The Thread :: 2:00pm 22nd Jan 2019

The Thread is a show which links one song to the next somehow, through some common thread or theme.

 

This week’s thread is best described as whiskey and wine, with a bit of green tea thrown in for good measure.

It starts with Supergrass (from Oxford, UK) before moving over to Texas for Hayes Carll, then stays in the US for the divine voices of Laura Cantrell and Dawn Landes, then returning to Australia for Melbourne’s The Killjoys (speaking of divine voices!).  Then off to Tami Neilson (a Canadian living in New Zealand – another amazing voice!), then into Whiskey Straight Love by another Texan –  Josh T Pearson (from his album The Straight Hits!  All songs feature ‘Straight’ in the title and this one features ‘Whiskey’).

 

Then off to South Carolina for Susto’s Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wine and to Alabama’s Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s Cigarettes and Wine.  On to Elvis Costello.

 

Back to Australia – Perth’s Methyl Ethel.  Back to the UK for Duke Garwood.  Back to Australia for a pub rock anthem – Cheap Wine.

Staying in Australia for Brendan Gallagher’s Wine Island and then The Jackson Code covering Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra’s classic, Summer Wine.

In Melbourne for Summer Flake, off to Perth-raised, Nashville-based Ruby Boots.

And then to Canada’s The New Pornographers, with Neko Case on lead vocal.

Back to Texas for Robert Ellis.

And then back to Canada for Ron Sexsmith.  Our frequent flyer points would be good by now!

Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird features, and he is followed by Brisbane’s own Robert Forster and then Perth’s Tame Impala before Melbourne’s Raised By Eagles.

The final straight is Ben Folds Five, The Replacements and finally, The National.

 

 

I hope you enjoy the show!  Back next Tuesday with a brand new thread.

 

 

PLAYLIST

Supergrass   Whiskey & Green Tea

Hayes Carll   Knockin' Over Whiskeys

Laura Cantrell   The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter

Dawn Landes   Why They Name Whiskey After Men

The Killjoys   Beer & Whiskey

Tami Neilson   Whiskey & Kisses

Josh T Pearson   Whiskey Straight Love

Susto   Cigarettes, Whiskey & Wine

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit   Cigarettes & Wine

Elvis Costello   Down Among the Wines & Spirits

Methyl Ethel   Drink Wine

Duke Garwood   Sweet Wine

Cold Chisel   Cheap Wine

Brendan Gallagher   Wine Island

The Jackson Code   Summer Wine

Summer Flake   Wine Won't Wash Away

Ruby Boots   Cola & Wine

The New Pornographers   Champions of Red Wine

Robert Ellis   Bottle of Wine

Ron Sexsmith   Me, Myself & Wine

Andrew Bird   I'll Trade You Money For Wine

Robert Forster   Jug of Wine

Tame Impala   Half Full Glass of Wine

Raised By Eagles   Green Ginger Wine

Ben Folds Five   Sports & Wine

The Replacements   Red Red WIne

The National   All The Wine