Route 66

Saturdays 1:30pm – 3:30pm

A music mix of various styles set to a theme. Themes from the past have been: Riding The Rails, Food, Numbers, New York State Of Mind, Women Be Wise, Calling All Angels, The Roots of R ‘n’ R, Around the World in 120 Minutes – you get the picture. Music is mostly Americana, which incorporates a sound that is played not only in the US, but Canada, Europe (mostly the UK and Ireland) and even Australia, but other styles that will fit the theme are also incorporated, including 1930′s jazz/blues/country, bluegrass, alternative rock, blues, gospel, soundtracks, bluegrass and even the odd electronica.

Route 66 explores the vast origins of hip music. The show is a celebration of the history of American music. It’s like splashes of musical color, and I’ll play everything from rural blues to a ’60s soul song to a country song. I see just this wonderful, rich, colorful tapestry of music that’s been woven by American music. Music from around the world that influences the current state of American music and vice versa will also be heard.

For 2025, themes coming up are the annual mid-Summer Dance Party Mix, Pre-66 Stones vs Beatles, another edition of the Roots of R ‘n’ R, 50 Years On – 1975, Another Riding the Rails, and more.

And more than likely I’ll be away for a week or two exploring and either Adrian and Lizzie will be sitting in the chair bringing their unique spins onto the Route 66 highway.