Route 78 West 6/19/2005 back
Show #223 Volt Forecast AUDIO UNAVAILABLE
 track  artist, song-label, format
  01     Dallas Wayne, Bouncin' Beer Cans Off The Jukebox-CD
02     Robbie Fulks & Kelley Willis, Parallel Bars-CD
- break 5:10 pm
03     Ferlin Husky, Dragging The River-CD
04     Sons Of The West, Panhandle Shuffle-CD
05     Reverend Billy Wirtz, Jr., Sleeper Hold On Satan-CD
06     Eddy Arnold, My Daddy Is Only A Picture-CD
07     Hank Williams, My Son Calls Another Man Daddy-CD
08     Hank Williams, I'm A Long one Daddy-CD
- break 5:32 pm
09     Jimmie Rodgers, Daddy & Home-CD
10     Mississipi Sarah & Daddy Stovepipe-CD
11     Boots Woodall, Rattle Snakin' Daddy-CD
12     Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Oozlin' Daddy Blues-CD
13     Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, I'm A Ding Dong Dadd-CDy
- break 5:49 pm
14     Eddy Arnold, Momma and Daddy Broke My Heart-CD
15     Lefty Frizzell, Mom & Dad's Waltz-CD
16     Gillian Welch, I Had A Real Good Mother & Father-CD
- break 6:00 pm
17     Link Wray & The Wraymen, Ramble-Collectables, CD
18     Richard Fontaine, Polaroid-Post & Wire, El Cortez-CD
19     Uncle Tupelo, Screendoor-Columbia, CD
20     Buck Owens, Waiting In Your Welfare Line-CD
- break 6:13pm
21     Johnny Cash, Supper Time-PolyGram, CD
22     Steve Earle, The Gringo's Tale-Artemis, CD
23     Lucero, Noon As Dark As Midnight-Liberty & Lament, CD
24     Son Volt, Driving The View-Warner, CD
25     Son Volt, Holocaust-Warner, CD
- break 6:35 pm
26     Kirstin Hersh, Caffeine-CD
27     Will Oldham, ode #1a-Royal Stable, CD
28     Red Cloud, Car Weck-Not Bad World Industries-CD
29     Jay Farrar, Space Junk-Artemis, CD
30     Jay Farrar, Califorina-Artemis, CD
31     Richmond Fontaine, The Warehouse Life-El Cortez, CD
32     Gillian Welch, April The 14th-Acony, CD
- break 6:59 pm
33     Son Volt, Been Set Free-Warner, CD
Notes: Started out with technical difficulties, but everything was fine after Ukulele Loki reset the transmitter. Uncle Jeff was still bailing out the canoe due to a weekend Rio Grande float... so Ukulele Loki and I manned the mic for tonight's broadcast. The first hour featured songs about fathers in honor of their day. The second hour featured a more modern round of music with a good sprinkling of Son Volt to encourage listeners to attend their Fox Theatre concert that evening.

After a relaxing dinner at Tom's Tavern Uncle Jeff, Joel and I headed to the Fox for a Son Volt dessert. Jay Farrar and Son Volt (the Boquist brothers + Mike Heidorn) took the stage about 10:45pm and began the show with, "new material." I describe it that way cause I didn't recognize the first 4-5 songs, so it must have been new, right?

This was the first time I saw Son Volt and right away I noticed Jay Farrar's pleasingly full vocals... especially good when harmonizing with bassist Jim Boquist. After a little bit some familar tunes (Drown, Route, Flow and Tear Stained Eyes) were added to the mix, each got the "sardine-packed" audience energized. Well known guitar rifs by Dave Boquist's Fender were flawless and especially precise on "Route."

The second half of the performance included a psychedelic rendering of unknown title which had my attention. Percussionist Mike Heidorn demonstrated his talents as tie-dyed lights ran over the stage fulfilling the wavy mood. By this time I felt an intoxicated spirit consuming my mind. Nice, smooth, pure. The song ended and I saw a stagehand appear to hand Jay the most glorious guitar I had ever seen. A vintage, golden Gibson. Oh, my! A millisecond and then the unmistakable "Cortez the Killer" chords. I became mesmerized as Farrar let his wild side free. It was a fitting end to my Son Volt experience. I am happily anticipating the new Son Volt CD due to be released in a few weeks.

A lightening illuminated journey home kept me thinking of Son Volt's memorable performance.

See ya next week.

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