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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 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

CTH 02-16-25

Bruce Greene

Betty Baker (Theme)

"22" and group

It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad

Leadbelly

Governor Pat Neff

Vera Ward Hall

Another Man Done Gone

John Snipes

Going Where I Never Been Before

Gribble, Lusk, and York

Patteroller'll Catch You

Break

 

Robert Wilkins

Police Sergeant Blues

Furry Lewis

Judge Harsh Blues

Lightnin' Hopkins

Penitentiary Blues

Algia Mae Hinton

Out of Jail

Brownie McGee, Leadbelly, & Sonny Terry

How Long

Break

 

Joseph Spence

The Crow

Mance Lipscomb

Willie Poor Boy

Conray Fontenot

Conray's One Step

Martin, Bogan & Armstrong

Barnyard Dance

Big Bill Broonzey

Mule Ridin Blues

Break

 

Nina Simone

In The Evening By The Moonlight

Joe and Odell Thompson

Black Eyed Daisy

 

 

Reverend Gary Davis

Candy Man

CTH 02-09-25

Bruce Greene

Betty Baker (Theme)

Leadbelly

Old Riley

Bessie Jones & Georgia Sea Island Singers

Riley

Jimmy Strothers

Cripple Creek

Murphey Gribble, John Lusk & Albert York

Give the Fiddler A Dram

Sid Hemphill

Devil's Dream

James Junior Thomas

Pepsi Bottle Fox Chase

John Tyree

Fox Chase

Dink Roberts

Fox Chase

Break

 

Vera Ward Hall

I Been Drinking Again

Algia May Hinton

What You Gonna Do When Your Good Girl Turns You Down

Etta Baker

Miss A Little Miss

Ma Rainy

Damper Down Blues

Break

 

Bessie Smith

The Bye Bye Blues

Billie Holiday

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony

Georgia Crawl

Martin, Bogan, & Armstrong

Lady Be Good

Break

 

Muddy Waters

I Can't Be Satisfied

Mississippi Fred McDowell

That's Alright

Son House

My Black Mama Part 1

Break

 

Ali Farka Toure

Instrumental

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