Darkling Eclectica Playlists

Which is the 12th month even though "decem" in Latin means "ten"! Sounds like it's just as confused as everyone else, so yeah! C'mon in!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                               Episode 2175                                 Sun., Dec. 7, 2025                            4PM to 6PM

Artist                                       Title                                            Album                                       Genre        New?
Andy Narell                                  One Last Goodbye                                 Down the Road                               Jazz
Alison Brown & Steve Martin                  Bluegrass Radio                                  Safe, Sensible & Sane                       Folk           XX
Roxy Coss Sextet                             Push                                             Restless Idealism                           Jazz
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Dolores Keane & John Faulkner                Home Ruler/Cross the Fence                       Brokenhearted I'll Wander                   World
Eric McFadden                                Song for My Father                               Who's Laughing Now?                         Folk
Hildur Gudnadottir                           Steps Out Loud                                   Where To From                               Classical      XX
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Heitor Villas-Lobos                          Choros No.4                                      Choroi                                      Classical
James Howe; M Payne                          Howliday Inn, Part 3                             read live                                   Spoken
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Riders in the Sky                            Cimarron Moon                                    A Great Big Western Howdy                   Country
Lee Mason & his Orchestra                    Free and Easy                                    Music by Lee Mason                          Jazz           XX
Zoe Keating                                  Hello Night                                      Into the Trees                              Classical
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From the Dirt                                The Edge of the World is a Rounding Error        The Colored Edge of Memory                  Folk           XX
Bongwool Lee Trio                            Why Not                                          My Singing Fingers                          Jazz
Renee Rosnes & David Hadju; Darius DeHaas    Confound Me                                      Ice on the Hudson                           Classical
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Foghorn Stringband                           Rabbit Up a Gum Stump                            Weiser Sunrise                              Country
The Maria Schneider Orchestra                A Potter's Song                                  The Thompson Fields                         Jazz
Cole Quest & the City Pickers                So Pra Variar                                    Homegrown                                   Folk           XX
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Dick Johnson & Dave McKenna                  A Spider Sat Down Beside Her                     Piano Mover                                 Jazz
Varttina                                     Vihi (Wind)                                      Iki                                         World
Pearl Django                                 Biscuits 'N Groovy                               Simplicity                                  Jazz
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David Grisman Quintet                        Dawggy Mountain Breakdown                        Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass                        Jazz
The Mills Brothers                           I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home            Anthology 1931 - 1968                       Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:40 PM 0 Comments

The first adjective comes from the head cold still wobbling around between my tonsils and stopping me from continuing with Howliday Inn this week, and the last two adjectives apply to the sensation of having devoured a great deal of food every day except on actual Thanksgiving...

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                  Episode 2174: Shattered, Bloated & Grotesque                   Sun., Nov. 30, 2025                     4PM to 6PM

Artist                                       Title                                        Album                                          Genre        New?
Lee Presson & the Nails                      Goodbye, Goodbye                             Playing Dirty                                  Lounge
Hildur Gudnadottir                           Make Space                                   Where To From                                  Classical      XX
Karen Mantler w/Eric Mingus                  Green Beans                                  My Cat Arnold                                  Jazz
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Cole Quest & the City Pickers                Pastures of Plenty                           Homegrown                                      Folk           XX
Teddy Edwards Octet                          Good Gravy                                   Back to Avalon                                 Jazz
The Crooked Fiddle Band                      44 Gallon Drom                               The Crooked Fiddle Band                        World
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The Goon Show                                The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (Of
                                               Bexhill-On-Sea) - 10/13/54                 Goon Show Classics                             Comedy
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Renee Rosnes & David Hadju w/Karen Oberlin   I Like Pie                                   Ice on the Hudson                              Classical
Lee Mason & his Orchestra                    Blue Bird                                    Music by Lee Mason                             Jazz           XX
Barbaro                                      Subpoena Colada                              About the Winter                               Folk
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Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm                  Coop's Condiments                            Grit & Grace                                   Jazz
Alison Brown & Steve Martin                  New Cluck Old Hen                            Safe, Sane & Sensible                          Folk           XX
Frank Trumbauer & Bix Beiderbecke            Ostrich Walk                                 Bix and Tram 1927                              Jazz
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Bad Livers                                   Lumpy, Beanpole & Dirt                       Industry & Thrift                              Country
L.A.4                                        Madame Butterball                            Montage                                        Jazz
Anders Norrude                               Bulky Polska                                 Himself                                        World
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David Grisman Quintet                        Albuquerque Turkey                           Mondo Mando                                    Jazz
The Mills Brothers                           The Yam                                      Chronological, vol.5                           Jazz
The Mills Brothers                           Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider                    Chronological, vol.3                           Jazz
The Mills Brothers                           I Guess I'll Get the papers & Go Home        Anthology 1931 - 1968                          Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:21 PM 0 Comments

Our annual Bloated and Grotesque Episode! If we start eating Thursday and don't stop, we can all take part!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                             Episode 2173                               Sun., Nov. 23, 2025                              4PM to 6PM

Artist                                       Title                                         Album                                        Genre         New?
Kerry Politzer Quintet                       Goodbye                                       In A Heartbeat                               Jazz
Alison Brown & Steve Martin                  Evening Star                                  Safe, Sensible & Sane                        Folk            XX
Turtle Island String Quartet                 Tempus Fugit                                  Turtle Island String Quartet                 Jazz
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Medline                                      How I Say Goodbye                             How I Say Goodbye                            Jazz            XX
June Tabor                                   Verdi Cries                                   Aqaba                                        Folk
Maria Kalaniemi & Aldargaz                   Lovina                                        Ahma                                         World
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Heitor Villa-Lobos                           Choros No.4                                   Choroi                                       Classical
James Howe                                   Howliday Inn, Part 2                          read live                                    Spoken
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From the Dirt                                Silver Maple Spinners                         Colored Edge of Memory                       Folk            XX
Ted Piltzecker Septet                        We'll Get Through This                        Vibes on a Breath                            Jazz
Mike Auldridge                               Swing Scene                                   Eight String Swing                           Country
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The Circling Sun                             Constellation                                 Orbits                                       Jazz            XX
Chris Thile & Michael Daves                  Sleep With One Eye Open                       Sleep With One Eye Open                      Country
The Love Dogs                                That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch              Heavy Petting                                Lounge
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Charlie Bruber                               Complexion                                    Prized Burden                                Folk            XX
The Tannahill Weavers                        Gray Bob/Cutty's Wedding/Loch Carron          Capernaum                                    Folk
Mora's Modern Rhythmists                     I Got Worry                                   Goblin Market                                Jazz
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Carbonhobo                                   The Man in the Moon & the Heron               Memoirs from the Crooked Road                Folk
Johnny Hodges & his Orchestra                Wanderlust                                    Hodge Podge                                  Jazz
Hot Rize                                     Wild Ride                                     Untold Stories                               Country
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David Grisman's Dawg Trio                    Dawg on a String                              Plays Tunes & Sings Songs                    Jazz
The Mills Brothers                           Tiger Rag                                     Chronological, vol.1                         Jazz
The Mills Brothers                           I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home         Anthology 1931 - 1968                        Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:14 PM 0 Comments

This afternoon at 3:30, the guy who was on the air had been there since noon and asked me if I could take over early. So we had a Darkling Eclectica Pre-Game Show this week!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                   Episode 2172: Pre-Game Show                      Sun., Nov. 16, 2025                       3:30PM to 4PM

Artist                                     Title                                     Album                                       Genre        New?
Danilo Perez                               Panamonk                                  Panamonk                                    Jazz
Ali Bello & the Charanga Syndicate         Emiliando                                 Ali Bello & the Charanga Syndicate          Jazz           XX
Outback                                    Dance the Devil Away                      Dance the Devil Away                        World
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Pine Valley Cosmonauts                     Steel Guitar Rag                          The Majesty of Bob Wills                    Country
The Love Dogs                              Northbound Train                          New Tricks                                  Blues
Huayucaltia                                Huayno del Alba                           Horizontes                                  World

Darkling Eclectica, the                         Episode 2172                             Sun., Nov. 16, 2025                            4PM to 6PM

Artist                                     Title                                     Album                                       Genre        New?
Alan Kelly                                 Spootiskerry/The Harsh February/
                                             McCloud's Farewell                      Out of the Blue                             World
The Circling Sun                           Teeth                                     Orbits                                      Jazz           XX
New Grass Revival                          Four Days of Rain                         When the Storm is Over                      Country
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Neko Case                                  Rusty Mountain                            Neon Grey Midnight Green                    Country        XX
Mora's Modern Rhythmists                   On Revival Day                            My Favorite Band!                           Jazz
Blues Brothers Band                        Peter Gunn Theme                          The Blues Brothers                          Soundtrack
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Heitor Villa-Lobos                         Choros No.4                               Choroi                                      Classical
James Howe; M Payne                        Howliday Inn, Part 1                      read live                                   Spoken
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Charlie Bruber                             Day to Day                                Prized Burden                               Country        XX
The Westerlies                             All to Ourselves                          The Westerlies                              Jazz
Oliver Nelson & his Orchestra              The Critic's Choice                       More Blues & the Abstract Truth             Jazz
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Yankee Ingenuity                           Lad O'Beirne's/Sepp Piontik/Cat in the
                                             Hopper/Fair Jenny's                     Heatin' Up the Hall                         Folk
Tortoise                                   A Title Comes                             Touch                                       Jazz           XX
Stan Kenton & his Orchestra                Harlem Nocturne                           Sketches on Standards                       Jazz
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Hot Club of Cowtown                        Polkadots and Moonbeams                   Tall Tales                                  Country
Daggerboard                                Centrifugal                               Escapement                                  Jazz
Hiromi Piano Quintet                       Someday                                   Silver Lining Suite                         Jazz
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David Grisman Quintet                      Pneumonia                                 David Grisman Quintet                       Jazz
The Mills Brothers                         Stardust                                  Chronological, vol.6                        Jazz
The Mills Brothers                         Funiculi Funicula                         Chronological, vol.5                        Jazz
The Mills Brothers                         I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home     Anthology 1931 - 1968                       Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:11 PM 0 Comments

I was planning to start Howliday Inn, the sequel to Bunnicula, but whatever cold virus it was that insinuated itself amongst my tonsils had other ideas. So a Shattered Remnants Episode and Villa-Lobos's Symphony No.4!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                    Episode 2171: Shattered Remnants                     Sun., Nov. 9, 2025                     4PM to 6PM

Artist                                    Title                                      Album                                       Genre       New?
John Hartford                             Bye-bye                                    Morning Bugle                               Country
Godtet & the Sidney Symph. Orch.          Cantus                                     Cantus                                      Jazz          XX
Vasen                                     Viruspolska                                Trio                                        World
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Loudon Wainwright III                     The Doctor                                 History                                     Country
Kerry Politzer Quintet                    Shaky Ground                               In A Heartbeat                              Jazz
Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon                The Battle Won                             Lullabies for the Brokenhearted             Classical     XX
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Heitor Villa-Lobos, Orch. National
  de la Radiodiffusion Francaise          Symphony No.4: "A Vitoria"                 Villa-Lobos Pai Lui Meme                    Classical
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Diyet & the Love Soldiers                 Still                                      Seeds of Dreaming                           Folk          XX
T-Bone Burnett                            Humans from Earth                          Until the End of the World                  Soundtrack
Benny Carter & his Orchestra              Blue Star                                  Further Definitions                         Jazz
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Meredith Moon                             Poseidon                                   From Here to the Sea                        Folk          XX
The Black Market Trust                    Hora Martisorului                          Folk Songs                                  Jazz
Mark Murphy                               Waters of March                            Stolen Moments                              Jazz
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Boys of the Lough                         Biddy from Sligo/The Sunset/People's Reel  From the Tradition                          World
The Circling Suns                         Amina                                      Orbits                                      Jazz          XX
Robert Earl Keen                          The Raven and the Coyote                   Gringo Honeymoon                            Country
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David Grisman Quintet                     Dawg's Bull                                Hot Dawg                                    Jazz
The Mills Brothers                        Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?          Chronological, vol.1                        Jazz
The Mills Brothers                        What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasin' You?    Chronological, vol.5                        Jazz
The Mills Brothers                        I Guess I'll get the Papers & Go Home      Anthology, 1931 - 1968                      Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:38 PM 0 Comments

Of the Hallowe'en Show, as usual, is the whole of Bunnicula with a little Lord Buckley at the end. And next week? The sequel to Bunnicula, Howliday Inn!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                   Episode 2170: Hallowe'en, Spoken                     Sun. Nov. 2, 2025                 4PM to 6PM

Artist                                      Title                                      Album                                      Genre
Heitor Villa-Lobos                          Choros No. 4                               Choroi                                     Classical
Deborah & James Howe; M Payne               Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery        read live                                  Spoken
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Lord Buckley                                "The Raven"                                An Immaculately Hip Aristocrat             A-Play

posted by MHPayne  # 7:21 PM 0 Comments

This week turns out to be the Hallowe'en Music Episode, and next week'll be the Hallowe'en Spoken Episode featuring a reading of Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery in its entirety. Mark your calendars appropriately.

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                 Episode 2169: Hallowe'en, Music                  Sun., Oct 26, 2025                   4PM to 6PM

Artist                                     Title                                       Album                                   Genre
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra              Goodbye                                     This is Benny Goodman, vol.2            Jazz
June Tabor                                 The Scarecrow                               Abyssinians                             Folk
Eduard Grieg; A.Fiedler, Boston Pops       In the Hall of the Mountain King from
                                             Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46                World's Favorite Showpieces             Classical
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Weather Report                             Mr. Gone                                    Mr. Gone                                Jazz
Malcolm Dalglish, Grey Larsen & Pete
  Sutherland                               Monster                                     Great Acoustics                         Folk
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones                Flight of the Cosmic Hippo                  Flight of the Cosmic Hippo              Jazz
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Francis Poulenc; Maurice Durufle,
  Georges Pretre & the French National
  Radio Orchestra                          Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings,
                                             and Timpani                               Poulenc                                 Classical
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Mora's Modern Rhythmists                   Mr. Ghost Goes to Town                      Mr. Rhythmist Goes to Town              Jazz
William Bolcom                             Graceful Ghost                              Heliotrope Bouquet                      Classical
Steeleye Span                              King Henry                                  Below the Salt                          B-Play
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Art Pepper Nine                            Diablo's Dance                              The Music of Shorty Rogers              Jazz
Mr. Fox                                    Aunt Lucy Broadwood                         The Gipsy                               World
The Billy Nayer Show                       The Cat, the Crow and the Snake             Return to Brigadoon                     A-Play
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The Asylum Street Spankers                 UFO Attack                                  Hot Lunch                               Folk
Woody Herman & the Third Herd              Men from Mars                               Early Autumn                            Jazz
Brave Combo                                Flying Saucer                               Polkas for a Gloomy World               World
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Bob Brozman                                Mysterious Mose                             Hello, Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz        Jazz
The Kingston Trio                          Zombie Jamboree                             From the Hungry I                       Folk
Stan Rogers                                The Witch of the Westmorland                Between the Breaks...Live!              Folk
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David Grisman Quintet                      Caliente                                    Mondo Mando                             Jazz
Artie Shaw & the Gramercy Five             Mysterioso                                  The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions     Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:18 PM 0 Comments