This episode originally aired 10/7/26 and features a conversation with string duo The OK Factor about their new album with Swedish band Jaerv and their fall US tour. We also celebrate John Prine’s 80th birthday and play new releases from Katie Pruitt, Ruthie Foster, Laura Veirs, Laura Cortese, Wren + Wilde 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)
Lucy Wainwright Roche / October / Lucy / Self / 4:06 (2010)
Rachel Ries / October / For You Only / Waterbug / 3:17 (2005)
Rosie Thomas / October / When We Were Small / Sub Pop / 2:22 (2001)
The Chicks / The Long Way Around / Taking the Long Way / Columbia / 4:33 (2006)
Indigo Girls / Land of Canaan / Indigo Girls / Epic / 3:58 (1989)
[Instrumental Bed]
Yasmin Williams / After the Storm / Urban Driftwood / SPINSTER / 1:00 (2021)
*Katie Pruitt / Orion’s Belt (feat. Sierra Hull) / Fools for the Fleeting / Rounder / 4:10 (2026)
Susan Werner / Lake of Stars / Halfway to Houston / Sleeve Dog / 4:17 (2024)
Brandi Carlile / I Remember Everything / Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 / Oh Boy Records / 2:37 (2021)
Eliza Blue / Orion’s Lament / The Grass Widow: Rough Drafts / Self / 2:20 (2023)
Gaelynn Lea / I See It Too / Learning How to Say / Self / 2:33 (2018)
[Instrumental Bed]
The OK Factor / Lucy No. 07 (feat. Jaerv) / Summer of Singles / Self / 1:00 (2024)
*The OK Factor & Jaerv / Real World / A Way Forward / Self / 3:30 (2026)
[Interview with The OK Factor]
*The OK Factor & Jaerv / AmSwede Jam / A Way Forward / Self / 4:08 (2026)