Songs for the Solstice

Hosted by: 
Paul Roland
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Folk Espresso
Air date: 
Mon, 12/19/2022 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Songs of darkness, songs of light, solstice tunes and a few off-beat takes on Christmas

 

 

Third Monday host Paul Roland brings you a selection of songs to ring in the Winter Solstice. New and traditional solstice tunes, songs of darkness and songs of light.

 

 

Genre(s): 
Folk

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    6:03
    Artist
    Mary Chapin Carpenter
    Song
    The Longest Night Of The Year
    Album
    Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas
    Label
    Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
  • Time
    6:11
    Artist
    Damh The Bard
    Song
    On Midwinter's Day
    Album
    The Cauldron Born
    Label
    Caer Bryn Music
  • Time
    6:16
    Artist
    Sarah McLachlan
    Song
    Song for a Winter's Night
    Album
    Christmas Morning
    Label
    SME - Legacy Recordings
  • Time
    6:20
    Artist
    Tom Waits
    Song
    World Keeps Turning
    Album
    Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
    Label
    MERLIN - Anti/Epitaph
  • Time
    6:24
    Artist
    Ted Hawkins
    Song
    Long As I Can See The Light
    Album
    The Next Hundred Years
    Label
    UMG - CM ANGEL (A91)
  • Time
    6:27
    Artist
    Barbara Dane
    Song
    This Little Light of Mine
    Album
    Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:40
    Artist
    Spiral Dance
    Song
    Solstice Evergreen
    Album
    The Quickening
    Label
    Spiral Dance
  • Time
    6:48
    Artist
    Tom Lehrer
    Song
    A Christmas Carol (Live)
    Album
    An Evening With
    Label
    One Day Music

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:00
    Artist
    Billy Bragg
    Song
    We're Following the Wrong Star
    Album
    Fight Songs
    Label
    Billy Bragg
  • Time
    5:32
    Artist
    Blind Willie Johnson
    Song
    Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
    Album
    You Tube
    Label
  • Time
    5:35
    Artist
    The Ghost of Johnny Cash
    Song
    The Sound of Silence
    Album
    The Sound of Silence - Single
    Label
    Mudcat
  • Time
    5:39
    Artist
    Richie Havens
    Song
    Darkness, Darkness
    Album
    Cuts To the Chase
    Label
    Rhino
  • Time
    5:43
    Artist
    Laura Veirs
    Song
    When It Grows Darkest
    Album
    The Lookout
    Label
    Bella Union
  • Time
    5:48
    Artist
    Leonard Cohen
    Song
    You Want It Darker
    Album
    You Want It Darker
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    5:53
    Artist
    The Lonesome Sisters
    Song
    Let YOur Light Shine On Me
    Album
    The Lonesome Sisters
    Label
    tin halo music at tinhalomusic.com
  • Time
    5:55
    Artist
    Jorma Kaukonen
    Song
    There's a Bright Side Somewhere
    Album
    River of Time
    Label
    Red House Records
  • Time
    6:01
    Artist
    Mary Chapin Carpenter
    Song
    The Longest Night of the Year
    Album
    The Longest Night of the Year
    Label
  • Time
    6:05
    Artist
    Joe Jencks
    Song
    Longest Night of the Year
    Album
    Poets, Philosophers, Workers & Wanderers
    Label
    Turtle Bear Music
  • Time
    6:10
    Artist
    Damh the Bard
    Song
    On Midwinter's Day
    Album
    The Cauldron Born
    Label
    Caer Bryn Music
  • Time
    6:14
    Artist
    Sarah McLachlan
    Song
    Song for a Winter's Night
    Album
    Wintersong
    Label
    Nettwerk
  • Time
    6:18
    Artist
    Tom Waits
    Song
    World Keeps Turning
    Album
    Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
    Label
    MERLIN - Anti/Epitaph
  • Time
    6:22
    Artist
    Ted Hawkins
    Song
    Long As I Can See The Light
    Album
    The Next Hundred Years
    Label
    CM ANGEL (A91)
  • Time
    6:26
    Artist
    Barbara Dane (with the Chambers Brothers)
    Song
    This Little Light of Mine
    Album
    Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:30
    Artist
    Sedayne
    Song
    Holly and the Ivy (The Wren's Heart Carol)
    Album
    YouTube Video
    Label
  • Time
    6:36
    Artist
    Spiral Dance
    Song
    Solstice Evergreen
    Album
    The Quickening
    Label
    Spiral Dance
  • Time
    6:40
    Artist
    Billy Bragg
    Song
    We're Following the Wrong Star (live)
    Album
    You Tube
    Label
  • Time
    6:44
    Artist
    Tom Lehrer
    Song
    A Christmas Carol (live)
    Album
    You Tube
    Label
  • Time
    6:47
    Artist
    Florence and the Machine & Billy Bragg
    Song
    Fairytale of New York
    Album
    Label
  • Time
    6:51
    Artist
    Johnny Hash
    Song
    Happy Xmas/War Is Over (If You Want It)
    Album
    Label

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