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Hey friends -- The radio station is down for a while because; well, you know. So I'm going to periodically post an old Viking Twang on KPSU. This one's originally from July 28, 2015. Enjoy!
Listen to Viking Twang 49: Gram Parsons and the Birth of Country Rock by Ankeny Twang
A whole bunch of different stuff: New Orleans jazz; Louisville jug bands; cowboy music, Forties folkies, and Southern blues. Did we mention a live set from Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott? It's all on Ankeny Twang 47!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 47: Jazz, Western, Folk; Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott by Ankeny Twang
We salute the late Steve Weber, who passed away last month, with an entire Twang featuring the Holy Modal Rounders, including a live show from Detroit in 1965.
Listen to Ankeny Twang 46; March 5, 2020: Remembering Steve Weber by Ankeny Twang
My friend Tony McCormick and I stopped on the way to Wintergrass Music Festival to play some hillbilly music. Tony picked the songs, so there's some stuff you won't normally hear on Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 45; Feb. 20, 2020: Tripping to Wintergrass with Tony McCormick by Ankeny Twang
Wintergrass 2020 is coming up next week; here's your guide to all the great acts!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 44, Feb. 13; 2020: Your Wintergrass Preview! by Ankeny Twang
Subbed for the DJ before me today; selected these songs pretty randomly, but it came out pretty well! Take a listen!
Listen to Anything That's Rock 'N Roll is Fine Feb. 6, 2020 by Ankeny Twang
For Ankeny Twang 43, we delve into the stacks of Smithsonian Folkways Records to showcase a whole bunch of goofy obscure genres. Plus, Pokey LaFarge at the Pickathon in 2011!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 43, February 6, 2020: Smithsonian Folkways collections; Pokey Lafarge by Ankeny Twang
There's sunshine in the city but darkness in our hearts. Murder ballads, gunslingers, the Traveling McCourys, and redemption. It's all on Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland!
Listen to Ankeny Twang Episode 42, Oh! What a Beautiful Morning -- for Murder... by Ankeny Twang
We lost our friend Jim Boyer four years ago, and the world has never been the same. We salute him with tracks from his recording career, and a live show at the Laurelthirst in 2014.
Listen to Ankeny Twang 41; January 23, 2020: Saluting Jim Boyer by Ankeny Twang
Have a bunch of bluegrass on the first of two editions of Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland today. Our live show is the great Olympic Peninsula band Deadwood Revival, from the 2006 High Sierra Festival.
Listen to Ankeny Twang 40: Bluegrass, Twangy Women, Deadwood Revival by Ankeny Twang
Brighten up your gloomy day with jug bands, Rounders, Bad Livers, 50's boppers, and a live set by Dale Watson from the 2007 Pickathon. It's all here on Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 39; January 16, 2020: Jugs and General Goofiness by Ankeny Twang
Songs about rain, storms on the ocean, and January to start the new year and decade!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 38; January 9, 2020: Here Comes The Rain; Bela Fleck & the Flecktones by Ankeny Twang
On Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland this week, we look back on some of the best sets of music since we kicked off our little hillbilly show in April. Listen to local women, early New Orleans jazz, twangsters of color, and lots of p***y surf rock. Take a listen!
A look at the best sets from 2019
The Derek Trucks band plays live on Christmas (at least close to Christmas), plus Christmas songs from Eartha Kitt to Lyle Lovett. Plus early Louis Armstrong; all here on Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland!
All sorts of Christmas songs, plus Derek Trucks Band live; Louis Armstrong
We have plenty of variety on Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland this week. Country stars such as Billy Joe Shaver, blues field recordings, cowboy singers, women yodelers, and the Irish-ish dance band Scythian. Check it out right here!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 35: Country, Blues, Yodeling, Scythian live by Ankeny Twang
We have a lot of variety this week on Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland: classic country, blues field recordings, early cowboy music, women yodelers, and the Irishy Washington DC band Scythian live! Get your dancing shoes on!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 35: Country, blues, yodeling, Scythian by Ankeny Twang
All the banjos you could ever want: an All Bluegrass version of Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 34; December 5, 2019: So Many Banjos; Bill Monroe Gospel by Ankeny Twang
Friends -- I sent this out earlier but it only had part of the show. Here's the entire extravaganza:
Hey friends -- Got into the station and found an extra hour of unoccupied air time. So enjoy this extended version of Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland!
Some real old time at the start, then a show of food and fellowship for the second and third hours.
Plus, a live set by Los Lobos, playing at the Aladdin Theater. It starts about four minutes into this link, so don't be deterred by a few minutes of dead air; it'll be worth it!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 33: Food and fellowship; Los Lobos, string bands by Ankeny Twang
Hey friends -- Got into the station and found an extra hour of unoccupied air time. So enjoy this extended version of Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland!
Some real old time at the start, then a show of food and fellowship for the second and third hours.
Plus, a live set by Los Lobos, playing at the Aladdin Theater. It starts about four minutes into this link, so do be deterred by a few minutes of dead air; it'll be worth it!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 33-1/3: Thanksgiving Songs of Food & Friendship; Los Lobos; String Bands by Ankeny Twang
This week's Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland is a show about shows! Musical excerpts from the Johnny Cash TV show, a set of promotional from Charlie Poole in 1929, the last set of the Last Waltz in advance of next week's The Next Waltz, and a long live set from Townes Van Zandt. Plus fiddle tunes! Check it out right here!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 32; November 21, 2019: Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash Show, Charlie Poole Takes a Train. by Ankeny Twang
DJ-Steena FreeformPortland and I cohosted our fundraising show on Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland. All women-fronted bands, from country blues to surf punk!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 31; Nov. 14, 2019: All Woman Fundraiser with DJ Steena by Ankeny Twang
DJ Robi joined me this morning to help raise money for Freeform Portland during our Fall Fundraiser. Lots of Del McCoury and others talking about money. Check it out and contribute if you can!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 30; November 7, 2019: Moneyland; FFP Donor Drive with DJ Robi by Ankeny Twang
We celebrate a Tribute to Jim Boyer (this Saturday) and Gram Jam IV (next week), both fundraisers for the The Jeremy Wilson Foundation, by playing some of their music!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 29; October 31: Gram Parsons & Jim Boyer Tributes for the Jeremy Wilson Foundation by Ankeny Twang
We're living in a political world, but sometimes we dance! Ankeny Twang 26 is hopefully an upbeat look at the situation in the world. Everyone from Elvis Costello to Odetta to The Trail Band comment. Plus, our Live at Nine set with Little Feat, from 1977!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 26; Oct. 17, 2019: Living In A Political World; Little Feat Live by Ankeny Twang
We stayed up late so you don't have to: The loudest punk, rock, and grunge from the makers of Ankeny Twang on Freeform Portland. It's Tuesday Til Dawn, four hours of great rock and roll! Plus live shows from Jimmy Boyer and moe. And bad words, too, so don't let the kids listen!
Listen to Tuesday Til Dawn; 10-15-2019: Jim Boyer, moe. by Ankeny Twang
Your Kicks won't be hard to find this weekend! The Oregon Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony is Saturday, with Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raider heading up the 2019 class. We play all the new inductees, including extended sets from Michael Hurley and Little Sue, plus the twangier current members. Check it out!
Listen to Ankeny Twang 25; Oct. 10, 2019: Oregon Music Hall of Fame by Ankeny Twang
Hey friends -- I've set up a new Mixcloud page for my old KPSU shows. As the links show up in my memories, I'll post them to Viking Twang on KPSU. So watch this space!
Listen to Jim Boyer's early Flagstaff recordings from Viking Twang on KPSU. by Ankeny Twang
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