Americana Highway

Bluegrass - Americana - Country - Acoustic. It's all on WIVK-FM and The Americana Highway with Jack Ryan. Each Sunday night shortly after 10:00 pm (EST) tune your radio to 107.7 FM in Knoxville, TN - right after The Grand Ole Opry! You can also listen live online at www.wivk.com each Sunday night. Or go to the Podcast Archive to listen to previous programs at anytime. Have a request? Let Jack know the songs and artists you'd like to hear and email your list to jack@americanahighway.com

Friday, May 26, 2006

Americana Highway #75 - May 28, 2006

New Music Discoveries! This week Jack Ryan is on a well-deserved vacation, but the show must go on...so Andy from the WIVK Morning Crew will be sitting in the driver's seat for the show and acting as the tour guide on a safari to discover new musical gems! Jack left behind a whole stack of brand spanking new cd's...and you'll hear a whole bunch of fresh tunes. We've got new stuff from Sam Bush, Rhonda Vincent (featuring Dolly Parton), Mountain Heart, The Little Willies, Susan Haynes, Honeybrown, Hooverville, Jay Clark, Lost & Found, April Verch, J.E. Borgen, The Gibson Brothers, Robinella, Mike Dekle & Morgan Hayes, The Wreckers, Brad Colerick, Lisa Hayes and more.

Plus...you can always send in a request for any show by shooting an email to jack@americanahighway.com.

Ridin' The Bluegrass Train by Sam Bush
My Oh My by The Wreckers
When It's Springtime In Alaska by Johnny Cash
Heartbreaker's Alibi by Rhonda Vincent (with Dolly Parton)
Who Cares by Mike Dekle & Morgan Hayes
Southern Girl by Joey Martin
I Gotta Get Drunk by The Little Willies (featuring Nora Jones)
Dance The Night Away by Mountain Heart
Oh So Sexy by Robinella
Bring You Back by J.E. Borgen
Red Letter Day by The Gibson Brothers
Not That Bad by Susan Haynes
Country Boy by Lost & Found
Every Single Day by Brad Colerick
Don't Want Forever by The Greencards
Are You Still Mine by Lisa Hayes
Constant Reminder by Jay Clark (with Robinella)
Linger by Jonatha Brooke
Bride Of Jesus by April Verch
Carrying This Heartache by Hooverville
Too Good Too Be True by Alecia Nugent
Take Me Home Country Roads by Honeybrowne
Sound Of Loneliness by Patty Loveless
Charlie's Shoes by Billy Walker

Friday, May 19, 2006

Americana Highway - May 21, 2006

This week The Americana Highway temporarily becomes The Americana Railway...as Jack Ryan will be playing your favorite songs about trains. You'll hear some great tracks about the tracks from bluegrass, Americana and country artists like: Alecia Nugent, Mountain Heart, Jessie Lee Miller, Deana Carter, The Wilders, Jeffrey Foucault, Vince Gill, Claire Lynch, Marty Stuart, Randy Travis, Larry Rice, Dolly Parton and more! And, as always, if there's a song about a train that you'd like to hear on the show, just send your request via email to jack@americanahighway.com.
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Also, don't forget that you still have time to get your name entered into the drawing to win the "A Taste Of Americana" gift basket...custom-designed for The Americana Highway by Gifty Chicks of Knoxville, TN...which includes some great music cd's including Dolly Parton, Nickel Creek, The Duhks, The Gibson Brothers and more - all courtesy of Sugar Hill Records. To enter, just send your name, address and phone number to jack@americana highway.com. Entry deadline is May 30, 2006. Good luck!

I'm Just Here To Ride The Train by Mountain Heart
Blame It On The Train by Alecia Nugent
Westbound Trains by Melanie Cannon
That Train Don't Run by Pinmonkey
Pennies On The Railroad Tracks by Jessie Lee Miller
Train Of Thought by Jeannie Kendall
Train To Jackson by Jeffrey Foucault
Goodbye Train by Deana Carter
Jenny On The Railroad by The Wilders
Midnight Train by Vince Gill
Long Black Train by Bobby Osbourne & Rocky Top X-Press
Train Long Gone by Claire Lynch
Train 45 by Marty Stuart
Trains by Bonnie Bishop
Train Travelin' by Dierks Bentley with The Del McCoury Band
Freight Train by Larry Rice
Plane Train by Robin Dean Salmon
This Train by Randy Travis
Railroad Track by Marshall Chapman
Train, Train by Dolly Parton

Monday, May 15, 2006

Win "A Taste Of Americana" Gift Basket!

Hey Highway Heads! Thank you for listening to WIVK's Americana Highway with Jack Ryan...and making it the fastest-growing Americana and Bluegrass radio show in the world! To show our appreciation, we want to give away this FREE "A Taste Of Americana" gift basket! Designed exclusively for The Americana Highway by Gifty Chicks of Knoxville, TN...this very special gift basket includes a hand-crafted cd crate stuffed full of goodies to eat! All made right here in the good ol' U.S.A.! Munch on Cheese & Sausage! A Giant Hershey's Chocolate Bar! RC Cola & A Moonpie! Old Fashioned Stick Candy & A Jumbo Lollipop! A Goo-Goo Cluster just like they have at The Grand Ole Opry! Tennessee's own Jack Daniels Honey Mustard! Vermont Maple Syrup and delicious California Almonds! Plus, there are a few goodies for your ears as well...courtesy of Sugar Hill Records! Sample some tasty tunes from Dolly Parton, The Duhks, Nickel Creek, The Gibson Brothers, Scott Miller and more! Oh, yeah - there's also an exclusive Americana Highway with Jack Ryan coffee mug and car window sticker!
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To register simply send your name, address and telephone number to jack@americanahighway.com. Entry deadline is May 30, 2006. The winner will be announced on the Americana Highway by Jack Ryan on WIVK-FM.
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Enter today!

jack@americanahighway.com

A Taste Of Americana designed exclusively by

Gifty Chicks of Knoxville, TN

http://www.giftychicks.com

Music on compact discs provided by

Sugar Hill Records of Durham, NC

http://www.sugarhillrecords.com

Friday, May 12, 2006

Americana Highway - May 14, 2006

Mother's Day 2006! This week on WIVK's Americana Highway with Jack Ryan the entire show is dedicated to Moms everywhere! You'll hear Bluegrass, Americana and Country favorites that were written about, are dedicated to, or have been requested for Mothers throughout the world. As always, if there's a special song you'd like to request, just send an email to jack@americanahighway.com.

Mama's Songs by Larry Sparks
Good Mother by Teri Clark
Mother by Kasey Chambers
When Mama Prayed by Randy Travis
Mama Cried by Alison Krauss + Union Station
Mama Knows by Shenandoah
Good Rockin' Mama by Joy Lynn White
Memories Of Mothers by Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley
The Mama Song by Spur 503
Mama's Night Out by Sara Evans
Mother's Prayer by Del McCoury Band
Your Mama Don't Care by Jan Smith
Mama I'm Alright by Miranda Lambert
Mama Don't Forget To Pray For Me by Larry Cordell & Carl Jackson
Between A Mother & Child by Chely Wright
Mama's Hands by Lynn Morris
Mama Don't by John Doe (with Dave Alvin & Veronica Jane)
Sweet Mama by Van Zant
Mom & Dad's Waltz by Iris Dement
Mama's Angel by Rhonda Vincent

This special Mother's Day program is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy Bohlen (1928-2005) a life-long fan of Bluegrass and Country music.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Americana Highway - May 7, 2006

Mountain Music. It's a term that's often used to refer to Roots Music, Appalachian Music or even Bluegrass. But this week on WIVK's Americana Highway with Jack Ryan the term Mountain Music refers to the song titles...as you'll hear nothing but your favorite Bluegrass, Americana and Country artists singing songs about mountains. As always you're invited to participate in the song selection by submitting your requests via email and sending them to jack@americanahighway.com.