Betty’s Night In Playlists
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September 19 2024
A fundraising show disguised as a Hardly Strictly Festival preview.
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September 12 2024
A little pre-recorded shorty 11-midnight following a three-hour live fund raising extravaganza, carrying over the theme of States of the Union.
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September 5 2024
Sort of thinking about the idea of “manhood” lately, since it seems to be part of the election cycle discourse. So a few songs about the Guys, and some random bits and bobs, ending with a bit of autumn and something from the great Peggy Lee.
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August 29 2024
A little swimming, a bunch of rambling around, some old-time ballads, and even a bit of Miles Davis.
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August 22, 2024
It’s California Public Radio Day! Celebrating all kinds of radio – especially the kind you listen to deep in the night under the covers, all dreamy and cozy.
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August 8 2024
Still fangirling over the 2024 Olympics: Simone! Ilona! Pommel Horse Guy! Turkish sharpshooter! Dressage! Fencing! Those Irish rowers from Skibereen! Lots of songs about Gold and Silver for the win!
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July 24 2024
Still standing after a couple of bumpy weeks! Happy to have you along for the ride with plenty of favorites, and a new track from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
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July 18 2024
The Mavericks Moon & Stars (with Sierra Ferrell) Moon & Stars Leonard Cohen Take This Waltz More Best Of Ron Sexsmith Broken Hearted People This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark [Disc 1] Hurray for the Riff Raff Alibi Johnny Blue Skies Mint Tea Passage Du Desir Darrell Scott American Tune Modern Hymns…
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July 11, 2024
Just another hot July night.
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July 4 2024
It’s the 4th of July. It’s all about Independence and Freedom.
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July 27, 2024
Early Summer vibes with new track from Nick Lowe, The Decembrists, Iron & Wine, and The Wonder Women of Country. Plenty of old favorites as well.
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June 20 2024
It’s the summer solstice! All things summery, sunny, and sometimes a little sad.
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June 6 2024
Greg Brown Spring & All Slant 6 Mind Allison Russell Demons The Returner Sarah Jarosz When The Lights Go Out Polaroid Lovers The Lumineers A.M. RADIO Greensky Bluegrass Born Again The Iceland Sessions Bob Weir Greatest Story Ever Told (feat. Tyler Childers) Linda Thompson The Solitary Traveller Proxy Music Hurray for the Riff Raff Alibi…
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May 23 2024
Last night of the Fund Drive…still hoping to make our goals. It’s a Big Backyard.
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May 16 2024
A solo fund drive show with lots of songs about walking and driving…and ending with the best song ever about Cubism.
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May 9 2024
Just an hour, continuing from Bonnie and Derk’s California theme for the first fund drive Thursday.
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May 2 2024
Songs about Stars (to complement Bon’s set about Sleep I guess!) and some songs about ramblin’ and roamin’, since I shall be doing neither while I recuperate from foot surgery. We end with super-floaty dreamy sort of music if you’re feeling meditative….
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April 25 2024
A bunch of songs about records, owning records, playing records, making records, selling records to pay the rent…then just a bunch of good records.
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April 18, 2024
1st Hour: Lots of new tunes from Bonny Light Horseman, Ana Edge, Kyshona, Sierra Ferrell, Ruth Moody, Adeem, John Moreland, Linda Thompson…then we mellow out into love and happiness.
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April 11 2024
Some calamity and some healing…all part of the Package.
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April 4 2024
Another rainy night in Northern CA.
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March 28 2024
Coming to the end of Women’s Month, let’s do another all-girl program. It’ll be a corker!
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March 21 2024
Spring and other Rainy Days…
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March 14 2024
Back in the Saddle after a long fund drive – a few new tracks, but mostly a mish-mash of good stuff.
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February 15 2024
Yola Ride Out In The Country The Decemberists Burial Ground Waxahatchee Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman) Tigers Blood Unholy Modal Rounders Sweet Lucy The Rounder Records Story: Disc One Darrell Scott (Feat. Robert Plant, Patty Griffin & Buddy Miller) A Satisfied Mind Toots Thielemans Les Moulins De Mon Coeur (The Windmills Of Your…
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February 8 2024
Something Borrowed; Something New.
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February 1 2024
John McCutcheon Groundhog Day Eric Bibb Whole Lotta Lovin’ (feat. Ron Carter) Dear America Solomon Burke Soul Searchin’ Don’t Give Up On Me Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits of Melanie Randy Newman Mama Told Me Not To Come The Best Of Randy Newman…
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January 25, 2024
Just another January Night In. Glad to have you along.
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January 18 2024
The Great American Songbook show.
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January 11 2024
More faves from 2023 – and a few strays.
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January 4 2024
First show of 2024! And looking back to a lot of the fine music from 2023, plus some old friends.
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December 21 2023
A Very Betty Solstice. Celebrating the light, the sun, the moon, the glorious cycles of everything.
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November 30 2023
Not sure this playlist has any overarching mood or idea; just a lot of tunes that struck my fancy this week!
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November 16 2023
Let’s Get the Band Back Together
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November 9 2023
Still confused by the time change, but finding some compass with all these timeless tunes.
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November 2 2023
A bunch of new releases crept upon me and ambushed the playlist. Hope you like them!
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October 26 2023
It’s the season of the witch.
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October 19 2023
Crank It, We’re Doomed