Shall we gather at the creek?
A radio show from a remote outpost. We play music from around the world and let it settle into the valley air. Sound, carried with the Shawneehaw.
The fringes of thought
Signals and themes from the valley floor.
Signals
All signals →Balm Valley
A real place in Appalachia. A state of listening. Where the show broadcasts and what it is about.
Crate-Digger Signals
The show's devotion to the obscure, the overlooked, the record that sat in a bin for decades waiting to be found.
Every Land Is Holy Land
47SOUL's thesis statement: a rejection of partition thinking, a declaration of borderless belonging.
John Henry
John Henry split my heart: Songs: Ohia opens Episode 03 with a meditation on the American labor legend.
Themes
All themes →Afrobeat & Diaspora
The African musical diaspora: from Fela Kuti's Afrobeat to Ethio-jazz to Zamrock to the Caribbean Gwo Ka tradition.
Americana
American roots music in all its complication: folk, country, blues, and the sound of a nation arguing with itself.
Borderless Music
Music that refuses to respect national boundaries: from Saharan desert blues to Palestinian shamstep to Colombian cumbia.
Folk Traditions
Folk music as living practice: from Appalachian banjo to Saharan guitar, from old-time field recordings to contemporary folk noir.
Shall we gather?
Whether you're an artist, a listener, or just curious, we'd love to hear from you.