My guest host this morning was Tom Nixon ("The Nixon Tapes"). Here is Tom's playlist as he emailed it to me:

1. Burning Love – The Meat Purveyors (from “Sweet in the Pants” on Bloodshot)
2. Blue Moon of Kentucky – Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys (from “Folk Music at Newport part 1” on Vanguard)
3. Xmas on the Istmus – Terry Allen (from “Salivation” on Sugar Hill)
4. The Myster of Life – I See Hawks in LA (from “I See Hawks in LA” on Ethic)
5. Alcoholidays – Chris Gafney and the Cold Hard Facts (from “Road to Indio” on Cactus – re-released on “Live and Then Some” on Tres Pescadores)
6. Railroad Bill – Frank Hovington (from “Songs of Migration & Immigration” on Library of Congress)
7. Soar Away – Word of Mouth Chorus (from “Rivers of Delight” on Nonesuch)
8. My Biggest Mistake – The Meat Purvyors (same as cut one)
9. Red Rocking Chair – Charlie Monroe (from “Early Rural String Bands” on RCA Vintage)
10. Anti-Carol – Frankie Armstrong (from “…out of love, hope, and suffering” on Bay)
11. Hangman – Almede Riddle and Tangle Eye (from “Alan Lomax’s Southern Journey Remixed” on Zoe)
12. Codine – Janis Joplin (from “This is Janis” on Big City)
13. Damn, I Wish I was a Man – Cherry Lee Berry Hill (from “Radio Tokyo Tapes vol. 3” on Passport)
14. More Man – The Meat Purveyors (from “More Songs about Buildings and Cows” on Bloodshot)
15. She’ll Have to Go – Martin Simpson, David Hidalgo, Viji Krishnan, and Puvalur Srinivasan (from “Kambara Music in Native Tongues” on Water Lily Acoustics)
16. Up Jumped the Devil – Byron Parker and his Mountaineers (same as cut 9)
17. O Death – Bessie Jones and Tangle Eye (same as cut 11)
18. You Saddle is Empty Old Pal – The Stanley Brothers (from “Long Journey Home, The Stanley Brothers of Virginia vol. 2” on County)
19. Hearts Road - Terry Allen (from “The Silent Majority” on Sugar Hill)
20. Love is not Gold - Kerry McBride (same as cut 13)
21. Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone – The Blue Sky Boys (from “Songs of Death & Tragedy” on Library of Congress)
22. The Lord Will Provide – Lenville Ball (from “Religious Music Congregational & Ceremonial” on Library of Congress)
23. How Many Biscuits Can I Eat – Gwen Foster (same as cuts 16 and 9)
24. Dancing in the Streets – Mitch Greenhill (from “Shepherd of the City Blues” on Prestige)
25. Joe Bowers – J.C. White (from “Songs of Love, Courtship, & Marriage” on Library of Congress)
26. Este Ano en Navidad – Tany Ponce (from “Con Amor Para Ti… en Navidad” on Luna)
27. Money Cannot Buy Your Soul – The Anglin Brothers (same as cut 21)
28. Dempsey Nash – The Meat Purveyors (same as cuts 1 and 8)
29. The Moore Girl – A. and J. Baxter (same as cut 6)