Kristen Kurtis
Host of the XPN Morning Show
- Songs
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- Alabama Shakes - Give Me All Your Love
- Jamie xx - Loud Places
- Houndmouth - Sedona
- Leon Bridges - Lisa Sawyer
- Alessia Cara - Here
- Albums
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- Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats - s/t
- Lianne la Havas - Blood
- My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
- Melody Gardot - Currency of Man
- Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
- Tame Impala - Currents
- Natalie Prass - s/t
- Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
- Raury - All We Need
David Dye
Host of World Cafe and Funky Friday
- Songs
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- Houndmouth - Sedona
- Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best
- Jamie XX - Loud Places
- The Arcs - Out Of My Mind
- EL VY - Return To The Moon
- Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart
- Alabama Shakes – Don’t Want To fight
- Calexico – Falling From The Sky
- Josh Ritter - Homecoming
Dan Reed
WXPN Music Director; Host, Afternoons
- Songs
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- Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
- Keith Richards – Nothing On Me
- Beach House – Space Song
- Eagles of Death Metal – Complexity
- Paper Pilots – The Weather
- Albums
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- Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
- Keith Richards – Crosseyed Heart
- Tame Impala – Currents
- Blur – The Magic Whip
- Ought – Sun Coming Down
Mike Vasilikos
Assistant Music Director and Host, New Music Tuesdays
- Songs
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- Boots – I Run Roulette
- BØRNS – Electric Love
- City and Colour– Woman
- Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
- Father John Misty – Chateau Lobby #4
- Houndmouth – Sedona
- Jamie xx – I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)
- Kacey Musgraves – Family is Family
- Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta
- Rayland Baxter – Yellow Eyes
- Albums
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- Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color
- Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect
- Foals – What Went Down
- Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material
- Ryan Adams – 1989
Helen Leicht
Host of XPN Midday, Leicht Lunch and XPN Local
- Songs
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- Alabama Shakes - Gimme all your love
- Florence & the Machine - Ship to Wreck
- Lord Huron - Fool For Love
- Beck - Dreams
- Cheerleader - Sunshine of your Youth
- Albums
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- Josh Ritter - Sermon on the Rocks
- Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
- Foals - What Went Down
- Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
- My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
- Tame Impala - Currents
- Ryan Adams - 1989
- Lord Huron - Strange Trails
- Florence & the Machine - How Big How Blue How Beautiful
- David Wax Museum - Guesthouse
- Adele - 25
- Albums
(Best Philly Local Albums 2015) -
- Amos Lee - Live at Red Rocks with the Colorado Sympathy Orchestra
- Melody Gardot - Currency of Man
- Hezekiah Jones - In Loving Memory of oosi Lockjaw
- Cheerleader - Sunshine of Your Youth
- Aaron Parnell Brown - The Tin Man
- Andrew Lipke - Siddhartha
- Marian Hill - Play EP
- Second Sky - Touching the Surface
- Kuf Knotz - A Positive Light
- Good Old War - Broken Into Better Shape
Eric Schuman
Host of Indie Rock Parade
- Songs
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- The Mountain Goats - Foreign Object
- Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - To Keep And To Be Kept
- Tobias Jesso Jr. - How Could You Babe
- Chastity Belt - Time To Go Home
- Tame Impala - Let It Happen
- Albums
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- Low Cut Connie - Hi Honey
- FFS - FFS
- Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
- Shilpa Ray - Last Year's Savage
- Kopecky - Drug For The Modern Age
John Diliberto
Host of Sleepy Hollow, Sundays and Echoes
- Songs
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- Heather Woods Broderick - A Call for Distance
- Jacco Gardner - Another You
- Patrick Watson - Love Song for Robots
- Best Coast - California Nights
- Smoke Fairies - Give and Receive
- Albums
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- Heather Woods Broderick - Glider
- Digitonal – Beautiful Broken
- Kevin Keller - La Strada
- Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Eberhard Weber – Homage e Eberhard Weber
- Robert Rich – Filaments
- Sun Ra Arkestra-Babylon
- Sumner McKane – Stone’s Throw
- Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
- Tangerine Dream – Supernormal-The Australian Concerts 2014
- Silencio – She’s Bad: More Music Inspired by David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti
Chuck Elliot
Host of Sleepy Hollow, Saturdays
- Songs
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- Brandi Carlile - Eye
- Steve Nartin and Edie Brickell - Always Will
- Brian Wilson - Love and Mercy
- J. D. Souther - Let's Take a Walk
- Philip Wesley - Echoes Through Eternity
- Victoria Vox - Supermoon
- John Mark Nelson - Shorebird
- Albums
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- Rachelle Garniez - Who's Counting
- Yo La Tengo - Stuff Like that There
- Peter Keane - Rural Electrification
- Catherine Marie Charlton - Maiden's Voyage
- DarlingSide - Birds Say
- Anne McCue - Blue Sky Thinkin'
- Neil Tatar - Learning to Fly
- Bethlehem and Sad Patrick - Did You Ever Do
Debra D'Alessandro
Host of Amazon Country
- Albums
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- Tret Fure - Rembrandt Afternoons
- My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
- Neil Young - The Monsanto Years
- Jill Scott - Woman
- Joss Stone - Water for Your Soul
- Fun Home the Musical (Cast Recording)
- Ben Folds - So There
- Adele - 25
- Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
- Brandi Carlile - Firewatcher's Daughter
Jonny Meister
Host of The Blues Show and Blues and Beyond
- Blues Songs
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- Shemekia Copeland - Crossbone Beach
- Original Legends Of The Blues - Edumacation
- Sugaray Rayford - Call Off The Mission
- Guy Davis - Kokomo Kidd
- Sam Cockrell - This Ain't Another Baby I Love You Song
- Zac Harmon - Stand Your Ground
- Pops Staples - No News Is Good News
- Ms. Jody - If He Knew What I Was Thinking
- Andy T - Nick Nixon Band - This World We Live In
- Eddie Cotton - Hard Race To Win
- Blues Albums
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- Shemekia Copeland - Outskirts Of Love
- Zac Harmon - Right Man - Right Now
- Guy Davis - Kokomo Kidd
- Original Legends Of The Blues - Still Carrying The Flame
- Leo Bud Welch - I Don't Prefer No Blues
- Sugaray Rayford - Southside
- Buddy Guy - Born To Play Guitar
- Kim Nalley - Blues People
- Pops Staples - Don't Lose This
- Bey Paule Band - Not Goin' Away
Kathy O'Connell
Host, Kids Corner
Also check out Kathy's Favorite Kids CD's of 2015
- Non-Kids Songs
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- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - SOB
- Josh Ritter - Getting Ready to Get Down
- Alessia Cara - Here
- Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear - Silent Movies
- Lianne La Havas - What You Don’t Do
- David Wax Museum - Guesthouse
- Mother Falcon - Kid
- Brandi Carlisle - Wherever is Your Heart
- George Ezra - Budapest
- Dawes - Things Happen
- Non-Kids Corner Albums
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- Hamilton: an American Musical - Original Broadway Cast
- Shemekia Copeland - Outskirts of Love
- Richard Thompson - Still
- Josh Ritter - Sermon on the Rocks
- Lianne La Havas - Blood
- Mother Falcon - Good Luck Have Fun
- Brandi Carlisle - The Firewatcher’s Daughter
- Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
- J.D. McPherson - Let the Good Times Roll
- Rhiannon Middens - Tomorrow is My Turn
Julian Booker
Host of Sleepy Hollow
- Songs
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- Natalie Prass - Bird of Prey
- Andy Shauf - I'm Not Falling Asleep
- Jessica Pratt - Back, Baby
- The Districts - 4th and Roebling
- Yo La Tengo - Rickety
- Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
- Deerhunter - Snakeskin
- Father John Misty - True Affection
- Tobias Jesso Jr. - How Could You Babe
- Joan Shelley - Over and Even
- Albums
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- Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again
- Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
- Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
- Andy Shauf - The Bearer of Bad News
- Deerhunter - Fading Frontier
- Joan Shelley - Over and Even
- Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
- Alex G - Beach Music
- Destroyer - Poison Season
- Elephant Micah - Where in Our Woods
Keith Kelleher
Host of Sleepy Hollow
- Songs
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- The Decemberists - Carlolina Low
- Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best
- Mark Knopfler - Wherever I Go
- Jose Gonzalez - With The Ink Of A Ghost
- Villagers - Dawning On Me
- Jessica Pratt - Back, Baby
- Iris Dement - Broad Gold
- Josh Ritter - Getting Ready To Get Down
- Albums
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- The Decemberists - What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World
- Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Just Sit And Think...
- FFS - FFS
- Beirut - No No No
- Jose Gonzalez - Vestiges & Claws
- Villagers - Darling Arithmetic
- Iris Dement - The Trackless Woods
- Shawn Colvin - Uncovered
- Will Butler - Policy
- Rhiannon Giddens - Tomorrow Is My Turn
Fred Kinttel
Host of Folkadelphia
**Fred's lists are not in any particular order
- Songs
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- Tom Brosseau - Perfect Abandon
- Johanna Warren - numun
- Anna & Elizabeth - S/T
- Meg Baird - Don't Weight Down The Light
- Jayme Stone - The Lomax Project
- Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again
- Joan Shelley - Over And Even
- Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
- Charlie Parr - Stumpjumper
- Friendship - You're Going To Have To Trust Me
- Albums
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- Ashley Monroe - On To Something Good
- Liz Longley - This Is Not The End
- Circuit Des Yeux - Fantasize the Scene
- Kacey Musgraves - Dimestore Cowgirl
- Bjork - "Stonemilker
- Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
- Friendship - Responsible