This beating heart – Show #324 (part 1), 26 May 2024

Many folk and roots artists write songs about real historical events, and in this hour Katie plays several such ‘story songs’ – about a mining disaster in Victoria, a racially...

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Many folk and roots artists write songs about real historical events, and in this hour Katie plays several such ‘story songs’ – about a mining disaster in Victoria, a racially motivated massacre in Florida, ‘missing persons’ notices at a New York bus depot, and a mighty and courageous convict woman. There are also tracks from the excellent new albums by Bobby Alu, Kacey Musgraves, Charm of Finches and Benny Elder. Here is the playlist:

Would It Feel Nice – Bobby Alu
Lonely Millionaire – Kacey Musgraves
This Beating Heart – Floyd Thursby
Leave It All Behind – Charm of Finches
Rosewood – Eric Bibb
In the Sweet By and By – Montgomery Church
Buffalo – Tom Harrison
Seventeen (Acoustic) – Benny Elder
Mary Bryant – Broken Creek

Above: Floyd Thursby’s ‘This Beating Heart’ single cover design by Lwnski

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