Brunch By The River

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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 March 16th, 2025

9:00 AM

  • Natalie MacMaster – Farewell To Peter
  • Jesse Colin Young – Ridgetop
  • Doc Watson – Deep River Blues
  • Blind Faith – Can’t Find My Way Home
  • Dusty Springfield – Sone Of A Preacher Man
  • Pat Metheny – Ferry Cross The Mersey
  • Tom Petty – Wildflowers
  • Laura Mvula – Green Garden
  • The Beatles – I’ll Follow The Sun
  • Michael Kiwanuka – Floating Parade
  • The Temptations – Don’t Look Back
  • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston – It Takes Two
  • Maura O’Connell – Waltzing’s For Dreamers
  • Earth Wind & Fire – Reasons
  • Boz Scaggs – Some Change
  • Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music

10 AM

  • John Mccormack – When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
  • The Mavericks – Damned (If You Do)
  • R.L. Burnside – Everything Is Broken
  • Paolo Nutini – Let Me Down Easy
  • Frank Sinatra with Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder – For Once In My Life
  • Lyle Lovett – Here I Am
  • Bonnie Raitt – Slow Ride
  • Etta James – Trust In Me
  • Ray Charles – I Got A Woman
  • Steve Earle – The Galway Girl
  • John Prine with Iris Dement – In Spite Of Ourselves
  • Blind Boys Of Alabama – Way Down In The Hole
  • Southern Culture On The Skids – Corn Liquor
  • Indigo Girls – Closer To Fine (acoustic live)
  • Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Teach Your Children
  • Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine

11 AM

  • Van Morrison and The Chieftains – Irish Heartbeat
  • Pousette-Dart Band – Amnesia
  • Little Feat – Brickyard Blues
  • Traffic – Glad
  • B.B. King – Bad Case Of Love
  • Dr. John – Such A Night
  • Isley Brothers – That Lady
  • Aretha Franklin – The House That Jack Built
  • Edwin Starr – 25 Miles
  • Four Tops – Keeper Of The Castle
  • Hozier – Jackie And Wilson
  • Brandi Carlile – Late Morning Lullaby
  • Cat Stevens – Hard Headed Woman
  • Sam Cooke – Shake
  • Dropkick Murphys – Rose Tattoo
  • Will Dailey – Higher Education
  • Sly And The Family Stone – Everybody Is A Star

Thanks for listening on Sunday morning – Hope you enjoyed Brunch by the River.

Have a great day! – Dana