This program includes the following exclusive live recordings unavailable anywhere else, recorded live a Rosanne Cash's home on November 2, 2011.  Songs are written solely by Rosanne Cash unless otherwise noted.

Part 1

1.  Sea of Heartbreak (Paul Hampton / Hal David)
2.  September When it Comes (Rosanne Cash / John Leventhal)
3.  Seven Year Ache

Part 2

4. 500 Miles (Hedy West)
5. Never Be You (Benmont Tench / Tom Petty)
6. The Good Intent (R. Cash / J. Leventhal)
7. Western Wall
8. Runaway Train (John Stewart)

Part 3

The Way We Make a Broken Heart (John Hiatt)
Blue Moon with Heartache
Black Cadillac
House on the Lake (R. Cash / J. Leventhal)

Bonus track to make a 59:00 show

Sleeping in Paris

Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt, and Lyle Lovett are four singer-songwriters who straddle folk and country music. On this program, they share some of their favorite new songs and old standards, slipping in a few tributes to the city of Los Angeles, home to the Disney Concert Hall. Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org

ONE OF TWO NEW ONE-HOUR RADIO SPECIALS FOR WILLIE NELSON'S 75TH BIRTHDAY! Brand-new exclusive interviews with Willie Nelson and his extended musical family (Paul English, Mickey Raphael, Jody Payne, Bobbie Nelson +, Poodie Locke) tell rich, colorful stories that take you deep inside Willie's heart, soul and mind. MY OWN PECULIAR WAY focuses mostly on Willie's life story, his best known songs, and how the two are often intertwined. TRUE OUTLAW STORIES features many of the hilarious episodes from the 'band of gypsies' going down the highway, on tour with Willie over the last 40 years. Between these stories, each program is packed with a unique playlist of Willie's best-known songs. Both hours are hosted by Rodney Crowell and also feature comments by country legend Charlie Louvin, singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Wilco guitarist Nels Cline. Please consider airing these programs close to Willie Nelson?s birthday on April 29. You can flexibly schedule them as a two-part series, one two-hour block or your choice of two great one-hour specials. ** Producer: Paul Chuffo & Joshua Jackson (Joyride Media) ** Host: Rodney Crowell ** Contacts: Andy Cahn, 212-833-6279, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com, Eric Molk, 212-833-5389, eric.molk@sonybmg.com ** Broadcast Window: Begins April 2008 ** Length: Two one-hour programs with breaks for local spots ** Terms: Available for all USA radio broadcasters at no cost, no built-in barter spots (+ Bobbie Nelson interview courtesy of Jody Denberg at KGSR in Austin, TX).

SEARCHLIGHT is a special program from the producers of In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber. Featured artists submitted their songs and were picked by the "Search Party" For more information please visit the In Search of a Song website. Artists interested in being featured on Searchlight can submit their songs  through SonicBids at: http://www.insearchofasong.com

This months winner is singer/songwriter Laura Zucker (LAURA'S WEBSITE)  with her song "You Should Have Seen Me Then". This is a short feature interview about her influences, her music, and her San Francisco inspiration behind this song.

On New Year's day it'll be nine years on the nose. Nine years since the death of a great southern raconteur and one of the last genuine Texas troubadours. Townes van Zandt was a singer-songwriter born to wealth who cared nothing for it; a man who, by outward appearances often seemed happy, but who struggled with personal demons. Yet somehow, through it all, Townes managed to write songs of lasting beauty and profound emotional power. It is a story of tragedy and artistic triumph. The release of a new movie called "Be Here to Love Me" is drawing fresh attention to the contributions of Townes as someone who deserves a place in America's pantheon of musical poets alongside Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams. Now, Austin's KUT presents a special one hour documentary featuring rare interviews with Townes, conversations with musicians touched by his music including Joe Ely, Rodney Crowell and Delbert McClinton, candid memories from those who knew him intimately, and Townes' most influential songs--including some vintage live performances. If you've heard the name "Townes Van Zandt", but you don't really know what the fuss is about, sit back for an hour and find out...

REMEMBERING BILL WILSON: BROADCAST  3 / 3 / 2012
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Host Jason Wilber and WFHB Music Director Jim Manion discuss the life and music of the late, great singer/songwriter Bill Wilson. Bill was a beloved musician in Indiana, who acheived some national success before he died of a massive heart attack in 1993. Jason had played music with Bill, and his influence and songs continue to be a legacy in Indiana music history.

Topics discussed include: Memories of Bill's passing by Jason and Jim, Bill's home in the woods, Gilforth Sound Studios and early independent record label recordings of Bill's music, Bill as a performer, getting lost in the shuffle at Columbia Records, and how Bill moved back to Indiana, Redbud Records and releasing Bill's album "Made in the USA", the song "Made in the USA" and it's relevence to today, the economics of music in the 70's, 80's, and 90's., the song "Heart of America", getting his songs played, and his relationship with the early "Bob and Tom" radio show in Indianapolis, bill's  early days in Austin, and Florida, writing the "Ballad of Cody" about a down and out man he met on the street there in the sixties, Jason meeting Bill while working at a music store and his subsequent working with Bill until he passed a year later, two funny stories about Bill: the coffee pot, and his pager.

Musical selections include:  Indiana Song, Stardust Train, Heart of America, Rolling Home, Take Home Pay, Skid Row Rodeo, Ballad of Cody, Made in the USA.

Special thanks to Johnathan Richardson for digitizing two vinyl records of Bill's, "Made in the USA" and "Talking to Stars".

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

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STEVE EARLE:  BROADCAST  11 / 19 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Jason Wilber interviews Steve Earle about his early influences in music, his songwriting, and struggles as a working musician. In the strictest sense, Steve Earle isn't a country artist, he's a roots rocker. Earle emerged in the mid-'80s, after Bruce Springsteen had popularized populist rock & roll and Dwight Yoakam had kick-started the neo-traditionalist movement in country music. At first, Earle appeared to be more toward the rock side than country. He played stripped-down neo-rockabilly that occasionally verged on outlaw country. His unwillingness to conform to the rules of Nashville or to rock & roll meant that he never broke through into the mainstream. Instead, he cultivated a dedicated cult following, drawing from both the country and rock audiences. Toward the early '90s, his career was thrown off track by personal problems and substance abuse, but in the mid-'90s he re-emerged stronger and healthier, producing two of his most critically acclaimed albums ever.

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

Musical selections include: Ben McCulloch, Rich Man's War, I'm Looking Through You, Steve's Hammer, Lungs, Guitar Town, The Mountain, White Freightliner Blues, Tom Aymes Prayer, Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold, To Live is  to Fly

For more information, visit In Search of a Song.com

ROY BOOK BINDER PART 1:  BROADCAST  11 / 5 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM 
Roy Book Binder is an American blues guitarist. A student and friend of the Rev. Gary Davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime, he is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks. His storytelling emphasis is another characteristic that makes his style unique.

Topics discussed include: Early music memories - Seeing Buddy Holly live, in New York City. Reading Jack Keroac and Allen Ginsberg poetry. Wanting to be a beatnick.  Joining the Navy. Going back to school and quitting to go on the road. Recording "He's in the Jailhouse Now" for Blue Goose Records. Playing hootenannys with Pheobe Snow, and Richie Havens. Working at an orphanage in the Bronx as a counselor. How it influenced his life.
Actually doing something for people. How his letter of recommendation from Reverend
Davis got him his job.  (Believing it was his minister). After the orphanage, aswering mail for Mrs. Davis, coorespoding with Robert Tilling about the Blues scene, and then immediately  going to England. Getting a flat, gig, and money within a week, and thinking it was the best thing he ever did.

Musical selections include: I'm Going Home Someday, The Preacher Picked A Guitar, Anywhere You Go, Blind Lemon, Travelin' Man Blues, Statesborough Blues.

For more information, visit:  In Search of a Song.com

CASEY DRIESSEN PART 1:  BROADCAST  10 / 15 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Casey Christopher Driessen (born December 6, 1978 Owatonna, Minnesota, United States) is an American bluegrass fiddler and singer. He plays acoustic and electric five-string violins, each of which has an additional low C string.
He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Matt Glaser.
He has performed with Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Steve Earle, Tim O'Brien, Darrell Scott, Jim Lauderdale, Lee Ann Womack, Mark Schatz, John Doyle, and Chris Thile. He has recorded with Darol Anger, John Mayer, Jerry Douglas, Jamey Haddad, and Blue Merle. He has also recorded on the soundtrack for the Johnny Cash film Walk the Line. He has toured with The Duhks, replacing Tania Elizabeth.
In November 2006 Driessen toured China and Tibet with the Sparrow Quartet (which also includes Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn, and cellist Ben Sollee). He also has his own band, the Colorfools, which includes Matt Mangano on bass and Tom "Tommy G" Giampietro on drums.
He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His first solo recording, 3D, was released in May 2006 on Sugar Hill Records.  In 2007, the track Jerusalem Ridge received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance. With fiddler Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston, he has released an instructional DVD entitled Chops & Grooves: Rhythmic Explorations for Bowed Instruments.
He contributed to Crooked Still's CD Shaken By A Low Sound (2006), and Taarka's The Martian Picture Soundtrack. Most recently, he released his second solo recording, "Oog" (2009) on Red Shoes Records
He has attended the Mark O'Connor fiddle camp as a teacher.

Topics discussed include: Early Interests in music, going through the Suzuki program for Violin, writing songs now on his own instead of playing other peoples music,,being inspired by Bela Fleck and Brian Sutton in their Trio, finding his own voice in writing new music, re-arranging old songs in new ways, Finding chord progressions that work with the melody and sometimes changing keys, going to Berklee College of Music, and inspirations by Matt Glaser (String dept. chairperson), what makes a good song, welling a story through music, writing "Gap Tooth", talks about writing his untitled song that he's about to play,  non-musical influences, such as books, artwork, experiences on the road, etc. phtography that he likes to do. composition in a photo, and in music, being open for spontaneous things to happen.

Musical selections include: Old Timey Dance Party, Country Blues, Flexible Helix, Gap Tooth (live at Telluride and contrasting from his CD with his band), The Hunt for the Quail Egg, A Fuller Wine.


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RON HYNES PART 2:  BROADCAST  7  / 16 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Ron Hynes is a popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. He is especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream," which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41^st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: His second record and the Wonderful Grand Band, a big surprise,his song Movie Scene and Why Newfoundlanders are naturally good actors, writing his song 1962, the inspiration for his song Record Man, talks about his father and his song My Old Man, writing From Dublin With Love, and Carry This Cross

Musical selections include: 1962,Cryers Paradise, Man Of A Thousand Songs, From Dublin With Love, Carry This Cross, Record Man, My Old Man.

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JEFF BLACK PART 2:  BROADCAST  7  / 23 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Jeff Black. Jeff's songs have been covered by Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, and Blackhawk to name a few, with the Blackhawk cover of "That's Just About Right" being a Top Ten Country Single in 1994.Since then Black has released four of his own albums and tours widely. He also maintains his own free weekly podcast, Black Tuesdays.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: The experiece of the listener and the experience of the performer, his feelings about changing songs for commercial reasons, when he first met Iris DeMent in Kansas City, other musicians and reflections from his Kansas City days, moving to Nashville, writing That's Just About Right - which was a number one hit for the band "Blackhawk", how music "saved his life", what he might have done if he wasn't a musician.

Musical selections include: Shout From The Street, Hollow Of Your Hand, Ninteen, Slip, Ghosts In The Graveyard, That's Just About Right, Clear As A Bell, Holy Roller, The Carnival Song.

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PETER ROWAN:  BROADCAST  6  / 18 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Host Jason Wilber interviews the incredible Peter Rowan backstage at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Peter Rowan's career is too vast to mention everything here...

The late '60s and early 70's saw Rowan collaborating with musical compatriots in a number of rock, folk and bluegrass combinations: Earth Opera with David Grisman, Sea Train with fiddler Richard Greene (himself a graduate of Monroe's band) Muleskinner with both Grisman and Greene, former Bluegrass Boy banjoist Bill Keith and the great Clarence White. From the ashes of Muleskinner, Rowan and Grisman went on to join Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, and John Kahn, forming the legendary bluegrass band Old & In the Way. It was during this time that Rowan penned the song "Panama Red," a subsequent hit for the New Riders of the Purple Sage and a classic ever since. Other time-honored compositions by Rowan include " Moonlight Midnight", " In The Land of the Navajo" and "Lonesome L.A. Cowboy”. Jerry Garcia himself recorded Rowan's "Moonlight Midnight" and the haunting "Mississippi Moon". The 1970’s also saw Peter Rowan playing and recording alongside brothers Chris and Lorin Rowan as the The Rowan Brothers. Their three albums for Elektra-Asylum featured original songs highlighted by the three siblings soaring harmonies.

Rowan subsequently embarked on a well-received solo career in 1978, releasing such critically acclaimed records as Dustbowl Children (a Woody Guthrie style song cycle about humanity's spirituality in relationship to the earth), Yonder (a record of old-time country songs and Rowan originals in collaboration with ace dobro player, Jerry Douglas) and two extraordinarily fine bluegrass albums, The First Whippoorwill and Bluegrass Boy, as well as High Lonesome Cowboy, a recording of traditional old-time cowboy songs with Don Edwards and guitarist Norman Blake. Rowan's recent releases- Reggaebilly, a wonderful blend of reggae and bluegrass and Quartet, a recording with the phenomenal Tony Rice, coupled with a relentless touring schedule have further endeared Peter Rowan to audiences around the world.

On the road, Rowan performs internationally as a solo singer-songwriter, while stateside he plays in three bands: the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, a quartet featuring Jody Stecher, Keith Little, and Paul Knight; The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet; and his rocking band, The Free Mexican Air Force.

When she was 18 years old, Rosanne Cash was given a list of "100 Essential Country Songs" by her father Johnny.  She picked a baker's dozen of them and recorded "The List," re-interpreting these classics in her own inimitable way.  

In this one-hour special, Rosanne, producer John Leventhal, singer/songwriter Laura Cantrell and Rolling Stone magazine's Anthony DeCurtis delve into the history and writers of these songs, offering a new perspective on some of the milestones of American Music. 
 

Townes Van Zandt was one of the most talented singer/songwriters of the twentieth century but his life was cut short when he died suddenly at the age of 52. Filmmaker Margaret Brown spent years gathering interviews from Townes' family, friends and fellow musicians like Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle. In this concise, music rich feature Brown discuses her new documentary "Be Here to Love Me" which takes a look at the troubled and sometimes self destructive life of the singer/songwriter. The documentary will be released on DVD March 14, 2006 but this piece lives on as a window into the life of a great musician. Other timely dates include Townes' birthday, March 7, 1944 and the anniversary of his death on January 1, 1997.