SEEGERGonna Be An EngineerThree Score and TenAppleseed
HARP (RONNI GILBERT) Mothers, Daughters, Wives A Time To Sing Appleseed
FOUR BITCHIN' BABES American WomenDiva NationHem and Haw
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