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  1. Merle Travis - Sixteen Tons

    “Sixteen Tons” is a song about the life of a coal miner, first recorded in 1946 by American country singer Merle Travis and released on his box set album Folk Songs of the Hills the following year.

    A 1955 version recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford reached number one in the Billboard charts

  2. Neil Young - Pocahontas

    Neil Young performs “Pocahontas” live at the WTTW Studios in Chicago

  3. Band of Horses - Laredo - Live on KCRW

    Band of Horses play “Laredo”, from their album “Infinite Arms”, live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley.

    Watch the full session here:
    www.kcrw.com/…

  4. Tony Rice - Old Home Place

    Tony Rice, JD Crowe, Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas and Bobby Slone perform “Old Home Place”

  5. Doc Watson & Earl Scruggs Play At Doc’s Home

    Short clip from a 90 minute documentary by David Hoffmann. It has incredible scenes with Earl Scruggs and his sons and many others performing in concert and behind the scenes. It is a classic music documentary with more than 35 songs and stories to boot.

    www.thehoffmancollection.com

  6. Pontiak: Live on KEXP

    Virginia-based Pontiak lights up the KEXP studio with a thrilling live performance chock full of crashing guitars, sweet vocal harmonies and infectious melodies.

    www.brotherspontiak.com

    Set List:

    • “Royal Colors”
    • “North Coast”
    • “Part III”
    • “The Expanding Sky”

  7. The Band - Stage Fright - The Last Waltz (1978)

    Martin Scorsese’s documentary of the 1976 final performance of the legendary Sixties rock group The Band is at once a show featuring some of the greatest rock performers of their generation and a bittersweet look back at an era that was just beginning to fade.

  8. "The world wants nothing more than for a man to conform to its traditions, yet, at the same time, the world comes to worship those who have broken free of convention and conformity."

    - David Scott, Paradise Creek

  9. Pokey LaFarge: Tiny Desk Concert

    LaFarge writes and performs original, sometimes traditional music steeped in American blues, country and Western swing from the days when 78s ruled the record player. Watch him perform a short set at the NPR Music offices, with the help of his band The South City Three.

    www.pokeylafarge.net

    Set List:

    • “La La Blues”
    • “Pack It Up”
    • “Head To Toe”

  10. Alone In The Wilderness

    “Alone In The Wilderness” is the story of Dick Proenneke living in the Alaska wilderness. Dick filmed his adventures so he could show his relatives in the lower 48 states what life was like in Alaska, building his cabin, hunting for food and exploring the area. Bob Swerer has taken the best footage from Dick’s films and he has created 3 videos about Dick, “Alone In The Wilderness”, “Alaska, Silence and Solitude” and “The Frozen North”.

    Dick Proenneke retired from his diesel machanic career in 1967. He spent that summer exploring the Twin Lakes region looking for the ideal site to build a cabin and cutting logs that he would use the next year. Dick Proenneke returned to Twin Lakes on May 21, 1968 and began turning the raw logs into his cabin. He stayed in Spike’s cabin during the construction. Dick Proenneke built his cabin using only hand tools, no backhoes, no chainsaws, no electric drill, just hand powered tools. Dick even made many of his tools himself.

    Dick stayed through that winter and the next summer before he returned to Iowa for the winter. Dick hadn’t planned on returning to Twin Lakes, but he changed his mind and returned the next spring and remained at Twin Lakes for 30 years, leaving only occasionally to visit his family.

  11. Real Estate: Live on KEXP

    Recently, the Garden State trio, extended now to a five-piece, brought their slightly melancholy yet buoyantly joyful sound to the KEXP Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Between songs performed from their excellent newly released second album Days, the band discussed whether or not their band name, or at least their next album, should in fact be called “Rainbow Season.”

    www.realestatetheband.com

    Set List:

    • “Easy”
    • “Municipality”
    • “It’s Real”
    • “Green Aisles”

  12. Dead Confederate - Wrecking Ball

    Dead Confederate from Athens, Georgia perform “Wrecking Ball” live on KEXP.

    www.deadconfederate.com

  13. Wilco: Tiny Desk Concert

    Armed with acoustic guitars, tiny amps, a desktop percussion unit and a ton of grace, Wilco plays three new songs from The Whole Love and an old favorite in a stripped-down but powerful set at the NPR Music offices.

    www.wilcoworld.net

    Set List:

    • “Dawned On Me”
    • “Whole Love”
    • “Born Alone”
    • “War On War”