Kingston Coffee House 1/27/26 Replay and Playlist
California dreamin’ | On such a winter’s day
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By Mike Stevenson | WRIU
On tonight’s Kingston Coffee House, I’ll try to warm the cockles of your heart, or the heart of your … cocker spaniel, playing songs that will politely inform Ol’ Man Winter that we are (in the words of the iconic movie film character Howard Beale) “mad as Hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore!”
First hour begins with José Feliciano’s beautiful cover of the folk-rock classic “California Dreamin.’” In hour two, I’ll take a deep dive into the music of “Birthday Girl” (72 is the new 62) Lucinda Williams.
In hour three, our “Hobbledehoy Set,” I’ll play some enchanting traditional folk music from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with a focus on a new release from an Irish duo soon to visit our area for a concert, Ye Vagabonds.
THE CAFE IS OPEN / I’D BE SAFE AND WARM, IF I WAS IN L.A.
– José Feliciano “California Dreamin’” (Phillips) Feliciano! 1967
– Charlie Musselwhite “Christ Redempter” Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite’s South Side Band, 1966
– John Fahey “Sunflower River Blues” Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes 1963
– Nico “These Days” (Jackson Browne) Chelsea Girl, 1967
– Nana Mouskouri “The Train” An Evening with Belafonte / Mouskouri, 1966
– Kae Tempest “People’s Faces” The Book of Traps and Lessons 2019
José Feliciano first appeared at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964. He was a breakout sensation at that year’s festival, which took place in Freebody Park, Newport. His 1968 album “Feliciano!” was a massive breakthrough, featuring his iconic covers of “Light My Fire” and “California Dreamin” – earning him Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance.
A WOLFKING DOWN THE BEACH
– John Phillips “Down the Beach” John, The Wolfking of L.A. 1969
– John Phillips “Topanga” John, The Wolfking of L.A. 1969
I DON’T WANT YOU ANY MORE ‘CAUSE YOU TOOK MY JOY
– Lucinda Williams “Fruits of My Labor” World Without Tears., 2003
– Lucinda Williams “Joy” Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, 1998
– Lucinda Williams “Steal Your Love” Essence, 2001
– Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels” Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, 1998
– Alison Kraus & Robert Plant “Can’t Let Go” (L Williams) Raising Sand, 2008
– Lucinda Williams “The World’s Gone Wrong” World’s Gone Wrong, 2026
In 1992, Lucinda Williams released her breakthrough “Sweet Old World”. 34 years later, she offers a more somber assessment with her new album “World’s Gone Wrong.” “Every day there was some crazy thing that Trump said or made a decision about, and these songs just had to come out.”
SIGN IN THE WINDOW: DYLAN’S CLASSIC ‘NEW MORNING’
– Michael Hurley “O My Stars” Snockgrass, 1980
– David Huckfelt “Changing of the Guards” (Dylan) I Was Born, But, 2026
– Bob Dylan “New Morning” New Morning, 1970
– Bob Dylan “Went to See the Gypsy” New Morning, 1970
– Bob Dylan “Sign in the Window” New Morning, 1970
– Bob Dylan “The Man in Me” New Morning, 1970
I GOT IT! GOSPEL MUSIC AT NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL ’65
– Chambers Brothers “I Got It” Folk Music at Newport, Vol I
– The Staple Singers “Pray On My Child” Folk Music at Newport, Vol I
NEW RELEASES FROM BRANDI, DAVID HUCKFELT
– Brandi Carlile “Church & State” Returning to Myself, 2025
– Brandi Carlile “A Long Goodbye” Returning to Myself, 2025
– David Huckfelt “Stop Raining, Lord” (Zevon) I Was Born But, 2026
“Irish folk is gathering momentum. Ye Vagabonds – brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn – boast a peer group that includes Lankum, Lisa O’Neill and Brigid Mae Power, all of whom are refurbishing tradition in deft, inspired ways. ” – THE GUARDIAN
THE HOBBLEDEHOY SET: PENGUIN EGGS, VAGABONDS AND DARK-EYED SAILORS
– Nic Jones “Canadee-I-O” Penguin Eggs, 1980
– Jake Xerces Fussell “Three Ravens” Out of Sight, 2019
– Bert Jansch “Come Sing Me a Happy Song” Birthday Blues, 1969
– John & Beverley Martyn “John the Baptist” Stormbringer , 1969
– Ye Vagabonds “On Sitrict Road” All Tied Together, 2026
– Ye Vagabonds “The Flood” All Tied Together, 2026
– Olivia Chaney “The Dark Eyed Sailor” (from the soon-to-be-released film Wuthering Heights)
Jenny Lewis at Newport Folk Festival 2018 (photo Jim Brock). Rabbit Fur Coat is an album in collaboration by Jenny and The Watson Twins was released in the United States on January 24, 2006.
RISE UP WITH FISTS: 20th ANNIVERSARY OF RABBIT FUR COAT
– Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “Run Devil, Run”
– Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “The Big Guns”
– Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “Rise Up With Fists”
– Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “Rabbit Fur Coat”
GOODNIGHT / καληνύχτα
– “Erene” An Evening with Belafonte / Mouskouri, 1966
– “Walking On the Moon” An Evening with Belafonte / Mouskouri, 1966
SHOW NOTES & CONCERT DATES:
* Ye Vagabonds will appear in concert on February 2 at MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS in Cambridge, Massachusetts
* The 2026 Newport Folk Festival tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 4th at 1 pm exclusively through the DICE app or website. The 67th edition takes place July 24-26, 2026, at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island.
* Jake Xerces Fussell will appear in concert on February 12 at The Oasis Pub, New London CT
NEXT WEEK’S SHOW
Next week we’ll look back at the classic era of Folk Rock (1964 -1970).
John Sebastian (Even Dozen Jug Band), Roger McGuinn (The Limeliters), John Phillips (The Journeymen), Jesse Colin Young, Paul Simon, Donovan, David Crosby (Les Baxter’s Balladeers) Gene Clark (New Christy Minstrels) all began playing the folk clubs, often as members of jug bands and/or Kingston Trio-styled vocal groups.
Then, on February 9, 1964, The Beatles played The Ed Sullivan Show, and everything changed. The Lovin Spoonful’s John Sebastian recalls watching the Beatles in Cass Elliot’ Greenwich Village apartment:
“For the next four days (after the Sullivan show), Zally and I are like schoolgirls… The Lovin’ Spoonful spun out of that night. It really did spin right out of The Beatles’ performance and what was going on around the performance and in between segments. That was my first Beatles-on-Ed Sullivan show!”
Tune-in next Tuesday, February 3rd!