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Since 1993, All Things Acoustic has covered most of Alabama and all of the Internet with lots of kilowatts of acousticity — Friday nights, 8:00-10:00 p.m., Central Time. Your host is Jeremy Butler.

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Playlist from Friday, December 8, 2023

The last ten tunes played on December 8, 2023.

9:55 pm - Solo Cissokho, Ellika Frissell, "Mambore/Tradgardsvalsen,"Tretakt Takissaba (Xource #133)

9:52 pm - Laura Cortese, "The Green Wedding,"Hush (Jar #1218)

9:49 pm - The Klezmatics, "Shprayz Ikh Mir,"Possessed (Xenophile #4050)

9:45 pm - Phil Ochs, "That Was the President,"I Ain't Marching Anymore (Hannibal #4422)

9:41 pm - John Prine, "Sam Stone,"Prime Prine (Atlantic #7567815042)

9:38 pm - Randy Newman, "Sail Away,"The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1 (Nonesuch #7559796892)

9:35 pm - James Taylor, "River,"James Taylor at Christmas (Columbia #323)

9:31 pm - Bruce Cockburn, "Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes,"Christmas (Columbia #53026)

9:28 pm - Gordon Bok, "McKeon's Coming,"A Rogue's Gallery of Songs for 12-String (Folk-Legacy #94)

9:26 pm - Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton, "You Are My Sunshine,"Sing Along with Putumayo (Putumayo #2222)


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