Favorites for 2023, Part One
The program for December 23, 2023, brought together some of the music that most caught one of our hosts’ ears this past year.
First hour playlist:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Yaima | Reciprocity | Ceremonia (s/p) |
| Zoë Pollock & Nessi Gomes | My Love Is Real | single (s/p) |
| Susie Ro | La Luna Llena | single (s/p) |
| New Set | ||
| Starling Arrow | Name of the Wind | Cradle (s/p) |
| Mattea Luna | Firebird | Firebird (s/p) |
| Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain | Wonder | Double You (Bendigadig) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita | Chaminuka | Echo (Bendigadig) |
| Dreamers’ Circus | The Whale Road | Blue White Gold (Vertical) |
| Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble | Peggy’s Dream | Peggy’s Dream (251) |
| Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan | Ae Fond Kiss | Still as Your Sleeping (Hudson) |
| Bruce Cockburn | Us All | O Sun O Moon (True North) |
| Starling Arrow | Hush Hush | Cradle (Rising Appalachia) |
Second hour playlist:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Rhiannon Giddens, feat. Jason Isbell | Yet to Be | You’re the One (Nonesuch) |
| Sierra Marin and Roots Ascension | Divine Feminine Rise | Wildcat Studios (s/p) |
| Sam Garrett | One by One (acoustic version) | single (s/p) |
| Nattali Rize | One People (live acoustic) | Sugarshack Sessions (Sugarshack) |
| New Set | ||
| Maro | I See It Coming | Tiny Desk Concert (NPR) |
| Lotte Walda | I Wonder | Dragonfly (s/p) |
| Luna Santa | Curandera | single (s/p) |
| New Set | ||
| Ayla Nereo | The Call | Sovereign Kin, Book 1: The Spark (Jumpsuit) |
| Nahko | Nyepi | single (Music for Life OpenAir) |
| Marya Stark | Keep the Light On | Weightless (s/p) |
| Holly Ebony | Born for These Times | Born for These Times (s/p) |
| New Set | ||
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | The Ones Ahead | The Ones Ahead (s/p) |
| (faded under outro) Dreamers’ Circus | Blue White Gold | Blue White Gold (Vertical) |