Rock & Roots

July 21, 2014

First Listen: Jenny Lewis, 'The Voyager'

On his Nonesuch debut, lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar, singer/songwriter Robert Plant bookends an album of brilliantly realized original material with two versions of the haunting bluegrass tune “Little Maggie,” popularized in the mid-’40s by the Stanley Brothers. In the Stanley Brothers’ hands, the song is mournful yet stoic as the narrator vows to leave for some “far distant land” rather than see his beloved with another man.

Chris Smither stopped by WUKY to talk with Joe Conkwright about his new double disc, 50 year retrospective Still On The Levee, and perform three of his classic songs.

NPR Music and WUKY are headed to the 2014 Newport Folk Festival this month, and we'll be gathering some great music for listeners - and you can find it right here!

  And, who knows who might show up to jam along - Jim James, Mayor Greg Fischer, Forecastle organizer Ashley Capps, joining Mikey G and Scott the Cyclone:

  JENNY & BRETT!

Day 3. A music festival is like summer camp: new friends, new experiences, weird food and strange grown ups. And, Day Three of Forecastle is like last day of camp: cram as much fun in as possible before you gotta go home to your paper route!

  SPAIN WINS GOLD AT DERBY CUP

DAPPIN WITH SHARON JONES

JJ GREY - SOUTH's FINEST JJ Grey made a tremendously received set --- big crowd, big appreciation matched by a typical JJ show: virtuoso performance and compelling storytelling.