Talkin' Songs

Nick and Jimmy sat down to talk about Christian Lee Hutson's excellent debut album "Beginners"! Song covered: "Northsiders" "Get The Old Band Back Together" "Keep You Down"  

Ever wonder what happens when you mix up Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega, and Annie Lennox? Turns out you get a great HAIM song off their new album out today! Thanks to Jay Sweet for pointing it out.  Today we're Talkin':  "Pelota" by Khruangbin "The Ridge" by Julian Taylor "Love is a Fire" by Brandy Clark "Summer Girl" by HAIM

John Prine, who passed in April 2020, left his fans one final songwriting gem on a subject he's touched on before...getting old. On this week's show, Nick looks at the 1971 masterpiece "Hello In There" and compares it to how he felt in 2020 with "I Remember Everything"... John, thanks for everything, including this one last surprise.

Happy 78th Birthday Sir Paul McCartney! Hope you enjoy this week's episode of WWLT, we're Talkin':  The Gourds, "Gin and Juice" Son Little, "hey rose" Arlo McKinley, "Walking Shoes" Sean W Spellman, "Baby Blue" Neil Young, "Vacancy" PLUS a bonus McCartney track

Mac Miller on Talkin' Folk?? Yep. This episode Joe tuned in to take Nick through some of his favorites from the Rayland Baxter album "Good Mmornin"... Baxter's album is a collection of covers from the late Mac Miller. As a bonus, we'll feature both the Rayland covers and Mac Miller originals of: "Small Worlds" "Come Back to Earth"

Hello out there! Hope you like music, here's a show all about it. This week on WWLT, we're Talkin': Richie Havens, "Here Comes The Sun" Courtney Marie Andrews, "It Must Be Someone Else's Fault" Bowerbirds, "Thrift Store" Father John Misty, "Mr. Tillman - Live"

This week on Talkin' Folk we're talking about the song "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie. His song was a response to another patriotic song of the time, tune in to check it out.  Don't forget we're also selling This Land shirts on https://shop.jomboymedia.com that benefit the NMAAHC, details on our website!

This week's episode isn't about new music, because we haven't been listening to new music this week. We've been focused on listening and learning about the issues at hand in the Black Lives Matter movement. So this week, we've decided to tip our caps to the influential black folk artists both new and old. Odetta, "Hit or Miss" Carolina Chocolate Drops, "Leaving Eden" Leon Bridges, "River" Keb' Mo', "Life is Beautiful" Lead Belly, "Irene (Goodnight Irene)"

This weeks episode is for George Floyd and everyone else who has been treated wrongly because of the color of their skin.  On this episode, we're Talkin' about the social issues at hand and how they still haven't changed...but hopefully the times will indeed be changing. We're also thanking any artist or public figure who is using their platform to speak out against prejudice and inequality; including looking back to thank Bob Dylan for his courage during the 60s and 70s. Songs covered: Bob Dylan, "Hurricane" "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" "The Times They Are A-Changin'"

Happy Friday you wild and crazy people! Thanks for tuning in for WWLT, this week we're Talkin': The Fearless Flyers, "Nate Smith is the Ace of Aces" Eric Clapton & BB King, "Rollin' and Tumblin'" BONUS: Rollin' and Tumblin' history lesson Gin Wigmore, "Hangover Halo" Christian Lee Huston, "Get The Old Band Back Together"

The great Chris Stapleton! Do we need to say much more than that? Hope you enjoy this episode hosted by Nick and Ryan. Songs covered: "Nobody to Blame" "Either Way"

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We hope you're getting outside and enjoying some sunshine (while listening to our show of course).  This week we're Talkin': The Doors, "People Are Strange" Dustbowl Revival "Dreaming" The California Honeydrops, "In The Air" Theo Katzman, "What Did You Mean (When You Said Love)" Andy Frasco and the U.N., "Shine"

Jake Smith, aka The White Buffalo, released his 7th album, "On The Widow's Walk" this April and we just had to cover it. This LP features 11 songs that toss around your emotions and leave them for dead...in a good way, of course. Songs featured:  "The Drifter" "The Rapture" "Sycamore" "Widow's Walk" "Cursive"

Happy Friday Folks! We've got a fun little show to send you into the weekend, including a new (maybe recurring?) segment called "Ear To The Floor"... This week we're Talkin':  Vulfpeck, "Test Drive - Instrumental" Shinyribs, "Stay Home" Roger Miller, "King Of The Road" Brandi Carlile, "Carried Me With You" George Harrison, "What Is Life"  

This week we welcome Dan Zlotnick to the show for our first artist guest conversation! Dan is a regular in the NYC Americana and Folk music scenes. In 2020, he's released the full-length LP, "Day 3" and just dropped the single "Elephants", a song he recorded and finalized from quarantine. We asked Dan to come on the show to talk about those releases and have a conversation about life, dogs, and more. We were lucky enough to have him join with his guitar to play the Talkin' Folk Intro and Outro (both songs he wrote and recorded) as well as play "Room to Spare" from "Day 3" More info about Dan is available at: https://www.danzlotnick.com/

Another friday, another WWLT? You bet. Happy 50th to The Beatles "Let It Be" album! We talked about that and the skiffle genre before kicking into our normal show... This week we're Talkin': The Beatles & The Viper Skiffle Group: "Maggie Mae" skiffle spotlight HAIM, "The Steps" Jonathan Wilson, "In Heaven Making Love" John Craigie, "To Love Somebody" Sheryl Crow, "Beware of Darkness" (George Harrison cover)  

This week we've got Ryan on the show to discuss Logan Ledger! Logan is doing us all a favor and bringing back the sounds of 50's country, Californian surf rock, sprinkling in a touch of the Crooner sound, and giving them a modern spin. Sit back and enjoy: "Starlight" "Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me" "Imagining Raindrops" "The Lights of San Francisco" "(I'm Gonna Get Over This) Some Day"  

Kicking off the month of May on Talkin' Folk with WWLT! This week we're Talkin': Shakey Graves, "Dining Alone" CoCo Zandi, "Paradise" The Secret Sisters, "Late Bloomer" Beta Radio, "Our Remains" Vista Kicks & Audra Mae, "While We Still Have the Time" Nathaniel Rateliff & Friends, "Willie's Birthday Song"

Greetings and salutations! Welcome back Jimmy to the show to talk about Phoebe Bridgers' upcoming album "Punisher" with Nick. She's released two songs ahead of her June album: "Kyoto" "Garden Song"  

New show art? You bet! WWLT is here to stay... This week we're Talkin': The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations" (Plus a bonus lesson on the electro-theremin??) Delta Rae, The McCrary Sisters, "From One Woman to Another" Dougie Poole, "Vaping on the Job" The White Buffalo, "Problem Solution" Orville Peck, "Summertime" Fruit Bats, "Shane"