Today's program featured new music from the long-awaited "Pine Hill Project" album by Richard Shindell and Lucy Kaplansky, along with tracks from albums new to our playlist from The Nields, Nathan Bell, Tim Chaisson, Twisted Pine, and The Lone Bellow. Chris Connolly visited with us to share some live music and also to chat about his new album, Flying Lessons. We also did two ticket giveaways, one for Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy at The Staller Center on Sunday, February 22nd at 7 P.M., and Bryan Gallo at Jason's Vineyard in Jamesport on that same day from 1 - 3 PM as part of the LI Winterfest.

Today's program featured several tracks from Bob Dylan's "Shadows in The Night," to be released this Tuesday. We spent time talking about the album, sharing our initial concerns when we heard about this project (which sent shivers of fearing something along the lines of "Christmas in the Heart.") However, this album works for us on several levels. Dylan's weathered voice is well-suited to these American standards and he has avoided the temptation to surround the singer's voice with heavy (Gordon Jenkins' like) orchestration. Instead, it is basically his touring band accompanying him and the sounds of some beautiful pedal and lap steel guitar serve to link many of these songs. Aside from a few tracks, he's avoided the usual chestnuts artists seize upon when they venture into the "great American songbook" territory and has included some more obscure works.

Today's program featured a phone conversation with Sloan Wainwright and an in-studio visit with Caroline Doctorow. We played several tracks from the newly-released double CD, "Another Day, Another Time," based on a concert at Town Hall in September, 2013, celebrating the music of the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" and also sampled new releases from Jorma Kaukonen and The Gibson Brothers.

Today's program highlighted new music from Scotland (with Dead Man Fall), Australia (with Paul Kelly), Mendocino, California (with Gwyneth Moreland), Woodstock, New York (with Tom Pacheco) and Bellport, Long Island (with Chris Connolly).

New music from Caitlin Canty, Kristin Andreassen, Kate Rusby and Caroline Doctorow on today's program. along with a preview of the upcoming season in the Sunday Street Acoustic Series at The University Cafe.

Our end of the year edition of Sunday Street in which we shared a few of our favorite releases from 2014. Steve Matteo, who writes about popular music for Long Island Pulse magazine, joined us in the studio.

Our Winter Solstice/Christmas edition

New music for the holiday season from Over The Rhine, Brooks Williams and Lynn Miles, and a phone conversation with Philip Price (of Winterpills) who, with Flora Reed, played a terrific concert in the afternoon in the Sunday Street Acoustic Series.

Singer-songwriter Robert Bruey, along with cellist extraordinaire Jon Preddice, joined us in the studio this morning. Robert will open for Winterpills at The University Cafe on Sunday, December 14th at 2 P.M.

An in-studio visit from Pete Mancini and Chris Smith (of Butchers Blind) was featured on today's program along with several tracks from a forthcoming Thompson "Family" album produced by Teddy Thompson. Black 47 this week ends their twenty-five year run of performances, so we played a couple of songs from their recent album. And we noted the passing this week of Maggie Boyle and the third anniversary of the passing of Terence Martin.

On today's program, we featured a great new album of covers by Winterpills, new music from Jez Lowe, Jon Brooks, Bruce Cockburn and Yusuf/Cat Stevens. We remembered the late Jack Bruce who passed away yesterday, played some songs in advance of Halloween later this week, and invited listeners to support us with financial pledges during our current fall radiothon.

Today's program featured some tracks from new releases from Minnie Driver, Jonathan Byrd and The Goodbye Girls. We're also sending a listener and their guest to The Highline Ballroom to see The Infamous Stringdusters on October 31st.

Today's edition featured new music from some legendary performers and a phone conversation with another legendary performer. Robert Plant's new album, a new release from Loudon Wainwright III, and the last studio album from the late Jesse Winchester were highlighted. We spoke with another legend, singer/songwriter Iain Matthews, whose musical roots can be traced to his work as a founding member of Fairport Convention, but who has followed a most intriguing musical path since the heyday of Fairport. He plays The University Cafe this evening, with master guitarist Jim Fogarty accompanying him, and our friends from Butchers Blind opening. (www.universitycafe.org)