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  • This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of Norwegian alto saxophonist Frode Gjerstad, highlighting collaborations with Bobby Bradford, Johnny Dyani, and John Stevens.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay features a third helping of blues artists with connections to Arkansas. He includes Big Bill Broonzy, Dale Hawkins, Roy Buchanon, Sonny Burgess, Michael Burks, BB King, CeDell Davis, Roosevelt Sykes, Detroit Junior, and Junior Walker. He also notes the passing of Detroit bluesman, Luther "Badman" Keith.
  • We roll out 2025 this week on Homespun celebrating the life of folk singer/songwriter Peter Yarrow by spinning some tracks from his time with Peter, Paul, & Mary, and honor the 50 year mark of Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” with selections from it, and covers from Emma Swift, and Shawn Colvin.
  • This week on Destination Out, Mike Johnston features bassist Barre Phillips, who passed away on December 28, 2024.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast we are Memphis bound to celebrate Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday. I’ll spin tunes by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Howlin’ Wolf, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Milton, Sam & Dave, O.V. Wright, BB King and Albert King.
  • On this first Homespun of 2025, we’ll look back on 2024 and spin some of Tom Ball's favorite artist’s music from the last year! Alison Brown, Ruth Moody, Tony Trischka, John Leventhal, Sarah Jarosz, and David Olney-just to name a few!
  • It's the annual classic rock show on Destination Out. This week Mike spins tracks from Bob Dylan, Traffic, and Fleetwood Mac.
  • “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose”…..YES! It’s the Holiday season and we head toward the new year on this week’s Homespun with the sounds of New Grange, John McCutcheon, The Fairfield Four, Tim& Mollie O’Brien, The Burns Sisters, and much more!
  • This week on“The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins another helping of blues and soul music from Arkansas. He includes music by Al Green, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ronnie Hawkins, Roosevelt Sykes, Big Bill Broonzy, Son Seals, Frank Frost, Charlie Rich, Levon Helm and Larry Davis. He also offers a tribute to the late Sugar Pie DeSanto.
  • It's the annual Jazz Piano show on Destination Out. This Week Mike spins tracks from Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Horace Tapscott, among others.
  • This week on“The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins another helping of music for the season, both sacred and secular, including tunes by the Roomful of Blues, Charles Brown, Keb’ Mo’, Shemekia Copeland, Marcia Ball, the Blind Boys of Alabama and Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks.
  • This week on Destination Out Mike spins tracks from Charles Tyler, Sun Ra, Abdullah Ibrahim, Andrew Hill, and many more.