Our Final Show

After 12 years of KRUU and 6 years of Roots Rock Roadhouse

Thank you for listening all these years!!

The Legend of Eva Cassidy

Singer and guitarist, Eva Cassidy, languished in relative obscurity through her entire life. She spent her days working at a plant nursey and her nights performing in small clubs in the Washington DC area.  Refusing to have her musical style pigeon holed and commercialized she turned down several offers for recording contracts, including one from Blue Note.   

In 1996, Eva was diagnosed with advanced stages of cancer. She died several months later at the age of 33. 

Eva specialized in interpretations of other people's songs and a few years after her death a UK radio station began to play her version of Over the Rainbow. It became a national sensation and her albums have since sold several million copies in Europe. Her recording legacy consists mainly of live performances with a few collaborations and self produced studio sessions mixed in.

This week we'll feature Chris Stapleton's new album

From A Room Volume 2

Wise and sensitive storyteller that he is, he knows that deprivation and loss are felt the most deeply when it's clear what's at stake. It's no wonder so many fans have come to count him as a musical hero. -- NPR  review

A Musical Retrospective

Featuring 2017 releases by:

David Crosby, Lukas Nelson (Willie's son), Sheryl Crow, Ben Rector, Andrew Combs, Bridget Kearney (of Lake Street Dive), Caroline Spence, Chris Stapleton, Christian Lopez, Dan Mills, Michael McDonald, Freddy and Francine, James LeBlanc.

Introducing Andrew Combs

Andrew Combs is simply one of Nashville's most poetically gifted songwriters!

- NPR music review

The Music of Crosby & Nash:  Then and Now

Interview and Music with Luke Davids

Luke Davids is a London-born singer-songwriter with inventive arrangements & hooks that remind listeners of Elvis Costello and Ben Folds Five.

"Irish songwriter Damien Rice is the closest thing that acoustic-wielding adult alternative will get to a wild card. His stunning debut, O, was a critical and commercial success with the help of tear-jerkers like “Volcano” and “The Blower’s Daughter,” and its 2006 follow-up 9—a lush, nuanced take on Rice’s biting songs."

Chris Stapleton

From a Room: Volume I

"He may appear to be a thick-bearded Seventies outlaw-country throwback, but make no mistake: Chris Stapleton is a soul singer, with a preternaturally creaky voice that can turn wizened or brawny."  -- Rolling Stone

Under The Covers

with Guest Host Tamara Kulow!

This week Tamara and I will feature covers songs by artists like:

Bonnie Raitt, Amos Lee, Charlie Daniels Band, Greg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Chris Stapleton, Corrine Bailey Rae, Eric Clapton, Kate Davis, Margaret Glaspy, Harry Manx and Kevi Breit, James Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Michael McDonald, Jimmy LaFave, Jonathan Edwards, Keb Mo, John Fogerty, Daryl Hall, John Paul White, Martin Sexton, Norah Jones, Ray Lamontagne, Shawn Colvin, Shelby Lynne and more!