Dirt Roads | Friday | 11AM - 12PM
We spotlight the best songwriters in rock, country, folk, bluegrass and R&B on Dirt Roads. Listen for the latest from Wilco, Ben Harper, Pierce Pettis, and Buddy Miller. You'll also hear some of the best songwriters from your hometown as we spotlight Michigan's Best. Dirt Roads is a great break from the repetitiveness of corporate radio.
Dirt Roads Current Top Ten
05/28/10
1. Peter Case - Wig (Yep Roc)
2. The Lost Dogs - Old Angel (Fools of the World)
3. Steve Dawson - I Will Miss the Trumpets and the Drums (Undertow)
4. Kevin Welch - A Patch of Blue Sky (Music Road)
5. Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic (Nonesuch)
6. Joan Armatrading - This Charming Life (429 Records)
7. Amy Grant - Somewhere Down the Road (EMI)
8. The Choir - Burning Like the Midnight Sun (Galaxy 21)
9. Sally Spring - Made of Stars (Sniffinpup)
10. Tom Petty - Mojo (Reprise)
Playlists: July 23, 2010
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - First Flash of Freedom
Punch Brothers - You Are
Wayward Roots - Cedar Hill
Michael McDermott - The Great American Novel
Need to Breathe - The Outsiders
Jill Jack - Fast Moving Train
Will Sexton - Certain Kind of Something
The Nels Cline Singers - Into It
Peter Case - The Words in Red
The Choir - A Friend So Kind
Sally Spring - Summer's End
Krista Detor - Emma's Lullaby
Matt The Electrician - Got Your Back
Playlists: July 9, 2010
Michael McDermott - So Am I
Les Sampou - Oil and Water
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - I Should Have Known It
The Lost Dogs - Goodbye Winslow
Katie Geddes - We Are Each Other's Angels
Marshall Crenshaw - Take Me With U
The Hard Lessons - See You Again
Drew Nelson - Farmer's Lament
The Nels Cline Singers - Into It
The Nels Cline Singers - Floored
Joan Armatrading - People Who Win
The Choir - Midnight Sun
Ashley Wells - Don't Wanna Remember
Playlists: July 2, 2010
Jimmy Webb w/ Billy Joel - Wichita Lineman
Blue Rodeo - Gossip
Luke Brindley - Hold On to the Mystery
Matt the Electrician - For Angela
The Hard Lessons - Wedding Ring
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Jefferson Jericho Blues
Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Shot of Love
Hanson - Waiting for This
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore - Flyrock # 2
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore - It Won't Be Long
The Lost Dogs - Dead End Diner
Jimmy LaFave - Rock and Roll Music to the World
Red Tape Riot - Gone Critical
Playlists: June 18, 2010
Dixie Chicks - Truth No. 2
Court Yard Hounds - The Coast
StoneHoney - Two Years Down
David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
Peter Case - Banks of the River
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Trip To Pirate's Cove
The Lost Dogs - Israelites and Okies
Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons
Si Kahn - Shoulders
Over the Rhine - Willoughby
Jan Krist - Charcoal Sky
The Twangtown Paramous - On My Way
Hanson - Carry You There
Playlists: June 11, 2010
Ellery - Lay Your Head Down
Carrie Rodriguez - El Salvador
Carrie Rodriguez - Steal Your Love
Kaiser Cartel - Ready to Go
Marc Black - Ooh I Love My Coffee
Hanson - Thinkin' 'Bout Somethin'
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - I Learned The Hardway
Luke Brindley - Loving Arms
The Chapin Sisters - Left All Alone
Wayward Roots - Black Snake
Wayward Roots - Cedar Hill
Katie Geddes - We Are Each Other Angels
Susan Cowsill - Dragon Flys
Jeremy Porter - Last Time I Saw You Happy
Margo Valiante - Sing I Do
Playlists: June 4, 2010
Sally Spring - Beautiful Ride
Ellery - Where Its Going
Courtyard Hounds - The Coast
Deadstring Brothers - The Same Old Rule
Buddy and Julie Miller - One Part, Two Part
Joan Armatrading - Virtual Reality
Hanson - Been There Before
Cheap Trick - Smile
Luke Sayers - Destiny
Brooks Williams - Devil's Punchbowl
Brooks Williams - All Been Said
Matt The Electrician - Got Your Back
Jennifer Knapp - Want for Nothing
Steve Dawson - Long Overdue
Playlists: May 28, 2010
Blue Rodeo - Gossip
Kevin Welch - Midnight and Noon
Vigilantes of Love - Cold Ground
Bill Mallonee - Bone
Jakob Dylan - We Don't Live Here Anymore
Courtyard Hounds - See You in the Spring
Mark Erelli - Same for Someone
Matt The Electrician - Faithfully
Jam Session - Granny White Special
Ellery - Where It's Going
Jessica Ripka - Paint Me A Picture
Carrie Rodriguez - Eyes on the Prize
Steve Dawson - Obsidian
Playlists: May 21, 2010
Carrie Rodriguez - Waltzing for Dreamers
Kevin Welch - Longgone Dream
Joan Armatrading - People Who Win
Kajsa Vala - I Wanna Know
Bonnie Prince Billy and the Cairo Gang - The Sounds are always Begging
Jennifer Knapp - Mr. Gray
Steve Dawson - Long Overdue
Carrie Rodriguez - Big Love
Willie Nelson - Gotta Walk Alone
Red Sea Pedestrians - Jewbaca
Red Sea Pedestrians - Let Me Go
Terri Hendrix - Roll On
The Living Sisters - Double Knots
Amy Grant - Better Than a Hallelujah
Grievous Angel - Perfect World
Playlists: May 14, 2010
Joan Armatrading - Virtual Reality
Steve Dawson - Obsidian
Mark Erelli - Kingdom Come
Willie Nelson - You Done Me Wrong
Sara Groves - Setting Up The Pins
Michael McDermott - So Am I
Maypops - Yola My Blues Away
Jennifer Knapp - Dive In
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - I Learned the Hard Way
Jeff Coffin and Charlie Peacock - Captured In A Moment
Mike Mangione and the Union - Are We Going to Rise
Blue Rodeo - All The Things That Are Left Behind
Brooks Williams - Frank Delandry
David Nefesh - The Point of it All
Playlists: May 7, 2010
Amy Grant - Overnight
Jill Jack - Fast Movin' Train
Mark Erelli - Basement Days
Joan Armatrading - This Charming Life
Chris McCall - This Is To Mother You
Ralston Bowles - Son of Mine
Michael McDermott - Sacred Ground
The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love - Michigan and Trumbull
Luke Brindley - Dervish
Mystic Shake - Voice of Summer
Jakob Dylan - Nothing But the Whole Wide World
Jan Krist - My Love (My Heart Knows)
Sally Spring - Mercy
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Playlists: April 30, 2010
Brooks Williams - Frank Delandry
Sean Hayes - Powerful Stuff
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - I Learned the Hard Way
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim w/ Steve Earle - A Perfect Hand
Sally Spring - Beautiful Ride
Zach Kadro - Look for Better Ways
Cheap Trick - Miss Tomorrow
Chris McCall - Contact
Waterdeep - Happen Every Time
Kelly Joe Phelps - Sovereign Wyoming
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer - Walkin' Away From Caroline
Tracy Kash Thomas - The Blue About You
Chris Trapper - Big Mistake
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Playlists: April 23, 2010
Jan Krist and Jim Bizer - Charcoal Sky
Carrie Rodriguez - Steal Your Love
Waterdeep - At Least I Got A Car
Waterdeep - Gimme My Walkman
Verve Pipe - Wake Up
Pat Terry - Jump On It
Carole King - Ben to Canaan
National Ghost - King of the Thrill
John Dodge - Charlottesville
John Dodge - My Job Lost Me
Jakob Dylan - Nothing But the Whole Wide World
Open Land - Though I Wish You Were Here
Anuhea - Right Love, Wrong Time
Verve Pipe - Suppertime
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Playlists: April 16, 2010
Jakob Dylan - Lend a Hand
Nervous But Excited - Dear John
Peter Case - Underneath The Stars
Michael McDermott - The Great American Novel
Amy Grant - Hard Times
Amy Grant - Overnnight
Blue Rodeo - All The Things That Are Left Behind
The Persuasions - I Still Haven't Found
Luke Brindley - Threshold
Tim Eaton - Broke My Heart
Carrie Rodriguez - Big Love
Kitty Donohoe - Do What You Love
AJ Downing - Way Back Home
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Playlists: April 9, 2010
Grievous Angel - Buckets of Rain
Bob Dylan - Mississippi
Jakob Dylan - Nothing But the Whole Wide World
Amy Grant - Better Than a Hallelujah
Ralston Bowles - Begging the Question
Buddy Miller - Quecreek
Pete Huttlinger - Josie
Pete Huttlinger Interview
Pete Huttlinger - Lately
Pete Huttlinger Interview
Pete Huttlinger - Living For the City
Ralston Bowles - Velvet Elvis
Kathy Mattea - Coal Tattoo
Johnny Cash - Redemption Day
Sara Groves - Fireflies and Songs
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Playlists: April 2, 2010
Sean Hayes - Powerful Stuff
Michael McDermott - A Wall I Must Climb
Peter Mulvey - Dynamite Bill
Mr. Mister - Stand and Deliver
Ralston Bowles - Begging the Question
The Blind Boys of Alabama - The Cross
Kate Campbell - Everybody Knows Elvis
Red Molly - Falling In
Grievous Angel - Perfect World
Don Peris - Darkness Cannot Overcome the Light
U2 - Grace
Blue Rodeo - Don't Let the Darkness in Your Head
Jill Jack - Fast Movin' Train
Luke Winslow King - As April Is To May
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Playlists: March 26, 2010
Switchfoot - Always
Jeremy Porter - Sidewalk Ends
Carrie Rodriguez - Steal Your Love
Lucinda Williams - Can't Let Go
Blue Rodeo - One More Night
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Hit 'Em Up Style
Nathaniel Rateliff - Happy Just To Be
Meese - The Medicine
Switchfoot - Enoght To Let Me Go
Jeff Coffin and Charlie Peacock - Sweet Magnolia (Tree)
Jill Jack - Burn Baby Burn
Heather Lynn Horton - Postcard Saturdays
Jan Krist and Jim Bizer - Move On
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Playlists: March 12, 2010
John Oates - Ghost Town
Red Molly - Troubled Mind
Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart - Are You Ready
Sam Baker - Psychic
Doug and Telisha Williams - 20.2
The Bird and the Bee - I Can't Go For That
John Oates Interview
John Oates - Sending Me Angels
John Oates Interview
Hall and Oates - Kiss on My List
Jam Session - Granny White Special
John Oates Interview
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Peace Behind the Bridge
Randy Kohrs - Quicksand
John Austin and Erin Echo - Poverty Lines
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Playlists: March 5, 2010
Storyhill - Happy Man
Cheap Trick - These Days
John Hiatt - The Rest of the Dream
Carrie Rodriguez - Big Love
Pat Terry - Jump On It
Anuhea - Right Love, Wrong Time
The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket
Mike Mangione and the Union - Are We Going to Rise
Serena Ryder - Sweeping the Ashes
Switchfoot - Needle and Haystack Life
Project Trio - Dr. Nick
Sean Hayes - So Down
John Oates - 1000 Miles of Life
Greg Mahan - Fireflies
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Playlists: February 26, 2010
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers - A (With Love)
Peter Mulvey - Dynamite Bill
George Mann - Streams of Gold
Sean Hayes - Powerful Stuff
Ray Wylie Hubbard - A. Enlightenment, B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C)
The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder - The Sands of Mexico
David Nefesh - The Point of It All
Patty Griffin - House of Gold
Asylum Street Spankers - Down By the Riverside
Kelly Joe Phelps - Western Bell
Hall and Oates - Las Vegas Turnaround
John Oates - Sometimes
Ruth and Max Bloomquist - Same Old Grind
Johnny Cash - Redemption Day
Erik Brandt - Who Am I Making the Bed For If You Aren't Here
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Playlists: February 19, 2010
Drew Nelson - Highway 2
Drew Nelson - Waiting for the Sun
Michael McDermott - So Am I
Midnight Oil - Forgotten Years
Mat Kearney - Lifeline
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore - Only A Song
Corrine Bailey Rae - Paper Dolls
Deadstring Brothers - Smile
Woodward - Switch Hit Resistor
Brooks Williams - Amazing Grace
Brooks Williams - Frank Delandry
Rebecca Loebe - Meridian
C. Daniel Boling - Roll Down the Window
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Playlists: February 12, 2010
Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
Ronny Cox - You Always Have the Blues
Doug and Telisha Williams - 20.2
Deadstring Brothers - Smile
Dolly Varden - I Come To You
Project Trio - Sweet Child O' Mine
Grievous Angel - Marie
Patty Griffin - The Strange Man
May Erlewine - Honey One
Time for Three - Philly Phunk
Johnny Cash - For the Good Times
Adam Carroll - Highway Prayer
Pierce Pettis - Hallelujah Song
Mayer Hawthorne - Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'
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Playlists: February 5, 2010
Rodney Crowell w/ Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (Revisited)
Tom Prasada-Rao - Smoke & Mirrors
Wilco - One Wing
Grievous Angel - Holdin' On
Adam Carroll and Michael O'Connor
Sara Groves - Fireflies and Songs
Scarlet Oaks - Carrie Ann
Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
Galactic - Cineramascape
Chris McCall - Contact
Jeremy Porter - Sidewalk Ends
Tony Denikos - Love's Impossible
Steppin' In It - Break of Day
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Playlists: January 29, 2010
Rosanne Cash - Sea of Heartbreak
Johnny Cash - In My Life
Kris Kristofferson - Closer to the Bone
Jeremy Porter - Sidewalk Ends
Jeremy Porter - Last Time I Saw You Happy (Live)
Jeremy Porter - Hallmark Holiday (Live)
Cheap Trick - These Days
Chris Richards and the Subtractions - Sunny Day
Roman Candle - Why Modern Radio is A-OK
Monk - How Like A Winter
Jeremy Porter - Thunder (Live)
Grievous Angel - Perfect World
Kelley Ryan - About A Girl
Jeremy Porter - Not Like You're Mine