“My thirsty needed whisky and my belly wanted beans…”
This was the website for the rocketship rodeo from last year. I was able to reconstruct it in hopes that I’d bring the show back this fall. In the meantime, please enjoy All the Right Reasons by the Jayhawks.
| Artist | Song | Album |
| Johnny Cash | One Piece At A Time | The Essential Johnny Cash |
| Jon Rauhouse/Neko Case | Favorite | Down to the Promised Land |
| Son Volt | Windfall | Trace |
| Ennio Morricone | the good, the bad, and the ugly | The Collection |
| Hank Snow | I’ve Been Everywhere | Essential Hank Snow |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Dallas | Exposed Roots |
| Lucinda Williams & David Crosby | Return of the Grievous Angel | Return Of The Grievous Angel |
| Old 97′s | Big Brown Eyes | Wreck Your Life |
| George Jones | Pocketful of Pennies | 50 Years of Hits |
| Calexico | Ballad of Cable Mogue | Hot Rail |
| Living Sisters | This Mountain Has Skies | Love To Live |
| The Sadies | Milk & Scissors | Down to the Promised Land |
| Ween | You Were the Fool | 12 Golden Country Greats |
| The Handsome Family | Weightless Again | Exposed Roots |
| Flatt & Scruggs | Earl’s Breakdown | ‘Tis Sweet to Be Remembered |
| Webb Pierce | I Ain’t Never | The Golden Age Of Rock ‘n’ Roll |
| Nina Simone | Turn Me On | Silk and Soul |
| BR5-49 | Let Jesus Make You Breakfast | Dog Days |
| Unholy Trinity | Bring the Noise | Down to the Promised Land |
| Bill Monroe | Back up and push | The Music of Bill Monroe |
| Hank Snow | Golden Rocket | Essential Hank Snow |
| Junior Brown | Highway Patrol | Cool Country Hits |
| The Hotclub of Cowtown | Devil’s Dream | Devlish Mary |
| BR5-49 | The Devil and Me (Feat. The Jordanaires) | Dog Days |
| Jackie Greene | Don’t Let The Devil Take Your Mind | Giving Up The Ghost |
| Kris Kristofferson | To Beat The Devil | Kristofferson |
| The Flying Burrito Brothers | Christine’s Tune (A.K.A. Devil in Disguise) | Sacred Hearts and Fallen Angels |
| The Hoosier Hotshots | She Broke My Heart In Three Places | Everybody Stomp |
| Ennio Morricone | Bonanza | The Collection |
| Bob Luman | Let’s Think About Livin’ | The Golden Age Of Rock ‘n’ Roll |
| Buddy Miller & Julie Miller | What You Gonna Do Leroy | Written In Chalk |
| Reverend Horton Heat | Eat Steak | Smoke ‘em If You Got ‘em |
| Man or Astro-man? | Super Rocket Rumble | Deluxe Men in Space |
| The Avett Brothers | Ain’t Got No Money, But I Got Time | Live |
| Bob Dylan | Gospel Plow | Bob Dylan |
| Old 97′s | Victoria | Wreck Your Life |
| Hoots & Hellmouth | Home For Supper | Hoots & Hellmouth |
| Tammy Wynette | Good Girl is a gonna Go Bad | Gonna Go Bad |
| Kris Kristofferson | The Best Of All Possible Worlds | Kristofferson |
This wednesday at 3pm, The Rocketship Rodeo will graduate from the Lab and be on-air live for all of Iowa City to hear. For those listening from far away, you can access the stream on KRUI’s website. So, if you love country, alt country, bluegrass, rockabilly, vaudeville, and great Americana, please listen in on Wednesday. Here’s a promo if interested, Rocketship Rodeo – Monday 8am Promo – Cherry Pie Hardware Store.
So far, the Rocketship Rodeo has been produced Monday mornings at 8am (9am eastern). Of course, you can listen over the Interwebs every monday tomorrow in the Lab @ KRUI. Click here for how to listen.
I am the guy that runs the Rocketship Rodeo. Here are some no depression-esque programs I listen to:
Route 78 West – Great Oldtime country, mostly from the early days of country music on 78 records. Nice pre-vinyl crackle and pops.
American Roots – Newer alt. country
Swingin’ Doors – Hardcore Twang
WNCW – an NPR Country Radio program
PS I am not allowed to podcast the Rocketship Rodeo per KRUI’s by-laws, but you can listen online. For more information, check “How to Listen to the Rocketship Rodeo“
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Right now, I am listening to album called Evelyn Evelyn. Its a folky rock opera, just like Tommy or Jesus Christ Superstar or The Wall, but its about a set of conjoined twins named Evelyn (and Evelyn) who run away from their chicken farm and have adventures with truckers, circus freaks, no-tell motels, practicing their ukulele and discovery of MySpace.com. Beautifully concieved, lightly produced, well-written and wonderfully ridiculous!!!
I am planning to play a few tracks for Monday’s Rocketship Rodeo. Most likely: “You Only Want Me ‘Cause You Want My Sister” and “Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?”
1. From the Indies to the Andies in his Undies The Hoosier Hotshots Everyboday Stomp
2. Stagger Lee Sleepy LaBeef The Real Folk: 25 Years of Rounder Records
3. Ragtime Nightengale R.Crumb Crumb Soundtrack
4. With Body and Soul Bill Monroe The Music of Bill Monroe
5. Victoria The Old 97′s Wreck Your Life
6. Cold Cold Heart Hank Williams 24 Great Hank Williams Hits
7. Pocketful of Pennies Hank Snow
8. Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain Willie Nelson
9. Dallas Jimmie Dale Gilmore Exposed Roots
10. Big River Johnny Cash The Essential Johnny Cash
11. Earl’s Breakdown Flatt and Scruggs Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
12. Van Lear Rose Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose
13. Crack Shot The Fox Hunt Nowhere Bound
14. Abraham Jefferson Washington Lee Crumb Original Soundtrack
15. The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore Michelle Shocked Short Sharp Shocked
16. When the Bloom is on the Sage The Hotclub of Cowtown Devlish Mary
17. See My Vest Hit & Run Bluegrass Singin’ the Simpsons
18. Happiest Girl in the Whole USA Daveigh Chase Big Love Soundtrack
19. The Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton The Golden Age of Country
20. Blue Eyes Gram Parson Sacred Hearts and Fallen Angels
Goodness, what a great movie… and here is my favorite part. The Three Amigos singing Blue Shadows, including the fantastic horse choir. Enjoy:
