The Midnight Ramble

Saturday, 9pm-midnight

On the Midnight Ramble, you get an opportunity to take a leisurely stroll through the highways and byways in the history of country music, finding old gems that no one plays anymore and giving them new life.  You may discover that these old songs and tunes have an intrinsic value that belies their age and their obscurity.  For instance, you may be pleased to find a still vital fiddling tradition that has maintained links to generations of fiddlers past – a part of American culture that should not be forgotten or abandoned.  Or, perhaps you may unearth a bit of old popular culture that, through the poetry of its lyrics or the cry of its steel guitar, can still articulate a world-view that has not lost its impact in this age of high-tech cultural consolidation.  Or, by listening to these old tunes, you may simply gain some insight to why we are the way we are today (positive and negative).  For, as always in the human condition, when you take time to observe the past, you become more informed about the present, and may even gain some insight into the path of the future.

Whether it is only for the occasional few minutes at home; during an extended car ride down the road; or you just like to leave your radio on when you go to bed on a Saturday night:  take a listen to the Midnight Ramble.  You may be surprised at how addicting these old country sounds can be! 

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Playlist

October 27, 2012

9:00 PM
Merle Travis Medley
Artist : Eddie Pennington
Album : Just My Style
Label : Bee Nephi Records
5:39 PM
Take Me To Your World
Artist : Tammy Wynette
Album : Love Songs
Label : Epic
6:01 PM
Sixteen Tons
Artist : Merle Travis
Album : In Boston 1959
Label : Rounder Records
6:05 PM
Walk Through the World With Me
Artist : Tammy Wynette
Album : Love Songs
Label : Epic
6:05 PM
John Henry
Artist : Merle Travis
Album : In Boston 1959
Label : Rounder Records
6:06 PM
Horseshoe Bend
Artist : The Foghorn Stringband
Album : Outshine the Sun
Label :
6:09 PM
When the Wagon Was New
Artist : Sam McGee
Album : Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
Label : Arhoolie
6:10 PM
Run Rabbit Run
Artist : Stringbean
Album : Barn Yard Banjo Pickin'
Label : Gusto Records
6:10 PM
The Blind Child
Artist : Bradley Kincaid
Album : Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs
Label :
6:12 PM
Four Thousand Years Ago
Artist : Bradley Kincaid
Album : Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs
Label :
6:12 PM
Wasted Words
Artist : Ray Price
Album : The Essential Ray Price
Label : Columbia Records
6:13 PM
All On Account of You
Artist : Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper
Album :
Label :
6:14 PM
Grandmother’s Trunk
Artist : Red Steagall
Album : Love of the West
Label : Warner Brothers
6:15 PM
King of the Road
Artist : Roger Miller
Album : Country's Most Requested Songs
Label : Masters
6:18 PM
I’ve Got A Tiger By the Tail
Artist : Buck Owens
Album : Legends of Country
Label : Shout
6:19 PM
Ode To Billie Joe
Artist : Bobbie Gentry
Album : Legends Country
Label : Shout
6:20 PM
You Win Again
Artist : Johnny Cash
Album : Johnny Cash Collection
Label : Sun Records
6:20 PM
Jambalya
Artist : Hank Williams
Album : 24 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits
Label : Polydor
6:21 PM
This Is The End
Artist : Red and Fred
Album : Songs From the Heart of the Country
Label : County Records
6:24 PM
Coal Creek March
Artist : Pete Steele
Album : Banjo Tunes and Songs
Label : Smithsonian Folkways
6:31 PM
Don’t Do Me That Way
Artist : Gene Autry
Album : Gene Autry: Early Sides 1930-1931
Label : JSP
6:28 PM
Electric Fence
Artist : Moron Brothers
Album : Off The Wall
Label :
6:34 PM
Old Faded Picture
Artist : Larry Sparks
Album : Silver Reflections
Label : Rebel Records
6:37 PM
How Mountain Girls Can Love
Artist : The Stanley Brothers
Album : Live At Antioch College
Label : Vintage Collectors Club
6:39 PM
Sunny Side of the Mountain
Artist : The Stanley Brothers
Album : Live At Antioch College
Label : Vintage Collectors Club
6:40 PM
Forever Is Ending Today
Artist : Ernest Tubb
Album : Walking the Floor Over You
Label : Proper
6:48 PM
Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
Artist : Don Williams
Album : The Best of Don Williams
Label : MCA
6:51 PM
White Dove
Artist : The Stanley Brothers
Album : Live At Antioch College
Label : Vintage Collectors Club
6:51 PM
Little Birdie
Artist : The Stanley Brothers
Album : Live At Antioch College
Label : Vintage Collectors Club
6:51 PM
Here We Go Again
Artist : Ray Charles
Album : Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music
Label : Rhino Records
6:54 PM
Three Forks of Sandy/Dunbar
Artist : Mike Snider
Album : Mike Snider String Band
Label :
6:59 PM
Paying for That Back Street Affair
Artist : Kitty Wells
Album : The Essential Recordings
Label : Primo
7:01 PM
I’m A Stranger In My Home
Artist : Kitty Wells and Red Foley
Album : The Essential Recordings
Label : Primo
7:03 PM
Worried Mind
Artist : Ray Charles
Album : Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music
Label : Rhino Records
7:05 PM
Soldier’s Joy
Artist : The Skillet Lickers
Album : Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, 1929, 1930
Label : JSP Records
7:54 PM
I’m A Long Time Traveling Here Below
Artist : Almeda Riddle
Album : Old Time Music: The Essential Collection
Label : Rounder Records
7:59 PM
Lost Indian
Artist : Mose Coffman
Album : Old Time Music: The Essential Collection
Label : Rounder Records
8:01 PM
I’ll Be All Smile Tonight
Artist : Mac Wiseman
Album : The Mac Wiseman Story
Label : CMH
8:09 PM
On The Banks of A Lonely River
Artist : Darby & Tarlton
Album : Darby & Tarleton: Complete Recordings
Label : Bear Family Records
8:13 PM
Cottage Hill/Miss Petermeyer’s Hornpipe
Artist : Ed Baggott
Album : Scratching the Surface
Label :
8:15 PM
Fireball Mail
Artist : Roy Acuff
Album : The Essential Roy Acuff
Label : Columbia Records
8:16 PM
What Is Life Without Love
Artist : Eddy Arnold
Album : Bouquet of Roses
Label : Proper
8:19 PM
Jerusalem Ridge
Artist : Tony Rice
Album : The Bluegrass Guitar Collection
Label : Rounder Records
8:19 PM
Wah-Hoo
Artist : Roy Whitley
Album : Don't Fence Me In
Label : Rounder Records
8:21 PM
Midnight Ramble
Artist : Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Album : Stratosphere Boogie
Label : Razor & Tie
8:21 PM
Don’t Fence Me In
Artist : Roy Rogers
Album : Don't Fence Me In
Label : Rounder Records
8:22 PM
What Ain’t To Be Just Might Happen
Artist : Porter Waggoner
Album : The Essential Porter Waggoner
Label : RCA
8:24 PM
There’s A Golden Moon On The Golden Gate
Artist : Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
Album : Till We Meet Again
Label : Jasmine
8:25 PM
Smoke Above the Clouds
Artist : Flying Jenny
Album : I Ain't Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore
Label : Whoop It Up!
8:26 PM
Color of the Blues
Artist : George Jones
Album :
Label :

12:48pm

Sat June 11, 2011
Music

Corndaddies live on the Midnight Ramble

Host Tom Duffee talks with local bluegrass band the Corndaddies about the formation of their band, the fun of being street performers, and the importance of live music. The band sings about steel drivin' with their rendition of "John Henry" and answers the burning question, "What occupation will never lose their job to a machine?" Listen to find out!

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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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3:35pm

Sat September 4, 2010
Music

Red Spurlock Live on the Midnight Ramble

Red Spurlock

Legendary bluegrass banjo player Red Spurlock joins Tom Duffee in the WYSO studios to share songs and stories from his career including first coming to Dayton in the 1950s and meeting fellow musician Red Allen. 

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