Radio Heartland®

March 5, 2023

by Mike Pengra

March 06, 2023

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Doc Watson backstage at McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, Calif., in 1986.
Doc Watson backstage at McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, Calif., in 1986.Peter D. Figen

Sunday, on Radio Heartland on The Current, I’m celebrating Doc Watson’s 100th birthday with a couple of tunes and covers. We’ll also tip our hats to Townes Van Zandt whose birthday is Tuesday. And there’s new music on the way from Mark Erelli, Tim Grimm and Rodney Crowell, too.

Program playlist

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A man sings and plays guitar in a recording studio
Rodney Crowell will release 'The Chicago Sessions' on May 5, 2023, via New West Records. The 10-song set was produced by Jeff Tweedy and recorded by Tom Schick at Wilco’s Loft in Chicago.
Jamie Kelter Davis
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A man in a yoke-collared shirt stands by a kitchen window
Townes Van Zandt – At My Window (35th Anniversary Edition)
Craft Recordings
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A man in glasses standing in the woods, looking upwards
Singer-songwriter Mark Erelli
Joe Navas


March 5, 2023