Join host Dana Marshall, every Sunday morning to share a cup of coffee and enjoy some great music.
Brunch by the River is a specialty show made just for Boston and the River listeners. The show combines Blues, Soul, World, Americana and Indie Rock to celebrate traditional music styles as well as contemporary music that lives in concert with traditional music. Local music from the Boston area and exclusive River Music Hall performances are also part of the unique weekly mix. Want to look through older playlists? Scroll down below.
Brunch by The River playlist November 30th, 2025
9:00 AM
- Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile – Keep On The Sunny Side (live)
- Jimmy Cliff – Many Rivers to Cross
- Blind Boys of Alabama – Down By the Riverside
- Mavis Staples – Wish I Had Answered
- Otis Redding – The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)
- Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street
- Jon Cleary – Frenchmen Street Blues
- Billie Holiday – Love Is Here To Stay
- Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On (acoustic)
- Keb’ Mo’ – Jingle Bell Jamboree
- Smokey Robinson – Cruisin’
- Van Morrison – Bring It On Home To Me
- Joni Mitchell – Twisted
- Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World
- Billy Preston – Hey Brother
- Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia
10 AM
- Stab Getz and Charlie Byrd – Samba De Uma Nota So
- The I-10 Chronicles – Everybody’s Talkin’
- The Main Ingredient – Everybody Plays The Fool
- Paul Simon – Graceland
- Jimmy Cliff – Sitting Here In Limbo (live)
- Aretha Franklin – Think
- Poco – You Better Think Twice
- Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
- Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me
- Tracy Chapman & Eric Clapton – Give Me One Reason (live)
- Rod Stewart – Reason To Believe (Unplugged)
- Jay & The Techniques – Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
- Eric Burdon & War – Spill The Wine
- Stevie Ray Vaughan – Life Be The Drop
- Susan Tedeschi – It Hurt So Bad
- Lyle Lovett – The Blues Walk
11 AM
- Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come
- Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again
- Saint Motel – Van Horn (Mariachi Version)
- Marvin Gaye – That’s The Way Love Is
- Four Tops – It’s The Same Old Song
- King – Floyd Groove Me
- Peaches & Herb – Shake Your Groove Thing
- Angelique Kidjo (feat. Dave Matthews) – Iwoya
- Playing For Change – Stand By Me
- Tower Of Power – This Time It’s Real
- Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
- Toots And The Maytals with Bonnie Raitt – True Love Is Hard To Find
- Bob Marley & The Wallters – Stir It Up
- Jimmy Cliff – I Can See Clearly Now
- Elton John – Come Down In Time
- Crosby, Stills & Nash – Helplessly Hoping
- Mocean Worker – Chick A Boom Boom Boom
Thanks for listening on Sunday morning – Hope you enjoyed Brunch by the River.
Have a great day! – Dana
