ROOTSTOCK - December 2025 • Salty Dog Blues N Roots

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Salty Dog Blues N Roots ROOTSTOCK Podcast December 25.

ROOTSTOCK — Another two hours of the best in blues n roots.

No sleigh bells here — just deep roots and honest tone.

This episode digs into Little Walter lineage, Southern soul, gospel fire and late-night grooves — Billy Branch, Jimmy Burns, Blind Boys of Alabama, Curtis Salgado, Neil Young and more.

Plenty of love for Australian releases too — Lloyd Spiegel, Stars, The Blow Out, Collard Greens N Gravy and Aaron Pollock stepping up strong.

Roll it out loud, pour something decent, and let the music do the talking.

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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia

01. Billy Branch N The Sons of the Blues / Hate To See You Go / Roots And Branches – The Songs Of Little Walter / Alligator Records / 2019
02. ** Lloyd Spiegel / Alligator Shoes / Single (Pre-Release) / Independent / 2025
03. Gov’t Mule w. Billy Bob Thornton / The River Only Flows One Way / Peace … Like A River / Fantasy Records / 2023
04. Jimmy Burns N Soul Message Band / Ain’t That Funk For You / Full Circle / Delmark Records / 2025
05. ** Stars / Big Wet, Long Dry / One More Circle Round The Sun / Independent / 2020
06. ** The Blow Out / Road Song / Version of You / Independent / 2024
07. Andrew Duncanson N Michael Peloquin / California Trap / California Trap / Independent / 2024
08. Andy Penkow / Bottom Shelf / Shades On Me / MRVP Studios / 2024
09. Antone’s 50th Anniversary Allstars / Reconsider Baby / The Last Real Texas Blues Album / Antone’s Records / 2006
10. Kim Wilson N Nathan James / Leaving You Was On My Mind / Slow Burn / Alligator Records / 2016
11. James Harman / Ooh Baby / Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends Chicago / Delta Groove Music / 2006
12. Neil Young / Loose Change / Broken Arrow / Reprise Records / 1996
13. Raphael Wressnig / Southern Southern Chicken / Committed / ZYX Music / 2025
14. ** Collard Greens N Gravy / Directly From My Heart / Boogaloo Sauce / Independent / 2025
15. Frank Zappa / Directly From My Heart To You / Weasels Ripped My Flesh / Bizarre / Reprise Records / 1970
16. Curtis Salgado / Who Is He And What Is He To You / Strong Suspicion / Shanachie Records / 1991
17. Harrell ‘Young Rell’ Davenport / Hate The Bite / Hate The Bite / Independent / 2024
18. Jeffrey Martin / The Middle / Dogs In The Daylight / Independent / 2025
19. ** Aaron Pollock / Our Very Last Night In The Carolinas / Memory Hoarders / Independent / 2025
20. Moreland N Arbuckle / Can’t Get Clear / Flood / Telarc Blues / 2010
21. The Blind Boys Of Alabama / Nobody’s Fault But Mine / Spirit of the Century / Real World Records / 2001
22. Endless Boogie / Counterfeiter / Admonitions / Thrill Jockey Records / 2018