Routes & Branches & Beyond, show # 199, 16 Sept 2021

This week on “Routes & Branches & Beyond,” one more ramble before the end of summer. As usual, the show is a mix. Glaswegian salsa, Australian ode to the land, NL ode to a broken heart, melodica-driven Reggae, British coal scab ballads, Danish guitar folk, fiddle Banshees, swirling accordions of Colombia, alt-gospel, Scottish arena rock, North African/ Indian crossover, banjo tunes from the wilds of southern Ontario and Cape Breton frenzy captured live. Artists include Augustus Pablo, Aengus Finnan, Battlefield Band, John Munro, Søren Korshøj, Máximo Jiménez, Mavis Staples, Colin Grant, Big Country, the Once and Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole. Join me.