Roots & Routes

This episode is all about the human side of things — both the good and the not-so-good. Along the way, we’ll also touch upon regret and hypocrisy. After listening to the full playlist, you’ll naturally realize that a world where good and evil are neatly separated is nothing but a ‘make-believe world.’

Playlist

1. Dave Van Ronk – Mack the Knife – 03:32
   (CD: Dave van Ronk – Live at Sir Georg Williams Univ – 1998)
2. Big Bill Broonzy – Frankie and Johnny – 02:09
   (CD: Big Bill Broonzy – Trouble in mind – 2000)
3. Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues – 2:49
   (CD: Johnny Cash – Fender : The golden age 1950-1970 – 2012)
4. Lloyd Price – Stagger Lee – 2:22
   (CD: Lloyd Price – Seven classic albums plus singles [remastered] – 2014)
5. Washington Philips – Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there – 3:11
   (CD: Let my people go : Negro spirituals ; roots collection ; vol.9 – 2011)
6. Sister Rosetta Tharpe – I’ve done wrong – 2:45
   CD: Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Bring back those happy days : Greatest hits and selected recordings 1938-1957 – 2019)
7. Mississippi John Hurt – I Shall Not Be Moved – 3:29
   (CD: The Best of Mississippi John Hurt – 1998)
8. Iris Dement – I won’t even try
   (CD: Iris DeMent – Let The Mystery Be – Live – Folkscene Kpfk Studios 9 Okt ’94 [Remastered] – 1994)
9. Malvina Reynolds – Little Boxes – 2:11
   (CD: Malvina Reynolds – Ear tot he Ground – 2000)
10. Tim Hardin – Simple song of freedom – 3:51
    (CD: 1969 The Woodstock generation – 2019)
11. Merle Haggard – Okie from Muskogee – 2:43
    (CD: Merle Haggard – Hag : the best of Merle Haggard – 2006)
12. Kris Kristofferson – Sunday Morning Coming Down – 4:11
    (CD: Kris Kristofferson – An evening with Kris Kristofferson : The pilgrim ; Ch 77 – 2014)
13. Mary Gauthier – I drink – 4:31
    (CD: Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now – 2005)
14. Billy Strings & Willie Nelson – California Sober – 3:50
    (Single: Billy Strings, feat. Willie Nelson – California Sober – 2023)
15. Phosphorescent of Willie Nelson – Reasons to quit – 3:13
    (CD: Phosphorescent – To Willie – 2009)
16. Susan Tedeschi – Sweet forgiveness – 4:47
    (CD: Susan Tedeschi – Hope and Desire – 2005)
17. Bob Dylan – Rainy day Women – 4:36
    (CD: Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde – 2013)