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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November 27, 2012

10:06 AM
Breezeblocks
Artist : Alt-J
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10:10 AM
Arise, Awake
Artist : Paul Banks
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10:14 AM
Let’s Go
Artist : Ruby Vileos
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10:19 AM
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Artist : Mike Doughty
Album : The Flip is Another Honey
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10:23 AM
Hard Way Home
Artist : Brandi Carlile
Album : Bear Creek
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10:26 AM
Dislocated Boy
Artist : Joe Bonnamassa
Album : Drive Towards the Daylight
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10:32 AM
Ain’t Messin’ ’Round
Artist : Gary Clark Jr
Album : Blak and Blu
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10:36 AM
T.G.I.F.
Artist : Ruckus Roboticus
Album : Thank God It's Funky
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10:43 AM
Bark of a Tree
Artist : ALO
Album : Sounds Like This
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10:47 AM
I Found You
Artist : Alabama Shakes
Album : Boys & Girls
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10:50 AM
In Our Sun
Artist : Rusted Root
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10:55 AM
Metemia (Featuring Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Artist : Amadou and Mariam
Album : Folila
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11:06 AM
Complicated Life
Artist : Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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11:11 AM
Harder Before It Gets Easier
Artist : David Wax Museum
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11:15 AM
Man on Fire
Artist : Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
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11:19 AM
Human Being
Artist : Cat Power
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11:28 AM
Further
Artist : Correatown
Album : Further
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12:08 PM
Passion
Artist : Michael Franti & 1Giant Leap
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12:14 PM
Kanou
Artist : Fatoumata Diawara
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12:18 PM
Ice Age
Artist : David Byrne & St. Vincent
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12:22 PM
Breaking the Ice
Artist : Mojave 3
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12:31 PM
I’m Gettin’ Happy
Artist : Rick Good
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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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