Excursions

Weekdays, 10am -1pm

Like the name suggests, Excursions is a daily journey across musical genres and eras.  Niki Dakota guides listeners through a broad cross-section of the newest music from Ohio, around the world, and everything in between while also spending time with beloved classic tunes.  Each day is an adventure and on Wednesdays, you'll hear the fresh tunes from great artists new and old during the noon hour.  Play for fun and prizes on Thursday Threads, and you can put a song on the playlist every Friday when we spin theme tunes.

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September 27, 2012

10:06 AM
Glorious
Artist : Ma Muse
Album : Ma Muse
Label : Ma Muse
10:11 AM
Heavenly Day
Artist : Patty Griffin
Album : Children Running Through
Label : ATO
10:15 AM
The Dalai Camel
Artist : Alison Brown
Album : Look Left
Label : Compass Records
10:22 AM
City to City
Artist : Jerry Rafferty
Album : City to City
Label : EMI
10:27 AM
Annie You Save Me
Artist : Graffiti6
Album : Colours
Label : Capitol
10:31 AM
Skateaway
Artist : Dire Straits
Album : Private Investigations
Label : WB
10:37 AM
Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby
Artist : Counting Crows
Album : best of
Label : Geffen
10:44 AM
9.27.12
Artist : Pulse of the Planet
Album :
Label :
10:47 AM
Chapter One
Artist : Bill Bryson
Album : A Short History of Nearly Everything (audio book)
Label : Random House
10:52 AM
Family Picture
Artist : Donna the Buffalo
Album : Family Picture
Label : Sugar Hill
10:56 AM
We Are All Made of Stars
Artist : Moby
Album : 18
Label : V2
11:06 AM
Easy Money
Artist : Rickie Lee Jones
Album : self-titled
Label : Columbia
11:11 AM
Easy Morning Rebel
Artist : My Morning Jacket
Album : It Still Moves
Label : ATO
11:16 AM
Let Me Down Easy
Artist : Chris Isaak
Album : best of
Label : Reprise
11:20 AM
The Way We Move
Artist : Langhorne Slim & the Law
Album : The Way We Move
Label : Ramseur
11:24 AM
Out on a Limb
Artist : Joseph Arthur
Album : Graduation Ceremony
Label : Joseph Arthur
11:28 AM
Remain
Artist : Jose Gonzales
Album : Veneer
Label : ATO
11:32 AM
My love Will Follow You
Artist : Richard Shindell
Album : Somewhere Near Paterson
Label : Signature Sounds
11:36 AM
Good Years
Artist : Caller
Album : Reviver
Label : Partisan
11:41 AM
9.27.12
Artist : Writers Almanac
Album :
Label :
11:46 AM
Forever in Blue Jeans
Artist : Neil Diamond
Album : best of
Label : Columbia
11:49 AM
3 Pears
Artist : Dwight Yoakam
Album : 3 Pears
Label : WB
11:52 AM
There Ain’t No Sweet Man that’s Worth the Salt in My Tears
Artist : Diana Krall
Album : Glad Rag Doll
Label : Verve
11:56 AM
Sisters of Mercy
Artist : Leonard Cohen
Album : essential
Label : Columbia
12:09 PM
Crazy
Artist : Gharles Barkley
Album : St. Elsewhere
Label : Downtown
12:12 PM
Crazy as a Loon
Artist : John Prine
Album : Fari and Square
Label : Oh Boy Records
12:17 PM
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
Artist : Robbie Robertson
Album : Robbie Robertson
Label : Robbie Robertson
12:22 PM
Don’t You Worry About a Thing
Artist : Stevie Wonder
Album : Century
Label : Motown
12:27 PM
Everybody’s Got Their Something
Artist : Nikka Costa
Album : Everybody's Got Their Something
Label : Virgin
12:31 PM
This Wheel’s On Fire
Artist : The Band
Album : best
Label : Columbia
12:34 PM
Compared to What
Artist : John Legend & The Roots
Album : Wake Up!
Label : Columbia
12:39 PM
Fire Bug
Artist : JD McPherson
Album : Fire Bug
Label : Rounder
12:41 PM
Sonny Came Home
Artist : Shawn Colvin
Album : A Few Small Repairs
Label : Columbia
12:45 PM
Burning Photographs
Artist : Ryan Adams
Album : Rock 'n' Roll
Label :
12:53 PM
Let it Leave
Artist : Emma Woodruff
Album : 2-song EP
Label : Emma Woodruff

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1:25pm

Tue April 19, 2011
WYSO Programming Notes

Host Highlights: Rev Cool

Host highlights features conversations between WYSO Music Director, Niki Dakota and WYSO's volunteer hosts about their programs, how they came to WYSO, etc. This week, Niki chats with Rev Cool of Around the Fringe. They discuss the beginnings of Around the Fringe, and Rev Cool's longstanding involvement with the local music scene.

Around the Fringe airs Friday nights, 8pm - midnight.

4:45pm

Fri April 8, 2011
Music

Live on Excursions: Wolf Ram Heart

Wolf Ram Heart hails from Columbus, OH and takes their name from an episode of Angel.  The band visited the WYSO studios ahead of their show at South Tavern Park, and chatted with Niki Dakota about their latest album, Betrayal of Hearts.  Recorded in the Hocking Hills, the band focused on giving the album a sense of place, which they hope to continue when the record their followup, hopefully entirely on equipment powered by solar energy.

Wolf Ram Heart performs tomorrow night at South Park Tavern in Dayton. 

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2:57pm

Tue April 5, 2011
WYSO Programming Notes

Host Highlights: Cindy Funk

Host highlights features conversations between WYSO Music Director, Niki Dakota and WYSO's volunteer hosts about their programs, how they came to WYSO, etc. This week, Niki chats with Cindy Funk, host of the Dear Green Place. They discuss the roots of Celtic music on the WYSO airwaves and Cindy's love for the genre.

The Dear Green Place airs Saturday afternoons, 3 - 5pm.

4:39pm

Tue March 29, 2011
WYSO Programming Notes

Host Highlights: Tom Duffee

Host highlights features conversations between WYSO Music Director, Niki Dakota and WYSO's volunteer hosts about their programs, how they came to WYSO, etc. This week, fill-in host Juliet Fromholt chats with Tom Duffee of the Midnight Ramble. They discuss the Duffee's love of old-time music and how hosting a program on WYSO was a family affair.

The Midnight Ramble airs Saturday nights, 9pm - midnight.

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3:04pm

Thu March 24, 2011
Music

Live on Excursions: The Richter Uzur Duo

The Richter Uzur Duo features Viktor Uzur on cello and Brad Richter on guitar.  Uzur and Richter visited the WYSO studio ahead of their performance at the University of Dayton and performed several live songs on Excursions.  The duo chats with Niki Dakota about what brought them together as musical partners and how they make their two instruments work together in composition.  Their latest album, String Theory, is available now.

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