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Close to Home Past Shows


For those who missed a broadcast or wish to listen to a show again MP3s of the last four Close to Home shows to air on WNCW are listed below:

CTH o3-16-25

Bruce Greene

Betty Baker (Theme)

Frank Proffitt

Gyps of David

Jean Ritchie

Gypsy Laddie

Lawrence Older

Gypsy Davy

Almeda Riddle

Black Jack Davy

Obray Ramsey

Black Jack Davy

Ebony Hillbillies

Ida Red/Gypsy Davy

Break

 

Woody Guthrie

Gypsy Davy

Bob Dylan

Black Jack Davy

Steeleye Span

Black Jack Davy

Break

 

Dakha Brakha

Im tanzen liiebe (In dancing there's love)

Yang Zhangping

The Happy Cheng

Petrana Koutcheva

Zanala e Moma

Djivan Gasparyan

A Cool Wind Is Blowing

Pentangle

Let No Man Steal Your Thyme

Break

 

Craig Johnson

Muskrat

Clyde Davenport

Peckerwood

Clyde Davenport

Polecat's Den

Dolly Greer

Baa Nanny Blacksheep

Charlie Woods

Hogpatch Hill

Emmett Lundy

Ducks on the Millpond

Break

 

Paul Smith

Devil Eat the Groundhog


CTH 03-09-25

Ukraninska Selska Orchestra

Dowbush Kozak

Roger Howell

Asheville

Lee Sexton

Flop Eared Mule

Emmett Lundy

Flop Eared Mule

Lee Sexton

Whoa Mule

Scotty Wiseman

Whoa Back Buck

Break

 

 Jean Ritchie

Little Musgrave

Dillard Chandler

Mathie Groves

Break

 

Fairport Convention

Matty Groves

Bob Dylan

Scarlet Town

Break

 

Garrett and Nora Arwood

Barbara Allen

Dave Thompson

House Carpenter

Break

 

Marcus Martin

Lady Hamilton

CTH 03-02-25

Bruce Greene

Betty Baker (Theme)

Gaither Carlton

You Climb the Mountain

Aunt Jenny Wilson

The Soldier and the Lady

Cas Wallin

The Little Soldier

Jimmy Triplett

Yew Piney Mountain

Sarah Ogan Gunning

May I Go With You Johnny

Obray Ramsey

The War is Raging

Break

 

Vergie Wallin

The Worrisome Woman

Frank Proffitt

Pretty Crowing Chicken

Bruce Greene

Banks of the Arkansas

Evelyn Ramsey

Truelover's Warning

Break

 

Bob Dylan

Ballad of Hollis Brown

Ukrainska Selska Orchestra

Newelink (Prisoner)

Bob Dylan

Hurricane

Break

 

Leslie Riddle

Titanic

Leadbelly

Titanic

Break

 

Etta Baker

Railroad Bill

CTH 02-23-25

Bruce Greene

Betty Baker (Theme)

 Rosali Hill

Bullyin' Well

Besse Jones & Georgia Sea Island Singers

Daniel in the Lion's Den

Reverend Gary Davis

If I Had My Way

Ebony Hillbillies

Joshuah Fit the Battle of Jericho

Break

 

Leadbelly

Mr. Hitler

Woody Guthrie

What Are We Waiting On

Phil Ochs

Knock On the Door

Reverend Gary Davis

United States March

Break

 

Forest City Joe

Red Cross Store

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

The Red Cross Store

Michael Cooney

Red Cross Store Blues

Michael Cooney

Rigs of the Times

"Charger" Salmons & Friends

The Rigs of the Times

Break

 

Lightnin' Hopkins

Mr. Dillard's Store

Big Bill Broonzey

Joe Turner Blues

Break

 

W.M. Stepp

Ways of the World

 

Close to Home airs live and streams Sundays from 6:00-7:00 PM (EST)
on WNCW 88.7, Spindale, NC

 

 

Public Radio

From 1985 to July 2024 Don Pedi had been an on air host at NPR affiliate WCQS /BPR (Classic), Asheville, North Carolina.
Over the years Don hosted the following shows:

Co-host of the folk show Second Wind, aired Saturdays 10:00 AM -1:00 PM

Saturday Morning Folk and Acoustic, aired 10:00 AM -1:00 PM

Pot Luck aired Sundays, 9:00PM - 12:00 AM

Close to Home, aired Saturdays, 8:00 PM- 10:00 PM

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Don Pedi 1986

Due to a format change at Blue Ridge Public Radio Don now hosts
Close to Home on Sundays from 6:00 - 7:00 PM
on NPR affiliate WNCW, Spindale, NC