This episode originally aired 5/6/26, celebrating week we celebrate Mother’s Day with lots of songs of love and struggle from Carsie Blanton, Loretta Lynn, Lori McKenna, Suzanne Vega, Kashimana, Goodnight Moonshine and more.
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HOUR #1 PLAYLIST:
*New Releases
**Womenfolk Theme Song
**Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem / Cocktail Swing / Cocktail Swing / Signature Sounds / 0:50 (2001)
Ann Reed / Mothers Day / Winter Springs Summer Falls / Self / 3:36 (2016)
Lucy Kaplansky / Mother’s Day / Reunion / Red House / 3:21 (2012)
Gillian Welch / Happy Mother’s Day / Happy Mother’s Day - Single / Acony / 1:53 (2020)
Rhonda Vincent / Mama Tried / Mama Tried - Single / Upper Management Music / 2:11 (2016)
The Foxgloves / Mama Was a Bandit / Mama Was a Bandit / Self / 3:28 (2022)
*Sadie Gustafson-Zook / Who’s Gonna Take Care of Me / The House on the Park / Self / 2:55 (2026)
[Instrumental Bed]
Joan Griffith & Laura Caviani / My Sweet My Dear One / Sambonova 2 / Self / 1:00 (2022)
Nikki Lemire / Little / Little - Single / Self / 3:29 (2024)
Katy Tessman / Courage After All / Fly / Self / 3:43 (2023)
Edie Carey & Sarah Sample / These Things / ‘Til the Morning: Lullabies and Songs of Comfort / Groundloop Records / 2:44 (2014)
Beyonce / Protector / Cowboy Carter / Columbia / 3:04 (2024)
Haley E Rydell / My Sunshine / Midwestern Daughter / 4:33 (2023)
[Instrumental Bed]
Yasmin Williams / Hummingbird / Acadia / Nonesuch / 1:00 (2023)
*Goodnight Moonshine / All Babies Are Beautiful / Business As Usual / Self / 4:12 (2026)
Brandi Carlile / The Mother / By the Way, I Forgive You / Elektra / 3:17 (2018)
Jaspar Lepak / So Strong / So Strong / Self / 3:17 (2024)
Kasey Chambers / Stronger / Wayward Angel / Warner Bros. / 5:12 (2004)
Lisa P. Medina / A Mother’s Love / Wishes / Self / 3:59 (2024)