Category Archives: Going North From Nashville

Matters relating to Going North From Nashville, presented by Sue Smith and John Hebden, broadcast 10pm on alternate Mondays.

New & Nearly New on Going North from Nashville Monday 7th May 10-11pm!

An eclectic selecton of excellent music, starting with the last album from………….

The Eagles : How Long - from A Long Road Out of Eden (2007)……….next, two artists bringing us new music for 2012……

Simone Felice: You & I Belong – from his recent eponymous album, a very pleasant listen , &………

The War on Drugs: Best Night- from Slave Ambient………….then Bradford’s own…….

Wilful Missing: The Waltz – from the most excellent Molehills out of Mountains………….followed by a couple of veterans ……

Leonard Cohen : Banjo – from Old Ideas, Cohen’s latest amazing studio album….then…..

Tom Waits: Bad As Me – title track from anothergreat album

First Aid Kit: Emmilou – from the Lion’s Roar………..their first play on GNfN, followed by two tracks from 2011…..

Frank Turner: Wessex Boy – from England Keep My Bones

Kill it Kid: Wild & Wasted Waters – from Feet Fall Heavy………..then another first timer for GNfN……

Anais Mitchel: Dying Day – from her 2012 album Young Man in America………….

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Political World – their treatment of the Dylan classic, one of many interesting takes on Dylan from Chimes of Freedom compliation - proceeds to Amnesty International, marking 50 yearsof their work (& Bob’s recording career!)

Katie Malco & the Slow Parade: Johnny – from Katie’s eponymous debut ep – look out for her if she comes to Yorkshire!……..finally a couple of GNfN favourites……..

Gillian Welch: Silver Dagger – from the wonderful The Harvest & the Harrow……&……

Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues – tiltle track from this excellent 2nd album

Tour the States with Going North from Nashville! Monday 9th April 10-11pm

Going North from Nashville takes an Easter Monday Americana road trip, starting in the mid states………..

1. Procul Harem: The Devil came from Kansas………….moving south east with…..

2. Gillian Welch: Tenessee

3. Steve Earle: Tenessee Blues………..then two classic tracks from the sunshine state……..

4. Mamas & Papas: California Dreamin

5. Joni Mitchell – California……………..back south east with a couple of blues men…..

6. Clapton & Cale: Head’s in Georgia…………then,spending too long  in the south…..

7. Bob Dylan: Mississippi

8. Lissie ft Mt Desolation: Oh Mississippi …………..back to the mid states with……

9. Sufjan Stevens: Concerning the UFO Sighting near Highland, Illinois……….slightly  further north…..

10. The Low Anthem: To Ohio

11. The Black Keys: Ohio………..we travel with Josh to his home state……

12. Josh Ritter: Idaho………… we return to Kansas, not before dancing with Leonard in Tenessee……..

13. Leonard Cohen: Tenessee Waltz

14. Levi Weaver: Kansas, I Decline

Found at BCB – a fine collection of music on Going North from Nashville – Monday 12th March 10-11pm

This week we’d hoped to bring you a GNfN Leonard Cohen ‘ special’ – technical problems have delayed us so we’ve dipped back into our archive & found this fantastic collection of tunes, first broadcast in the autumn. Watch out for a focus on songs about songs! Leonard will be featured very soon!

1. Peter Lawrie : Fell into the River ( from album A Little Brighter)

2.Young Rebel Set : If I Was ( one of several tracks we could have chose from the excellent Curse Our Love)

3.Frank Turner : Trythis at Home

4.Ben Marwood : Singalong………..a bit of a theme with those last three, continued with…

5. Joni Mitchel : Chinese Cafe/ Unchained Melody

6. Levi Weaver : Iam Certain I am a Train ( from Levi’s 2nd album, The Letters of Kurt Godel) …Levi is a man not to miss……www.leviweaver.com

7. The Pheonix Foundation : Buffalo

8. King Creosote: Bats in the Attic

9. Hymn: Papertrail(from their gem of an album Inthe Depths)

10. Benjamin Francis Leftwich : Atlas Hands………beautiful, dreamy music, followed bt the equally beautiful & dreamy…..

11. Iain Morrison & Daibhidh Martin: The Sky Throws You

12. Kate Rusby: Greenfields ( John went all wobbly when we saw her at Greenbelt last year! )

14. Diagram 8 : Night all Night

Songs of Love & Hate: A Going North from Nashville take on Valentine’s Day! Monday 13th February, 10-11pm.

GNfN’s annual Valentine’s bash – Alt love songs from artists including:

Hayseed Dixie, T Bone Burnett, Stacey Earle, Neil Freitus, Bob Dylan, Loz Bridge,  Emily Barker, Broken Family Band &  Songs of Love & Hate man himself……….Leonard Cohen!

A Lucinda Williams ‘Special’ on Going North from Nashville – Monday 30th January, 10-11pm

Tonight we look at the life, times & music of Lucinda Williams, from her early folk roots to her seminal trio of albums in the late ninety’s, early noughty’s & beyond; starting & finishing the show with tracks from her accliamed 2011 album, Blessed.

1. Buttercup - excellent start to the show from new album, Blessed

2.Ramblin’ – title track from 1979 album

3. Happy Woman Blues – live version of title track from 1980 album , taken  from 2005’s  ILost It

4. I Changed the Locks – live version – originally found on Lucinda’s epomymous 1988 album

5. Passionate Kisses

6. Metal Firecracker – from the 1st of the seminal trio , 1998’s Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

7. Blue – beautiful song from 2nd album of the trio – Essence ( 2001)

8.Ventura, followed by……………………

9 . World without Tears – both tracks from final album of trio – 2003’s World without Tears

10. What If – from West ( 2007)

11. Lucinda – we couldn’t resist playing this Jesse Malin tribute toi the lady herself from his 2007 album, Glitter in the Gutter.

12.If  Wishes Were Horses – from 2008’s Little Honey

13. Blessed – to round off the show, acoustic version of  title track from Lucinda Williams latest offering

Going North from Nashville plays the very best of Americana 2011! Monday 2nd January 10-11pm

Get the New Year off to a good start by revisiting some of the best tunes played on GNfN during 2011!

The Decemberists : Calamity Song

The Low Anthem : I’ll Take Out your Ashes

Iron & Wine : Rabbit Will Run

Or, The Whale : No Love Blues

Josh T Pearson : Country Dumb

John Grant : Chicken Bones

Young Rebel Set : Lion’s Mouth

Andy Doonan : Malcolm

Ben Ottwell : Blackbird

Foreign Slippers : Old Ghosts

Ahab : Lightening Bug

Levi Weaver : An Incomplete Theorem

Blueflint: I Climbed a Mountain

Anna Elias : Evensong

Wilful Missing : Wilful Missing

Going North from Nashville keeps it in the Family! Monday 21st November 10-11pm

Parents & children from the Americana scene feature in tonights show, with a father & daughter getting us off to a good start:

Johnny Cash: The Time of the Preacher

Rosanne Cash: Tenessee Flat Top Box

Next, a mother & son:

Carly Simon: Mocking Bird

Ben Taylor: Nothing I Can Do

Followed by two legendary dynasties:

Adam Cohen: Like a Man

Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man

Jakob Dylan: Up on the Mountain

Emmylou Harris: When I Paint My Masterpiece

A late father, followed by his son:

Townes Van Zandt: My Proud Mountains

John T Van Zandt: My Proud Mountains

Next, two more late greats:

Geof Buckley: Dream Brother

Tim Buckley: Once I Was

Back to a father & daughter:

Louden Wainright 111: Pretty Good Day

Martha Wainwright: Bleeding All Over You

And to end – son of Steve……….

Justin Townes Earle: Harlem River Blues

A Going North selection of great music Monday 7th November 10-11pm

Going North from Nashville brings a selection of new music + a look back at some of the excellent bands who played Greenbelt 2011

Daniel Pearson: Wishing Well – a catchy single from this Leeds based artist’s debut album, Sattelites

Blue Flint: Missed the Boat – from their brilliant new album, Maudy Tree

Adam Cohen: What Other Guy – single from much plaudited 4th album, Like a Man…………followed by his Dad………..

Leonard Cohen – Hey, that’s no way to say Goodbye ( sigh from Sue!)

Maria Taylor: In a Bad Way – nice fragile, bluesy feel

Ahab: Wish You – country rock band who played this year’s Greenbelt, as did……

Idlewild: ( The Night Will) Bring You Back to Life

Gill Sandell: Fingers & Toes

Andy Doonan: The Woman that You Are – thoughtful song from York based singer’s debut album Lights & Mirrors

Paul Curereri: Nothing’s Changed, followed by two more Greenbelt artists……………..

Kate Rusby: Four Stars (sigh from John!)

Foriegn Slippers: Old Ghosts – Farewell to the Old Ghosts – a band well worth checking out

Ben Ottwell: No Obstacle – from Gomez main man’s solo debut Shapes & Shadows

Levi Weaver: Goodbye Vivian  – from fantastic new album The Letters of Kurt Goedel