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This program was pre-recorded on Saturday, September 5th, 2026

Theme:  Dave Van Ronk, Sunday Street (SUNDAY STREET, Philo)

Opening set  
Bob Dylan, September of My Years (TRIPLICATE, Columbia) 
Lou Reed, September Song (LOST IN THE STARS, A&M)
Marianne Faithfull, Flaming September (A SECRET LIFE, Island)
Rosanne Cash w/Johnny Cash, September When It Comes (RULES OF TRAVEL, Capitol) 

Set # 2
Tim Curry, I Do The Rock (FEARLESS, A&M) 
Tim Curry, All I Want (HIDE THIS FACE, A&M) 
Joni Mitchell, All I Want (BLUE, Reprise) 
Joni Mitchell, Amelia (JONI MITCHELL AT NEWPORT, Rhino) 
David Crosby w/Sarah Jarosz, For Free (FOR FREE, BMG) 

(WUSB'S Sunday Street Series will celebrate the songs of Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits on Sunday, November 8th at 5 P.M. Joining in the celebration are Gene Casey, Caroline Doctorow, Andie Juliette Fortier, Andrew Fortier, Cole Fortier, Bryan Gallo, Claudia Jacobs, Ray Lambiase, Jack Licitra, Russ Seeger, Hank Stone and Bob Westcott. Information at sundaystreet.org)

Set # 3
Cassandra Wilson, Hellhound on My Trail (Robert Johnson) (BLUE LIGHT 'TIL DAWN, Blue Note) 
Cassandra Wilson, Dust My Broom (LOVERLY, Blue Note) 

Set # 4
David Francey, Grim Cathedral (SKATING RINK, Laker) 
Lucy Kaplansky, Land of the Living (THE RED THREAD, Red House) 
Danny Schmidt, Already Done (MAKE RIGHT THE TIME, Live Once Entertainment) 

Set # 5
Mike Ford, 21st Century Great Lakes Navigators (SEAWAY, Laker)
Mike Ford, The Bottom of The Great Lakes (SEAWAY, Laker) 
Punch Brothers, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (HELL ON CHURCH STREET, Nonesuch)
Birds of Ontario, Lake Ontario (MUSIC FOR ANIMALS, Not on Label) 

Set #  6
*Travis McKeveny & the Famous Dr. Scanlon Band, Sligo Girl (FROM DUBLIN TO DULUTH, Paradiddle) 
* Travis McKeveny & the Famous Dr. Scanlon Band, Bittersweet Somethings (FROM DUBLIN TO DULUTH, Paradiddle)

Set # 7
Lucinda Williams, Salt of the Earth (YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED... Highway 20)
The Flying Pickets, Factory (LOST BOYS, 10 Records) 
Becky Buller, Millworker (SONGS THAT SING ME, Dark Shadow)

Set # 8
*Mary Gauthier, Alcohol and Adderall (forthcoming on RECKONING, In The Black ) 
Mary Gauthier, I Drink (DRAG QUEENS IN LIMOUSINES, In The Black)

Set # 9
*Wesley Stace, Get It in Your Fingers (ONE LAST HEIST, Pravda) 
Mose Allison, Middle Class White Boy (MIDDLE CLASS WHITE BOY, Elektra Musician) 
Mose Allison, The More You Get (GIMCRACKS AND GEWGAWS, Blue Note) 
Ben Sidran, Everything is Broken (DYLAN DIFFERENT, Nardis) 

Set # 10
John Wesley Harding, There's A Starbucks (THE SOUND OF HIS OWN VOICE, Yep Roc) 
Talking Heads, Nothing But Flowers (NAKED, Sire) 
*The Kennedys, Without Us (SMOKETREE, kennedysmusic.com)
Roger McGuinn, The Trees Are All Gone (BACK FROM RIO, Arista) 

Dylan
Tim Curry, A Simple Twist of Faith (live) (THE BEST OF TIM CURRY, A&M) 
Cassandra Wilson, Shelter From the Storm (BELLY OF THE SUN, Blue Note) 
Bob Dylan, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia)

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