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  • …The Sounds of Easter grace the next edition of Homespun with The Poplin Family, Hot Rize, The Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Cash, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and so much more!
  • This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of baritone sax, clarinet, and flute player Hamiet Bluiett—spinning some of his collaborations with Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, and Don Moye.
  • This week of Destination Out, Mike spins tracks from, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Yusef Lateef, and Thelonious Monk, among others.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay features Mississippi hill country blues. He includes R.L. Burnside and members of the Burnside family along with Junior Kimbrough, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and the North Mississippi All-Stars.
  • This week on Destination Out, Mike spins tracks from Ornette Coleman, Billy Higgins, Clifford Jordan, and Jackie McLean among others.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay previews the 20th annual Alpena Blues Festival. This includes music from The Jimmys, Motor City Josh and the Big 3, the Broken Arrow Blues Band, Tosha Owens, Erich Goebel, and Charlie Millard. Robert also played some new CDs by Curtis Salgado, Eden Brent, Cedric Burnside, and Billy Price.
  • Summer is in full swing, and folks like Michael Cleveland, Becky Buller, Lyle Lovett, Angel Snow, John Hammond, and many more bring you sounds of Summer on this week’s Homespun!
  • This week on Destination Out, Mike will spin tracks by Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, and Horace Tapscott among others.
  • Homespun this week marks the 83rd birthday of Robert Allen Zimmerman: better known as Bob Dylan! We’ll hear from the bard himself plus Dylan “covers” by Tim O’Brien, Ian & Sylvia, Joan Baez, Ray Bonneville, and many others!
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay is featuring the recipients of the 2024 Blues Music Awards. This includes Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the Nick Moss Band, Keb’ Mo’, Ruthie Foster, Sue Foley, John Primer, Kenny “Blues Boss" Wayne and Bobby Rush. He also debuted a new CD by Taj Mahal.
  • This week on Destination Out, Mike spins tracks from Marion Brown, Charlie Haden, and the Dave Holland Trio, among others.
  • Homespun this week continues to celebrate the life of Banjo master and collector Jim Mills with a couple of burnin’ instrumentals, a song he wrote performed by Blue Highway, and his work with mandolinist Alan Bibey! We’ll also hear new music from Louisiana’s Ann Savoy, and we’ll note the 20-year Anniversary release of Lori McKenna’s album “Bittertown”!