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Playlist - Hour One

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Grant McClennanBlack MuleWatershed
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  • "Black Mule"
  • Album: Watershed
  • Artist: Grant McLennan
  • Released: 1991
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris This is UsAll The Roadrunning
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  • "This is Us"
  • Album: All The Roadrunning
  • Artist: Mark Knopfler
  • Released: 2006
Bruce SpringsteenIf I Should Fall BehindLucky Town
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  • "If I Should Fall Behind"
  • Album: Lucky Town
  • Artist: Bruce Springsteen
  • Released: 1992
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Bat For LashesI’m On FireFur & Gold
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  • "I’m On Fire"
  • Album: Fur & Gold
  • Artist: Bat for Lashes
  • Released: 2007
Yo La Tengo4th Time AroundI’m Not There Soundtrack
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  • "4th Time Around"
  • Album: I’m Not There Soundtrack
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Released: 2007
Joe ElyTreat Me Like A Saturday NightJoe Ely
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  • "Treat Me Like A Saturday Night"
  • Album: Joe Ely
  • Artist: Joe Ely
  • Released: 1977
John PrineIllegal SmileJohn Prine
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  • "Illegal Smile"
  • Album: John Prine
  • Artist: John Prine
  • Released: 1971

Playlist - Hour Two

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Bonnie RaittWhen the Spell Is BrokenBeat the Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson
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  • "When the Spell Is Broken"
  • Album: Beat the Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Released: 1994
Tyler RamseyThese DaysA Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea 
Iron & WineSuch Great HeightsGarden State Soundtrack
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  • "Such Great Heights"
  • Album: Garden State Soundtrack
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Released: 2004
Mark OlsonPoor Michael’s BoatThe Salvation Blues
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  • "Poor Michael’s Boat"
  • Album: The Salvation Blues
  • Artist: Mark Olson
  • Released: 2007
Robbie RobertsonSomewhere Down the Crazy RiverRobbie Robertson
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  • "Somewhere Down the Crazy River"
  • Album: Robbie Robertson
  • Artist: Robbie Robertson
  • Released: 1987
Chuck ProphetDoubter out of Jesus (All Over You)Soap and Water
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  • "Doubter out of Jesus (All Over You)"
  • Album: Soap and Water
  • Artist: Chuck Prophet
  • Released: 2007
Solomon BurkeAin’t Got YouNashville
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  • "Ain’t Got You"
  • Album: Nashville
  • Artist: Solomon Burke
  • Released: 2006
Greg BrownBlues Go WalkingCovenant
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  • "Blues Go Walking"
  • Album: Covenant
  • Artist: Greg Brown
  • Released: 2000
Levon HelmThe MountainDirt Farmer
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  • "The Mountain"
  • Album: Dirt Farmer
  • Artist: Levon Helm
  • Released: 2007
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss"Through the Morning, Through the Night"Raising Sand
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  • ""Through the Morning, Through the Night""
  • Album: Raising Sand
  • Artist: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • Released: 2007
Gene ClarkWhite LightWhite Light
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  • "White Light"
  • Album: White Light
  • Artist: Gene Clark
  • Released: 2002
Ingrid MichaelsonThe Way I AmGirls And Boys
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  • "The Way I Am"
  • Album: Girls And Boys
  • Artist: Ingrid Michaelson
  • Released: 2007
T-Bone BurnettDiamonds Are A Girl’s Best FriendTwenty Twenty: The Essential T-Bone Burnett (Disc 1)
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  • "Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend"
  • Album: Twenty Twenty: The Essential T-Bone Burnett (Disc 1)
  • Artist: T-Bone Burnett
  • Released: 2006
Rhett MillerI Believe She’s LyingThe Believer
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  • "I Believe She’s Lying"
  • Album: The Believer
  • Artist: Rhett Miller
  • Released: 2006

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