Hi from the frozen northeast! We're still in the throes of a big cold spell, but the weather forecasters say we're in for a heatwave by Wednesday-35 degrees!

Here's my playlist from last night:

CIndy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy (theme) / Working on Wings to Fly



Set # 1 (Starting with the theme from the 1980 Winter Olympics)--(P.S. It's 6 below zero her with a wind chill of -21, but who's counting?)

Michael, McCreesh and Campbell / Snowblind Reprise / The Host of the Air

Tony Rice / Ten Degrees and Getting Colder / Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot

Boreal / Winterbirds / Cold North Wind

Cindy Kallet, Ellen Epstein and Michael Cicone / Cold is the Night / Angels In Daring

Lisa Null / Cold Scenes of Winter / Legacies

Bill Morrissey / Cold, Cold Night / The Essential Collection

Pat Donahue / Cold Winter Blues / Nobody's Fault

Bobby Watt, Holmes Hooke, Oliver Schroer / The Cremation of Sam McGee / Caught By the Tale


Set #2 (Dedicated to the people of Minnesota):

Scott Alarik / Minnesota's Got to Me / Stories (LP)

Charlier Maguire / I'm from Minnesota / Harbour Lights

Matt Watroba / Minnesota Magic / The Far Si: The Si Kahn Funny Song Sing-Along Songbook

Katie Dahl / Oh Minnesota / Wildwood

Tom Pacheco / Minnesota Blue / The Best of Tom Pacheco-The Secret Hits, Vol. 2


Set #3 (Immigration):

James Keelaghan / Kiri's Piano / My Skies

Laurie Lewis / Manzanar / Tom Russell's Wounded Heart of America


Set #4 (Black History Month):

Rev. Robert  B. Jones, Sr. / We're Stole and Sold from Africa / Before the Blues

Kim and Reggie Harris / Too Many Martyrs / Rock of Ages

Kate Campbell / Crazy in Alabama / Two Nights in Texas

Kim and Reggie Harris / The Stars That Didn't Shine / Rock of Ages

Alastair Moock / Dear Dr. King / Alastair Moock


Set #5:

Carolyn Shapiro / River Meets the Sea / Take It Easy (EP)

Debi Smith / Dimming of the Day / Flight of the Robin

Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen / More Wood / Voices of Winter

Bill Morrissey / Birches / Bill Morrissey: The Essential Collection


Set #6:

Jane Eamon / Black Wind Blowin' / Deep Water

Jesse Winchester / That's What Makes You Strong (Live) / Live from Mountain Stage

Judy Kass / Hopeful Hearts / New Skin

Jane Eamon / Deep Water / Deep Water

Schooner / We the People / We the People


Cindy Kallet / Big Dark's Fancy / Working on Wings to Fly


Wanda Fischer Producer/Host The Hudson River Sampler (since September 18, 1982) This show airs on Saturday nights from 8-10 pm ET, archived on  WAMC-FM/Northeast Public Radio 318 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206

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