Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast

This week on the MAGNET Podcast we're rolling out a rich mix of blues, roots, Americana and soulful grooves from both sides of the Pacific.
We've got fresh cuts from Lecia Louise, Kathleen Halloran, Karen Lee Andrews, Heavy Medicine and Jesse Valach N The Testaments flying the Australian flag, alongside legends and favourites including Robert Finley, Lucinda Williams, Gov't Mule, James McMurtry, John Mellencamp and The Derek Trucks Band.
Bold Australian content, deep roots grooves and a few surprises along the way — just how we like it.
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. Tarbox Ramblers / Third Jinx Blues / Tarbox Ramblers / Rounder Records / 2000
02. Robert Finley / Miss Kitty / Black Bayou / Easy Eye Sound / 2023
03. Snocaps, Waxahatchee / Heathcliff / Snocaps / ANTI- Records / 2025
04. ** Lecia Louise / Reeperbahn Blues / Strike To Ignite / Foghorn Records / 2026
05. Teddy Morgan N The Pistolas / I Should Be Gone / Lost Love And Highways / Hightone Records / 1999
06. GA-20 w. Charlie Musselwhite / Crazy Love / BLUES NOW / New West Records / 2026
07. ** Beretta, Sullivan, Sultana / Can't Stop Time / BROTHERS / Independent / 2025
08. ** Karen Lee Andrews / Borrowed Time / Survival / ABC Music / 2024
09. Kirk Fletcher / Sad Sad Day / Hold On / Ogierea Records / 2018
10. Vin Mott / Quit The Women / Quit The Women For The Blues / VizzTone Label Group / 2022
11. James Hunter Six w. Van Morrison / Ain't That A Trip / Off The Fence / Daptone Records / 2026
12. Gov't Mule / The Same Thing / The Tel-Star Sessions / Evil Teen Records / 2016
13. ** Heavy Medicine / Bump N Grind / Love Is. Music Is. We Are / Independent / 2025
14. James McMurtry / You Got To Me / Complicated Game / Compadre Records / 2015
15. John Mellencamp / Troubled Man / Plain Spoken / Republic Records / 2014
16. The Derek Trucks Band / Down In The Flood / Already Free / Columbia Records / 2009
17. ** Jesse Valach N The Testaments / Sooner Or Later / Stroke Of Luck / Independent / 2026
18. ** The High Plains / Let It Grow / Country's Calling / Independent / 2026
19. Margaret Glaspy N Julian Lage / Fruits Of My Labor / The Golden Heart Protector / ATO Records / 2026
20. Lucinda Williams / How Much Did You Get For Your Soul? / World's Gone Wrong / American Recordings / 2026
21. ** Kathleen Halloran / Wolves Like You / Nobody's Baby / Independent / 2026
22. Blackie N The Rodeo Kings / Water Or Gasoline / BARK / File Under Music / 2003
23. Chris Forsyth's BASIC / Positive Halfway / This Is BASIC / No Quarter Records / 2025

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Fresh cuts and deep grooves — from San Pedro Slim’s back-alley swing to brand new heat from Lecia Louise. A nod to Chris Wilson, some Barnett bite, Neil Young’s timeless riff, and a strong Aussie thread with Lloyd Spiegel, Clayton Doley and The Stomp N Ramblers.
Blues, roots, soul — a bit of grit, a bit of grease… and it all lands hard.
SPARK — turn it up and let it burn.
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. San Pedro Slim / Door To Door / Barhoppin’ / Barroom Blues Music / 2008
02. ** Lecia Louise / Love’s Fool / Pre-release / Foghorn Records / 2026
03. Brandon Isaak / Livin’ In The City / Walkin’ With The Blues / Self-released / 2025
04. ** Chris Wilson / Born Under A Bad Sign / Landlocked, Faithless & Free / Cheersquad Records & Tapes / 2022
05. Hurray For The Riff Raff / Young Blood Blues / Young Blood Blues / Self-released / 2010
06. ** Courtney Barnett / Stay In Your Lane / Creature Of Habit / Fiction Records / 2026
07. Neil Young / Cinnamon Girl / Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere / Reprise Records / 1969
08. Mike Guldin / Drivin’ Rain / While I Can / Blue Sky Tunes / 2026
09. Yates McKendree / I Can’t Stop / Need To Know / Qualified Records / 2025
10. ** Lloyd Spiegel / Man On Fire / Bakehouse Dozen / Only Blues Music / 2023
11. Handsome Jack / Do It! To It! / Barnburners / Alive Naturalsound Records / 2018
12. ** 63 Deluxe / Green Grass / Side Ways / Independent / 2026
13. BJ Barham / American Tobacco Company / Rockingham / Bloodshot Records / 2016
14. Lucinda Williams / Sweet Side / World Without Tears / Lost Highway Records / 2003
15. Chris Knight / River Road / Enough Rope / Thirty Tigers / 2006 *
16. Buddy and Julie Miller / Rock Salt And Nails / Buddy & Julie Miller / Hightone Records / 2001
17. JD Simo / Afro Blue / Songs From The House Of Grease / Crows Feet Records / 2022
18. ** Clayton Doley / Eye For An Eye / Optimistic / Interface Blue / 2023
19. Ted Lucas / Images of Life / Rainy Days (1970–1974) / Third Man Records / 2026 *
20. ** The Stomp N Ramblers / Reap What You Sow / Kick’n Stones / Foghorn Records / 2025
21. Al Basile / All Your Lies / Blues In Hand / Sweetspot Records / 2025
22. ** Jen Mize, Jeremy Edwards N Rough N Tumble / Greater Good / Pre-release / Independent / 2026
23. ** Jeremy Edwards / Between Hell And The Highway / Russian Doll / Checked Label Services / 2012 *
24. Stevie Ray Vaughan N Double Trouble / Dirty Pool / Texas Flood / Epic Records / 1983

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We open this week with a short tribute to the late John Hammond — a player who stayed true to the roots and never overplayed it. A couple of his tracks to get things underway.
After that, it’s a well-balanced set — a mix of older cuts, newer releases, and a strong Australian showing. You’ll hear Dan Dinnen N Shorty, Julian James N Moonshine State, Jen Mize N Rough N Tumble, Greg Numan N The General Jacksons, Shane O’Mara N Jac Tonks, Shane Pacey, Catch 23 and Van Walker alongside the internationals.
We move through hill country with Junior Kimbrough, some clean Texas swing from Jimmy Vaughan, and a bit of groove from Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. There are also a couple of pre-release tracks worth a listen.
It’s a steady run — blues and roots as you like it!
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. John Hammond / Slick Crown Vic / Ready For Love / Palmetto Records / 2003
02. John Hammond / Drop Down Mama / Country Blues / Vanguard Records / 1965
03. John Hammond / Gambling Blues / So Many Roads / Vanguard Records / 1965
04. John Hammond / 16 Shells From A Thirty Ought Six / Wicked Grin / Pointblank – Virgin / 2001
05. Roy Rogers / I'm With You / Slideways / Blind Pig Records / 1994
06. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio / Chicken Leg / Pre Release / Colemine Records / 2026
07. ** Dan Dinnen N Shorty / Lie About The Line / Jeff's Shed / Independent / 2023
08. ** Greg Numan N The General Jacksons / Cool As Funk / Reds To Blues / Independent / 2024
09. ** Jen Mize, Jeremy Edwards N Rough N Tumble / Double Talk / Pre Release / Independent / 2026
10. Jimmy Vaughan / Let Me In / Do You Get The Blues? / Artemis Records / 2001
11. Judith Owen / That's Why I Love My Baby / Suit Yourself / Twanky Records / 2024
12. Junior Kimbrough / Burn In Hell / Most Things Haven't Worked Out / Fat Possum Records / 2000
13. Kirk Fletcher / Lost Love / Keep On Pushing / Vizztone Label Group / 2025
14. ** Julian James N Moonshine State / Paperbark / Prey To The Crow / Independent / 2023
15. Eliza Gilkyson / Wonderland / Land of Milk And Honey / Red House Records / 2004
16. Eric Bibb N Popa Chubby / Silver Spoon / Blues People / Dixiefrog Records / 2023
17. ** Shane O'Mara N Jac Tonks / Blues Run The Game / Sorrow Hides The Longing To Be Free - The Songs of Bert Jansch / Independent / 2023
18. ** Shane Pacey / Neon Mother / Cross of the Heart / Independent / 2026
19. Omar Coleman N Igor Prado / Moving On To Better Days / Old New Funky and Blue / Delmark Records / 2023
20. ** Catch 23 / Dying For My Time / Bullet Full Of Blues / Independent / 2018
21. Chris Whitley / War Crime Blues / War Crime Blues / Messenger Records / 2004
22. ** Van Walker / Her Gentleness / Healing Descent / Independent / 2022

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The LOWDOWN is loaded.
We kick off with Kirk Fletcher and Eric Johanson laying down serious intent. Then we roll through local heat — Shane Pacey, Kara Grainger, Stefan Hauk, The McNaMarr Project, Suzannah Espie — proper homegrown soul in the mix.
There’s grit from Walter Trout, class from John Mayall, texture from Yasmin Williams, and two late-night postcards from Tom Waits before Tom Petty eases us out the back door.
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. Kirk Fletcher / Keep On Pushing / Keep On Pushing / Vizztone Label Group / 2025
02. Eric Johanson / Just Like New / The Deep And The Dirty / Ruf Records / 2023
03. ** Greg Numan N The General Jacksons / Silent Running / Reds To Blues / Independent / 2024
04. Robbin Kapsalis / Up The Line / The Blues Is In The House / Vizztone Label Group / 2023
05. ** Shane Pacey / Living Cut Throat / Cross Of The Heart / Independent / 2026
06. Handsome Jack / Blue Falls Motel / Barnburners / Alive Naturalsound Records / 2018
07. ** Icecream Hands / Tambourine Mountain / Giant Fox Pineapple Tree / Rubber Records / 1995
08. ** Kara Grainger / Mama Said / That's How I Got To Memphis / Cracked Pepper Records / 2023
09. Boz Scaggs / The Feeling Is Gone / Out Of The Blues / Concord Records / 2018
10. ** Brothers / Winter In The City / Introducing Vintage Sounds In Modern Blues / Independent / 2026
11. ** Stefan Hauk / Right N Wrong / Before The Dawn / Independent / 2023
12. ** The McNaMarr Project / You're The Fighter / Single Release / Independent / 2026
13. Walter Trout Band / Cold Cold Feeling / Life In The Jungle / Alligator Records / 1990
14. Kyle Rowland / Complete This Order / Not Holding Back / Independent / 2023
15. ** Kaliopi N The Blues Messengers / How The Caged Bird Sings / Single Release / Independent / 2025
16. John Mayall / Blues For The Lost Days / Blues For The Lost Days / Silvertone Records / 1997
17. ** Suzannah Espie / Other Side Of The Mountain / Sea Of Lights / Independent / 2023
18. Yasmin Williams / New Beginnings / Unwind / Spinster Records / 2019
19. Sophie Gault / Merlot Dodge Dart / Unhinged / Independent / 2024
20. Tom Waits / Hold On / Mule Variations / Anti- Records / 1999
21. Tom Waits / $29.00 / Blue Valentine / Asylum Records / 1978
22. Tom Petty / You Don't Know How It Feels / Wildflowers / Warner Bros. Records / 1994

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BACKLINE is back for January tone hounds.
We roll from raw modern blues and roots through to the deep catalogue — Eddie Taylor talking big-town truths, Johnny Winter cutting sharp, Jimmie Vaughan riding that groove like he always does.
There’s plenty of local fire running through this set too — Ash Grunwald, Stefan Hauk, Damon Smith, Fiona Boyes with Chris Wilson and Hubert Sumlin, Dan Dinnen N Shorty, Dom Turner with Kim Sinh, and Mia Kelly — all flying the flag with new cuts, live grit and boundary-pushing spirit that still respects the lineage.
Add Bill Frisell bending Marvin Gaye into something new, Violent Femmes kicking the walls in, and Tom Waits reminding us how to hold on — and you’ve got a playlist that moves from backroom blues to late-night confessionals.
This isn’t background music — it’s listening music!
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. Handsome Jack / Right On / Do What Comes Naturally / Alive Naturalsound Records / 2014
02. ** Ash Grunwald / Just Be Yourself / Bluesfest Studio Sessions / Delta Groove / 2023
03. ** Stefan Hauk / Can't Help Myself / Before The Dawn / Independent Release / 2024
04. Hurray For The Riff Raff / Alibi / The Past Is Still Alive / Nonesuch Records / 2024
05. James Luther Dickinson / You Better Rock Me Baby / Killers from Space / Memphis International Records / 2007
06. Jimmie Vaughan / Dirty Girl / Do You Get The Blues? / Artemis Records / 2001
07. ** Damon Smith / So From Now / A Fresh Harvest From Old Seeds / Independent Release / 2025
08. Eddie Taylor / Big Town Playboy / Big Town Playboy / Vee-Jay Records / 1960
09. Johnny Winter / Be Careful With A Fool / Johnny Winter / Imperial Records / 1969
10. Jubu Smith / Hamster Wheel / Jubu / Independent Release / 2021
11. ** Fiona Boyes, Chris Wilson, Hubert Sumlin / Who's Been Talking / Live at Bluesfest 2004 / ABC Music / 2004
12. Katie Knipp / Letters / Take It With You / Independent Release / 2018
13. Bill Frisell / I Heard It Through The Grapevine / East/West / Elektra Nonesuch / 1988
14. ** Dan Dinnen N Shorty / Bad Luck Trouble / Jeff's Shed / Independent Release / 2020
15. ** Dom Turner, Kim Sinh / Antihero / Two Days In Hanoi / Independent Release / 2022
16. Kim Wilson, Ronnie Earle / Abandoned / Now My Soul / Stony Plain Records / 2019
17. The Zak Schulze Gang / I Won't Do This Anymore / Straight To It / Independent Release / 2023
18. Violent Femmes / Add It Up / Violent Femmes / Slash Records / 1983
19. William Lee Ellis / Four Horses / God's Tattoos / Independent Release / 2020
20. Chris Whitley / Made From Dirt / War Crime Blues / Messenger Records / 2004
21. ** Mia Kelly / Lone Dog / To Be Clear / Independent Release / 2024
22. Tom Waits / Hold On / Mule Variations / Anti- Records / 1999
23. Yates McKendree / I Can't Stop / Need To Know / Qualified Records / 2024