The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: MODERN HYMNALS

Professor Longhair – Tipitina
The Band – I Shall Be Released
Bon Iver – Flume
Patrick Watson – The Great Escape
Odetta – Ain’t No Grave
This Leo Sunrise – Hands
The Beatles – Because
Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
South China – Escape
Daniel Johnston – Some Things Last a Long Time
Elvis Perkins – Good Friday
Talking Heads – Heaven
The Beach Boys – Add Some Music to Your Day
Joel Thibodeau – Squa Pan (live)
Joel Thibodeau – Don’t Laugh (live)
Sigur Ros – Untitled 1

The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: BEING & NOTHINGNESS

Professor Longhair – Tipitina (opening theme)
Blind Willie Johnson – The Soul of a Man
Bert Jansch – Blackwater Side
Nathan Moore – Tombstone
Leonard Cohen – Heart With No Companion
The Accident That Led Me To The World – Hole of Doubt
Michael Hurley – Ghost Woman Blues
Chris Smither – Origin of Species
My Morning Jacket – Golden
Bob Dylan – It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Joe Pug – Hymn #101
Gillian Welch – I’m Not Afraid to Die
Red Allen – Are You Afraid to Die?
Pearls Before Swine- Another Time
Twain – I’ll Be Fooled Again (live)
Twain – Take Another One (live)
Nick Drake – Things Behind The Sun

The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: WHISKEY & GOD

Professor Longhair – Tipitina
Roscoe Holcomb – Moonshiner
The Stanley Brothers – Mountain Dew
The Felice Brothers – Whiskey In My Whiskey
Hank Williams – Calling You
Willie Nelson – Whiskey River
Johnny Cash – Down There By The Train
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry – People Get Ready
A.A. Bondy – Rapture (Sweet Rapture)
Little Esther – Aged and Mellow
The Pogues – The Sickbed of Cuchulainn
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – O Children
The Devil Makes Three – Old Number Seven
Brown Bird – Down To The River (live)
Brown Bird – Sickle and Hood (live)
Arlo Guthrie – Last Train

The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: THE BULLY PULPIT

Tipitina
John Prine – Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Any More
Randy Newman – Sail Away
Neil Young – Alabama
Pearls Before Swine – Uncle John
Woody Guthrie – This Land is Your Land
Billy Bragg – There is Power in a Union
Wilco – Ashes of American Flags
Guthrie / Bragg/ Wilco – The Unwelcome Guest (Mermaid Avenue)
Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
Jimi Hendrix – Machinegun
Joe Pug – Nation of Heat
Bob Dylan – With God On Our Side
Bob Dylan – Arthur McBride
Ben Pilgram – Just a Kid
Ben Pilgram – The Ones Who Have to Die
Jackson C. Frank – Don’t Look Back

The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: RAMBLERS AND BROKEN HOMES
Tracklist -

Professor Longhair, Tipitina
John Prine, The Hobo Song
Jackson C. Frank, Blues Run the Game
Bob Dylan, I Threw It All Away
Captain Beefheart, Yellow Brick Road
Gram Parsons, Return of The Grievous Angel
Leonard Cohen, Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye
Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Wabash Cannonball
Nathan Moore, Travelin’ On
Led Zeppelin, Going to California
Mississippi John Hurt, Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor
Woody Guthrie, More Pretty Girls Than One
Lucinda Williams, Jackson
Joe Fletcher, My Idea (live)
Joe Fletcher, Sentimental Jury (live)
Tom Waits, Anywhere I Lay My Head