How’s this for an eclectic playlist?
“Fancy” Julia Murney, I’m Not Waiting
“Unexpressed” Gavin Creel, John Bucchino, It’s Only Life
“Travellin’Thru” Dolly Parton, Transamerica
“Chasing Cars” Snow Patrol, Eyes Open
“Sweet and Lovely” One for All, The Lineup
“Butterfly” Corrine Bailey Rae
“Die Vampire! Die!” Original Cast, [Title of Show]
“Harvest Moon” Neil Young, Heart of Gold soundtrack and DVD
“Lonely Girl” Sandi Thom, Smile, It Confuses People
“Postcards from Richard Nixon” Elton John, The Captain and the Kid
“I Know I’m Not Alone” Michael Franti and Spearhead, Yell Fire!
Those are the pieces Ashley Foot is playing on his new Radio Allegro podcast, Sounds of Summer, most of them picked by his guests on the new show. I thought that the classical critic Greg Sandow and I might be fish out of water, but Foot’s production savvy and effervescent hosting bring it all together. Go here and click on “Listen.”