Playlist ( and LISTEN): The Boudin Barndance – 02/12/2026 (New Orleans feature)
The Boudin Barndance: 02/12/2026
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
On the web at: www.wriu.org
Boudin Barndance playlists and album reviews now archived at
https://wriu.org/features/playlists/boudinbarndance/
SHOW ARCHIVES AT: https://archive.wriu.org/fm-public/4-Thursday/1800/
Stuff:
WATCH the BOUDIN BARNDANCE profile that aired on 01/20/21 on R.I. Public TV
right here: https://watch.ripbs.org/video/barndance-ffdxo9/
UPCOMING SPECIAL BOUDIN BARNDANCE SHOW INFO:
02/19/2026 – Mid-winter R&R instros spectacular! (final hour)
02/26/2026 – Album you need to hear feature
TBD – WRIU RADIOTHON!
Mardi Gras happens on Tuesday and in the spirit of it, we devoted the entire 2nd half of this evening’s Boudin Barndance to a mix of related tunes and New Orleans music. Before that, we began with the usual first hour of new and recent releases before launching into the weekly C&W segment.New albums and singles this evening came from Ratboys, Hiding Places, Erik Vincent Huey, Charlotte Cornfield, East River Pipe (reissue), Garrett Boys, Natalie Jane Hill, and Luke Temple & the Cascading Moms. Buttshaker of the week???? Keeping in the NOLA spirit, Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns with “At the Mardi Gras.” Now let’s all grab a cold one or two and get to the goods….
Buck Owens, et al – Buckaroo / Box Set / Rhino (intro)
Ratboys – Penny in the Lake / Singin’ to an Empty Chair (New West, 2026)
The Nude Party – Sweetheart of the Radio / Look Who’s Back (2026)
Hiding Places – Waiting / The Secret to Good Living (Keeled Scales, 2026)
Erik Vincent Huey – Fort Defiance / same (Appalachian AF, 2026)
Charlotte Cornfield – Living With It / Hurts Like Hell (Merge, 2026)
Sha La Dahs – Some Kind of Magic / Your Picture (Diamond West, 2026)
James Hunter Six – A Sure Thing / Off the Fence (Easy Eye Sound, 2026)
Emily Scott Robinson – Hymn for the Unholy / Appalachia (Oh Boy, 2026)
Carper & Lawrence – Joyous Time / Havin’ a Talk (Warner, 2026)
East River Pipe – Miracleland / Mel (Merge, 2026)
Lucinda Williams – Sing Unburied Sing / World’s Gone Wrong (Hwy 20/TT, 2026)
Garrett Boys – Back Home / It Runs Deep (Pond Ridge, 2026)
Natalie Jane Hill – Colors / Hopeful Woman (Dear Life, 2026)
Luke Temple & the Cascading Moms – Shake Me Awake / Hungry Animal (
Dry Cleaning – Joy / Secret Love (4AD, 2026)
Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours – I’ll Get Along Somehow / Yellow Rose of Texas (Bear Family)
Mike Ireland & Holler – Love is the Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do / Try Again (Ashmont)
Aldus Roger – Lovesick Waltz / A Cajun Legend (La Lousianne)
Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours – That’s All She Wrote / Waltz Across Texas (Bear Family)
Hank Locklin – The Country Hall of Fame / same (RCA)
Tennessee Ernie Ford – Country Junction / 16 Tons (Capitol)
Tooter Boatman – Big Deal / Rockin’ Tooter Boatman (Collector)
Gene Vincent & Blue Caps – Unchained Melody / s/t (Capitol)
Frankie Miller – Family Man / Starday Recordings (Bear Family)
Moe Band y – She Took More Than Her Share / Honky Tonk Amnesia (R&T)
JP Harris – A Breaking Heart / Home is Where the Hurt Is (Cow Island)
———————————————-
Intermission backdrop:
Barry Walker Jr. – Paleo Sol (Thrill Jockey)
—————————————————
Jerry Kouck – Mardi Gras Dance / The Village Out West (Smithsonian Folkways)
Paul Burch – Mardi Gras in Mobile / Light Sensitive
Rod Bernard – New Orleans Jail / Swamp Rock & Roller (Ace)
Jim Kweskin & Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue – Mardi Gras Mambo / Doing Things Right (Jalopy)
Balfa Bros – Danse de Mardi Gras / Louisiana Cajun French Music (Rounder)
Balfa, Savoy & Menard – Mardi Gras Jog / Under a Green Oak Tree (Arhoolie)
John Delafose – Mardi Gras Song / Joe Pete Got Two Women (Arhoolie)
Johnny Wiggins & His New Orleans Music – There’s a Two Wing Temple in the Sky / I Got Two Wings
………………..off to new orleans…………….
Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns – At the Mardi Gras / Rockin’ Pneumonia (Jax)
Smiley Lewis – Blue Monday / The Genius of Dave Bartholomew (Imperial)
Shirley & Lee – I’m Gone / The Genius of Dave Bartholomew (Imperial)
Lester Robertson – Hoo Wee Pretty Baby / Going to New Orleans (Flyright)
Martha Carter – You Can If You Think You Can / New Orleans Ladies (Rounder)
Johnny Adams – Oh So Nice / I Won’t Cry (Rounder)
Lloyd Price – Tell Me Pretty Baby / Volume 2: Heavy Dreams (Specialty)
Ernest Kador – Eternity / The Specialty Story (Specialty)
Lil’ Millet & His Creoles – Rich Woman / The Specialty Story (Specialty)
Tabby Thomas – Hmmm I Don’t Care / Going to New Orleans (Flyright)
Lee Dorsey – Hello Mama / Ride Your Pony (Sundazed)
Edgar Blanchard & Gondoliers – Blues Cha Cha / 7” (Ric)
Champion Jack Dupree – Big Time Mama / New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie (Legacy)
Professor Longhair – Going to the Mardi Gras / Collectors Choice (Rounder)
Al Johnson – Carnival Time / Carnival Time: Best of Ric Records (Rounder)
The Showmen – It Will Stand / Best of New Orleans R&B: Vol 1 (Rhino)
Barbara George – I Know (You Don’t Love Me Anymore / Best of New Orleans R&B: Vol 2 (Rhino)
Irma Thomas – (You Ain’t) Hittin’ On Nothing / Ruler of My Heart (Charly)
Burton & Mooney – Corn Pickin’ / Legends of Country Guitar / Rhino (outro)
Comments welcome.
Enjoy.
Boudin Dan