Places mentioned in this episode Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Rasputina -Saline the Salt Lake Queen
Indigo Girls -Jonas & Ezekial
Devon Sproule -Old Virginia Block
Hole – Rock Star (aka Olympia)
Hazel Dickens – West Virginia, My Home
Headlights – Wisconsin Beaches
Amy Ray -Laramie

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The roadtrip series is almost over. Only 2 episodes after this one. This one features songs about Tennessee, South Carolina and South Dakota

Tennis – South Carolina
Liz Phair – South Dakota
Nanci Griffith – Deadwood, South Dakota
Sugarland – Tennessee
Shawn Colvin – Tennessee
Michelle Malone – Under the Memphis Sky
Jen Porter – Along the Way

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The musical journey continues! I know…Carrie Underwood isn’t indie, but you try and find a song about Oklahoma that isn’t done by her or Reba.

The Pretenders – My City Was Gone
Gillian Welch – Look At Miss Ohio
Carrie Underwood – I Ain’t In Checotah Anymore
Loretta Lynn and Jack White – Portland, Oregon
Bettye Lavette – Streets of Philadelphia
Erin McKeown – Rhode Island Is Famous For You
Jennifer O’Connor – Exeter, Rhode Island

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This episode is all about New York. Out of all the states, New York by far has the most songs that talk about it whether directly or indirectly.

Alice Smith – Woodstock
Nicole Atkins – Brooklyn’s On Fire!
Kelley McRae – Highrises in Brooklyn
Ella Fitzgerald – Manhattan
Jessie Murphy In The Woods – New York City Lights
Cat Power – New York, New York
Ani DiFranco – Cradle and All
Weak Lazy Liar – Empress of New York
Casey Dienel – Better in Manhattan
Rosie Thomas – All The Way To New York City
Suzanne Vega – Ludlow Street
Lily Sparks – The Girls
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Yeah! New York

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Melissa Ferrick- Nebraska
Scary Mansions- New Hampshire
Meg & Dia- New Jersey
Edie From Ohio- No Left Turns in New Jersey
KC Groves- New Mexico
Sara Bareilles- Vegas
Kris Delmhorst- North Dakota

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I had to go out of town last week for an unexpected family thing and uploaded 2 shows, but in the wrong order… The last show was Mississippi through North Carolina and this one should have gone before it…

Vonda Shepard – Maryland
Erica Wheeler – Maryland County Road
Reba McEntire – Whoever’s In New England
Nervous But Excited – GoodbyetoMichigan
Jenny Gillespie – Lake Michigan
Ann Reed – My Minnesota State Fair
Erin McKeown – Minneapolis

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The musical journey around the US continues….

Mississippi through North Carolina

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Lara Ewen And The Unstrung Orchestra-Manhattan/Kansas
Donna Fargo-Manhattan, Kansas
Catie Curtis- Elizabeth
Lucinda Williams- Lake Charles
Emmylou Harris- Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight
The Be Good Tanyas- Lakes of Pontchartrain
Doris Day- The Jane From Maine

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Kitty Daisy and Lewis- Honolulu Rock A Roll A
Rosalie Sorrels- Way Out In Idaho
Gerty- Short Drive Home
Kate Voegele- Chicago
The Sibleys- Not In Chicago
Meg and Dia- Indiana
Eleni Mandell- Iowa City

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This episode is all about the state where I currently hang my hat. Fortunately, there are a lot of good songs about it.

Three5Human- Georgia
Gladys KnightMidnight Train to Georgia
Vicki Lawrence- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
Indigo Girls- Southland In The Springtime
Emily White- Georgia
Anya Maria- Georgia On My Mind
Nanci Griffith (with Adam Duritz of Counting Crows)- Going Back To Georgia
Alison Kraus- Oh Atlanta
Michelle Malone- 2 Horns and 2 Wings

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