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Playlist - Hour One

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Joe HenryStopScar
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  • "Stop"
  • Album: Scar
  • Artist: Joe Henry
  • Released: 2001
The Fugees"No Woman, No Cry"The Score
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  • ""No Woman, No Cry""
  • Album: The Score
  • Artist: The Fugees
  • Released: 1996
The Avett BrothersKick Drum HeartI and Love and You
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  • "Kick Drum Heart"
  • Album: I and Love and You
  • Artist: The Avett Brothers
  • Released: 2009
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Homecoming Recorded Live for the World Caf 
NervousRecorded Live for the World Caf 
Running Up That HillRecorded Live for the World Caf 
Play My Cards for MeRecorded Live for the World Caf 
Imogen HeapFirst Train HomeEllipse
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  • "First Train Home"
  • Album: Ellipse
  • Artist: Imogen Heap
  • Released: 2009
Death Cab for CutieLittle BribesThe Open Door EP
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  • "Little Bribes"
  • Album: The Open Door EP
  • Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
  • Released: 2009
The ClienteleBonfires on the HeathBonfires on the Heath
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  • "Bonfires on the Heath"
  • Album: Bonfires on the Heath
  • Artist: The Clientele
  • Released: 2009

Playlist - Hour Two

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Dave Rawlings MachineRubyA Friend of a Friend
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  • "Ruby"
  • Album: A Friend of a Friend
  • Artist: Dave Rawlings Machine
  • Released: 2009
Lyle Lovett LorettaNatural Forces
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  • "Loretta"
  • Album: Natural Forces
  • Artist: Lyle Lovett
  • Released: 2009
Steve EarleEveryone's in Love with YouTranscendental Blues
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  • "Everyone's in Love with You"
  • Album: Transcendental Blues
  • Artist: Steve Earle
  • Released: 2000
Monsters of FolkBaby BoomerMonsters of Folk
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  • "Baby Boomer"
  • Album: Monsters of Folk
  • Artist: Monsters of Folk
  • Released: 2009
Chris IsaakDiddley DaddyHeart Shaped World
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  • "Diddley Daddy"
  • Album: Heart Shaped World
  • Artist: Chris Isaak
  • Released: 1989
Erin McKeownSanta CruzHundreds of Lions
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  • "Santa Cruz"
  • Album: Hundreds of Lions
  • Artist: Erin McKeown
  • Released: 2009
Lee Harvey OsmondLucifer's BluesA Quiet Evil
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  • "Lucifer's Blues"
  • Album: A Quiet Evil
  • Artist: Lee Harvey Osmond
  • Released: 2009
Bob Dylan "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry"Highway 61 Revisited
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  • ""It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry""
  • Album: Highway 61 Revisited
  • Artist: Bob Dylan
  • Released: 2004
Pete Yorn & Scarlett JohanssonRelatorBreak Up
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  • "Relator"
  • Album: Break Up
  • Artist: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
  • Released: 2009
Norah JonesBack to ManhattanThe Fall
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  • "Back to Manhattan"
  • Album: The Fall
  • Artist: Norah Jones
  • Released: 2009
Jennifer WarnesFirst We Take ManhattanFamous Blue Raincoat
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  • "First We Take Manhattan"
  • Album: Famous Blue Raincoat
  • Artist: Jennifer Warnes
  • Released: 2007
The Swell SeasonLow RisingStrict Joy
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  • "Low Rising"
  • Album: Strict Joy
  • Artist: The Swell Season
  • Released: 2009
Van MorrisonHere Comes The NightBest Of Van Morrison
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  • "Here Comes The Night"
  • Album: Best Of Van Morrison
  • Artist: Van Morrison
  • Released: 1990
Devendra BanhartBabyWhat Will We Be
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  • "Baby"
  • Album: What Will We Be
  • Artist: Devendra Banhart
  • Released: 2009

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