Darkling Eclectica Playlists

Is both the first Episode of the new year and the last episode of KUCI's Fall Season of Programming. Because at KUCI, Winter doesn't start till tomorrow! I figure we must be in our own little time zone...

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                               Episode 2179                               Sun., Jan. 4, 2026                             4PM to 6PM

Artist                                      Title                                            Album                                      Genre         New?
John Hartford                               Bye-Bye                                          Morning Bugle                              Country
Sarah Wilson Sextet                         Hopeful Sorrow                                   Incandescence                              Jazz            XX
Ken Nordine                                 Looks Like It's Going to Rain                    Best of Word Jazz, vol.1                   Jazz
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Red Clay Ramblers                           Wind and Rain                                    Stolen Love                                Folk
Pete & Will Anderson                        Isn't This a Lovely Day?                         The Best of Berlin                         Jazz            XX
Joe & Antoinette McKenna                    Fermoy Lasses/Touch Me if You Dare/Farewell
                                              To Fine Weather                                Farewell To Fine Weather                   World
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Heitor Villa-Lobos                          Choros No.4                                      Choroi                                     Classical
James Howe; M Payne                         Howliday Inn, Part 7                             read live                                  Spoken
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Quenton Blache; Gautier Capucon & the
  Capucelli Cello Ensemble                  Of Wind and Rain                                 Gaia                                       Classical       XX
Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer             Barnyard Disturbance                             But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?           Jazz
Robert Earl Keen                            Snowin' On Raton                                 Gravitational Forces                       Country
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Wild Iris Brass Band                        Eye of the Cyclops                               Way Up                                     Jazz            XX
Leo Kotke                                   I Yell at Traffic                                Regards from Chuck Pink                    Folk
Pearl Django                                Snow in the Emerald City                         Simplicity                                 Jazz
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Irish Millie                                Time Capsule                                     Grace                                      World           XX
Yoko Yates                                  Winter Calls                                     Eternal Moments                            Jazz            XX
The Melodic                                 Come Outside                                     Effra Parade                               Folk
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Martin Denny                                Island of Dreams                                 Exotica II                                 Lounge
Cal Tjader Sextet                           Poinciana Cha Cha                                Los Ritmos Calientes                       Jazz
Roy Shield; Beau Hunks                      Gangway, Charlie                                 The Original Little Rascals Music          Soundtrack
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David Grisman Quintet                       Winter Wonderland                                Acoustic Christmas                         Jazz
The Mills Brothers                          I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home            Anthology 1931 - 1968                      Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:16 PM 0 Comments

Which means next week'll be 2026! Maybe I'll finally stop writing 1978 on my checks!

Mike

Darkling Ecelctica, the                      Episode 2178: Old Year, New Year                            Sun. Dec. 28, 2025                      4PM to 6PM

Artist                                         Title                                          Album                                        Genre       New?
The Acousticats                                Adios Again                                    Down at Evangelina's                         Folk
Steve Allee Big Band                           Circle City                                    Full Circle                                  Jazz          XX
Raymond Scott Quintette                        New Year's Eve in a Haunted House              Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights          Soundtrack
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Old Crow Medicine Show                         December 26                                    OCMS XMAS                                    Holiday       XX
Swap                                           Ice Worms/Bosse Nordins Schottis               [sic]                                        World
Sarah Wilson                                   Incandescence                                  Incandescence                                Jazz          XX
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Heitor Villa-Lobos                             Choros No.4                                    Choroi                                       Classical
James Howe; M Payne                            Howliday Inn, Part 6                           read live                                    Spoken
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My Little Pony: Friendshp is Magic             The Heart Carol                                A Pony Kind of Christmas                     Soundtrack
Barbaro                                        Let's Talk About the Winter                    About the Winter                             Folk
Elvis Costello & the Brodsky Quartet           Lost in the Stars                              The Juliet Letters                           Classical
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Robert Schumann; Burkard Schliessmann          Nachtstuck, Op.23 No.2                         Schumann: Fantasies                          Classical     XX
Kim Wallach                                    The Coldest Winter in Living Memory            The Coldest Winter in Living Memory          Folk
Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra                  When Day is Done                               Paul Whiteman vol.1                          Jazz
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From the Dirt                                  The Endless Rain                               From the Dirt                                Folk          XX
The Flying Horse Big Band w/George Garzone     It Gets Better                                 Unbridled                                    Jazz          XX
Hoven Droven                                   Skymning (Dusk)                                Hippa                                        World
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David Grisman Quintet                          Auld Lang Syne                                 Acoustic Christmas                           Jazz
The Mills Brothers                             Jeepers Creepers                               Chronological, vol.6                         Jazz
The Mills Brothers                             I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home          Anthology 1931 - 1968                        Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:35 PM 0 Comments

The last Episode of the year! Time certainly is marching on!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                    Episode 2177: Solstice, Christmas, Etc.                    Sun., Dec. 21, 2025                       4PM to 6PM

Artist                                         Title                                        Album                                        Genre        New? 
Anat Cohen Tentet                              Goodbye                                      Happy Song                                   Jazz
Old Crow Medicine Show                         Krampus Night                                OCMS XMAS                                    Holiday        XX
Wynton Marsalis                                Carol of the Bells                           Crescent City Christmas Card                 Jazz
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Kemper Crabb                                   Downe in Yon Forest                          Medieval Christmas                           Holiday        XX
Jonathan Katz & the Bobs                       Santa's Got a Brand-New Bag                  Too Many Santas                              A-Play
Bruce Fowler                                   Winter in Maine                              Ants Can Count                               Jazz
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Heitor Villa-Lobos                             Choros No.4                                  Choroi                                       Classical
James Howe; MPayne                             Howliday Inn, Part 5                         read live                                    Spoken
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Don Byron                                      The Bounce of the Sugar Plum Fairies         Bug Music                                    Jazz
Karney                                         Ring in the Holidays                         Ring in the Holidays                         Holiday        XX
Stefan Grossman                                The Windblown Star                           Love, Devils & the Blues                     Folk
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Maria Kalaniemi & Aldargaz                     Arctic Paradise                              Ahma                                         World
L.A.4                                          A Child is Born                              Zaca                                         Jazz
Back pOrchestra & the Christmas Jug Band       Carolin'                                     Stories in the Heart                         Country        XX
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Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden                       I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In            Glad Christmas Comes                         Folk
Zoe Keating                                    Frozen Angels                                Natoma                                       Classical
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones w/the Alash
  Enselmble                                    What Child is This/Dyngyldai                 Jingle All the Way                           Holiday
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We Banjo 3                                     The Wexford Carol                            A Winter Wonderful                           Holiday
Ben Folds                                      Christmas Time Rhyme                         Sleigher                                     Holiday
The Weavers                                    Go Where I Send Thee                         At Carnegie Hall                             Folk
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David Grisman Quintet                          God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen                 Acoustic Christmas                           Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 8:00 PM 0 Comments

Our combined Winter Solstice/Christmas Episode! Snow, sleet, and hail not guaranteed!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                            Episode 2176                               Sun, Dec. 14, 2025                                4PM to 6PM

Artist                                        Title                                         Album                                         Genre       New?
John McCutcheon                               Hangman's Reel/Campbell's Farewell to 
                                                Red Gap                                     Wind That Shakes the Barley                   Folk
Stan Kenton & his Orchestra                   Turtle Talk                                   Adventures of Jazz                            Jazz
Robert Schumann; Burkhard Schliessmann        Fantasie in C, Op.17 No.2                     Schumann: Fantasies                           Classical     XX
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Temporary Blessings                           Cold Blood                                    Sumbisori                                     Jazz          XX
Evan Lurie                                    Tarntella                                     Selling Water by the Side of the River        Jazz
Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines                  Weather Bird                                  Volume IV                                     Jazz
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Heitor Villa-Lobos                            Choros No.4                                   Choroi                                        Classical
James Howe; M Payne                           Howliday Inn, Part 4                          read live                                     Spoken
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Andre J. Thomas & the London Symph. Orch.     Choo Choo Joubert                             Shout for Joy                                 Classical     XX
Deanta                                        Larmor Plage/The Landsdowne Lass/Darby's
                                                Farewell to London                          Ready for the Storm                           Folk
Woody Herman & Lionel Hampton                 Caledonia                                     Who's Who in Jazz                             Jazz
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Alison Brown & Steve Martin                   Let's Get Out of Here                         Safe, Sensible and Sane                       Folk          XX
29th Street Saxophone Quartet                 Priority Waltz                                Your Move                                     Jazz
The Bobs                                      Bus Plunge                                    The Bobs                                      A-Play
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Lee Mason & his Orchestra                     Top Gear                                      Music by Lee Mason                            Jazz          XX
Tony Trischka                                 A Robot Plane Flies Over Arkansas             A Robot Plane Flies Over Arkansas             Folk
Laurindo Almeida & Charlie Byrd               Zum and Resureccion del Angel                 Latin Odyssey                                 Jazz
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David Grisman Quintet                         Fish Scale                                    David Grisman Quintet                         Jazz
The Mills Brothers                            Coney Island Washboard                        Chronological, vol.2                          Jazz
The Mills Brothers                            I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home         Anthology 1931 - 1968                         Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 7:28 PM 0 Comments

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