"DOWN HOME"

The music of New Orleans, Louisiana,
plus roots and traditional music
of the Americas, and beyond

CANCELLED by KCSN, 88.5 FM, Los Angeles
Programmed and hosted by Chuck Taggart

 
After ten years, "Down Home" was cancelled by KCSN on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, along with the station's entire lineup of Monday through Friday evening programming, to be replaced by 6:30pm to 6:00am all night overnight automation of the "AAA" format -- from then on weekday evenings will offer nearly 12 hours with no live hosts, programmers or DJs.

From here on down is the archived version of the show's page. To my listeners for the past ten years, thanks a million for all your support, and I hope you enjoyed the music. Keep an eye on my weblog for any further developments or news about any other radio gigs that might come up.





Each Thursday evening on "Down Home" from 7:00 to 9:00pm Pacific Time, you'll hear the music of New Orleans in all its forms, plus the Cajun, Creole, zydeco and swamp pop sounds of southwest Louisiana. "Down Home" also features regional American music from folk, roots and traditional base, and beyond -- blues, traditional jazz, gospel, old-time, bluegrass, country, Tex-Mex and Norteño, French-Canadian and Maritime, roots and traditional music styles from South America, and digressions into Celtic music made in America as well as Ireland and Scotland, other influences on American music, plus as usual, whatever else tastes good in the gumbo.

The show also features live performances whenever possible. We don't have a fancy performance studio and a paid engineering staff, so it's me winging it at the board and the musicians gather around one or two mikes, Opry-style. Musical guests over the last few years have included Red Meat, Chris Smither, Battlefield Band, Lazy Lester, Katy Moffatt, Cliff Eberhardt, Adie Grey & Doug MacKenzie, and the musicians of Na Mele O Paniolo (Music of the Hawaiian Cowboy).

You can hear "Down Home" from wherever you happen to be -- just tune in to KCSN's live MP3 audio stream at 7:00pm Pacific Time on Thursdays and enjoy! (An MP3 player such as iTunes, Audion or Macast is required for Macintosh; MusicMatch Jukebox, Winamp or something similar is required for Windows.)

If you can't catch the show live, you can also listen to the weekly archive -- each week's program is stored for one week, so that you may listen to it at your leisure, and every Thursday it's replaced with the current show.

Visit The Gumbo Pages!
If you're coming here from KCSN's website, please check out The Gumbo Pages, my big site devoted to the culture and cuisine of New Orleans and Cajun Louisiana, to roots and traditional music, to the world of non-commercial radio, to my daily weblog and to whatever else tickles my fancy. Set aside several hours.

 

Past Playlists

The playlist archives are about two years out of date, sadly ... because I'm a lazy bastard. Have a dig through the archives if you care to.

January 26, 2006
January 19, 2006
January 12, 2006
January 5, 2006

December 1, 2005
November 24, 2005
November 17, 2005
November 10, 2005
November 3, 2005
October 27, 2005
October 20, 2005
October 13, 2005
October 6, 2005
September 29, 2005
September 22, 2005
September 15, 2005
September 8, 2005
September 1, 2005
August 25, 2005
August 18, 2005
August 11, 2005
August 4, 2005
July 28, 2005
July 21, 2005
July 14, 2005
July 7, 2005
June 30, 2005
June 23, 2005
June 16, 2005
June 9, 2005
June 2, 2005
May 26, 2005
May 19, 2005
May 12, 2005
May 5, 2005
April 28, 2005
April 21, 2005
April 14, 2005
April 7, 2005
March 31, 2005
March 24, 2005
March 17, 2005
March 10, 2005
March 3, 2005
February 24, 2005
February 17, 2005
February 10, 2005
February 3, 2005
January 27, 2005
January 20, 2005
January 13, 2005 (Scalla Sheen, guest host)
January 6, 2005

December 30, 2004
December 23, 2004
December 16, 2004
December 9, 2004
December 2, 2004
November 25, 2004
November 18, 2004
November 11, 2004 (Kat Griffin, guest host)
November 4, 2004
October 28, 2004
October 21, 2004
October 14, 2004
October 7, 2004
September 30, 2004
September 23, 2004
September 16, 2004
September 9, 2004
September 2, 2004
August 26, 2004
August 19, 2004
August 12, 2004
August 5, 2004 (Scalla Sheen, guest host)
July 29, 2004
July 22, 2004
July 15, 2004
July 8, 2004
July 1, 2004
June 24, 2004
June 17, 2004
June 10, 2004
June 3, 2004
May 27, 2004
May 20, 2004
May 13, 2004
May 6, 2004
April 29, 2004
April 22, 2004
April 15, 2004
April 8, 2004
April 1, 2004
March 25, 2004
March 18, 2004
March 11, 2004
March 4, 2004
February 26, 2004
February 19, 2004 (Scalla Sheen guest-hosts)
February 12, 2004
February 5, 2004
January 29, 2004
January 22, 2004
January 15, 2004
January 8, 2004
January 1, 2004

December 18, 2003
December 11, 2003 (Frank Hoppe, guest host)
December 4, 2003
November 27, 2003
November 20, 2003
November 13, 2003
November 6, 2003
October 30, 2003
October 23, 2003
October 16, 2003
October 9, 2003
October 2, 2003
September 25, 2003
September 18, 2003
September 11, 2003
September 4, 2003
August 28, 2003
August 21, 2003
August 14, 2003
August 7, 2003
July 31, 2003
July 24, 2003
July 17, 2003
July 10, 2003
July 3, 2003
June 26, 2003
June 19, 2003
June 12, 2003
June 5, 2003
May 29, 2003
May 22, 2003
May 15, 2003
May 8, 2003
May 1, 2003
April 24, 2003
April 17, 2003
April 10, 2003
April 3, 2003
March 27, 2003
March 20, 2003
March 6, 2003
February 27, 2003
February 20, 2003 (no show, preempted for basketball)
February 13, 2003
February 6, 2003
January 30, 2003 (no show, preempted for basketball)
January 23, 2003
January 16, 2003 (no show, preempted for basketball)
January 9, 2003
January 2, 2003

December 26, 2002
December 19, 2002
December 12, 2002
December 5, 2002
November 28, 2002
November 21, 2002
November 14, 2002
November 7, 2002
October 31, 2002
October 24, 2002
October 17, 2002
October 10, 2002
October 3, 2002
September 26, 2002
September 19, 2002 (Pledge drive)
September 12, 2002
September 5, 2002
August 29, 2002
August 22, 2002
August 15, 2002
August 8, 2002
August 1, 2002
July 25, 2002
July 18, 2002
July 11, 2002
July 4, 2002
June 27, 2002
June 20, 2002
June 13, 2002 (Freddie Johnson guests hosts)
June 6, 2002
May 30, 2002
May 23, 2002
May 16, 2002
May 9, 2002
May 2, 2002
April 25, 2002
April 18, 2002
April 11, 2002
April 4, 2002
March 28, 2002
March 21, 2002
March 14, 2002
March 7, 2002
February 28, 2002
February 14, 2002
January 24, 2002
January 10, 2002
January 3, 2002

November 29, 2001
November 22, 2001
November 15, 2001
November 8, 2001
November 1, 2001
October 25, 2001
October 18, 2001
October 11, 2001 (pledge drive, no playlist)
October 4, 2001
September 27, 2001
September 20, 2001
September 13, 2001
September 6, 2001
August 30, 2001
August 25, 2001
August 18, 2001
August 11, 2001
August 4, 2001
July 28, 2001
July 21, 2001
July 14, 2001
July 7, 2001
June 30, 2001
June 23, 2001
June 16, 2001
June 9, 2001
June 2, 2001
May 26, 2001
May 19, 2001 (Pledge Drive, no playlist)
May 12, 2001 (Pledge Drive, no playlist)
May 5, 2001 (Kat Griffin guest-hosts)
April 28, 2001 (Kat Griffin guest-hosts)
April 21, 2001
April 14, 2001
April 7, 2001
March 31, 2001
March 24, 2001
March 17, 2001
March 10, 2001 (Frank Hoppe guest-hosts)
March 3, 2001
February 24, 2001
February 17, 2001 (Frank Hoppe guest-hosts)
February 10, 2001
February 3, 2001
January 27, 2001
January 20, 2001
January 13, 2001
January 6, 2001

December 16, 2000
December 9, 2000
December 2, 2000
November 18, 2000
October 28, 2000
October 21, 2000
October 14, 2000
September 30, 2000
September 23, 2000
September 16, 2000
September 2, 2000
August 26, 2000
August 19, 2000
August 12, 2000
August 5, 2000
July 8, 2000
May 27, 2000
May 13, 2000
April 22, 2000
April 15, 2000
April 1, 2000
March 25, 2000
March 11, 2000
March 4, 2000
February 26, 2000
February 12, 2000
February 5, 2000

July 10, 1999
July 3, 1999
June 26, 1999
June 19, 1999
June 12, 1999
May 15, 1999
May 8, 1999
April 3, 1999

December 6, 1998
October 18, 1998
October 11, 1998
October 4, 1998
September 27, 1998
September 20, 1998
September 13, 1998
September 6, 1998
August 30, 1998
August 23, 1998
August 16, 1998
August 9, 1998
July 26, 1998
May 24, 1998
May 17, 1998 ... first show at KCSN!

 

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