My featured guests for the 31st episode of Spirit and Roots was the great Mississippi singer-songwriter Cary Hudson.
We spun tracks from his great new album, Hobolochito – and delved deep into his musical journey, influences, and approach to songwriting.
You can listen to the entire show and interview here:
Episode 31 Playlist
1/ TONY JOE WHITE – Who You Gonna Hoodoo Now? – Testifying
2/ IRMA THOMAS – River Is Waiting – Simply Grand
3/ JAMES MCMURTRY – Long Island Sound – Complicated Game
4/ LINDA THOMPSON – Versatile Heart – Versatile Heart
5/ TAYLOR SWIFT – Illicit Affairs – Folklore
6/ WILLIE NELSON – December Day – Yesterday’s Wine
7/ STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES – If I Could See Your Face Again – Ghosts of West Virginia
8/ ODETTA – Ain’t That-A-Rockin’ – Christmas Spirituals
9/ LOUIS ARMSTRONG FEAT. DINAH WASHINGTON – Silent Night – Christmas With Louis Armstrong & Friends
10/ CARY HUDSON – Mississippi Country Girl – Mississippi Moon
11/ CARY HUDSON – Trailer Park In The Sky – Hobolochito
12/ CARY HUDSON – Snow In Mississippi – Bittersweet Blues
13/ BLUE MOUNTAIN – Black Dog – Homegrown
14/ UNCLE TUPELO – High Water – Anodyne
15/ R.L BURNSIDE & JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION – Goin’ Down South – A Asspocket of Whiskey
16/ MISSISSIPPI FRED MCDOWELL & THE HUNTER’S CHAPEL SINGERS OF COMO – Just A Little More Faith – Amazing Grace
17/ BERT JANSCH – The January Man – Moonshine
18/ CARY HUDSON – ‘Till The River Runs Dry – Hobolochito
19/ TED HAWKINS – Long As I Can See The Light – The Next Hundred Years
20/ VAN MORRISON – Celtic New Year – Magic Time
21/ DR. MICHAEL WHITE – Take Me To The Mardi Gras – A Musical Celebration of New Orleans
All artist links can be found in the YouTube and MixCloud footnotes.