Folk Espresso - With Jonathan Lay

Hosted by: 
Jonathan Lay
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Folk Espresso
Air date: 
Mon, 01/12/2026 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Closeup of a man playing acoustic guitar

Songs and tunes for a winter morning, with host Jonathan Lay. Folk music to energize your day.

Artists in this episode include: Bruce Baker; Hobe Kytr And Dave Berge; Jere Canote; Karan Casey; Foghorn Stringband; Afro Celt Sound System; Shanghaied On The Willamette (feat. Eliza Romick); Tim & Mollie O'Brien; Fairport Convention; Holdstock and Murphey; David Rea; Sarah McLachlan; Rafe Stefanini; Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer; Jeff Warner and Jeff Davis; John Doyle & Mick McAuley; The Barbary Ghosts; Andy M. Stewart & Manus Lunny; Karan Casey & John Doyle; Stan Rogers; John Gorka; The Bothy Band.

Topic tags: 
Music
Genre(s): 
Folk

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:32
    Artist
    Tim & Mollie O'Brien
    Song
    Bad Day (Hole in Your Shoe)
    Album
    Away Out On The Mountain
    Label
    Sugar Hill Records
  • Time
    5:35
    Artist
    Jere Canote
    Song
    Shoes and Stockings/Climb the Golden Stairs
    Album
    Uke Life
    Label
  • Time
    5:40
    Artist
    Jeff Warner and Jeff Davis
    Song
    Shoes and Leggings
    Album
    Two Little Boys: More Old Time Songs for Kids
    Label
    RainDog Records
  • Time
    5:42
    Artist
    Karan Casey & John Doyle
    Song
    Madam I’m a Darling
    Album
    Exiles Return
    Label
    Compass Records
  • Time
    5:46
    Artist
    Rafe Stefanini
    Song
    Hogeyed Man
    Album
    Glory On the Big String
    Label
    Rebel Records
  • Time
    5:49
    Artist
    The Barbary Ghosts
    Song
    Hog Eye Man
    Album
    The Ghost of the William Grey
    Label
    The Barbary Ghosts
  • Time
    5:51
    Artist
    Holdstock and Murphey
    Song
    The Big Five Gallon Jar
    Album
    San Francisco Shanties and Sea Songs of California's Gold Rush
    Label
  • Time
    5:54
    Artist
    Shanghaied On The Willamette (feat. Eliza Romick)
    Song
    Watch Your Backs
    Album
    Lighthouse
    Label
  • Time
    6:00
    Artist
    Foghorn Stringband
    Song
    Come All You Virginia Girl
    Album
    Outshine the Sun
    Label
    Foghorn Stringband
  • Time
    6:03
    Artist
    Hobe Kytr And Dave Berge
    Song
    Fisherman's Life
    Album
    Dog Salmon And Rutabagas
    Label
    Hobe Kytr
  • Time
    6:07
    Artist
    Bruce Baker
    Song
    Acres of Clams
    Album
    Cockles And Mussels - Songs of Shellfish Harvesting
    Label
  • Time
    6:12
    Artist
    Sarah McLachlan
    Song
    Song for a Winter's Night
    Album
    Wintersong
    Label
    Nettwerk Music Group
  • Time
    6:16
    Artist
    The Bothy Band
    Song
    Music In the Glen / The Humours of Scariff / The Otter's Holt
    Album
    The Best of the Bothy Band
    Label
    Compass Records Group
  • Time
    6:20
    Artist
    Andy M. Stewart & Manus Lunny
    Song
    Take Her In Your Arms
    Album
    Dublin Lady
    Label
    Green Linnet
  • Time
    6:25
    Artist
    Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer
    Song
    Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child 1)
    Album
    Child Ballads
    Label
    Wilderland Records
  • Time
    6:29
    Artist
    Stan Rogers
    Song
    The Idiot
    Album
    Northwest Passage
    Label
    Borealis Records
  • Time
    6:33
    Artist
    John Gorka
    Song
    Carnival Knowledge (Second Hand Face)
    Album
    Out of the Valley
    Label
    High Street Records
  • Time
    6:37
    Artist
    Karan Casey
    Song
    The World Turned Upside Down (The Diggers' Song)
    Album
    Songlines
    Label
    Shanachie
  • Time
    6:40
    Artist
    John Doyle & Mick McAuley
    Song
    It's Sunrise
    Album
    John Doyle & Mick McAuley
    Label
    self
  • Time
    6:44
    Artist
    Afro Celt Sound System
    Song
    Dark Moon, High Tide
    Album
    Vol. 1: Sound Magic (Real World Gold)
    Label
    Real World Records
  • Time
    6:49
    Artist
    Fairport Convention
    Song
    Slip Jigs and Reels
    Album
    Jewel In the Crown
    Label
    Talking Elephant Records

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